Fused Quartz As Aid to Health in New York
General Electric announced a perfected method to mass produce fused quartz to transmit ultra violet rays. Trials involve Dr. W T Bovie and Dr. Clarence Little to study health effects and plant growth. If successful, quartz bulbs may provide sunlike benefits year round and aid calcium metabolism in humans and animals.
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New York
General Electric Company
RK. Berry
Thomson Research Laboratory
W.T. Bovie
Harvard Medical School
Clarence C. Little
University of Maine
Berry
Doctor Bovie
Bovile
Dresden
Dector Boyle
Doctor Little
Hughes
Kansas
Tam
Bovie
Finsen
Copenhagen
America
Anerica
Mr. Berry
Little
Colonial and Bungalow Styled Home on Prairie Avenue
William A. Radford outlines a five room home combining Colonial and bungalow features. The article highlights a white exterior, curved roof over the entrance, pergola porch, ample living space with a fireplace, practical dining and breakfast nook, and a kitchen designed for economical labor with bedroom closets.
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William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
America
Atlantic
New England
Virginia
Pacific
India
Pigeons Return After Owner Abandons Them
Frank Peterson moved two pigeons he had boarded for about a year five miles into the countryside and released them. Upon returning home he found the birds waiting for food, apparently returning to their owner.
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Kansas City
Kan
Frank Peterson
Peterson
Old Warships Sold Off After Armistice
London reports obsolete warships totaling about 2,250,000 tons were sold since the armistice. The sales brought proceeds estimated between 20 and 22.5 million dollars.
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London
Playground Sites Offered to Fifty U.S. Communities
The Harmon Foundation of New York will donate playground sites to 50 qualifying American towns and suburbs this year. Applications due July 1. each site carries a $2000 minimum, with land value appraisals, option assurances, and official endorsements required.
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Harmon Foundation of
New York
Aberdeen hunter nets $20 bounty for cougar pelt
Jack Eckstrand of Aberdeen received a $20 bounty from Auditor W. K. Campbell for a cougar he killed near the headwaters of the Satsop River. He said his dogs treed six more animals, but they escaped as night fell.
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Montesuno
Wash
Jack Eckstrand
Aberdeen
W. K. Campbell
Eckstrand
Satsop
World War Cost Tallied At 80.68 Billion Gold
New York reports a Bankers' Trust publication estimating the total World War cost at 80.68 billion gold, a sum that could span all global railway mileage with reserve. The piece recalls historical war costs from William III to the Boer War and notes Britain’s government spending from 1791 to 1914.
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New York
Bankers’ Trust Company
William Iil
Great Britain
Majority Own Homes Despite Low Incomes Says Leader
W. D. Carter, retiring president of the New York State League of Savings and Loan Associations, says more than half the homes in the United States are owned by men earning under $2 000 a year. He notes about 90 percent of home buyers do not pay cash at purchase and credits savings habits and self denial as key benefits of home ownership.
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Methodist
Minden
Commissioners of
Omaha
National Guard
Columbus
Nebraska
Scottsbluff
North Nebraska
O’neill Country Club
Ainsworth
Interstate Milk Producers, Inc
Farmers’ Co
William Haney
William Leroy Benedict
Seward
Wisconsin
Shell Lake
Homer C. Stuntz
Methodist Episcopal Church
Iowa
Methodist Episcopal Hospital
Miami
Fla
Albert Pfister
Newcastle
Charles H.bishop
Kearney
Omaha Garden Club
Hartington Commercial Club
Richard
Ralph Densberger
George Densberger
Woodlawn
Masonic Grand Lodge of Nebraska
Plattsmouth
Nebraska Methodist Episcopal Conference
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Geneva
Emil Krupcka
Carey Dyer
Beatrice
Nebraska State Sunday School Association
Nebraska City
Madison Sewing Club
Madison County
Dixon County Board of Supervisors
Brick McKelvey
Crawford
Ralph Schnurr
Hemingsford
Nebraska Wesleyan
Rachel Ann Lucas
Harvard
Dodge County
Thurston County
Midland College Appeal
A. E. Sheldon
State Historical Society
Republican River
Red Cloud
Guide Rock
Women’s Relief Corps
Misssouri River
Mthis
C. Leroy Meisinger
Federal Weather Bureau
Illinois
Lincoln
University of Nebraska
Army Air Service
Fort Omaha
South Omaha
Titus Lowe
First Methodist Church
Methodist Episcopal
Singapore
Straits Settlement
Far East
George P. Bickley
Frederick T. Keeney
Foochow
China
Lincoln Association
Mary Wilcox
Kiwanis Club
Beatrice High
R. L. Baker
Lexington
James Stuart Dales
Board of Regents
Lancaster County
Nebraska Department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Veterans of Foreign Wars
City Auditorium
W. J. Costello
Grand Island
Costello
Garden County
United States
W. D. Carter
New York State League of Savings and Loan Associations
Notable Engineer Classifications Across Disciplines
The article identifies about ten core engineering fields including civil mechanical electrical chemical sanitary hydraulic railroad highway valuation and military. It notes numerous secondary branches blending into business lines such as economic and efficiency engineering categories.
Don'ts for Home Building: Cost, Plans, and Timelines
A house built right hinges on careful planning and honest budgeting. Heed expert guidance from architects and dealers, compare prices, and insist on complete plans and schedules to avoid costly changes and overruns.
Bathroom decor gets a sparkling amber and blue candlestick set
The piece highlights decorative bathroom triftes this season with a large face design. Amber or blue candlesticks are featured prominently while a powder and puff box stands out as especially original. A perfume bottle and dropper are tucked into a coordinating stopper.
Fence Posts Treatment With Concrete Around Bases
A tip notes fence posts rot where they enter soil and recommends placing concrete about six inches below the surface around the bases to reduce decay.
Emerson on Reality versus Theatrical Effect
A reflective aphorism contrasts sham and genuine action. It notes that things done for effect appear as effects, while deeds done for love are felt as true. The quote underscores the value of sincerity over pretense.
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Emerson
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