Laughs reveal the trait, psychiatrist says in Chicago
Dr Francis J Gerty of the Chicago Medical Society explains laughter reflects personality. He lists laughs of happiness, pain, sarcasm, cruelty, hate, anger and kindness as telling signs, noting intoxication and embarrassment alter vocal effort and reveal insecurity. The piece also mentions Bert Lahr in Chicago.
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Chicago
Saud
Francis J Gerty
The
Chicago Medical Society
Reid
Gerty
Bert Lahr
Rhubarb Juice Protects Teeth
Dr Clive M McCay of Cone University reports rhubarb juice and lemon mixtures can prevent acid in beverages from dissolving tooth enamel. The research, conducted with Navy support, shows oxalate in rhubarb protects teeth by forming an insoluble calcium compound, potentially expanding rhubarb use in beverages and canning.
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Clive M. McCay
Cone University
Navy
McCay
de McCay
Home & Food
Clever Cat Solves Mystery in Brookline
Eddie Collins installed a watch cat after pennies began disappearing from morning papers. The cat grabbed a hooked wire used by two youngsters to fish money from the door. Police confirmed the cat’s catch, proving to be a deterrent to theft.
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Brookline
Mass
Eddie Collins
Eddie
Collins
James Carroll
Polar Regions Warmth Recalled From Fossil Finds
Fossil evidence shows polar regions were once warmer, as explorers report plant fossils from temperate zones. The finds indicate historical climate shifts and support theory of past warmer polar climates.
United States marks 30 years of air mail service
The week of May 15 to 21 commemorates thirty years of airmail in the United States with a special cachet for philatelists. Since 1918 airmail has expanded worldwide, offerings today up to 25 cents per half ounce, though Canada remains pricier. The piece notes many countries later adopted air mail stamps, Britain having none, and lists new issues from multiple nations along with a call for collectors to obtain anniversary cachets. It also mentions a May 28 stamp honoring four war chaplains and various royal or international stamps planned for 1948 and beyond.
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United States
Canada
Great Britain
Eire
U.S
Who's. Who
United States Army
George L. Fox
Clark V. Poling
John P. Washington
Alexander D. Goode
South Africa
South West Africa
George VI
Elizabeth
New Zealand
Australia
Fire
Salvador
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Cuba
Warns Foreign Born Making Trips
Ottawa warns foreign born Canadians considering returning home that changes may affect reentry. The government cites the immigration act rule that voluntary residence outside Canada with intent to make a permanent home abroad loses Canadian domicile. The statement is from L. S. St Laurent Colin Gibson and Z. MacKinnon.
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Ottawa
Canada
L. S. St. Laurent
Colin Gibson
Ze MacKinnon
How Practical Joker Collected His Bet
In Paris, Horace De Vere Cole engineered a stunt in Place de l Opera, lying on his back for 30 minutes at noon as traffic halted. He then retrieved several thousand dollars from friends who bet he could not endure the setup in the busiest city center. He died in 1936.
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Paris
Place de l'Opera
Horace de Vere Cole
England
Witty Bites From Oddities At City Hall And Garden
A Eastern town council meets to name a mayor with self votes, a farm journal notes a pig prefers clean mud, Alpine Hospice of St Bernard cuts rescue dogs to four, a Swiss climber should carry a key if lost, Life is electricity says a scientist, Zadok Dumkopf jokes menu as bill of unfair, Grandpappy Jenkins mocks seed packet flower pictures.
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Alpine Hospice of
St. Bernard
Stamps Issued by Nations and Regions Worldwide
Congress met in Havana last month while Portuguese India releases four stamps honoring historical figures. Korea unveils two pictorials in the American occupation zone. Haiti plans a set marking financial liberation. Iraq to issue new airmail stamps this summer. Saar region issues pictorials with reconstruction themes and French currency values. US issues May 23 a stamp honoring the four chaplains and May 29 Wisconsin state centennial stamp.
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Havana
India
Korea
Haiti
Iraq
Saar
France
United States
S.S. Dorchester
Wisconsin
Practicing Nurses and Marriage Trends
A historic note reports that over 300000 nurses are practicing in the United States and within three years after graduation more than one third marry. The brief cites a figure 2776 as part of the data.
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United States
Salt boosts hog growth and feed savings in trials
Experiments in the United States show salt increases daily gains in hogs. Salt-fed pigs gained 1.46 pounds versus 1.26 without salt, saving 9.4 pounds of feed per each pound of salt used. Purdue observations with 90 pound hogs over 85 days show salt improves weight, with 255 pounds end weight vs 174 without salt.
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United States
R. M. Rowat
C-I-L
Purdue University
Indiana
Anemia the Baby Pig Killer and Prevention
Anemia causes up to 40 percent pig mortality as a quiet, often unnoticed problem. Prevention is simple with iron supplementation on the pig’s tongue at three days old and again weekly. failing that, clean sods in the pen can provide iron. Early signs include listlessness grayish ears and puffiness in the jowl.
Fantastic Cyclotron Aims For Unthinkable Speeds At McGill
Montreal reports that scientists at McGill estimate the mammoth new cyclotron planned by the US Atomic Energy Commission could propel atomic particles at about 14504 miles per second. The machine, to be built with Dr. R L Thornton at McGill and in Berkeley, may require vast shielding and could raise debates about distant-range weaponry versus life preservation.
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Montreal
McGill
United States Atomic Energy Commission
Earth
R. L. Thornton
McGill Physics
Berkeley
California
Rules For Growing Registered Seed
Farmers may grow registered seed only from registered seed with a pedigree in the Canadian Seed Growers Association records. Preserve bag tags for pedigree, and only start with registered seed to keep eligibility. Contamination safeguards include avoiding fields previously planted with commercial wheat to prevent volunteer plants.
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Canadian Seed Growers’ Association
Besserer Street
Ottawa
Just a Gigolo and Other Fragments in Print
A collage of stray notes mentions the song Just a Gigolo, The Curse of an Aching Heart, and European gigolos misread. Gladys Huss Bolton claims the title of America’s largest domestic cat. An odd Lincolnshire Handicap field and a canine tale follow with brief remarks on motherhood and eugenics.
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Europe
France
Gladys Huss Bolton
New York City
America
Walker
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