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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1927
Page
9
The article discusses testing and construction efforts along river defenses, noting an average capacity and ongoing work to reinforce levees. It mentions seven hundred thirty six levee sections and the need to concentrate resources to prevent failures, with a focus on vast engineering challenges ahead.
Washington engineers propose giant levees dow n the Mississippi from Cairo to New Orleans to reclaim 40 000 square miles of farmland and create a new state. The plan envisions 39 to 80 foot banks narrowing the river to 50 miles to 1 mile wide, funded by federal and state cooperation over a decade, costing about seventy million dollars yearly.
The article describes native giant moth species and their caterpillars, focusing on silk production. It details semi domestication methods, cocoon harvesting, indoor rearing, and tree-based feeding systems. It notes the Luna moth and Cecropia related species, and cites French and American production contexts and artificial silk aims.
An article explains artificial silk production surpassing natural silk. It describes chemical fibers extruded through glass tubes and drawn into threads, then reeled into usable yarns. The text notes uses in carpets, insulation, horsehair substitutes, and woven fabrics, with broad claims of rapid growth and imitates silk’s luster.
A garbled report discusses metal weights and comparisons. It mentions lead weighing about 12.19, copper around 656, tin 358, aluminum 142 pounds, and notes differing values for related metals. The text is distorted, with unclear names and figures throughout.
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