Science and World Peace in the Modern Era
The article weighs science’s twofold role in extending life through medicine and surgery while noting its use in warfare. It cites gains in longevity, cancer and syphilis control, and predicted advances, yet warns of new weapons and gases increasing destruction. It discusses international peace efforts and an Anglo-Saxon democratic alliance as a means to deter war.
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Washington
Pa States
Mars
Cary Tonnounce
British Empire
United States
Bank of England Kitchen Serves 2000 Daily at London
The Bank of England operates a massive staff kitchen claimed to be the largest and most costly in London. It can serve 2000 meals per day at a cost totaling around $200 000 for its facilities.
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Bank of England
London
Hopkins Card-Indexing Patient Diseases for Research
The Johns Hopkins University is card-indexing patient diseases to aid research. Staff physicians reportedly know about 15,000 maladies and records of 2,500 different operations are being listed.
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Baltimore Sun
Johns Hopkins University
Tortoise Named in Mauritius Treaty of 1890
A legendary tortoise long living on Mauritius is cited in the 1890 treaty when the island was ceded by France to England. The animal was expressly mentioned as part of the transfer.
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Mauritius
England
Pinch of salt boosts flavor in baking wisdom
A short note asserts that most recipes use a pinch of salt and that even when baking a cake, a small amount enhances flavor in a way unequaled by other ingredients.
Believer in Canada Stresses Nation’s Wealth and Liberty
Ontario speaker at a Ridge town church meeting extols Canada as the best home for the individual, citing imperial loyalty and liberty. He notes Canada's rivers Mackenzie Peace St Lawrence Nelson and Churchill lengths, vast forest wealth, fish species, and port value to 100 countries, plus the Sault Ste. Marie canal tonnage in 1929 exceeding Panama and Suez combined.
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Canada
W. R. Beek
Western Ontario
Men's Association
Erie Street United Church
Ridgetown
Ontario
British Commonwealth of Nations
Sault Ste. Marie
Reek
Panama Canal
Rare Currency Destroyed in Treasury Hack
A suitcase of rare currency from Hetty Green’s collection was hacked and burned at the U S Treasury. Officials said it would fetch about 1 000 000 in the collectors market but the notes turned over for face value 198 176. The collection held two sets of all notes ever issued by the Federal Government and was among the world’s most valuable. James Wade of Chase National Bank advised redeeming extras when more than two of a note appeared, a move said to increase the remaining collection’s value by reducing rare notes in circulation.
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U.S. Treasury
Hetty Green
Treasury
James Wade
Chase National Bank
New York
Wade
Selected Recipes for Caramel Walnut Syrup Dessert
Caramelize sugar and corn syrup with boiling water, then thicken with Benson's Corn Starch and milk blend. Combine with custard from egg and vanilla, cook, chill, and serve topped with Crown Brand Corn Syrup and walnuts.
The Punishment In A Museum Narration
An old Scots woman wanders a local museum with her grandson. At the Venus de Milo statue with missing arms she tuts and says that is what comes on biting your finger.
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Venus de Milo
Frederick E Ives dies in Philadelphia at age 1
Frederick Eugene Ives famed for developing newspaper and magazine illustration died in Philadelphia after a long illness. He invented halftone photoengraving enabling faithful reproductions, devised plate processes, pioneered color photography, and held 70+ patents though he never patent protected halftone early on.
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Frederick Eugene Ives
Intcro
Philadelphia
Ives
Flies pose health menace says urging quick control
A health notice warns that house flies can spread serious diseases and urges rapid action. It cites immense potential reproduction and urges eliminating breeding places, using screens and coverings, and using Wilson's Fly Pads to kill flies promptly when they enter homes.
Waiting to Act Then Not to Act, a Paradox
A reflective piece contrasts two traits where some people delay action until asked, while others hold back until explicitly told not to act. It examines behavioral impulses and social expectations shaping how individuals respond to directives.
Seismograph Aids Global Quake Detection In Ottawa
Dr. Ernest A. Hodgson described a Bernioff seismograph at the Dominion Observatory, one of only about a dozen worldwide. The instrument records vertical tremors with photographic beams and has dual components for short and long quakes, though Ottawa’s traffic and blasts limit full sensitivity locally.
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Royal Society of Canada
Ernest A. Hodgson
Dominion Observatory
Ottawa
Physical Sciences
Society
Bernioff
Hodgson
Canada
United States
Man Reframes Age Saying He Feels Younger Now
A remark notes that aging may feel reversed as a man declares he is younger now than a decade ago. The line captures a humorous take on aging and self-perception without extra context.
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U.S
Hetty
Fact One
Wilson
Hamilton, Ont
Proeere
Seston
Dort
Lictey of
Fay On
Calgary
Regina
Winnipeg
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