Eye Gauges Rays Unseen Stars Cast Pasadena Plan for a powerful eye to measure distant starlight with the 200 inch telescope
Astronomers led by Dr. George Ellery Hale outline in the Astrophysical Journal a delicate photoelectric cell eye to gauge light from stars millions of miles away. Used with the 200 inch telescope atop a southern California mount, the device promises to quantify star brightness by detecting faint electrical currents.
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Pasadena
Calif
California
George Ellery Hale
Mount Wilson Observatory
The
Astrophysical Journal
Recluse 65-Year-Old Handyman Houseds In Rosseau Churn
A sixty five year old handyman in Rosseau Minnesota refuses state and federal relief. He lives in a churn he found at a defunct creamery where he once worked and has made it his home for four years with a crude bed stove clock and few possessions.
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Leon Plant
Rosseau
Minn
Plant
GaBBy GERTIE Fashion Quip on Overhead Costs
A humorous line by GaBBy GERTIE remarks that wearing an expensive toupee suggests a tendency to avoid cutting overhead. The quip reflects a playful take on expense and vanity observed in public discourse.
Draughts and work aid in health says Sidney Smith funeral speech
The article reports at Sidney Smith's funeral a minister urged safer driving after his death in an auto accident. It cites Cook County 1935 fatalities and U S totals, then discusses air currents in homes, the role of drafts, and the therapeutic value of steady work to maintain health. It emphasizes moderation and proper protection for the vulnerable. Bell Syndicate WNU Service.
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Sidney Smith
The
Smith
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Reckless Driving Cited as Moral Cause of Auto Fatalities
A Western Newspaper Union note argues that car deaths since 1919 total 348 406 in the US through 1933 and cites weather and road data to claim defective cars rarely cause crashes. The piece urges drivers to adopt the Golden Rule as a moral remedy.
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Akron
United States
Western Newspaper Union
Tilt of Head Indexed to Personality Says Doctor
Dr. F P Millard of Toronto outlined the tilt of the head as a guide to a person’s disposition and intelligence. A backward head tilt with a set jaw and size seven and a half hat signals a warlike nature or a partially dislocated cervical vertebra from a fall or accident.
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Toronto
F. P. Millard
Ontario Academy of Osteopathy
Millard
Australia Leads in Cinema Density Worldwide
Australia, with 1,286 cinemas serving 6,630,000 people, has more cinemas per capita than any other country. The United States averages one cinema for 10,400 people and the United Kingdom one for 9,333, highlighting Australia’s relative abundance.
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Melbourne
Australia
United States
United Kingdom
East Indies chewing gum preparation details
The article describes a betel nut based chew used by both sexes in the East Indies. Nuts are boiled sliced sun dried and grated on betel leaves then rolled with quicklime into pellets. The habit colors gums and lips red and over time stains teeth black and decays them.
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East Indies
Indiana Man Owns Watch Carried by Washington
Milo Tucker of LaGrange owns a watch historically linked to George Washington. The piece, two inches in diameter, dates to 1781 when given to Tucker’s ancestor Rev. Edward Evens after the Revolutionary War. It features a double silver case, Roman hours, engraved maker N Haushurst New York, and a missing winding key.
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N. Haushurst
New York
Practical Household Tips From A Century Ago
A set of old home care and maintenance hints covers cleaning near dust, poinsettia care with cellar storage, and mattress turning methods for bed-bound individuals. Each tip reflects period guidance from the Associated Newspapers WNU Service.
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Associated Newspapers
WNU
Green tweed coat with lynx trim praised for stadium wear
A bright green imported mixed tweed coat with new sleeve treatment and heavy loop fastenings is highlighted as ideal for football games and campus gallery events. It features lavish lynx fur trim and warm practical design for crowds.
Chic Frock Pattern Promises Slender Silhouette
House frock pattern 95486 offers four pieces a back a front and two sleeves with diagonal shoulder buttons and a pointed belt. Diagrams sew chart and complete details included. Size 14 to 46 available with fabric needs and 15 cents price. Send order to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept New York.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
West Lighteenth St
New York
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Panicked Audience Reacts to Opera Voice Afloat Off Australia
A U S ship with explorers anchored off Australia faced a panic when a gramophone played a famous opera singer. Natives fled in fear from the unfamiliar sound, highlighting how fear of the unknown echoes in prejudice and bigotry. Bell Syndicate.
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Australia
Bell Syndicate
Wwnu
Horrible Example Sparks Barbershop Discussion
A joking exchange presents a barber with long hair and whiskers claiming odd looks drive customers to try his haircut and shave. The barber asserts the unusual style is good business.
The Sawfish Menace in Oceanic Waters
A historical account describes the sawfish as a dangerous oceanic predator in the Pristidae family. It details its 20 foot length, six foot jaws, cartilaginous rostrum, and ferocious appetite for flesh, noting its threat to whales and abundance in tropical and warm waters.
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Tropics
Equator
Mississippi
Nicaragua
Path of sorrow lands on thorny road to solace
A reflective couplet echoes Cowper’s view that the road to comfort is through hardship and sorrow. The verse emphasizes the costs and struggles on the journey toward a blessed destination.
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