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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1937
Page
4
A stray piece from Stray Stories Magazine depicts a comic exchange in a new singing school scene. The teacher notes lateness while a boy relates being kept in, and Miss Cayenne calls herself the referee as a character named Jim is described as skinned and missing like a goldbricked figure.
An American-British archaeological team uncovered a Nabataean temple on a hill in Transjordan. Led by Nelson Glueck and Lankester Harding, the site dates to biblical times and reveals Nabataean worship including Zeus Hadad and Tyche. Artifacts indicate Roman, Syrian, Greek, and Egyptian influences.
In Science reports by Linford and Oliveira from Pineapple Experiment Station, predatory nematodes in Hawaii and the Pacific use hollow spear-like mouths to inject saliva and suck body contents of prey. One group wields large hollows for quick kills, another with slender spears whose thrust paralyzes victims. These hunter worms impact agriculture by preying on plant root feeders.
Alpine, Texas. Scientists with the National Park Service report an enormous fossil oyster shell four feet long and three feet wide unearthed in the Big Bend region. Dr. Charles N. Gould, a region paleontologist, notes the find may not be the largest and suggests larger shells could await excavation in western Texas.
A science writer warns that trailer travel can boost outdoor health by increasing sunshine exposure yet pose serious health risks. The piece highlights disease spread, unsafe milk and water, and improper waste disposal as dangers, urging health department review of trailer sanitary setups before licensing.
Dr. Isaac Schour of the University of Illinois College of Dentistry reports the discovery of a birth-ring in baby teeth, a neo-natal ring marking early life. The ring, appearing in dentin and enamel, may let researchers compare tooth composition before and after birth. Teeth grow from four months prebirth to age twenty, with birth marked by notable biological changes and weight loss in infancy.
A Durham feature explains how housewives compare colors using silk or yarn samples, while industry relies on a spectrograph to precisely analyze reflected light. Prof. Arthur C. Hardy described how the device splits light into spectral parts, measures wavelengths and intensities, and yields a numerical formula detailing the light composition.
Fashion notes announce floral embroidery as the spring and summer style for dresses. Transfers show motifs in wool silk floss or chenille with color ideas and stitch illustrations. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept for pattern 5801 at 259 W Fourteenth St New York NY.
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