Two Women Scientists Solve Origin of Cellulose Mystery
Wanda K Farr and Sophie H Eckerson reported a breakthrough from the Boyce Thompson Institute showing cellulose forming in cotton cell cytoplasm. They observed sausage-shaped particles coated with pectin drifting and assembling into cellulose walls, confirming the plant product's origin.
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American Association For the Advancement of Science
Wanda K. Farr
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Sophie H. Eckerson
Boyce Thompson Institute For Plant Research
Yonkers
N.Y
Women Good Air Travellers Inspire Airline Ground School
A large airline studying passenger needs found women travel better as air passengers. They relax quicker, endure bad weather calmly, obey instructions, and are careful with ashes, while men seek more service, ask more questions, and are fussier about menus. Airsickness is rarer among women, who take tummy remedies more calmly.
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Newton Wilson
Grace Hall
Milwaukee
Wis
Ruth Phelan
Iowa City
Unique Masonry Event At Brisbane Lodge Initiates Seven Sons
At the Dynamic Lodge in the Brisbane Masonic Temple War. Bro. James A Boden acting master initiated his seventh son into the craft in the presence of six other sons, an event described as probably unique in Free Masonry within the British Empire.
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Brisbane
James A. Boden
Horse foreleg equals a man's middle finger
The foreleg of a horse from knee to hoof is described as corresponding to the middle finger of a man's hand.
Monarchy A Mighty Symbol For Britons
The King stands as a powerful symbol of British pride tradition and sovereignty to Britons and is seen as the final court of appeal and arbiter in a constitutional crisis though such a crisis has not occurred for centuries.
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Brandon Sun
Controversy Over Authorship of Hark the Herald Angels Sing
English debate intensifies over who wrote the Christmas hymn with claims spanning Mendelssohn Handel Mozart and traditional sources. The hymn's words are attributed to Charles Wesley while Mendelssohn's Festgesang first appeared in 1840 at Leipzig for Gutenberg’s 400th anniversary.
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England
Hark
W. H. Cummings
Mendelssohn
Leipsig
Gutenberg
Charlies Wesley
Brandon Sun
Rubber Road Wears Well on Experimental Malaysian Route
A Singapore report notes that experimental rubber stretches in Kuala Lumpur Malaya have worn well for months. Some edges require refixing with bitumen, but overall the road remains durable in rubber plantations.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaya
Singapore
London Child Named Oliver Twist Pickwick
A newborn in London has been christened Oliver Twist Pickwick in a playful nod to Dickens. The unusual name blends literary characters with a distinctive family flair.
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London
Oliver Twist Pickwick
the Dickens
Farm Contests Sparked by King George Fourth
A century ago King George the Fourth initiated a movement to encourage honest laborers, leading to ploughing matches and sheep-shearing contests. Isle of Man cows once swam to Calf of Man. now they travel by raft due to protests. Hour glasses and sundials trace back to ancient Egypt. Not all insects harm plants some prey on pests.
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George the Fourth
Isle of Man
Calf of Man
Personal character snapshots describe stage star fun
John van Guilder explains how to create informal character snapshots using facial expressions and simple props. He suggests a burnt cork for accent, self timers for posing, and proper lighting for indoor or outdoor shots to pass cold winter hours.
Edison Lab claims breakthrough in goldenrod rubber yield
Edison Botanical Research Corporation in Fort Myers reports a method to raise rubber content in goldenrod. Harry Akkelberg, head botanist, says seed beds yielded up to 12 percent rubber with 8 to 10 percent resin, suggesting potential commercial viability if resin processing succeeds. Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone supported the project.
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Edison Botanical Research Corporation
Fort Myers
Florida
Harry Akkelberg
Thomas A. Edison
Ukkelberg
Edison
Henry Ford
Harvey Firestone
Florida Everglades
Language shifts melody of cow calls at linguistics convention
At a New York Linguistic Society gathering Dr. Hans Kurath of Brown University described regional cow cries across the United States. New England farmers used cobos while eastern parts said kith boss, the South Atlantic favored co wench, Blue Ridge herds responded sook, and Cape Cod herds called coal coal. Delegates demonstrated the calls, then the convention read Sanskrit poetry.
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Hans Kurath
Brown University
New England
South Atlantic
Kurath
Blue Ridge
Cape Cod
Puzzling clay field sustains Glamorgan potteries near Ewenny
Geologists face a mystery near Ewenny Wales where a 90 yard square clay field has been dug since 1610. Hundreds of thousands of tons have been removed yet the field appears to revert to its original level. Pottery kilns fed by the clay have operated for 120 years in a family business with Beehive kilns 200 years old still in use.
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Glamorgan
Wales
Ewenny
Jenkins
Hunger Chamber Temptations Parade Through Prison Halls
In the Gevangenpoort prison of The Hague condemned to starvation, inmates endured aromas from the kitchen drifting into the hunger chamber via air passages, a cruel psychological tactic used to intensify their suffering.
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Gevangenpoort
Hague
Netherlands
Sit in a Rocking Chair to Save Gas at Home
A humorous tip suggests saving gasoline by staying home and sitting in a rocking chair. The idea emphasizes reducing travel to curb fuel use and costs.
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Linguistic Society of America
New York
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