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Newspaper
Hedrick Journal
Location
Hedrick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1928
Page
8
Reports from England describe walnut trees and cucumber crops flourishing under aerials, while an old pear tree used as a support for an aerial yielded poor fruit. Experts largely doubt ordinary aerials affect vegetation, though transmitting stations might influence nearby growth.
A naval yard tested using water ice to seal a sunken ship leak. Divers created ice underwater to plug holes, freezing surrounding water to bond the ice to metal. An ice making plant in a submersible tank generated ice beneath 40 feet of water, powered by surface electricity, to sustain the cold and seal openings.
A report describes a method where ammonia vapor in cooling pipes causes rapid ice formation sealing a vessel leak. In two hours a solid ice block blocked the hole, a snail-like crust forming over another leak. A six inch wall of ice pressed the sail firmly to cover the opening.
An electric line in New Jersey uses sand buried rails and a sand trough switch to stop runaway cars on steep Palisades inclines near the Hudson. The siding rails remain connected to the main track and friction with sand halts the car quickly after it derails or escapes. Tests show the system works effectively.
Burns are painful and quick relief comes from prompt care. For severe burns call a doctor immediately, while minor home burns may be soothed with carron oil boracic acid ointment butter lard bismuth alum vaseline flour or other soothing substances. Cover the wound to keep it clean and redress daily.
The best way to tell a tree’s age is by counting annual rings on a cross section near the ground and adding years to reach the height where the cut was made. For felled trees, the stump provides a good counting site per the American Tree Association.
The article explains that lemonade sweetens as it stands for an hour or two after making. Car sugar converts into glucose and levulose, yielding a sweeter mixture akin to the digestive process called digestion in the stomach.
A reflective note on how public memory shifts over time, citing Harold Grange as an example of a once lauded figure who fades from prominence as public interest and recognition move on.
A terse exchange centers on a new apartment building where residents claim to know nobody else. The dialogue hints at tensions and evasive attitudes, suggesting a cautious social dynamic within the housing complex.
The article argues buying a home is often the largest investment and can lead to advancement and happiness if done wisely, while a poor purchase risks discouragement and loss of savings.
The newly married pair quarrel at night and in the morning the wife silent at breakfast. The husband calls from the stairs asking what’s for breakfast and she answers rats. He replies to cook one for herself and boll me an egg.
A colored minister asks who wishes prayer for their drinking problem. Brother Jones confesses he is a spentrift and spends money recklessly. The response: prayer will be offered after the collection plate has been passed.
Payson Grant seeks a confession to shorten his sentence while a doctor and jail officials weigh truth and memory. A staged noir reveal shows Trent Weld Dearholt and others revealing a wider conspiracy behind the escape and the Sutton case as Grant faces possible pursuit.
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