Franklin letter confirms Franklin kite experiment tale
Cincinnati historian uncovers a Franklin letter in a public library volume, showing his intention to prove atmospheric electricity during a thunderstorm. The note details building a cedar cross kite with silk, a sharp wire, and a key to draw electric fire, igniting a phial for experiments.
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Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
Cincinnati Public Library
Royal Scientific Society of London
Old Christchurch
Philadelphia
Cancer truths beyond belief from a June message
A June statement challenges a gloomy AMA convention view on cancer. Early local cancer is curable by surgery X rays or radium. inheritance and contagious risk are clarified. delaying doctor visits wastes precious time. thousands cured by early diagnosis are urged to face the issue bravely.
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Last Word on Gall Bladder Ailments from 1925 Lectures
Lectures by Canadian and American physicians in Britain and Europe discuss liver and gallbladder disturbances. Civilized diet and foods like eggs, liver, kidneys, fried items contribute to issues. small frequent meals and exercise, especially bending as a liver squeezer, aid prevention and correction. Copyright 1925 Bell Syndicate Inc.
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United States
Britain
Bell Syndicate Inc
Rules confuse Links match on dropped balls and penalties
In a match between The Links Referee Q A and B both players drop balls after losing one in rough, each taking two stroke penalties. A later played from the rough dropped ball and reached the fairway but the ruling says a lost ball must be returned to the prior stroke position and replayed with the added penalty. the dropped ball cannot be used to continue play. The proper outcome is halving the hole. A would not be allowed to continue with the dropped ball.
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Innis Brown
Prentice, Rail Director, Dies at 60 in Montauk
John H. Prentice, a director of Alabama Great Southern and Virginia and South Western railroads and a member of Clark Dodge and Co, died in Montauk at age 60. He arrived yesterday to open the hunting season.
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Montauk
N. Y
John H. Prentice
Clark Dodge and Company
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Virginia and
South Western
Belfast Chief Justice Sir Denis Henry Dies at Age
Right Hon Sir Denis Stanislaus Henry, lord chief justice of Northern Ireland since 1921, died yesterday in Belfast at an advanced age. The long serving jurist headed northern Ireland's highest court. Funeral details were not immediately announced.
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Denis Stanislaus Henry
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