Vitrified ware begins Britain manufacture war era
Britain moves to produce durable vitrified crockery to avoid breakage during wartime. The British Red Cross spent about 1000 pounds per hour late in the war, while forests near the Turkish capital faced extensive destruction from fires over weeks.
Penicillin Production Boost From Potatoes and Colchicine
United Kingdom researchers report two large scale methods. One uses potatoes or peelings treated with water and acid to create a growth medium for penicillin mould. The other, by a Glasgow doctor and his technician, uses colchicine to sixfold mould growth and yields hardier penicillin.
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British Medical Journal
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Insurance History From Ancient Seas To Modern Life Plans
The article traces early insurance origins to 900 B C with Rhodes Sea Law distributing ship losses across many owners. It notes life insurance emerged in the 18th century and now Canada has about 70 million policy owners. It also mentions tropical sea water clarity and coral depths.
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Canada
Temporary airfields to be restored with Kentish white clover
The first Air Ministry released temporary RAF and USAAF airfields near Ashford Kent will be reseeded with Kentish white clover and restored farmland. Farmers redesign boundaries and improve living conditions while re cultivating clay ground with four inch soil depth and disc harrows as bulldozers move topsoil.
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The Essential Offset Through Labor Creating Research
The Detroit News notes that labor-saving in industry would fail without a counter process that creates new labor. Large firms depend on ongoing consumer purchasing power and will not eliminate workers without seeking to create new jobs and customers. This is achieved through research.
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Illinois scientists study streptomycin as penicillin rival
University of Illinois researchers led by Dr. H W Anderson investigate streptomycin, an antibiotic from molds, as a potential companion drug to penicillin. Dr Selman Waksman discovered it at Rutgers. trials in animals show remarkable results, but production and economics remain hurdles.
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H. W. Anderson
Illinois
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New Jersey Experiment Station
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Anderson
H. E. Carter
Roosevelt Planned New York Tabloid News Paper
Stephen Early recalled that Theodore Roosevelt planned a New York newspaper after his fourth term. The paper would be tabloid size and publish no editorials, only news stories with facts for readers to form their own opinions.
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New York
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Painting Brings High Price At Autoion Auction
A Thomas Rowlandson painting titled Vauxhall Gardens, bought for one pound in a junk shop, sold at Autoion for 2730 pounds, about 12285 dollars. The sale underscores strong market interest in Rowlandson works.
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Wealth and Volunteers Shape Postwar Civic World
Dr Gordon Bates of the Health League of Canada urges widespread volunteering to advance civilization. He cites Wilberforce and Beecher Stowe, argues individuals must perform unpaid service, and envisions a world built by voluntary associations beyond formal government. He calls for postwar study of voluntary societies to strengthen them.
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Health
Health League of Canada
Dr Bates
Wilberforce
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Mrs. Pankhurst
Lord Shaftsbury
Josephine Butler
John Wesley
Thy-mo-trol speeds aircraft part finishing time
General Electric Co developed the Thy-mo-trol electronic control used in war production. It cut machining time for an aircraft part from thirteen and a half hours to five minutes, boosting throughput during wartime.
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General Electric Co
Air delegate from Canada attends CERCA conference
S Stevens, superintendent of communications for Trans-Canada Air Lines, returned from London where he served as a Canadian delegate to CERCA the Third Commonwealth and Empire Conference on Radio. He will also attend the Third International Aeronautical Radio Communications conference in Rio de Janeiro in September, crucial to Canada’s global air transport communications system.
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Trans- Canada Air Lines
Canada
London
England
Rio de Janiero
Postwar planning urged to speed reconversion and prioritize essentials
The Toronto Financial Post argues postwar planning bodies must coordinate to provide civilian work quickly for servicemen and war workers, prioritize first jobs like housing and civilian goods, and hold back public works for emergency use to address unemployment, focusing on highways sewers and schools first.
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Toronto Financial Post
Joseph in Egypt and the Covenant Amid Plenty
Religious drama of Genesis under Pharaoh and Joseph shows providential over ruling of history. Pharaoh, recognizing Joseph as ruled by God, rises him to vizier, controlling taxes justice and temple restoration. Joseph's policy in plenty emphasizes stewardship virtues: economy, industry, patience, fortitude and cooperation.
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Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
Egypt
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Crossword Puzzle Horizontal and Vertical Clues List
A full crossword clue list with horizontal and vertical entries including definitions for shroud journey exponer words and goddess terms. Clues cover animals metals plants numbers and mythic figures across and down with varied word lengths and difficulty.
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