The Building Department Keeps Moving Forward in Class Room Talk
A dense excerpt describes a teacher explaining biology and chemistry to students using the body as a factory. It covers carbon as friend not foe, the brain as central office, and the role of drafts, vitamins, and chlorophyll in energy production. It frames cells and plants as players in a grand energy game with clear didactic style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn
Melrelgaretes
Elere
Carbon
Piensa
Harvard
Oxford
Columbia
Newfoundland
Tach
United Cell Company
Central
Paper Scandal Joke Brings Smiles Downtown
Two high school boys stroll through downtown when a newsboy hypes the big scandal. One boy says he cannot read, and the newsie replies that he can still view the pictures. The vignette captures a playful moment about news and literacy.
Adult Butterflies and Moths Eat Little
Nature Magazine notes the main difference between moths and butterflies lies in their activity periods with day workers and night workers. Wings differ in position, moths folding wings flat, butterflies holding them upright. Adults feed little, relying on caterpillars for nutrition, and both groups mostly do not eat as adults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Atherton du [Uy
Nature Magazine
Panama Declared Home of Orchid Variety
The label Home of Orchid is applied to Panama for its wide orchid diversity. Climate variation from humid jungle lowlands to 5000 foot mountains in Chiriqui fuels flourishing orchid collecting since 1784, with early record of French botanist Lufa Nec visiting in 1789.
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Panama
Dungle
Chiriqui
Lufa Nec
Ontario plans seaplane moths for forest patrols
Patrol report by Minister Finingson of Ontario notes the department has purchased four seaplane moths from England for northern forest patrols and fire fighting. The craft feature a 30 foot wingspan, far smaller than current 86 foot winged airplanes, and speeds of 80 to 90 miles per hour.
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Williat Finingson
Ontario
England
Roan Displays Insincerity Allegedly When Anger Expected
Lindbergh is cited as a rising figure among our talents who has arrived, while a roan character is described as insincere in his anger when such anger is expected.
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Lindbergh
Dorothy Kitchen Movie Laugh Line Sparks Unit Remark
Dorothy Kitchen, a film comedienne, impressed William Lord Wright with her large eyes. She joked they were gifted by her parents as a birthday present. A minister asked Bobby about his father's religion, and he replied jokingly that he is a Seven Day Absentist, revealing family history with no varnish.
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Dorothy Kitchen
Film Comedienne
William Lord Wright
Dorothy
Smiths
Bobby
Cause for Alarm Alocnal Parent Concerned Over Child
A Detroit News item notes a five year old boy asked his father for a thousand dollars, signaling sudden parental worry about younger generations and possible social tensions reflected in child behavior. The quirky anecdote highlights generational anxiety and economic pressures influencing family life.
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Detroit News
Cash in Hand Wife I Saw My Doctor Today
A jokey exchange in Tit-Bits features a wife confessing memory loss and a husband quipping about the doctor asking for payment in advance, delivering a light humorous moment in the periodical format.
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Wilfred T
Grenfell
the Building Department
Jade
Reed
Fen Saigon
Nota Fotson
K-R-O CO
Springhald
Chamberlain
Pocus Compound Company
Wilness
O. M. Walter
Broadway
New York City
W.N. UW
Des Moines
Buzz
Tories
Malden
Open
General Motors
Proving Ground
Chevrolet
Pontiac
Oldsmobile
Oakland
Buick
LaSalle
Cadillac
Fisher
Frigidaire
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