Giant Telescope to Be Ready Next Year
The 82 inch mirror for the McDonald Texas Chicago observatory will be ground in Cleveland and tested at Locke Texas early next year. The mounting has passed tests, dome completed, and offices nearing completion. Notable additions include Seyfert Rudnick as astronomers and Elvey to supervise during Struve’s absence.
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Corning
N. C
Cleveland
Mt. Wilson Observatory
W. W. Dornberges
University of Texas
William J. McDonald
University of Chicago
H. ¥. Benedict
J. H. L. Stark
Board of Regents
G. P. Kuiper
University of Leyden
Lick Observatory
Bengt Stromgrén
University of Copenhagen
S. Chandrasetthar
Madras
India
Cambridge University
Harvard
Philip C. Keenan
Perkins Observatory
Ohio
State
Ohio Wesleyan
Carl K. Seyfert
Harvard Observatory
Paul Rudnick
Texas Observatory
Struve
Astronomy
Mr Locke
Me. Locke
Yerkes
McDonald Observatory
Observatan
Two Yard Shirt Tails Evade Singapore Duty
Singapore customs puzzled by two yard shirt tails in a shipment. Officials may set a maximum reasonable tail length after a review. Local merchants report Japanese exporters used double size garments to skirt textile quotas, then garments are cut and sold by the yard after landing.
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Singapore
Love and Hunger as Moral Poles in Anatole France
The piece argues life stretches from love to hunger and that true virtue arises when love elevates sacrifice. It contends love outshines mere appetite, and the highest bond is person to person, where personality shares personality, guiding humane character.
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Anatole France
Wran
Parting Guests and Hospitality in The Home
Advice on how to end visits gracefully and kindly. It discusses delaying or shortening stays, honoring the guest with courtesy, and offers thoughts on mental discipline and hospitality, stressing considerate departures, ease of leaving, and keeping thoughts positive. It cites Sir Walter Scott and emphasizes moral guidance in friendship and daily social life.
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Bell Syndicate
WN Serre
Love and the spiritual reach of human affection
A meditation on love as a force that can elevate or fade. It contrasts contented, self-satisfied affection with the awakening of deeper, Spirit-filled love, noting that without higher values memories fade to red flames rather than white lights of beauty. It honors motherhood and fatherhood as acts of selfless care.
Fragments of a Poetic Note About Grace and Work
A brief, fragmented line recalls beauty and grace tied to labor and heart, with imagery of Liver and drink. The obscured wording suggests a reflective, personal note on effort, reward, and inner feeling. The passage reads like a cipher of early modern verse.
Girl’s Gold Quest Stirs California Prospectors
In Dada City California a 16 year old San Francisco girl Jean Kuster heir to miner Jefferson A Cassel seeks a hidden gold haul in the Mother Lode legend. Her grandfather left a 33 000 gold nugget in his strongbox and told her Remember this Spot. Tales of Breviggle’s lode and other famed mines stir nearby treasure seekers across the Sierra Nevada region.
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Dada City
Calif
Jean Kuster
San Francisco
Miss Kuster
Jefferson A. Cassel
Casserly
Nevada City
Rose White
Padre
Dee
Velley
Vellex
Mex Rarties
Breriggle
Optimist Tries to Sail Snow Plows in Hawaii
A whimsical note describes an optimistic effort to navigate snow plows by sea near Hawaii, blending playful imagery with a vague scene on a distant shore and uncertain events.
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Hawaii
San Francisco
Steal Railroad’s Middle Leaves Two Ends Involved
Disjointed report details theft of railroad middle section leaving only ends at Hannah Street. Switched rails and ties disappeared under cover of night. few riders used the line and officials say the Ha/sto commerce commission may close the service. Unknown raiders removed rails and ties, leaving crews puzzled and public danger possible.
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Washisto
Ysterious
Haanak
Recsi Toes
Merauders
P&s
Hannah Street
Freak tomato plant bears potatoes in Alabama
In Millport Alabama W W Weldrop claims potatoes grow on a tomato plant. A display shows a plant with nine tomatoes and eight potatoes. Reports say several such plants exist in the patch.
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Millport
Ala
W. W. Weldrop
Miport Automobile Deaser
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ANCE
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WNL
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Leonard A. Barrett
Marten
Mo Frousehold
Lydia le Baro
Walter Scott
Lockhart
Western Newspaper Union
California
Cehuenge Pass
Therpuzhiere
Los Angeles
Horace Bell
Los Aussies
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