Whitby’s Past Glories Shape a Living Fishing Port
National Geographic notes Whitby’s cliffside old town and parish church date to 1100 while its jet and fossil trades faded. Today harbor scenes show crab and lobster boats, sandy lanes, and the famed Whitby jet craft, with anglers and skippers shaping a resilient coastal life.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Wwiu Service
Whitby
North Sea
England
St. Mary'’s
Whitby Abbey
Seven Seas
Greenland
Cook
Scoresby
Tees
Tyne
Victoria
Prince Albert
Baxtergate
Flowergate
Church Street
Skinner Street
Sandgate
Haggersgate
St. Ann’s Staith
Sea Wealth by Bromine Could Yield Gold and More
Popular Mechanics Magazine notes that extracting bromine from seawater is now routine and could, within a decade, lead to recovering gold, silver, and radium as by products. The process may make the sea a vast, perpetual wealth source, with one daily bromine plant releasing about $2 million worth of bromine and over $1,000 of gold per day in brine.
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Thomas Midgley
Midgley
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Seaweed and longevity rumors from a research worker
A London Answers item reports an American researcher's claim that eating seaweed with oxygen could extend life to 200 years. It notes fish feed on seaweed and that edible seaweed is a delicacy in Cornwall and parts of Scotland, but warns only prepared edible varieties should be eaten to avoid harm.
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Cornwall
Scotland
London
Explaining It Cartoon Dialogue
A brief comic exchange notes a character asking about a haircut and another replying that washing caused it to shrink. The gag centers on the mistaken result of wet hair shrinking after washing, reflecting light humor typical of the era.
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Old Whitby
Old Town
St. Mary’s. Whitby
Jet
Spain
Whitby Jet
Abbey Cliff
St. Hilda
Coble
Sam
Jim
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Marine Co
Dpt
Chicago
Lillian
Santy
Tenth St
Denver
Colo
Bliss Electrical School
Nobliss "Estes
Takorna Ave
Washington, D.C
Parker
D. Hiscox Chem
Pate N.Y
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
N.Y
Wnu—L
Indianapolis
Firestone
Washington
D. C
Neiman Motors
Voice of Firestone
N.B.C
Weaf Network
Firestone Tire & Rubber Oa
H.D
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