Sawdust in the Eye and Other Parables of Opinion
A string of Quotations on ambition money education and folly. The passages mock self made men illiterate publishing diaries and the perils of intolerant idealism. They touch on success motivation misjudgment and the warnings of crowd politics.
Whales Outwit Men in South Africa Beach Chase
In Langebaan, two whales and two boats play a seaside game of hide and seek. Three-man crews pursue the whales who elude capture by diving and surfacing near the boats, thrilling onlookers as dusk ends the chase.
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Langebaan
United Press
Elephants Cited In Malaysia Rail Anniversary Inscription
A Singapore United Press correspondent notes the fifty year mark of the Federated Malay States railways with an inscription near Telok Anson. It honors a wild elephant that charged and derailed a train in September 1934 while defending its herd on the line.
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F. M. S. Railways
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Malaya
Chinese method measures great pressures via film sensitivity
Shanghai reports a method to gauge large pressures in structures by observing how photographic film develops after being exposed to pressure. Scientists found films showed unusual sensitivity to pressure, enabling this measurement technique.
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Shanghai
A Hill and a Pill Joke Excerpt
A brief joke exchange compares a hill and a pill. The father explains a hill is hard to climb, while a pill is hard to swallow, delivering a light pun on everyday challenges.
So Careless of Him Stray Stories Fragment
A fragment from Stray Stories magazine presents a dialogue where a driver is warned of a fork in the road and a puncture incident. The exchange features George and a policeman's warning about the upcoming hazard.
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George
Stray Stories Magazine
Pikes Peak Arose From Distant Prairie Dawn
Northwestern university geologists report fossils recovered near Pikes Peak indicate the region was a flat marshy plain twelve million years ago before the mountain rose. The exact force lifting the range remains undetermined, per the Washington Post summary.
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Pikes Peak
Denver
Colo
Northwestern University
Washington Post
Scientist's Body Stored Since 1841 in Einbeck
Friedrich Sertuerner, who discovered morphine, has lain in a dust covered coffin in a country church storeroom near Einbeck since 1841 as there is no burial plot. The town remains poor and appeals for funds or a monument have failed. A black tablet marks his association with morphine discovery.
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Germany
Detroit Free Press
Friedrich Sertuerner
Sertuerner
New Lime-Lemon Hybrid Could Boost Home Growers
U S Department of Agriculture scientists developed a cross between a lemon and a lime named Perrine. The variety is described as heartier than limes with strong acid juice and may grow well in warmer areas of Louisiana Texas and Florida, reducing imports of five to six million pounds annually from the West Indies and other regions.
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West Indies
Florida
The
Keys
United States Department of Agriculture
Louisiana
Texas
England's smallest church closes as congregation leaves
A tiny wood and stone chapel on the Pownall estate at Wilmslow has shut after its last worshippers departed. The church, 135 feet long and 14 feet high, housed an organ, pulpit, 12 pews, and stained glass, built by Henry Boddington of Manchester from stones from ancient temples worldwide.
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Pownall
Wilmslow
Henry Boddington
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Ship Canal Company
New Teeth For Whale Workmen At Santa Barbara Exhibit
Workers at the Santa Barbara Natural History Museum restoring a whale for exhibition discovered the specimen was missing several teeth. False teeth were crafted to fill the gaps and complete the job.
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Santa Barbara Natural History Museum
One Way Mother Cookie Rule Sparks Sleep Debate
A Windsor Star dialogue captures a mother restricting cookies at night and a child insisting he can sleep on his back. The exchange reflects家庭 bedtime dynamics and humorous parental limits.
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Junior
Windsor Star
Inca gold still lies in Lake Titicaca waters
The article notes that much of the Inca treasure abandoned during Pizarro’s conquest remains in Lake Titicaca and is occasionally recovered in small quantities.
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Lake Titicaca
Peru
Pizarro
Tiny Leningrad Plane Carries Nine Pound Load
A compact plane built in Leningrad weighs 1.5 pounds and holds enough fuel for two hours of flight. It is designed to carry a payload of nine pounds.
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Leningrad
Russia
50 000 Rats Raised for Science in Essex Farm
A rodent facility in Essex England maintains a stock of 50 000 rats and 350 000 mice. Most will be sold for research use, supporting scientific work and studies.
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Science
Essex
England
Favorite Selections Question What are those girls doing on library steps
Outside reading. A brief note describes girls seated on library steps engaged in reading activities during leisure time on campus.
Like a tree Sequoias Endure Across Time and Belief
The piece compares Sequoia groves on the Pacific Coast to spiritual endurance, noting trees aged three to five thousand years and their ability to heal burned or cut sections. It links natural longevity to enduring truth in human consciousness, citing Abraham, monotheism, and Scriptural trees, and concludes with Christian Science reflections on growth through divine Mind and Love.
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Abram
Abraham
Theavoia
Mary Baker Eddy
The
Christian Science Monitor
Roosevelt pre election zeal for economy fades to death bed repentance
The crackling focus on budget cuts and fiscal restraint appears to misfire as voters view the Roosevelt plan with skepticism. Critics label the effort as too late and political posturing amid rising concerns about economic stability and public sentiment.
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Farley Predicts Campaign of Villification
Farley calls upcoming campaign a campaign of villification as residuary beneficiary of the Smear Hoover effort. He admonishes that Farley should know.
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Farley
Relief workers split over New Deal campaign fund
A fragment discusses relief workers who object to contributing to the New Deal campaign fund and questions whether they are ungrateful for wartime or era obligations.
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New Deal
Save the pennies and make the taxpayer believe that the billions will take care of them
The Washington version quotes a skeptical view on fiscal policy. It cautions that small savings are used to soothe public concern while vast funds are claimed to cover future costs. The remark emphasizes distrust of official financial rhetoric.
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