Vast Ocean of Gold Might Hide Nearly Ten Trillion Ounces
New York University professors recounts estimates of all gold ever mined plus vast sea water reserves. They calculate 50 trillion troy ounces in ocean water worth about 1 quadrillion dollars, packed into a cube 729 feet per side, though practical extraction remains unknown.
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New York University
New York World-Telegram
America
United States
India
Orient
Seven Seas
Columbia
New SOS Receiver Rings Gong on Distress Signal
New York engineers have created a receiver that not only records an SOS but also rings a gong in the operator's quarters and flashes a light on the ship's bridge. The gong sounds for the duration of the distress signal or until the operator responds.
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New York
Hungarian partridge feeds on weed seeds mostly
The Hungarian partridge relies heavily on weed seeds for its diet, feeding to a very large extent on these seeds.
Cyclometer clock replaces hands with large front numerals
The cyclometer clock eliminates dial and hands, using large numerals visible through small front windows. Time is read in hours and minutes, with a rotating dial for seconds. A lamp illuminates the figures, enabling reading in the dark. Younger readers may embrace it, while older users may resist the change.
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St. Thomas Times-Journal
Largest British telescope to be installed at Greenwich
Britain to add a 36 inch telescope at Greenwich Observatory. The building is prepared and the instrument is erected in temporary form at a Newcastle works site. It will not be usable for months. Though smaller than Mount Wilson, it is likely the largest yet erected in the British Isles. Climate limits justify not building a larger telescope.
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England
Greenwich Observatory
Mount Wilson Observatory
United States
British Isles
Does Not Require Magic for Great Coffee
The text emphasizes precise measurement of coffee and water, avoiding guesswork. It advises finding a personal ratio, never steeping longer than eight minutes, filtering promptly, serving hot, and keeping utensils scrupulously clean with occasional hot water, washing soda, and ammonia.
Napoleons Reunited At Invalides On May 5
Prince Joachim Murat announced that the Napoleons father and son will be reinterred at the Invalides in Paris. The young king of Rome Duke de Reichstadt, died in Vienna a century ago, and the remains will travel from Vienna to Gare des Invalides for military honors and a requiem mass before burial beside Napoleon I.
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the Invalides
Seine
Joachim Murat
Napoleon I
Rome
Duke de Reichstadt
Vienna
Bonaparte
Paris
Prince Murat
St. Helena
Gare Des Invalides
St. Louis Des Invalides
Easy to Make Dress Patterns for Children
Pattern 583 offers a versatile children’s dress design in sizes 4, 6, 8, and 10 years. It features red and white dimity with white trim, picot edged frills, and options in sailor-blue linen or pink and white pique. Bind edges with candy stripe on the bias. yardage listed for size 8 is 21 35 inch plus 4% 35 inch contrasting. Price 20 cents.
Special stamp issue proposed for world's grain show in Regina
A plan to issue a special stamp series to commemorate the world grain exhibition and conference in Regina is to be sent to the postmaster general. A prior proposal to Hon. Arthur Sauve was rejected as too costly. Sponsors plan another appeal while Ottawa dispatches indicate the postmaster general must decide.
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Regina
Arthur Sauve
Sauve
Ottawa
Patient recalls debt, fear, and fatal crossing
In a dramatic account a hospital nurse questions a patient about financial stress leading to a fatal decision. The patient describes seeing a tailor and creditors, then crossing the road and being struck by a car, detailing a chain of pressures and a tragic outcome.
Editor with feet leads Czechoslovak weekly
Frantisek Filip becomes editor of Our Struggle the cripples of Czechoslovakia organ. He writes copy with his feet and operates a car and typewriter despite having no hands. He is a Prague Bakule School graduate and holds remarkable skills in journalism and machinery handling.
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Czechoslovakia
Franticek Filip
Filip
Prague Bakule School
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
The Winnipeg Pattern Order guide lists the Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave. as the source for pattern names and numbers. Pattern No. Name renee.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Fairy Tree in Melbourne Gardens Catches Public Eye
A carved gum tree in Fitzroy Gardens Melbourne by Miss Ola Cohn creates a magical scene a koala bear with a baby elf on a frog a kangaroo and emu figures and a beehive near the top. General Sir Arthur Currie in Bowmanville Canada urges revival of communal spirit and trust to overcome national difficulties citing the courage of Canadian troops in 1915 and calling for leaders to respond with unity.
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Fitzroy Gardens
Melbourne
Shady Gardens
Ola Cohn
Miss Cohn
Royal College of Art
London
England
Australia
Canada
Bowmanville
Ontario
Sir Arthur Currie
France
Ypres
Sir Arthur
Britain Ready to Sacrifices and Disarmament Policy
The Toronto Mail and Empire notes Britain ended an arms embargo on Japan and China and later abandoned protectionism. It argues Britain cannot continue disarming without others joining, citing past free trade shifts and stalled World Disarmament Conference efforts led by Premier Ramsay MacDonald and Sir John.
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Great Britain
Japan
China
Far East
England
British Isles
Westminster
Pacific
Ramsay MacDonald
Sir John
Geneva
Toronto Mail and Empire
Manila May Create Public Defender Office
Manila reports consideration of establishing a public defender office to provide legal aid to indigent residents. The move aims to improve access to counsel and fair trial rights under city or national governance.
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Manila
P.I
Office of Public Defender
Fast Readers Prove Sharper Recall Than Slow Peers
A University of California study led by Dr. John Hackett finds faster readers remember more after two minutes of reading. In tests with 20 questions, the fastest group averaged 12.7 correct, middle third 11.8, and slowest 10.4. Participants were mainly education graduate students, reading 510 to 220 words per minute, average 265. Oakland teachers tested read at 263 wpm, with individual rates from 185 to SG¢ words per minute.
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University of California
John A. Hackett
Hackett
Oakland
Try It On Business
An unidentified source notes that the average man changes his position every seventeen minutes while asleep and suggests a similar rate of turnover could aid a slumbering business. The claim is attributed to a psychologist named Dr. Donald Said.
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Donald
Wheat exports from Vancouver top 69 million bushels
Vancouver shipped 69,759,202 bushels of wheat so far this crop year and analysts expect the 1928 29 peak of 407 519 bushels to be surpassed as record movement nears.
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Vancouver
Mrs Rebecca Underwood’s 90 Years in Brighthgsea Home
Mrs Rebecca Underwood has resided in the same Brighthgsea house for nine decades, marking a rare long tenure in the town. Her steadfast residence reflects local history and family continuity in the neighborhood.
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Rebecca Underwood
Brighth Gsea
England
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