New Supersound Cancer Attack Demonstrated at AMA Meeting
At the American Medical Association meeting researchers from the Mayo Foundation show a new cancer approach using echoes of supersounds to shake tumors apart. Experiments on highly malignant animal cancers and brain cancer in New York involved crystals emitting focused waves via water or oil coupling to the skin. All tests to date have been on animals.
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Chicago
American Medical Association
J. F. Herrick
E. J. Baldes
Mayo Foundation Institute For Experimental Medicine
Germany
Mayo Institution
College of Physicians and Surgeons
New York
Mayo
Traveller Seeks Aid at Busy Railroad Terminal
A shabby man asked a young woman at a busy railroad terminal wicket if she represents the Travellers Aid Society. He then inquired about the freight yards, prompting a cautious exchange as bystanders observed.
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Travellers Aid Society
H. W. Beecher
Pubilius Syrus
Aristotle
Calderon
Irrigation System Outranks Major Nations in India
India maintains a vast irrigation network larger than the combined irrigated areas of the United States Russia Mexico Japan Egypt Italy Spain France Chile and Java. The claim highlights India's substantial agricultural infrastructure and water management scale compared with other large systems.
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India
United States
Russia
Mexico
Japan
Egypt
Italy
Spain
France
Chile
Java
William Pitt Imposed First General Income Tax in 1799
General income tax was first imposed by William Pitt in 1799, marking an early move toward broad revenue measures. This historical policy established a precedent for fiscal strategy in Britain during the era.
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William Pitt
Forage Harvesters Save Manpower in Farming Operations
Forage harvesters cut labor by about half versus traditional methods, but require large tonnages to justify cost. Types cover chopped hay and grass silage, or corn silage. A complete outfit includes harvester, blower, wagons, and tractors, with capacities of 2–20 tons per hour depending on crop. Costs range from 1000 to 2500 dollars for the machine and about 35 cents per ton to operate plus moving costs.
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Central Experimental Farms
William Kalbfleisch
Flower stamp sets spotlight Austria and world issuances
Austria releases a ten stamp semi postal set depicting crocus violet wild rose edelweiss and cyclamen with artist engraver credits. The article surveys global floral stamps including Britain Colombia Switzerland Netherlands Bulgaria Haiti India Portugal Norway Paraguay Bolivia Bermuda Cuba and others, noting themes from crafts to anniversaries and public figures.
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Austria
Netherlands
Bulgaria
Honduras
Haiti
Egypt
Brazil
Churchill and Shinwell Meet in Witty Telephone Booth Moment
The piece recalls Winston Churchill meeting Emanuel Shinwell outside a public telephone booth. Shinwell asks for two pennies to phone a friend, and Churchill replies with a quip by producing a coin and offering a sixpence to call everyone.
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Churchill
Emanuel Shinwell
British Labor Party
Shinwell
Royal visit spur New Zealand stamp issues next year
New Zealand will issue 2 3 5 and 8 pence stamps early next year to mark the royal visit. The 1948 Health surtax stamps go on sale October 1. Tokelau Islands becomes a new postal country under NZ mandate with first issue this month showing views of the islands. Editor notes a Toronto address seeks old Canadian Newfoundland or British stamps for sale or exchange.
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Columbia
Switzerland
Paraguay
Higinio Moringo
India
Air India International Service
Portugal
St. John de Britto
Norway
Norwegian Forestry Society
Axel Heiberg
Canada
Arctic
Bolivia
la Paz
D. Gregorio Pacheco
Bermuda
George Somers
Cuba
Ignacio Agramonte
New
Zealand
New Zealand
Tokelau Islands
Pratt Kuhn
St. W
Toronto
Astronomy Is Earliest Science Belief
The article states astronomy is considered the oldest science. It notes a long history of systematic study of celestial bodies and patterns, highlighting humanity’s early curiosity about the cosmos and foundational methods in observation and deduction.
Mennonites Build Home in Paraguayan Wilderness
Asuncion Paraguay reports the Mennonite community continues its second settlement in the Paraguayan Chaco. About 4000 expected this year hail mainly from Canada with arrivals from Russia Holland and Germany. U S Mennonite Committee in Akron sponsors visas cargo free goods and land grants for settlers.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
Canada
Chaco
Caagaru Foress
Prairie Provinces
Quebec City
Buenos Aires
Germany
Bolivia
U.S. Mennonite Committee
Akron
Russia
Holland
Quebec
Visitor refuses Forty Thieves pantomime over high theatre prices
Donald McTavish visits London to see the pantomime Forty Thieves. He asks the box office for seat prices stalls a guinea dress circle twelve and six upper circle eight shillings. He rejects the offer and says he does not want to see the other thirty nine.
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Donald McTavish
London
McTavish
White Throated Sings Of Canada In June Woods
A column on sparrow songs contrasts the White Throated Sparrow with the common English sparrow. It highlights Canada’s national-tinged singable note Sweet Canada and urges readers to explore other Ontario native sparrows and the Royal Ontario Museum of Zoology displays.
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United States
Sam Peabody
Peabody, Peabody
Canada
Royal Ontario Museum of Zoology
Ontario
Beginning Of Wisdom In Times Of Global Demand
A Philadelphia era reflection notes that wisdom begins when people recognize needs. The 1947 American Bible Society faced record Bible demand, especially from Germany Russia and Japan. Since 1941 German Scriptures reached 4,902,091 copies, and from V J Day to late 1947 120,015 Japanese Bibles and over two million Testaments and Gospel parts were shipped. For 1948 allocations total 1,875,000 Bibles for Germany 1,725,000 for Japan and 1,712,000 for Russia in response to growing demand.
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American Bible Society
Germany
Russia
Japan
Wedding gifts become joint property of bride and groom
A court rules wedding gifts are joint property, making both spouses equally responsible for preservation of such gifts. The column also notes jokes about traffic, science claims, and a Chicago boy claiming a five day trip to heaven, reflecting a period sensibility.
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Agatha
Chicago
Permanent mothproofing for wool announced in London
The International Wool Secretariat announces a new mothproofing discovery that makes wool indigestible to moth grubs. Traditional surface chemicals wash out. the new method soaks wool in a solution to alter fibres so moths cannot digest them.
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London
International Wool Secretariat
Rivers in Persia Shift Courses By Winds
Persia has many sizable rivers but navigation is rare. Shifting sands blown by strong winds cause them to alter their courses each year.
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Persia
Advice and musings blend in a breezy column
The item mixes quips about marriage happiness and a joke on vegetarian lovers. It cites Mrs. Patrick Campbell, George Bernard Shaw, and a barber in Salt Lake City with long-standing clientele. It mentions a London cocktail named Carissima costing about $2, combining apricot brandy gin orange juice champagne and a cherry.
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Patrick Campbell
George Bernard Shaw
le Allie
Claude Baker
Wm. C. Lockingham
Salt Lake City
London
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Philatelic Secion
T. Eaton Co. Ltd
Hungary
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Gutenberg
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Winston Churchill
Atral Press
Hoyt King
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Metropolitan Opera
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