Inventor Sunon Lake Builds Submarine Automobile Ventures
Milford CT inventor Sunon Lake, famed for early Torpedo Boat Co. designs, drives a winter trip to Bridgeport with a four crew submarine automobile. He envisions peacetime uses in locating sunken cargo and minerals, surveying sea beds near Florida and the Bahamas, and cargo subs to shorten routes. A mother ship with Diesel power supplies electricity to the craft via cable. Lake plans a 20 to 25 person research group aboard the mother ship. He recently received patent 2,125,301 for a surf automobile rescue device.
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Sunon Lake
Milford
Conn
Mr. Lake
Bridgeport
Lake Torpedo Boat Company
Siberia
Canada
Lake
Florida
Bahamas
United States
America
Lena the Peace Cruise Yaw Captains Voyage From Boston
The 34 foot yaw Lena sails from Boston on a world peace cruise carried by a captain known as Mr. Chips and two anonymous Greater Boston youths. The ship has no motor and will take at least three years, delivering 24,000 peace post cards from seaport to seaport worldwide.
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Lena
Boston
Mr. Chips
Earth
Inventor’s sewing machine sharpener for household tools
Fred Matthieson of Long Island New York has devised a device that mounts on a sewing machine to sharpen and grind household instruments. It attaches to the flywheel hub with claws and uses interchangeable rings of emery and carborundum for rough or fine surfaces. He claims it is simple inexpensive easily attached and effective.
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Fred Matthieson
Long Island
New York
Matthieson
Russian farmer claims 145 year life and Napoleonic memory
A Russian farmer asserts he is 145 and recalls Napoleon's 1812 retreat. He also claims memories of historic social customs. He notes no iceberg fatalities since 1912 and jokes about camel hair shedding with spring. Sparrows comprise 1 to 7 percent of North American birds.
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Napoleon
Moscow
Veiled Visitor Leaves Night Violets at Noailles Shrine
A mysterious nightly visitor places violets at the marble temple honoring Comtesse de Noailles in Evian-les-Bains. The anonymous donor, known only to the gardener, has inspired a legend of enduring devotion beyond death. The Grecian shrine on Lake Leman was recently dedicated with thousands present.
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Comtesse de Noailles
Leman
Evian-les-Bains
Crocodile Escapes at Danzig Zoo Pools
A crocodile at Danzig Zoo escaped the enclosure during a heat spell and joined bathers in a nearby pool. It quickly claimed the pool, swam briefly before being lured to the edge, recaptured, and returned to its cage.
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Danzig
Eye specialists predict rising spectacle usage in coming decades
Medical observers state that within 50 years eight of every ten people are likely to wear glasses. The claim highlights a trend toward widespread corrective eyewear adoption and prompts discussion on vision health needs and access to eye care.
Dresses of spun aluminum crafted in England
Women’s dresses are being made in England from spun aluminum that is described as fine and soft as silk, highlighting a novel textile material and dress construction.
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England
Most cud-chewing animals rise rear feet first
The article notes that cud-chewing animals predominantly stand up starting with their rear feet, whereas most other animals rise to their feet fore first.
Drouth Resistant Siberian Grass Seen Reclaiming Western Canada
University of Saskatchewan officials announce a hardy drouth resistant Siberian grass strain that could reclaim abandoned western lands. The crop yields fine hay, improves soil fibre, and may cover thousands of weeded acres with weed-choking growth. Two million pounds of seed will be available next spring. Germany expands synthetic material use by recycling short hairs for carpets and felt, with 300 tons of men's hair targeted annually. Women’s long hair will be redirected to higher value products.
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Canada
L. E. Kirk
College of Agriculture
University of Saskatchewan
Siberia
Kirk
Germany
Campaign Aims For Expanded Grasshopper Fight In 1939
A Hopper Campaign leaders urge stronger control measures for 1939 and seek a permanent program. A conference of state hopper control chiefs requests a $5,000,000 congressional appropriation, more than double the 1938 expenditure. The regional committee covering 25 infested states raises bait needs to 206,242 tons and backs federal aeroplane and power-spreader operations.
