Practical Household Tips From Old Notes
Useful advice on cleaning stains with blotting paper and hot iron, removing grease on rugs, trimming pie crust edges with scissors, cleaning brass with scouring powder paste, and preserving olives after bottle opening. Provides practical steps and cautions for daily domestic tasks.
New Instrument Predicts Mine Roof Cave-ins
At Pennsylvania State College a convergence recorder detects the initial break in roof strata hours before a cave-in. The device measures tiny movements between roof and floor to predict when a collapse will occur, aiding mine safety efforts and potentially preventing future disasters.
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School of Mineral Industries
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United States Bureau of Mines
Monkey Tyranny and Human Power Dynamics Revealed
A Columbia Teachers College study by Dr. A H Maslow uses rhesus monkeys to explore how group size shapes dominance and oppression. When three or more are present, the meek Kathryn shifts from subjugated to violent leader, while alliances form to crush the weak, illustrating universal patterns of power.
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Wives Talk Silently in Caucasus Village
An old fashioned sign language used by married women in remote Caucasus villages allows silent communication with husbands and other men. Soviet researchers from the Tiflis Institute of Caucasian Studies documented gestures representing words or phrases and published a scientific account.
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Tiflis Institute of Caucasian Studies
Armenia
Georgia
Candidates Get Name From Old Roman Custom
In Austin Texas Dr H J Leon of the University of Texas says modern politicians inherit the name candidate from ancient Rome. Office seekers were called candidati meaning men in white and advertised themselves wearing fullers chalk whitened wool togas. The practice did not abolish baby kissing.
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Austin
Texas
H.J. Leon
University of Texas Department of Classical Languages
Fuller
Leon
Indians Eat Spinach That Has No Land Story
Washington reports that Hopi Indians in Arizona have long eaten a native spinach grown around Wupatki National Monument. The plant thrives in Hopi country and is prepared and consumed by Hopis, differing from the spinach known to white settlers.
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Arizona
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Termites Now Known in Every State in Urban Areas
Professor Alfred J. Emerson of the University of Chicago reports in Science that termites are now known in every state. The winter-defying tropical invaders are native to temperate zones and cannot live in the tropics, with fossil evidence suggesting millions of years in similar climates. Cases of accidental introduction of foreign termites into homes are on record.
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Chicago
Alfred J. Emerson
University of Chicago
Vermont
Michigan
North Dakota
Wyoming
Montana
Emerson
Tropics
Sea level fell during Ice Age forming deep undersea canyons
Prof. Francis P. Shepard reported to the National Academy of Sciences that during the Ice Age the sea level was about 3000 feet lower as water moved to form vast glaciers. Rivers then cut deep submarine canyons now being discovered on the sea floor.
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Washington
National Academy of Sciences
Francis P. Shepard
University of Illinois
Grand Canyon
Arizona
Shepard
Jesus Prays in Gethsemane and Betrayal
In Luke 22 39 53 Jesus prays on the Mount of Olives seeking acceptance of his Father's will The Garden of Gethsemane yields deep symbolism as he faces the cup of sin He is betrayed by Judas with a kiss and thirty pieces of silver and his disciples sleep through the vigil.
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Unseen kindness brightens strangers on every street
A reflective quotation notes that every good deed enhances the world and that a cheerful, childlike demeanor can unknowingly uplift others, spreading a subtle, everyday religion through simple acts.
Man's Acts Reflect Inner Discipline and Hope
The quote by Aubrey de Vere emphasizes that a man should align his outer deeds with inner discipline, shaping actions to adorn the world with hope and virtue. It urges continual self-improvement and moral conduct.
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Aubrey de Vere
Lunch for Office Workers Aims at Balanced Diet
Dr James W Barton discusses lunch choices for overweight and underweight office workers. He notes two chocolate éclairs plus milk can reach about 800 calories and suggests meat or egg sandwiches with fruit or vegetables as a balanced noon meal. He also mentions thyroid removal as a risky operation for heart rate control.
We Do From Motive and the Value of Action
The passage argues human conduct is driven by motive and its strength shapes outcomes. It notes young workers struggle when asked to perform ill suited tasks and that behavior should reflect spoken guidance from parents. It also critiques constant blunt speech and favors measured kindness and discretion.
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