Next Great Deluge Foretold by Science
A century old worry about climate shifts and melting ice sheets is summarized with expert opinions from David Meinardus Humphreys Wegener Byrd and others. The projection of sea level rise up to 150 feet and global upheaval is contrasted with historical fossils and possible human fate. A closing note mentions a chartreuse yellow velvet jacket with lilac crepe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Arctic
Antarctic
Sir Hdgeworth David
University of Sydney
Australia
Wilhelm Meinardus
Gottingen
William J. Humphreys
United States Weather Bureau
American Meteorological Society
Greenland
Prof
Alfred Wegener
North
Poles
Globe
State
New York
Wegener
Antarctica
David
Meinardus
Humphreys
Byrd and Wegener
Rockies
Antes
Bolland
Buckingham Palace
Westminster Abbey
England
Sahara
Pennsylvania
Canada
G. §. Simpson
British Meteorological Office
Europe
Many Beetle Species Studied By Scientists Across Americas
More than 150000 beetle species described by scientists, the largest insect group. Some 12000 species native to Central and North America. The name means biter, reflecting their strong jaws and prey damage. Source notes 1932 Western Newspaper Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
North America
Unloz
Upside Down Reading Woman Cured by Hypnosis
A house servant in Devonshire suffered tremors and reversed writing after a mysterious illness. Doctors at Devon Hospital diagnosed a temporary disruption of brain coordination and cured her with hypnosis. Post treatment she writes normally and mocks prior eccentricities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Rb, Eager
de J. W. Fisher
Devon Afentak
Devonshire
Devon
Housewife Tips and Simple Kitchen Tricks
Practical kitchen hints include softening brown sugar stored in a bread box for a day, using leftover bacon in potato soup, and draining fried foods carefully. For eggs, rub cracked shells with lemon juice to prevent albumen coagulation, and beat egg yolks with a tablespoon of cold water before heating to improve texture.
Reading and Crime News Shape a Child’s Mind
A twelve year old boy sits amid deliveries and reads front page crime reports about “the Fox” trial. The author questions the impact of lurid crime details on immature minds and whether front page intensity should be tempered for children’s ears and eyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickman
the Fox
Western Newspaper Union
Chocolate Souffle Recipe Steps in Fragment
A damaged OCR shows a chocolate souffle recipe with sugar, cocoa, eggs, milk, butter, and melting steps. It outlines beating yolks, folding whites, melting chocolate in a double boiler, and cooking until thickened. Some words are garbled but the process remains identifiable.
Gassy GERTIE Seeks Winsome Attention
In a witty aside the character GERTIE quips that if one cannot win the favor of a winsome lass they should bow out of the efforts to attract attention. The remark frames a comical social scene centered on charm and competition for affection.
The Yardstick of Tricks in No Trump Play
In this 1933 guide to modern contract bridge the yardstick of tricks is explained as honor tricks and low card tricks. The author outlines counting honor tricks, using trump or end cards, and evaluating partnership totals to judge when to bid for game, with emphasis on responses to partner bids and the role of unconditional forcing bids.
Learned to Leave Fire Alone
A whimsical 19th century tale recounts a wire firm trying to substitute anthracite for soft coal in a rolling mill. After two days and two cartloads of coal, workers left for lunch and returned to find a furnace ablaze with intense white heat, realizing the fire burned best when left alone.
Remarkable Tide Ranges Across U S Coasts
The U S Coast and Geodetic Survey reports the largest tidal ranges occur along the St Croix River Maine with a mean of 20 feet and spring about 23 feet In Turnagain Arm Cook Inlet Alaska the mean is about 2 feet and spring around 33 feet The world’s largest tides are in Minas Basin Bay of Fundy Nova Scotia with a mean of 42 feet and spring of 48 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
United States
St Croix River
Maine
Turnagainarm
Cook Inlet
Alaska
Minas Basin
Bay of Fundy
Nova Scotia
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Charles Sughroe
Betty Joan Christian
Curtis
Betty
V. F. W. National Home For
Eaton Rapids
Mich
Lon Warneke
Chicago Cubs
Lam
Lame Bode
Sean Nicot
Wilts
Ce “Gutters
VANDER@MNOT
Antioch Gaseball
Calif
Bernensverg
Labs Frattesiey
Lelis Hattaraley
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!