Important Discovery of Agglutinins From Jack Bean Crystals Found
Cornell University researchers James B. Summer and Stacy F. Howe report the isolation of a crystalline agglutinin from jack beans. The substance causes red blood cells to stick together, illustrating immune mechanisms and the potential for artificial production of immune bodies.
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Cornell University
James B. Summer
Stacy F. Howe
Medical College of Cornel
Félaca
Cai
Man
Divorce Easy in Shanghai Mirrors Reno Rates
The article notes Shanghai becomes a divorce hub in the Orient with courts granting divorce on mutual consent. Couples file a statement via a lawyer, stamp it, and publish a notice, then separate. Marriage is similarly simplified through vernacular newspaper advertisements signed by the couple.
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Shanghai
Orient
China
Reno
Eoent
A Minor Fart Freeman Spares Neighbors on Morning Ride
Freeman jokes with a motorist about his wife driving and Freeman’s quick wit as they share a casual morning exchange. The brief dialogue plays on scene and humor with light neighbor banter aboard a train or station approach.
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Freeman
Privy Council Rules OK May Be Read As A Meaningful Answer
The Privy Council has ruled that the slang term OK may be admitted as a legal answer in court and recognized as having a definite meaning. The piece discusses origins of OK and includes a Birmingham case where Charles Linforth was fined for defacing newspapers with racing tips.
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Privy Council
O.K
Great Britain
United States
Cay
Fair Land
H.O
Birmingham
England
Charles Linforth
Leonardo da Vinci Ambidexterity Reexamined Drawing Note
The claim proposes Leonardo da Vinci did not use both hands equally for all tasks. It suggests he painted with the right hand and drew with the left, challenging the notion of universal ambidexterity.
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Leonario da Vinci
Common Mistakes in Biblical and Literary Grammar
A Toronto Star note explains Kipling’s recessional line uses dies to treat tumult and shouting as a single idea. It cites Shakespeare and Milton on singular and plural agreement and mentions Byron and biblical phrases showing two ideas sharing one verb, with commentary on rhyme and meaning.
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Kipling
Rudyard
Milton
Byron
Toronto Star
Grenfell Still Working at 70 Years Old for Building Mission Work
Sir Wilfred Grenfell, founder of the Grenfell Association in Labrador and Newfoundland, says at nearly 70 he will not retire though he must curtail some activities. He arrived in New York from Europe for a visit and emphasizes continued dedication to his hospitals, schools, and missions. An explorer quips about women, and a folk saying notes a fish cannot live after being scaled.
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Sir Wilfred Grenfell
Grenfell Association of Hospitals, Schools and Missions
Labrador
Newfoundland
New York
Europe
Cancer Warning Curable If Detected Early
Dr. Alexander Primrose, touring Canada at the governor-general’s request for the Silver Jubilee Cancer Fund, told Vancouver’s Board of Trade health bureau that cancer is curable in early stages. He urged laity to recognize responsibility and cooperate, noting more people seek advice in time for cure while others conceal trouble until too late.
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Alexander Primrose
Toronto
Canada
Silver Jubilee Cancer Fund
Health Bureau
Vancouver Board of Trade
Primrose
Perfectly Solid Mrs Newedd Presents First Turkey
Mrs Newedd proudly places a turkey on the table announcing it as her first turkey. Mr Newedd admires the bird praising its shape and the stuffing. She notes the stuffing is the wrong kind as the bird is not hollow.
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Mrs. Newedd
Mr. Newedd
Price Shocks Purchaser Over Mulberry Dress
A shopper remarking on a mulberry colored dress tells a seller it suits her pale complexion, but she objects to the price saying she is startled by the cost. The exchange highlights a high price for a fashionable gown.
Britain proposes thirty mile speed limit amid fatalities
Britain faces growing outrage over escalating highway deaths and introduces a plan for a 30 mile per hour speed limit. The move aims to curb crashes and save lives as traffic tragedies mount.
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Britain
Prince of Wales praised for unorthodox diplomacy in Maine memoir
Basil Maine’s biography The King’s Pivot Ambassador recounts the Prince of Wales banning a political quarrel with a banjo performance and leading a labor march in Ottawa. It notes 40,000 fans at a Canada tour after he chased and returned a wounded soldier’s hat and lauds his free mind and stamina at age 40.
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Weir
Prince of Wales
Basil Maine
Oxford
Mains
Ottawa
Bend
Canada
Maine
Rockers Fad Ends as Detroit Shops Drop Chairs
In a reflective piece from Detroit Saturday Night the decline of rocking chairs is noted. Merchants stopped stocking them and shoppers bought fewer, leaving only a stray chair in attics. Authors speculate on space, baby care, and changing social habits behind the trend.
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America
Woodward Avenue
Marta
Detroit
Treasurer’s spelling mishap haunts church humor
A church treasurer misreads and misspells, causing a running gag about letters at dinner. Meanwhile Canada exports 30,892 boxes of frozen poultry to England from Jan 1 to Mar 23, 1935, marking a large rise over 1934. Also notes a parishioner’s remark on small change.
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England
Canada
Canada’s Bacon Trade Sees Big Export Growth in Four Years
Canada’s bacon and ham exports rose from 8.8 million dollars in 1932 to 13.95 million in 1934. Britain received about 120 million pounds valued at 18.76 million dollars in 1934, with a national income from hog farming estimated between 90 and 100 million dollars. The gains reflect policies by the Department of Agriculture promoting grading standards and improved production, including new hog stock imports and export oriented marketing.
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Canada
Dominon
Great Britain
Do- Tinton
British Isles
Department of Agriculture
Dominion
Canada Leads in Global Soil Research Effort
The article notes over 100 official soil research projects in Canada spanning soil survey, chemistry, fertility, cultivation and microbiology. It emphasizes broad fieldwork from basic soil studies to soil-plant relations and calls for expanded fundamental laboratory investigations across provinces.
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Canada
Bohemian furrier exhibits human powered light glow
A 30-year-old furrier named Holek in Kladno Bohemia demonstrates a unique ability by holding a bulb that glows and turns violet when stroked. He reports stronger light with larger bulbs and awaits examination by electricians and doctors who cannot explain the phenomenon.
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Kladno
Bohemia
Holek
Visitor in Museum Declares Hurry to See Exhibits
A museum visitor urges companions to begin viewing, saying otherwise they will never finish the circuit. The remark captures a brisk pace typical of crowded galleries and time-conscious tours.
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Duke of York
Duke of Kent
Pat
Casey
Mike
Will
Wilfred Grenfell
Fangful
Srong
Mkiaku
Soil Research
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