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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1917
Page
5
How sunlight chiefly causes color differences in plant foliage and flowers. Sun exposure and soil conditions influence color, with examples from hydrangea varieties and soil alum treatment. The piece notes natural color variation, hybridization, and regional color ranges in wildflowers, referencing Chile as a forward-looking nation in progress.
The item notes a one year old condor, mentions ancient Chinese use of natural gas, a Chicago train coffee service in paper cups, and various historical curiosities. It references a Chinese aviators' school at Canton, 1915 London weddings vs earlier years, a California cotton factory blowing via compressed air, and dental neglect in Germany. An electric locomotive on a western railway reportedly ran 829 miles without special attention enroute.
Fragmentary OCR reads as a travel or slogan piece linking New York and San Francisco with Chile and a phrase like Lake Frie. The readable text is limited and lacks clear facts or a coherent narrative for a full summary.
Edenburg and surrounding communities report funerals and guests as Mrs John Dickson travels to Pittsburg for a niece's death while Leada Val er ie Ulisses Bessie and Roth Krider visit from Girard. Sudden changes at the Pennsylvnia Engineering plant. school term at Martha Side School ends on a high note with a social. The article notes whooping cough cases among Sedwick children and various local visits and reflections on letter writing.
Dr PD De Walter, newly elected vice president of the American Medical Pharmaceutical League, asserts he and his Brooklyn chemist son discovered a new explosive called Terrerat while researching a substitute for gasoline. He claims five plains of the compound could wreck Wallworth Tower and a bomb dropped from an airplane could devastate a ten mile square city. He says the substances were gathered near New Jersey and details were given to reporters.
An old time remedy promises rapid relief from headache neuralgia and pain after taking a powder. The ad urges readers to visit the drug store now and buy the product to clear their head within moments.
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