Various Odd Facts from The Four Quarters Column
A hodgepodge of notes covers biology, invention, industry, and travel. Topics include a glowworm spider, corn used for corncob pipes, absence of polar bears in south polar regions per Stefansson, prewar cotton seed value, porcelain bathroom fixtures, a tractor scraper for terraces, a light projector, a pocket multi color pen, and mineral production in British Columbia. A tribe of southwest African bushmen, language by clicks, fading exposure of colored alk s, undersea burning fuel by Oscar Brunler, and fishing from hotel rooms in Brownsville, Texas after A T L Willingham caught a large blue catfish from his hotel room window orbit the column.
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Asia
Amissouri
South Polar
Stefansson
Virginia
Uke Myers
Oscar Brunler
British Columbia
Africa
Brownsville
Texas
A. TL. Willingham
Dorothy Pilley Leads Glacier Clack Foot Glacier Climb
Miss Dorothy Pilley, renowned woman mountain climber, joins Glacier National Park parties and spends time sealing glaciers this summer. A photo shows her descending Clack Foot glacier after guiding a climb.
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Dorothy Pilley
Glacier National Park
Clackfoot Glacier
Early Egyptian Mining In Sinai Turquoise Mines
The earliest mining activities recorded are by the Egyptians in the turquoise mines of the Sinai peninsula. A sandstone glyphic record from these sites is described as well preserved in the text.
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Sinai Peninsula
Uncle Eben Mispronounces Money Talk In Local Sideline
In a casual Washington Star piece, Uncle Eben voices a folksy take on money as a common topic even when people attempt to discuss other matters. The line reflects regional speech and social humor within a brief column snippet.
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Uncle Eben
Washtington Star
Comes Up Like Thunder Poem Line in Palestine
A writer notes dawn in Palestine as the Kon Keeis leap over the horizon at daybreak. The sun bursts from darkness in a fiery rise signaling morning without a long dawn.
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Palestine
Great Problem in the Hines Distribution
Ledger notes a broad issue of distribution costs affecting wages and consumer price checks with emphasis in Little Rock Arkansas. The Arkansas Democrat signals pressure on workers and households as pay checks struggle to cover rising expenses.
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Little Rock
Ark
Democrat
Dry leader accused in graft and wine syndicate case
State Senator Lowell B Mason faces charges tied to a grand jury bid with a former prohibition director and six others in an alleged sacramental wine scheme. He is accused of acting as the payoff link in a $1,000,000 graft case.
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Lowell B. Mason
Eack Grand Jury
Prohibition
Mason
Army Engineers Adopt Lorgnettes for Map Reading
Lorgnettes, once a luxury for the near sighted, are added to the army engineer corps equipment. The stereo scope aids quick reading of aerial maps photographs and drawings. The picture shows Lieut J M Young using a lorgnette.
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Nice
Indies
Engineer Corps
Army
J. M. Young
Keen Sense of Touch Reveals Color Without Sight
In England, a 50 year old named Fisher trained his sense of touch to detect colors in colored felt used in rug making. He learned to distinguish hues by touch and can identify colors of substances he has never touched before, showing remarkable tactile color perception.
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England
Fisher
Nick of Time Origin Traced to Notches in Old Ledger
The Dearborn Independent explains that nick in nick of time derives from nock or notch, an ancient method of time or money accounting kept by notching a stick. The article links the phrase to early tracking practices and the history of timekeeping terms.
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Dearborn Independent
Remarkable Accuracy Claims Oil Film Thickness
Professor Perrin, the French authority on atoms, reports measuring a film of oil on water only about a millith of an inch thick.
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Perrin
Interpretations Overwhelming Our Understanding
A compact reflection on excess commentary eclipsing substance. The quote notes how too many interpretations multiply the texts rather than illuminate them, suggesting a fatigue with endless scholarly commentary.
Two-Headed Schoolboy Spotted at San Angelo Fair Grounds
A fragment reports a two-headed schoolboy peering through cracks in a fence at the old fair grounds in San Angelo on a hot September day in 1904. The Suan Antonio Paper notes the curious scene amid a broader local interest.
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San Angelo
Suan Antonio Paper
Wartime Notes From The Era Of Change
A collage of short items notes advances in posters waterproofed by varnish. ancient sites and imports. notable deaths and antiquities. new fuels from by products. Holland bulb trade value. Belgium flax crop and loom idle. archeologists uncover Terracotta figurines. teachers seek equal pay in Japan. rubber electroplating. private airplane ownership. Chilean commercial growth. hotel tax changes. German dress trim makers unite. British navy aerial dreadnaughts in maneuvers. secret war machine work. Slate Lick PA Presbyterians host a wedding after 125 years.
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Solomon
John Cousins
Florence Nightingale
Crimea
England
Holland
Belgium
Tenegra
Boeotia
Japan
Germany
Presbyterian Church
Slate’ Lick
Margaret Cochran
James Downie
Crop Rotation Proven Valuable for Yields
The U S Department of Agriculture reports crop rotation closely matches farm manure and fertilizers in maintaining yields of wheat corn and oats and often enhances overall productivity. Combined use of rotation and manuring boosts acre yields beyond the sum of separate effects with examples from Missouri and Urbana Illinois. A bulletin, Farmers Bulletin 1476-T, details principles and benefits and can be obtained by writing to Washington D C.
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United States Department of Agriculture
England
Missouri Experiment Station
Urbana
Ill
Washington, D. C
Barley Proves Cheaper Feed for Beef Cattle
Barley found to be a cheaper feed for fattening beef cattle than corn in a Colorado experiment. Two herds of calves gained nearly the same over 208 days, but barley cattle produced lower cost per 100 pounds of gain. In the test, one ton of barley replaced 1,004.4 pounds of corn and 228.1 pounds of alfalfa hay, with corn valued at 95.2 percent of barley. Denver market results favored barley fed calves.
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Colorado
Eradication Methods for Quack Grass Highlighted by Purdue Study
Purdue University expert A. Hansen reports quack grass can be killed by excluding light with tar paper or coverings for three months. Fred Dunnes of Lake County Indiana allegedly achieved complete eradication using this method. Sweet clover is noted as an effective pasture alternative in Du Page County Illinois.
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Hansen
Purdue’ University
Fred Dunnes
Lake County
Ind
Feed Young Stock For Better Growth And Cost Efficiency
The young growing animal gains more with ample feed, and is cheaper to raise than older stock. Providing plenty of feed prevents stunting after weaning and supports rapid growth of bone and muscle, especially when pasture is scarce.
Manure Spreading Boosts Corn Yields in Pennsylvania Trial
An experiment shows 80 tons of manure spread over five acres raises corn by 91 bushels, while the same amount over three acres adds 51 bushels. At ten tons per acre the crop increase values differ by rate, with six tons per acre giving a smaller gain in value.
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Pennsylvania
Bronze Age Island Village Unearthed in Upper Swabia
Archaeologists reveal a fortified Bronze Age island village in the Wedersee marshes Upper Swabia dating to the transition from a dry to a wetter period. The oval town measures about 175 yards across with two palisades one on shore and another in the water, and contains over 50 000 pine trunks and numerous bronze age logs and tools.
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Germany
Wedersee
Upper Swabia
New York Tribune
Exacting Gert-Charlie kiss rules appear in rumors
The fragment notes interpersonal fixation on who Gert and Charlie kiss. It contrasts Mame as a lipstick user and a claim that women rarely accept a man's explanation. It suggests anger when explanation is refused, reflecting social dynamics in a terse dialogue.
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Gert
Charlie
Mame
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