Mining the Sea for Riches Lures Scientists and Prospectors
The article explains vast sea water wealth, noting $100 million in gold and silver per cubic mile and broader mineral riches. It traces bromine and iodine extraction from oceans, the rise of sea mining, and its role in WWII, highlighting bromine’s global dominance and magnesium’s sea-based supply.
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Central Press Canadian
Smithsonian Institution
America
Decorating for Christmas at Home in Traditional Style
Francis James offers practical tips for festive home decoration. He advises choosing a single color scheme, using massed greenery like cedar or red pine, and limiting ornaments so the Christmas tree remains the focal point. Keep arrangements simple and harmonious with the season.
Gems Of Thought And Timeless Gift Quotes
A collection of moral reflections on gifts and generosity from Mary Baker Eddy James Bible and various authors. The passages contrast material gifts with spiritual values noting how gifts can affect consciousness and relationships.
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Mary Baker Fakly
Farmer Feeds Edge Hay To Coax Cows
A city visitor watched a farmer place forkfuls of hay along the shed root. The farmer explained the hay is poor quality and useless in the manger, but cows reach it here and eat every last bit, showing their cunning.
British farmer creates synthetic foster mother for piglets
Chislehurst, England farmer John Percy, 33, built a metal foster-mother device covered with foam rubber to raise piglets. After a warm milk test with 14 two day olds, piglets rushed to the nozzle and fed eagerly. Tests continue at Buckinghamshire station for broader production in Britain, Europe, and North America.
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John Percy
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More Stars Than Grains Of Sand On A Beach
In the New York Times piece Dr. Harold C. Urey argues there may be up to a quadrillion habitable worlds in the known universe. He suggests life could be widespread, grounded in chemistry and nucleic acids, with silicon life as a remote possibility, while noting vast odds against human emergence yet contemplating infinite time and countless stars.
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X Ray Eye Detects Weevils in Wheat
Westinghouse engineers report a new grain inspection X ray unit named GIXU exposes the destructive wheat weevil. Walter R. Hampe, X ray specialist, supervised its development and says the device helps ensure wheat meets FDA specifications.
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Man Made Earthquakes Reveal Oil Prospects in Western Canada
A portable seismic rig in Western Canada tests rock interfaces to locate oil traps. Geophones map underground formations while blasting reveals potential reservoirs near Bonnie Glen and Wizard Lake. Minister N E Tanner foresees continued large strikes and long oil development.
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Sturgeon Lake
Peace River
Pacific Coast
U.S. Pacific Northwest
N. E. Tanner
Calgary
Tanner
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