New Inventions to Power Life and Machines
Discoveries by Sumner N Blossom show scientists expanding physiology and psychology research to enhance human efficiency. Endocrine glands, bacteriophages, and bodily enzymes are studied for cures and traits, with cancer, diabetes, and infectious diseases targeted. Practical radio, solar and wind power advances, and cosmic ray research hint at future energy solutions.
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New York
Sumner N. Blossom
Popular Science
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Dico
Anthony
Avery
Comer
Kuger
Slossom
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Eam
Howe
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Apuve
Tuan
W. A. Coblentz
United States Bureau of Standards
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Iamnerad
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Eccentric farmer Wills $100000 Farm Bequest Amid Scattershot Gifts
Estate of William Hun sicker, a Lebanon County farmer who died at his home in Baotia, lists nearly 100000 in cash bequests to neighbors and churches. The 215 acre homestead farm and 660 Lebanon National Bank shares are set to a favored niece with a trust aimed at doubling most bequests under a residuary clause. The will marks a notable first in the state as the bank receives a direct bequest from the testator, who was a director of the Lebanon National Bank.
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Wiliam Hunsicker
Baotia
Tfausicher
Lebanon National Bank
Ifato
Lebanon Natonal Bank
Lebanon County
Indian Finds Limburger Good Bait for Lynx
Cordova Alaska report describes Bettle Mallak who, returning from Sitka government school, brought Limburger cheese to bait lynx. His father John Mallak smeared traps in woods. lynx were trapped, skinned, and traded for clothes and groceries. The cheese was humorously called white man's smellum and fine lynx bait.
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Cordova
Alauska
Bettle Mallak
Sitka
John Mallak
Mallak
Tomahawk Island Returns to Its Old Name Legend
The article recounts Tomahawk Island in the Columbia River near Portland harboring a long legend. Lewis and Clark reportedly named it after an incident involving an Indian party and a lost pipe during a peaceful meal stop. The tale explains why the island bears the tomahawk name and its later restoration.
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Columbia
Tomalawk Island
Lewla
Clark
Vancouver
Tomahawk Island
Lewis and Clark
Radio chess match opens Canberra with notable movers
A lively radio chess match in London featured A. P. and the Australian legislature at the opening of Canberra. The Duke of York and Premier Baldwin made the first moves. After a period of static, the game ended in a draw as the Australians went to bed.
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London
England
A. P
Canberra
Duke of York
Baldwin
Island name restored after geographic bureau reply
The article notes that the original name of the island was restored after girls at the focal show wrote to the United States Geographic Bureau, following confusion sparked by the construction of the interstate bridge over the Columbia River.
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Colombia
United States Geographic Bureau
Police to Educate Parisian Jaywalkers
Paris plans a “Pedestrian day” staged by police to educate walkers. Trainee officers will enforce livery and ordinance rates as offenders are informed of guilt but arrested only in extreme cases. Pedestrians are treated as fair participants while city officials review streets and police records for further improvements.
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Paris
Planning for future livestock needs urged by Dr Mohler
Dr John St Mohler, chief of the bureau of animal industry, told the Texas and Southwest Cattle Raisers association in El Paso that success rests on personal ability organized effort and wider use of public information. He urged stock owners to study federal and state research and to use data on food habits imports exports and other influences in planning meat production.
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United States Department of Agricultura
John St. Mohler
Bureau of Animal Industry
Texas and Southwest Cattle Raisers’ Association
el Faso
Texas
Mohler
Great Southwest
Doctor Mohler
Attention to Hog Houses and Equipment
W A Foster of the University of Illinois Agriculture College argues for better hog housing and feeding gear on navy farms. He notes sanitary farrowing rooms boost pig vigor, while clean lighted quarters aid crewing and growth. movable colony houses aid sanitation but raise building costs. community houses reduce labor but risk contagion.
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Navy Farms
W. A. Foster
Farm Mechanics Department
College of Agriculture
University of Ilinois
Development as a Key Factor in Gilt Breeding Timing
Development rather than age governs when a gilt can be bred. A well developed gilt at seven to eight months makes a better mother than an underfed ten to twelve month gilt. Early breeding may improve litter outcomes and lower per pig costs, but risks include small litters from underdeveloped mothers. Proper feeding around farrowing reduces losses.
Hogs and Cannibal Tankage Reported by Agriculturist
The Southern Agriculturist states hogs are fed tankage from packing houses. Tankage, the residue left after fat is extracted, includes undesired parts. The piece suggests hogs, though often seen as meek, may be capable of cannibal behavior under this diet.
Telegraph Dispatch Shorthand at Supper Table
A daughter recalls listening to her father dictate a telegram and later explains the message to her mother at the supper table. When asked if there was more to Boy, she replies No that’s all there is Perind Stop.
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Perind
Modern Rome street sweeper drives old pavement clean
Popular Mechanics notes contrasts between ancient Rome and today as a motorized street sweeper mounted on an automobile chassis cleans pavements laid in imperial times. The rotary kim broom mirrors those used in the country.
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Rome
Popular Mechanica Magazine
Making Use of Maps for Dress Patterns
Old maps amuse the Parla correspondent as French conturiers design geographical frocks from Sixteenth and Seventeenth century maps. They copy colors and contours onto silks and satin while accessories show winds and seas. The fashion houses gathered travel books with primitive maps and the new models are said to be well received by the trade.
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Clossom
University of Nebraska
Christian Science Monitor
USDA develops process for newsprint from hardwoods
The United States Department of Agriculture announced a new process to make newsprint from hardwoods. It aims to bolster newsprint supply from species like aspen birch and possibly maple in the northeast and to spur a new newsprint industry in southern gumwood regions.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Aspen
Pathfinder quote about seeing good in darkness
A compact note presents the phrase I can see good in everything spoken by Pathfinder and asks Can you see good In the dark The fragment hints at a reflective or inspirational message associated with Pathfinder.
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Pathfinder
Stones Used In Pyramids Sourced From Distant Quarries
The article notes that Egyptian pyramid stones were transported from far away since the quarries are distant from the monuments, underscoring the effort and scale of ancient building projects.
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Monumenta
Jig Dialogue Sparks Town Gossip in Clapboard Springs
In a clipped exchange at Clapboard Springs, Mrs Fiddlin teases about young Gabe Gouney heading to a distant college, while Elijah Fiddlin weighs the odds of him staying or leaving town. The rustic tone and rural setting evoke small town curiosity over a coming of age choice.
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Mrs. Fiddlin
Gabe Gouney
Elijah
Ile
Rosh
Shadows We Are and Shadows We Pursue Burte Quote
Burte notes the paradox of human nature as shadows we are and shadows we chase. The remark frames identity as elusive, urging reflection on ambition and self in the face of impermanence.
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Burte
Brazil grants vast land concessions for colonization
The Brazilian government has granted a Japanese company a concession totaling nearly 250 million acres across three zones in Amazonas state for colonization. The firm plans significant development spending as these concessions are put in place.
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Bas
Amazonas
Knowledge and Timber Well Seasoned Before Use
A concise guideline stresses that knowledge and timber must be properly seasoned prior to use to ensure effectiveness and safety. The adage emphasizes preparation, patience, and quality materials for lasting results.
Dangerous Varicose Veins Treatment Claim
An ad-like fragment promotes Emerald Oil as a home remedy for varicose veins and piles. It urges readers to apply full strength oil twice daily, claiming rapid reduction and absorption of piles, and to continue treatment until veins return to normal size.
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Moone
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