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United States
Grasshopper Control Committee
Michigan
West Coast
Mystery Deepens as Farmer Solves Duck Disappearance
In Van Reenen South Africa a farmer puzzled by missing ducks set two Kaffir boys to watch the flock. A duckling later sank and a crab surfaced after a farmer fired a gun. The pond was cleaned and the farmer expects to raise ducks again.
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van Reenen
South Africa
Creosote Bush Spreads Seed and Germination Slowdown
The creosote bush releases a seed drop and then emits a poison that slows germination of its own seedlings, reducing crowded growth and aiding spread.
Tibetan boats sealed with butter amid ancient craft
A Tibet region report notes butter used to caulk round native boats while rice hulls contribute to artificial silk manufacture. London police say they recover 99 out of 100 stolen automobiles.
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London
Walton church fund grows after gift promise
The First Methodist church in Walton New York reports gains from a plan by Pastor Rev Grand Robinson who gave each member $1 to invest on October 30. Profits and the original amount will return to the church as nuts and vegetables were sold locally. Online offers from distant donors also arrived. A stamp collector in Oregon proposed Walton merchants sell commemorative stamps from letters with a small profit for the church.
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First Methodist Church
Walton
N.Y
Grand Robinson
R. Robinson
Oregon
Curiosity as Foundation of Genuine Education
Prof. W. H. Hatcher of McGill argues Canadian schools should revise curricula to use youths lively curiosity. He says after basic tools like reading writing mathematics and history, curiosity becomes the foundation of all real education and must precede culture and perspective.
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W. H. Hatcher
McGill University
Red Tennis Balls Ward End of Dusk Matches
The note explains why red tennis balls are favored for late afternoon play their high visibility helps players track the ball as daylight fades and the match extends toward dusk.
England's smallest school to close in Seaton
England's smallest school serving Sea ton with two rooms and three pupils will shut its doors. Turkey has built 1,910 miles of railway and 75 bridges since 1925.
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England
Seaton
Turkey
Little Bit Of Canada At Waldorf Astoria
The Canadian Club occupies floors eighteen and nineteen and part of the roof garden at the Waldorf Astoria New York. About 60 Toronto associates and members enjoy 20 bedrooms on the nineteenth floor, billiards rooms, and cards facilities under a 21 year lease since 1931.
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Canada
New York
Gotham
Toronto Globe and Mail
Manhattan
Waldorf Astoria
Park Avenue
Waldorf
Canadian Club
Associates
Toronto
Dominion
Canadian Club of
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Pigeons Labeled Public Nuisance Across Cities
London and other cities face growing pigeon problems as flocks crowd streets and squares. Authorities estimate winter culls remove about a third of the birds, while public feeding sustains their numbers and tameness. Public efforts to curb feeding may push pigeons from urban white to quieter areas.
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Boston Common
Library
New York
Trafalgar Square
St Paul's Cathedral
London
London County Council
Canada House
C.P.R
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Nazi bans on Lorelei song and others stirs protest
Germany's Nazi education department bans Lorelei for its lyricist Jew Heinrich Heine and several other songs. Among the seven banned works is Mendelssohn’s I Raise Mine Eyes Unto the Stars, reflecting state censorship of art.
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Germany
Lorelei
Nazi Education Department
Heinrich Heine
Mendhelsson
Northern Pacific Iceberg Claim Debunked
A statement asserts there are no icebergs in the Northern Pacific Ocean. The claim invites scrutiny of oceanic iceberg distribution and challenges common understanding of maritime iceberg presence in northern waters.
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al Seaports
Ice Patrol
North America
France
Rzn
Martin ‘Ue
George
Queen Elizabeth
Hopper
South
Ceived
McGill
Charles Ruggles
Mr. Ruggles
Northern Pacific Ocean
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