Dust Camera Invented To Photograph Air Dust
Lawrence H. Ott of Cleveland and J B Ficklen of Travellers Insurance Co developed a portable dust camera at Yale University to capture a permanent record of dust in air. The device photographs dust particles, counts them, and estimates dust concentration per cubic foot, aiding industries like brick making quarrying and burnishing. Ott aims to shrink the unit to five pounds and notes it could have helped prevent silicosis in West Virginia.
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Lawrence H. Ott
Cleveland
Sloane Physics Laboratory
Yate University
Ott
J. B Ficklen
Travellers Insurance Company
Abop
Slosne Physics Laboratory
Department of the Interior
Yale
War on Predatory Animals Mobilizes 1000 Trappers in West
More than 1,000 trappers, nicknamed Gmen, will enter Utah and about a dozen western states to combat predatory animals. Field supervisors from across Utah met with R. Scott Zimmerman to plan operations. Crews of similar size will work as WPA employees against coyotes mountain lions bobcats bears and wolves. Results are expected in spring.
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United States
Utah
R. Scott Zimmerman
United States Biological Survey
Works Progress Administration
W.P.A
Giant Cape Columbine Lighthouse to Begin Services
South Africa's Cape Columbine lighthouse, the largest in the country, will start operating on October 1 with a strength of 9.5 million candlepower. It will be over three times as powerful as the Durban Bluff lighthouse and visible from 24 miles. The article also notes extreme orange and lemon shipment distances for California and highlights Canada’s farming importance, while reporting rising employment in the Irish Free State.
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South Africa
Cape Columbine
Cape Province
Durban
Compromise in Car Bill Shows Tradeoffs for Buyers
A New York Daily News column notes buyers rarely get all desires in one car. Some prioritize acceleration, others top speed, fuel economy, design, or ventilation. The author recalls a buyer who valued engine quietness and reliability, traded off ventilation and economy, and still chose the car for the positives.
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Bill Sturm
New York Daily News
Ihs
Saskatchewan Butter Output Tops 4 Million Pounds in July
Creamery butter production in Saskatchewan reached 4,168,504 pounds in July despite droughts. Dairy chief P Reed notes the dry south posted gains of 82,626 pounds over last year in 18 rural municipalities on the International border. For the first seven months, output reached 14,477,342 pounds, 8.3 percent higher than 1935. The province has produced 550,000 pounds more butter in seven months than in all of 1930.
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Saskatchewan
P. Reed
Department of Agriculture
Generous Gift From India A Supports King George V Fund
The Sultan of Johore donation of £5000 ($25000) to the King George V Memorial Fund is announced in London. The gift, sent on behalf of the Sultan his people and government, acknowledges the late King's protection during his 25 years reign. The fund now nears £200000 ($1000000).
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Johore
London
Instinct as a Dominant Force in Animal Life
An Indian Forester excerpt argues instinct governs butterfly egg laying food needs and wasp stinging accuracy. It notes bees’ hexagonal cells, fixed instinct rhythms, and spiders web building as proof of an unlearned, precise sequence all animals follow, described as a clear but blind path.
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Epider
Sceptic questions claim of anti-fat preparation
A crowd challenges a cheapjack hawking an anti-fat product. A female sceptic asks for proof and the seller replies with a boast claiming the remedy made the Tower of Pisa lean.
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Tower of
Pisa
Gold production in Japan climbs this year by twenty percent
Gold production in Japan this year is about 20 percent higher than in the previous year, signaling a notable rise in output across the industry and pointing to stronger mining activity.
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Japan
What A Farmer Is
A long quotation praising farmers as capitalists workers patriots and economic force. It calls a farmer a biologist and economist who labors eight hours twice daily and shares rural vitality with cities. It notes farmers pay taxes receive less political voice and trade goods at others’ prices while maintaining essential societal support.
King Edward Starts Fashion Trend On Dalmatian Coast
On a vacation cruise aboard the yacht Nahlin the fashion king began a new style trend by purchasing a simple cotton jersey shirt worn by fishermen. Citizens from all walks of life now seek similar shirts and dealers report stock running low due to rising demand.
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Edward
Nahlin
Remarkable Stocking Museum Shows Historic Knit Heritage
Herr Holz, a traveler for a German stocking firm, owns a stock collection spanning ages. Highlights include a 1100s pair worn by an Armenian bishop and a replica of Henry VII’s green stockings. The exhibit notes the thorn of a rose is merely a hardened hair.
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Herr Holz
Henry VII
England
Global road deaths rise despite rules across nations
The article compares road fatalities and injuries in Britain, the United States, Canada, and Germany. It notes Germany averages about 120 killed and 3,000 injured weekly, higher relative to traffic density due to widespread speeding. Despite regulations, German drivers show reluctance to cap speed, keeping road dangers high.
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United States
Canada
England
North America
Great Britain
Ministry of Transport
Baron von Eltz-Rubenach
Old Country
Germany
Alfalfa Hay Aids Sheep Nutrition In Western Canada
University of Alberta and National Research Council report alfalfa hay improves ewe nutrition under range and farm conditions. Experiments over years show alfalfa hay mirrors natural forage, preserving thriftiness and reproductive health for eighteen months on dry feed. Findings support feeding alfalfa hay when grazing is limited or feeds must be bought, amid rising prairie production.
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Canada
University of Alberta
National Research Council
Prairie Provinces
Animals And Rain The Weather And The Gulf Stream Note
This brief piece muses on animals resisting heavy rain and staying healthy despite wet fur and weather. It also touches on a lovesick poet, a Gulf Stream effect near Cuba, and Yokohama's population of 704,280 per the latest census, with accompanying aphorisms about love and reason.
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Yokohama
Causes Of Sleeplessness by J W Barton MD
Physicians treating insomnia explain concerns that keep patients awake including past actions future fears and habit formation. Treatment emphasizes redirection of worry, embracing relaxed rest, and accepting limited sleep while maintaining health through calm mind and gentle breathing.
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J. W. Barton
Lfe
Compromise With Madness In Courtesy And Public Courtesy
A London police official urged courtesy as the defense against urban insanity in a great metropolis. He warned that crowds cause friction and raucous noise but suggested laughing at conditions and replying with courtesy may uplift and improve citizens. The remark praised sane compromise with madness in daily urban life.
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London
Herald‘Tribune
Londoner devises dental torture signal light system
A London inventor created a shoulder box with red amber and green lights to signal a dentist during procedures. The patient uses an electric switch to flash stop caution and go, evolving from a joke into a common office fixture alongside old funny magazines.
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Literary Digest
Swifte Birds Named For Swift Flight Speed
Swifte birds are noted for swift winged travel at 15 rasles an hour. They catch and eat insects the size of a pinhead while in flight. The coco nut tree produces foliage and fruit from a single bud.
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