Pointers for better television vision from A M A
The Journal of the American Medical Association offers tips to reduce eye fatigue while watching TV. Favor large screens and 10 foot viewing distances, view perpendicularly, avoid prolonged viewing, and prefer daylight screens to reduce contrast. Eye fatigue is common even with television and is notable in people with eye defects.
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The
Journal of the American Medical Association
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Journal
West ern Marsland College May Day and local social notes
Preston II and Mrs Lee Noble and daughter Kas attend May Day at Western Marsland College. multiple social visits and hostesses noted across Preston Wilmington Baltimore Washington and Philadelphia with clubs, card gatherings, and thanks in Card of Thanks to Emma Coleman and family.
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Lee Noble
Kas
Effie Cannon
Western Marsland College
J. L. Gallagher
Thos. L Trice III
Wilmington
Dorothy Osteen
Isabella McLean
Preston
Howard Harris
Johnson Bonner
Baltimore
Clara N. Payne
Washington
Ruth Dowding
Inez Noble
Haddon Heights
Harrys Taylor
J. Philip Wright
Sherwood Gardens
Mae LeCompte Fuooks
Philadelphia
Josephine Gallagher
Helen McAllister
L J. Gallagher
James Gallagher
Wilmer Lochric
Fort Meade
Thos. L. Trice III
Allan Temple
New York City
Ella Harrison
Kay Dittmier
Sahuaro Cactus Wonders: Two Centuries of Desert Sentinel
A feature on the sahuaro cactus notes it can reach 50 feet tall and live over 200 years. It grows only in Arizona, blooms in May, and weighs up to six to eight tons. Its roots span up to 65 feet, while its water-rich pulp stores moisture to endure the arid environment.
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Arizona
Good Bedding Important For Restful Sleep
At most people spend about 2920 hours a year in bed, not in cars. A $100 bed lasts longer than a $2000 car, with no upkeep, while the mattress and springs transport us from night to dawn. Quality sleep can bring restoration or sleeplessness depending on the bedding.
New German Insecticide Parathio Beats DDT
Dr J T Thurston of Stamford Connecticut reports a German insecticide named parathio is more effective against a wider range of insects and can be used in lower dosages than DDT. Tests at Hazelton Falls Church indicate low chronic toxicity to white rats despite higher warm-blooded toxicity.
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Germany
J. T. Thurston
Stamford
Conn
Hazelton Laboratory
Falls Church
Thurston
People Building Homes Becomes Popular Habit
Increasing numbers of people are taking up hammer and paint to build their own houses as rental options stay tight and prices rise. They find joy, pride, and savings as projects advance amid a long modern era trend.
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A.M.A
E. J. Harris
Robert Dunn
Thos. L. Trice
Thos. L. Trice Jr
G. C. Carmine
Ohio
I Police
Mrs
Emma Coleman
Ade Pi Ie
Sahuaro
Ralph T. Dill
Oil City
Denton Journal
Caroline
Orphans Court
Maurice A. Brackett
White House
Southern States Farmers’ Supply Cooperative, Inc
Denton, Maryland
B. Klein & Co
Salisbury
Ant
Beck Chevrolet
Denton
Roo
Chevrolet
Elue Bon
CTT
Gay Streets
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