Life on Earth Found in 1 Million Species Count
A Columbia University Press treatise by Theodosius Dobzhansky estimates over 1.5 million species worldwide, with 822,765 animals, 133,000 flowering plants, and 100,000 lower plants. He calls species diversity seemingly endless and discusses species discreteness and modal points in classification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
New York
Theodosius Dobzhansky
California Institute of Technology
Columbia University Press
Dobzhansky
Home plant care and kitchen tips from an old guide
Advice on growing houseplants with ample light and air, tuning temperatures around 50 degrees at night and 65 to 70 by day. Kitchen tips include cooking tapioca without soaking and using a double boiler, preventing mush from jumping, and browning flour for gravy with oven toast.
What Is Permanent By What Is Permanent
A meditation on human craving for security and permanence in an uncertain world. The essay explores the search for absolute authority and the stable paths to happiness amid changing social, cosmic, and economic forces.
Remarkable Child Prodigy Mercedes Williams Delights Guests
Mercedes Williams a three year old prodigy from Rochester New York sits at a hotel typewriter in New York City as educators praise her high IQ over 150. She names capitals of all fifty states and most nations inventors and famous phrases including the Gettysburg Address.
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Mercedes Williams
Rochester
N. Y
New York
Supreme Court
Betty Wells
WNU Service
Downstairs Powder Room Transforms Tiny Space Into Chic Corner
A real estate buyer converts a bleak first floor lavatory into a stylish, compact powder room. Dark blue walls, red and blue floor, red accents, and a mirrored wall create a smart, durable space that withstands family wear.
Love as the constant amid world of uncertainty
A Western Newspaper Union meditation on security and struggle. The author argues that mistakes drive progress and absolute security is unattainable. He recalls the maternity riddle as a test of true love, asserting love is the permanent force guiding life more than material wealth.
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Western Newspaper Union
Mason and Dixon Line Surveyed to Settle Boundary
Between November 15 1763 and December 28 1767 Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon surveyed the boundary to resolve disputes between the Lords Baltimore proprietors of Maryland and the Penn family of Pennsylvania.
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Mason and Dixon
Charles Mason
Jeremiah Dixon
Baltimore
Penn
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virtues in Snakes and Forgotten Stars in Hollywood
A column joke style piece reflects on sports broadcasters and the era of radio narration as well as fading Hollywood stars. It touches on snake lore from Kansas drug stores to Eve and references to public sentiment about predictability in politics and media.
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Anta Monica
Calif
Graham McNamee
Graham
John McCullough
Irish Goldberg
Kansas
Eve
Garden of Eden
NCE
Hollywood
Irvin
WNU
Foxy Little Terrier For Tea Towels
Pattern 5746 offers a terrier motif set for tea towels with six designs about 5 by 8 inches. Includes transfer patterns, material needs, stitch suggestions, and color ideas. Send 18 cents to Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept. 259 W. Fourteenth St. New York NY to obtain pattern.
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Household Arts Dept
Fourteenth St
New York
N. Y
He Smiled And His Life Blessed His Circle
A reminiscence centers on a man whose smile brightened his home and workplace. Children greeted him warmly, colleagues spoke highly, and his business grew as he offered encouragement and a brotherly gesture. His optimistic influence uplifted those around him.
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Mason and Dixon Line
Knox
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Edinburgh
Scotland
London
Literary Digest
Digest
Cobb
Terry
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