When Compasses Don’t Point North Science For You
Bol Brown explains how two magnetized needles, hung on a ruler and brought together, turn toward each other as their local magnetic fields exceed Earth's. The attraction between poles grows as distance shrinks, while external field strength remains constant. The concept is part of the Science Circus puzzles in bookstores and libraries.
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Earth
Science Circus
The Swan Cygnus and Its Sky Lore
The Swan or Cygnus known as the Northern Cross lies high in the Milky Way. Deneb marks the tail while 61 Cygni was once thought closest to the solar system. Cygnus contains North America Nebula and Alhiran is a striking double star.
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Leda
Deneb
Cygnus
North America
Lighter Yet Stronger Glass Bottles Shape Industry
New York report notes glass bottles and jars have shrunk by about a third in weight while gaining strength compared with a generation ago. The Glass Container Manufacturers Institute projects a further 20 percent improvement in strength and lightness in the near future.
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Gpo
Glass Container Manuacturers Institute
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Bates
Bee-Line Telephone Becomes Beehive Standoff
A chaotic scene outside Streid's Restaurant ends with a beekeeper trapping a bee queen and her workers inside a hive after four stinging insects entered, causing a noisy disruption and beta signal interference.
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Jil
Basih
Streid
Isolationist Nation 1914 War Seemed Remote for U S
The piece traces U S attitude in 1914 to stay out of the conflict sparked by Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassination, detailing Wilson’s neutrality, the shift after the Lusitania sinking, and the eventual decision to enter World War I. It notes the nation’s isolation, political divisions, and the move to war with the formation of the AEF under Pershing in France.
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Edith Gittings Reid
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Robert Lansing
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Charles Seymour
John J
Black Jack) Pershing
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Queen Sides With Brown Eggs Stir Britain Rivalry
In a satirical frame the piece notes a bitter rivalry between brown and white egg enthusiasts in modern Britain with a nod to historical feuds. It cites experts who say white eggs are as nutritious and cheaper, while Cyril Thornber’s Yorkshire firm pours 250000 pounds yearly into research to make brown eggs even browner. Thornber predicts 60 percent of eggs in shops will be the brown variety as the debate persists.
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Jonathan Swift
Britain
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Cyril Thornber
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Ty Gor ‘Ag
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Spain at New York World's Fair chooses official pavilion photographer
Antonio Cores, a 28 year old Madrid photographer, earned recognition after submitting a single poster entry in a 360 work contest for Spain's 7 million pavilion. His winning image, a close cropped Spanish guitar, led to him becoming the official photographer for Spain's pavilion, with murals capturing Spanish scenery, architecture and people.
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Sage
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Madrid
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Pepi Cora
Antonia Gades
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