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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1918
Page
2
Dr. W G Hudson of DuPont argues in a medical association talk that risks in explosive manufacturing are exaggerated. He cites railroading as having higher injury rates and says most factory accidents stem from worker carelessness, not explosives, noting industry shifts toward more machinery and fewer workers.
A barge used for underwater blasting on the Panama Canal emits a whistle before detonation. Birds, drawn by stunned fish rising after explosions, flock from all directions to the whistle, treating it as a dinner gong. Canal workers and locals also share in the effect.
In American Magazine an author argues that the idea of inevitable tiredness drives fatigue. He notes that sustained work during long stretches has not killed productive men of normal health and cites Thomas Edison as a historical example of endurance against weariness.
The fragment argues that if major leaders had died at thirty five, iconic outcomes would differ. It mentions Bell Ford Hoover Wilson Pershing as examples of consequences for their absent leadership and influence on technology, industry, policy, health, and war.
A Popular Science idea imagines traveling faster than light with a telescope to view Earth events unfold from space. You could witness Waterloo, Yorktown, New Orleans, Caesar’s death, and Cleopatra with Antony, then replay scenes to study them.
Paris reports the YWCA run Hotel Petrograd adds a Bomb Parlor a wallless room at building bottom. When sirens announce air raids guests rush to the shelter and feel safe. Workers recount nightly flights and rapid return to bed with games visits or reading in the parlor.
Washington clear warning from Surgeon General Rupert Blue on influenza linked respiratory illnesses. He urges fresh air, proper clothing, and public health posters to curb deaths from pneumonia bronchitis and other infections this winter. Copies of the poster available free from the U S Public Health Service.
The article explains ancient manuscripts faded by erasure on palimpsests and the photographic process to reveal earlier text. A yellow screen highlights yellow ink, producing a negative where later writing shows white while earlier writing blends. Subsequent browning and positive negatives merge to make the earlier characters appear distinctly black.
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