Women urged to promote chemistry in homes and nation
A plea to American women urges action to boost organic chemistry research for national health, defense, and resource use. It cites endorsements by five leading women and outlines eight steps from education to policy advocacy, urging local groups to study, discuss, and demand support for domestic chemical science and industry.
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Cal
America
United States
Herbert Hoover
United States Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Girl Scouts
Thomas G. Winter
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Maude Wetmore
Woman's Department
Ada L. Comstock
Radcliffe College
American Association of University Women
George Maynard Minor
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Women of America
Bet Gone Wrong Between New Jersey Man and Utah Pests
A New Jersey man boasted he could endure mosquito bites for ten minutes in Utah. He lasted nine as the Utah man watched, then a burning glass lit his shirt and forced a smack. The chant "There's one from home" echoed as he paid the bet.
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New Jersey
Utah
Gold First Metal Shaped Early Civilization
Gold was the first metal used by humankind and its perceived magical qualities sparked a global search. Its value influenced civilizations and helped shape early history.
Gophers Near Los Angeles Largely Unchanged Over 200000 Years
A study shows modern California gophers living around Los Angeles today exhibit no significant differences from fossil gophers found in the same state two hundred thousand years ago. The findings suggest long term morphological stability in this region.
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Los Angeles
California
One Jury's Verdict Against Railroad Company
A jury reports its verdict in a suit against a railroad company. The jurors contend that if the train had run properly and the bell and whistle acted as required, the cow would not have been killed.
Ovid Quotation on Exhausted Fields and Tillage
A compact medieval style note cites Ovid stating that a field becomes exhausted by cas stant tillage. The line highlights ancient agrarian thought on cultivation and soil depletion.
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Ovid
Billie Brownie Encounters Winter Birds and Kind Critters
Billie Brownie travels beyond Brownieland meeting Peter Gnome and Judge Just Praise then wanders with winter birds the American Crossbills White-Winged Crossbills Chickadees Long Sparrows and Cedar Waxwings. They discuss praise birds and a heroic fire saving dog as winter adventures unfold.
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Peter Gnome
Brownieland
Peter
Billie
Alub
Billie Brownie
Nature
Judge Just Praise
Judge Just
Bille Brownie
Dad's Limited Knowledge
A local boy struggles with a go cart and a neighbor jokes that his father will know. The boy retorts that his father knows only about God, highlighting a humorous line about parental limits.
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God
Boston Transcript
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Brooklyn Woman
Brooklyn woman Mrs Englemann testifies the remedy eased nervous troubles and sleeplessness during the change of life. She found the booklet in her mailbox, shared it with friends, and urges others to try the product with its fifty year record of service.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Lydia E.pinkham
Mrs. Englemann
Palmetto St
Ridgewood
Lydia E. Pinkham
Quote on effort and classical music ethics
A concise reflection argues that life rewards effort similarly to how classical music rewards commitment, suggesting personal input shapes outcomes in art and life. The remark frames discipline, dedication, and consistency as keys to excellence.
Dandelion Butter Color Market Sells Widely
An old advertisement promotes a harmless vegetable butter color named Dandelion used for 50 years. Drug stores and grocers sell bottles labeled Dandelion for 35 cents each, with a note about despising small wounds and humble enemies.
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Spohn
General Leonte
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Jaques Capsule Co
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Remington
American Writing Machine Co
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Indianapolis
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R. R. Norwood
Mineral Wells
Tex
Mr. Hill
BAYER
Allcock
Hall
BE. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Lars, Lea Qozas Faner
M ‘Bonner
Chickadees
Leery Petore
Doan
Indiana
Florence Reed
Ninth St
Jeffersonville
Ind
Dom
Dean’s
Foster-Milburn CO
Offalo, N. Y
W. F. Young, Inc
Lyman St
Springfield
Mase
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