Synthetic Rubber Advances Stir British German Chemistry
The article outlines Britain's and Germany's competing breakthroughs in producing synthetic rubber from isoprene, aiming to rival natural caoutchouc. It details Hoffmann of Elberfeld's heat polymerization method, isoprene sources, costs, by products, and the race to scalable, cheap production amid global rubber demand.
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F. B. Matthews
England
W. H. Perkin
William Ramsay
Fernbach
Matthews
Caoutghouc
Williams
Tilden
Germany
Far East
Hofmann
India
Hoffmann
Amazon
Elberfeld Works
Gerlach
Harries
Malay Archipelago
Growth of summer schools expands in the Carolinas
The Carolinas see rapid expansion of summer schools with strong enrollments and notable programs. The University of North Carolina reports 450 attendees this year doubling last year’s figure. Greensboro Normal School held its first eight week session with 200 teachers attending. Winthrop Normal College in Rock Hill hosted a summer session focusing on industrial and rural education with participation by nationally prominent figures.
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Carolinas
University of North Carolina
Normal School
Greensboro
North Carolina
Winthrop Normal College
Rock Hill
South Carolina
Growth Attached to It
The hotel manager teases the sleeper about a telecom booth residence and offers a billiard table, but the occupant prefers the snug booth room claiming it suits him better despite its small size.
Optical illusion in letter design explains eye bias
The article discusses how the eye tends to exaggerate the upper part of objects and underestimates the lower part. It uses the letter B to illustrate that equal upper and lower bows create a top heavy appearance, due to this optical principle and the need to adjust proportions in design.
Optical illusion and design principles in typography
The text explains that upper parts appear smaller due to orientation, showing that right side up S and 8 look different from upside down versions. It notes how the shapes seem to change when the paper is inverted and that design should satisfy the eye rather than strict mathematical proportions.
Children in Cuba Fond of Bananas and Banana Products
Bright eyed Cuban children eat bananas daily and mothers make banana flour for biscuits. They also enjoy baked green bananas and a dish of banana sprouts. Banana trees yield dye leaves, grass cloth fibers, and house building trunks. Trees die after fruiting but new shoots replace them, with large bunches shipped abroad within a year.
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United States
Reversible Baseball Glove Idea Shown in Illustration
An illustration presents a reversible baseball glove adaptable for either hand. It features two thumbs with outside pockets to tuck away when not in use, shown worn on the left hand in the drawing.
Salt Dampness Signals Rain in Air Science Note
The passage explains that damp salt can warn of rain due to humidity and air moisture. It defines deliquescent substances like salt and describes how water vapor in the air condenses and becomes precipitation, noting dampness precedes actual rainfall and is influenced by proximity to the sea.
Where Children Must Obey In German Households
From Home Life in Germany by Mrs Alfred Sidgwick. The piece contrasts German childrearing with English and French practices, noting that German youth are taught obedience, manners remain strong, and both girls and boys display courteous, disciplined behavior in daily life.
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Germany
Mra
Alfred Sidgwick
Queer Reversal of Forms in Vienna’s Eccentric Pole
A rich young Pole in Vienna, famed for living in lavish style yet using a bugle to summon servants, drives an omnibus in plain clothes, spends much on fashion but wears only clothes his valet has worn, and dines alone beginning with dessert and ending with soup, per the New York Tribune.
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New York Tribune
Riddles and Wordplay From a Pocketful of Jokes
A string of old time riddles and punny questions. The humor hinges on wordplay about teeth ashes pennies China Pekin and a barber. The piece reads as a light side-quotation item typical of a 19th or early 20th century column.
The Mammoth Sneeze Party Game Idea
A playful party activity divides players into three groups who shout Hish Ash or Osh on cue. At signal of one two three the trio of divisions erupts with force to produce a comical sneeze effect.
Hard on Mother
A five year old girl laments family hardship saying she wishes to be an orphan so she would see her mother more often as she spends much time visiting charity institutions.
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Bessie
Frightened Joe fears the missing cake in closet tale
A child named Joe confesses fear after being shut in a closet at home. He says he was afraid because he could not locate the cake, revealing a wry domestic moment. The exchange with his mother ends on a gentle note about the missing dessert.
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Joe
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