Conquests of the atmosphere spark outlook on world affairs
A columnist compares progress in atmospheric science with political inertia seeking to solve social and economic tensions. It notes the four atmospheric layers the tropopause stratosphere ozonosphere and ionosphere and explains their roles in climate and radio science. The piece argues for independent scientific work to resolve embattled borders between cultures.
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Earth
Challenger Sails To Resume Labrador Coast Survey
The British naval surveying ship Challenger has departed Portsmouth to resume charting the Labrador coast. The project, started last year by the Admiralty, aims to create safe navigation channels along the dangerous shoreline, a task expected to take years to finish.
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Portsmouth
Labrador
Admiralty
Tax Rates Updated in Belfast Ireland
Belfast authorities announce new tax rates affecting residents and businesses across the city. Officials say reforms streamline collection and funding for public services, with details posted for property and commercial rates. King Prapadhipok of Siam is noted to hold a country estate in Towanda Pennsylvania while King George V. reportedly has not read in bed since boyhood.
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Belfast
Ireland
King Prapadhipok of Siam
Towanda
Fine quality tea prices rise as supply tightens
Packers of Salada and other fine teas have raised prices due to restricted garden production and depleted stocks. Merchants report current supplies are low, making this beloved beverage slightly more expensive, though still the cheapest drink next to water. Nearby residents share similar opinions about each other.
Weary Days Sleepless Nights and Nervous System Strain
The passage describes men and women sleepless and irritable, eyes unable to rest, and a bleak outlook. It promotes Milburo's H. N. Pilla as the remedy to restore health, restore sleep, calm nerves, and revive energy and buoyancy.
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Milburo
H. & N. Pilla
Russian Aviators Complete Rescue Of Siberian Ice Castaways
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports 101 Russians including ten women and two children were stranded on floating Arctic ice between Wrangel Island and Siberia. After two months of perilous conditions, Russian aviators completed a systematic rescue with no loss of life. The piece lauds Soviet organization and courage, noting delays would have doomed the group in czarist times.
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Siberian
Wrangel Island
Siberia
Moscow
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Kruschen Salts Claim Steady Weight Loss
A reader recounts losing 28 pounds after using Kruschen Salts, starting from 222 pounds. She describes steady, healthy weight reduction with half teaspoonful in hot water daily and credits the product for feeling younger and more energetic. Kruschen is described as a blend of six mineral salts from European spa waters.
Light Clothes For Warmth In Cold Weather
The article notes that many light garments layered under clothing provide better insulation than thick garments. It cites Lord Kelvin who tested his sounding machine on a ship in freezing wind and wore thin undervests to insulate his body. Fishermen also find multiple light layers effective on cold winter trips.
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Lord Kelvin
Debate on baby care methods in modern upbringing
A Baltimore specialist condemns modern methods that leave babies too isolated. The speaker notes humanity's long experience without a definite consensus on how to raise infants, suggesting a need for balance between youthful scientific approaches and traditional grandmotherly care.
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Plane with folding wings may be stored in sun n space
A new aircraft type featuring folding wings is proposed for storage in sun and space environments. The concept aims to streamline deployment and storage by enabling compact configurations for orbital or solar missions.
Beebe to Study Deep Sea Fish for Six Months
Diver William Beebe plans six months in Bermuda to study deep sea fish while descending to 3000 feet in a diving glove. He jokes he once saw a sea serpent that turned out to be the Atlantic cable. Earnings and factory talk appear in fragments among unrelated quotes from Rafferty O Hara and a domestic joke.
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William Beebe
Mr. Beebe
One Arm Nelson Tale From Trafalgar Square
Sir Edward Hilton Young lost an arm in the 1918 raid on Zeebrugge and sought a postwar Admiralty job but was told there was no room for a one armed man. Lord Riddell recounted how he challenged the idea and claimed another Nelson would be accepted by the Admiralty.
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Zeebrugge
Admiralty
Lord Riddell
Edward
Sir Edward
England
Nelson
Bank of Canada bill size change urged by board
The Montreal group supports smaller banknotes and says a communication was sent to Hon. E. N. Rhodes Ottawa minister of finance. The board believes the opening of the Bank of Canada would be an appropriate time to alter the dimensions of the bills.
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Save
E. N. Rhodes
Finance
Ottawa
Bank of Canada
Instant Aspirin Relief Claims Inert Neuralgia Cure
An old advertisement touts rapid relief from neuralgia and headaches by an aspirin tablet that supposedly dissolves in seconds after swallowing. It warns buyers to ensure the product is labeled Aspirin with a cross emblem and to beware substitutes.
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Hayer
Aspiria
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