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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 01, 1949
Page
5
Otis Barton descends to 4500 feet in the benthoscope setting a new depth record for deep sea diving. From the barge he relays luminous, strange life forms including lantern fish and a pipe like creature with lights as armies of shrimp pelt the sphere window.
Barton completed a 4,500 foot submersible descent off Santa Cruz California during a series of unmanned dives. He halted the 6,000 foot plan due to failing lights and limited bottom visibility.
London reports Walter Anderson of Birmingham claims the smallest working electric motor in the world. At three fifteenths of an inch long and under a sixth of an inch in diameter it fits twenty inside an average thimble. It runs on two volts at 14 500 rpm, powering a tiny fan.
A World Book encyclopedia note says the earliest English newspaper advertisement appeared in a London paper in 1625. It did not conceal food or clothing but promoted a new book to readers.
Dear Miss James suggests a soft rose themed decor for a highly ornate guest room. Use muted wallpaper on the walls and ceiling, a rose chintz valance, pink dotted muslin draperies, a four poster bed with pink muslin canopy, and conservative floor coverings like wall-to-wall carpet or soft rose and blue scatter rugs.
Many housewives who spend day after day keeping up with endless chores feel they have neither time nor energy to spare for recreation. Yet every homemaker needs an outside interest to relax and enjoy friends and neighbors.
Washington report from the Vital Statistics office shows Americans now living about two years longer than the prewar life expectancy. White women at birth average 70.6 years. white men 65.2 years.
The article explains how to hammer a nail safely by gripping near the head with thumb and forefinger to avoid injury, contrasting with the dangerous base-supported method. It also notes that in 1426 Duke John IV of Brabant founded the University of Louvain in Belgium.
A reader shares simple rules for calm living. Add 15 minutes to estimated times to handle the unexpected and break big tasks into smaller steps. Question whether trips are necessary and avoid frantic searches. Poise comes from thinking, not rushing, a method to meet emergencies calmly. A stray line notes tungsten filament length.
A compact history notes Ecuador became a stamp issuing country in 1865 and outlines shifts from coats of arms to presidential portraits and pictorial sets. It highlights key issues 1908 1926 1930 1936 1937 and commemoratives for exhibitions railways Darwin's Galapagos visit the US Constitution centennial and major national events. It also invites readers to contact stamp dealer Pratt Kuhn in Toronto for Canadian British North American stamps.
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