Eye strain rising from home lighting says expert
Dr O B Pere Net of Bryn Mawr College reports eye defects increasing in the country. He cites experiments on lighting types direct semi indirect and indirect showing indirect and semi indirect reduce eye strain while direct lighting elevates risk. Also notes concern over miracle wheat schemes and advises farmers to seek official guidance before buying dubious grain varieties.
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Schnuiraen
Otder
O. B. Pere Net
Bryn Miowr College
Ferree
Mawnan Engineering Society
Heldis
Tisety
Uilaculpi
Ledger
Audip
Sehools
Doctor Ves
United States Department of Agriculture
Jerusalem
Alaska
Fragmented wartime musings and curious economic notes
A scrambled wartime column discusses gas masks, orders about French troops, and rumors of dissent in naming. It notes concrete ships, pearl button shortages from Mississippi mussels, mince meat markets, new penny designs, and diplomatic debates on peace strategies, closing with a toast to war doggerel.
Lengthening Our Days and the Psalmist Span of Life
A Pittsburgh Dispatch piece discusses aging perceptions and the Psalmist claim that life spans end at seventy, noting modern longevity has lengthened well beyond that limit. It reports on infant paralysis and ptomaine poisoning linked to sour grass soup in New York City eateries and surveys happiness among unmarried women teachers, touching on maternal instincts and the lasting gratitude for patient instruction.
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David
Pittsburgh
New York City
East Side
Atlantic States
Middle West
Arthur Holmes
State College
Pennsylvania
United States
Philadelphia, Ledger
Quiet strength and subtle leadership in a strong map
A discussion of how true strength comes from calm action rather than loud display. The piece notes the value of restraint, the role of quiet courage, and warns against those who seek attention by monopolizing outcomes. It also mentions guarded Canadian canneries and a proposed attire idea for married men, with ironic framing.
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Renwick Farmer’s Exchange Company
Farmer's Exchange CO
V. Lindstrom
Service
Claussen Bros. Garage
Osf
Darelligen
Yvers
New York Sea
Mississippi River
Rowsay
Europe
Trent
Ipperary
Iren
Canada
Texas
Cafe and Sound
Bank
the State Bank OF
Renwick
Age
Schumaker
W. L. Spray
Ag’t
the Times
W.sconsin Lumber CO
G.S. Peters, Mgr
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