Anti-Quake Pills Sold by a “Quack” Scientist Tale
A column recounts 19th and early 20th century quack claims about earthquakes and moon phases, including a Dane who prophesied Japan's 1947 quake and a confectioner’s shop saving a man after the 1908 Messina disaster. It notes weak crust lines under the Mediterranean-Himalayan belt and the Pacific, and a proposal to open extinct volcanoes as safety valves.
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Gales
Japan
India
Britain
Mediterranean
Himalayas
Pacific
Lisbon
George Dance
How Can I Mend Common Household Flaws
Practical home hacks describe sweetening slightly soured cream with a pinch of baking soda for coffee, repairing kid pump scratches with liquid court plaster, and removing rust spots by lemon juice and salt dried in the sun.
Mykonos A Living Workshop of Home Made Craft
The Greek island of Mykonos showcases a culture where residents design and build their own houses furniture and family chapels. Young residents continue the tradition, marrying and creating homes with hands on effort.
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Mykonos
Whitewashed Mykonos Homes Reflect Fishermen Craft and Form
A visitor admires Mykonos architecture where stone paths wind between whitewashed houses built by fishermen. Dense dwellings, wooden balconies, tiled roofs, and open staircases reveal frugal, functional design shaped by seafaring life and limited timber.
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Delos
Mykonos
Elaine Westall Gould
Christian Science Monitor
Sugar soap touted as edible digestible novelty
British researchers claim a new digestible soap made from sugar that tastes nonsoapy and is safe if in the eyes. Trial forms exist with potential for tablets toothpaste or liquid formats and a large company may have license to market. A note warns this is not ordinary paint remover sugar soap. A nuclear energy course is added to correspondence studies by the National Home Study Council.
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National Home Study Council
Gardening Made Easy For Small and New Homes
The article offers practical garden tips for busy or new home gardeners. It suggests thorough soil preparation in early spring, then light weekly cultivation. It notes that annuals can create a full garden quickly in new homes or rental plots with vines, window boxes, and fast-growing blooms.
Denmark’s Salvation Army Shoe Repair Factory
In Copenhagen Hans Christiansen after discovering discarded shoes began salvaging and repairing them for the needy. He expanded into a school linked workshop where hundreds of children and girls mend shoes for the Salvation Army and hospitals, giving away repaired pairs.
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Denmark
Copenhagen
Hans Christiansen
Christiansen
Salvation Army
Christiansen Near Eighty Stars in Shoe Venture Film
The near eighty year old Christiansen stars in a film about his shoe venture. A movie based on his work was produced for Walt Disney Company TV programs and is set to reach audiences through Disney television outlets.
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Christiansen
Walt Disney
Outlaw Captain Melville Wins Social Night Then Flees
An Australian bandit known as Captain Melville once forced a wealthy farmer to host an evening. He listened as two daughters played Chopin and sang before joining in with a Mendelssohn melody. Police troopers appeared at the garden gate, and Melville escaped on horseback through a back window.
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Australia
Land of
Sunshine
America
Captain Melville
Melville
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