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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1937
Page
7
A treatise by Theodosius Dobzhansky of Caltech estimates over 1.59 million animal and plant species worldwide as a conservative figure. He argues species are discrete natural units, with cats and lions as examples, while modal points are abstract.
A fragment offering home tips on preserving plant colors with vinegar in boiled water, plant light and air needs, ideal temperatures, cooking cornmeal mush with cold water first, and browning flour by toasting then storing in a jar. Associated Newspapers.
Leonard A Barrett asks what endures amid uncertain cosmic and social forces and the search for absolute certainty. The piece contemplates security, stability, and the idea of a permanent anchor in life amid economic and normative shifts, warning of pitfalls in seeking fixed absolutes.
Rochester three year old Mercedes Williams astonishes educators by typing at a New York hotel. She correctly names the capitals of all 48 states and 54 nations and recites inventors of the cotton gin, telephone, steamboat, Supreme Court justices, and the Gettysburg Address.
A meditation on securing meaning through effort and courage. The piece argues absolute security is unattainable, praising struggle and aspiration as life’s zest, and elevates love as the ultimate constant guiding human endurance. It notes love outlasts material gains and stresses inner values over outward wealth. © Western Newspaper Union.
A buyer renovates a bleak first floor lavatory into a charming corner with blue walls red trim and a red chenille shade transforming a cramped space. The piece then shifts to a reader asking how to recover a 12 by 20 living dining area on 430 dollars with beige walls and mahogany furniture proposing carpet colors draperies and fabric to harmonize the space.
A fragment recounts Everett Hobbs, son of a grocer, among 3000 Americans in the Abreher Lincoln brigade. The text notes his role with insurgents and ties to his hometown Glewood California.
Collier's Weekly explains that not all coughs stem from throat irritation. Some indicate indigestion, inflammation of the liver, or disorders of the spleen pancreas or kidneys.
A dramatic overview recalls royal boar hunts as a revived sport under U S auspices. It traces medieval boar hunting methods in England and France, later Germany and India, noting royal protection, spears, hounds, and the danger to hunters with tusked beasts. The piece links the spectacle to bears proliferating in Haley's Hell and other national forest areas.
Tests show 40 knot speeds for Ocean Limers Wellsend and Englend-Liners as they prepare a transatlantic crossing. A secret expert says the firm aims to place a flagship yacht embodying new principles, likely to beat rivals and challenge destroyers on a five to nine day Atlantic run, with the Queen Merry having set the August 1936 record.
The American Chemical Society described a paradoxical process where increasing heat retards combustion. It likens the effect to a fire that quenches itself as it grows hotter, noting the phenomenon may mark a first achievement in slowing burning of organic vapor by raising pressure.
Sim mons adds two new jobs to the aging mill near the sea by taking advantage of RBS interest. A parade oxen team is described with cautious pride as the owner recalls buying a car 25 years ago and using it for business and leisure. He is quoted as saying he is "glad fastened to the core."
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