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Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1940
Page
2
Engineers determine internal stress by measuring minute deformations caused by applied loads. Using strain meters, they relate deformation to stress, linking observed changes to the supporting structure and material properties.
M. M. Hayhurst, a Chicago foreman, helped a robin raise nestlings by feeding them worms during daily trips between Chicago and West Chicago. The mother robin kept up her duties, while Hayhurst supported the nestlings from the ground and returned to his work.
Mrs Coy Watson of Hollywood California leads a film family with husband and nine children in over a thousand pictures. She avoids the screen now to manage laundry washing 38 shirts weekly using six washing machines and six electric irons.
The article notes a majority of U S air force pilots have blue or blue shifting eyes. It cites the Better Vision Institute claiming over seventy five percent possess blue eyes or variations thereof.
Listeners to a Boston station heard Strauss waltzes instead of a scheduled Harvard MIT debate. Both teams had prepared the negative side of the question for the discussion.
Traveling movie theaters equipped with modern sound systems have arrived in Ethiopia. To keep Italians in the African colony informed about events in Italy, motorized equipment has been introduced for dissemination.
Infections can cause arthritis by inflaming joint parts leading to pain swelling and stiffness. The text cites pneumonia scarlet fever tuberculosis rheumatic fever and wounds near joints as possible sources.
Paris is credited with building the first automobile in 1769. France led in early automobile development with this steam powered vehicle.
The Appalachian trail stretches 2,050 miles along the Appalachian range from Mount Katahdin in Maine to Mount Oglethorpe in Georgia.
Alpaca wool comes from the alpaca a domesticated South American hoofed mammal related to camels. The wool is used to make various alpaca garments valued for warmth softness and durability.
Missouri's Cosmopolitan Students at the University of Missouri include representatives from every state, 113 of the state's 114 counties, and 11 foreign nations, highlighting broad geographic diversity among the student body.
The government establishes a national office to boost sport fishing in Mexico, noting that although the activity offers good fishing, it remains not widely popular and aims to spur interest and development.
Breathitt County Kentucky sent an unusually large number of volunteers to the World War I effort, so many joined willingly that the county did not have anyone drafted. This reflects local enlistment fervor and strong community support for the war.
Rutgers University researchers unveil an electric soil pasteurizer designed to destroy insects parasitic worms and weed seeds, aiming to improve soil health and crop yields.
Ancient Egyptian bronze saws set with corundum or diamonds shaped stone for construction. The tool use highlights advanced metalwork in ancient times.
In most European nations women outnumber men while the United States shows the opposite pattern with men slightly more numerous than women based on recent demographics.
Brownson's Deep, a renowned submarine trench north of Porto Rico, is recorded at a depth of 27 000 feet, highlighting extreme underwater geology and exploration interest.
In 1900 only one person held a life policy. The trend has risen with more Americans purchasing life insurance, reflecting growing awareness of financial protection and planning.
Researchers report pythons attaining lengths up to 30 feet in the study. Notes include observations of growth, habitat, and implications for ecosystems. Further data on age and regional variation are being gathered.
The Women's Study Club meets April 23 at 1 80 to discuss a project featuring Mrs Frank Smith on a Drake Estate report by Mrs Paul Greeley and Fabulous Frauds by Mrs A. F. Meyers. Other clubs host potluck dinners and review the year’s Iowa study with refreshment service.
Mr and Mrs Bob Hickey of Corpus Christi Texas visited Wednesday of last week at the home of Mrs Hickey's brother Harry Burmeister and family.
Washington reports British plans to expand cross ocean air service using land planes at Botwood Newfoundland the proposed western jump point. Botwood claims Americas largest airport with three runways and a 1500 yard by 200 yard paving pattern. Plans show two weekly flights each way in 1940 and diesel power due to distance from St Johns.
Toledo report notes secret service agent Ira I. Brought tells bankers to study bill portraits for lifelike eyes. He says only about 35 skilled portrait engravers remain in the United States and three months are needed to complete a quality portrait. He adds that hair, coat threads, and fine head screening reveal counterfeits.
The Chicago Motor club filed complaints against traffic rules they call outmoded. Notable items include Milwaukee’s one hour parking limit unless a horse is hitched, Nevada’s camel prohibition on highways, Ohio’s six mile per hour jackass riding limit, Monmouth Oregon’s restriction on unaccompanied girls entering cars, and Berea Ohio’s after dark animal street rule with red tail lights required.
The Argentine Agricultural society plans to forecast weather by examining 600 year old tree trunks. They argue that studying concentric rings in trunks across the country will reveal past weather cycles and help predict future patterns.
E A Goodhue in Wenatchee Washington describes an unusual deer encounter in his backyard at the end of deer season. Two deer charged the yard hit a six foot woven wire fence and one was killed the other ran off. The yearling doe was bled by Goodhue after the incident. He had just returned from a three day hunting trip without any success.
Red coral has long been valued not only for jewelry and buttons but as a charm for safety health and secrecy. Ancient Gauls trusted coral in battle while Italians and Indians regard it as protection against the evil eye. The Washington Post notes Mediterranean African reefs supply most red coral, chiefly obtained by Italians.
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