Women scientists unveil mechanism of cellulose formation
Wanda K Farr and Sophie H Eckerson of Boyce Thompson Institute report cellulose origin seen in cotton cell cytoplasm using microscopes. They describe sausage shaped particles coated with pectin forming bead like chains that solidify into pure cellulose, suggesting plants manufacture cellulose internally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Wanda K. Farr
Department of Agriculture
Sophie H. Eckerson
Boyce Thompson Institute For Plant Research
Yonkers
N.Y
Women Air Travelers Prove More Relaxed Amid Flights
A large airline study on passenger needs reveals women travelers adapt better to air journeys. Instructors Newton Wilson Grace Hall and Ruth Phelan cite key patterns: first time flyers calm quicker, women obey instructions, care for cigarette ashes, and seek less service while men demand more attention and ask more questions. Air sickness remains rare, with only 50 of 21,000 affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton Wilson
Grace Hall
Milwaukee
Wis
Ruth Phelan
Iowa City
Family of Masons records rare lodge event in Brisbane
An Australian Freemasonry note reports a probable unique event at the Dynamic Lodge in Brisbane. War. Bro. James A. Boden acting master initiated his seventh son into the craft with six other sons present, inside the Brisbane Masonic Temple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Empire
Brisbane
James A. Boden
Contests Began Under King George Fourth's Initiative
A century ago King George the Fourth initiated a movement to encourage honest and industrious laborers. Ploughing matches and sheep-shearing contests were soon established as part of the effort to promote skilled rural work.
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George
Description of equine foreleg and hand analogy for crust
A curious comparison links a horse foreleg from knee to hoof with the middle finger of a man’s hand. The passage uses a culinary analogy involving buttered bread to describe obtaining a fine even brown crust.
Monarchy a Mighty Symbol in British Life
The King stands as a symbol to Britons and outsiders alike, wielding influence beyond politicians and armies. He embodies British pride tradition and sovereignty, a center of respect for constitutional authority. In a crisis he would be the final court of appeal or arbiter, though such roles have not been exercised in centuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crisia
Brandon Sun
Authorship dispute over Hark the Herald Angels Sing
The Brandon Sun notes debate over who wrote the Christmas hymn Hark the Herald Angels Sing. It traces claims that W H Cummings adapted Mendelssohn's Festgesang heard in 1840 for Gutenberg anniversary, with others crediting Handel Mozart or tradition. Charles Wesley wrote the words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Handel
Mozart
Charles Wesley
Brandon Sun
Rubber Road Wears Well in Malaya Test Roads
Experimental stretches of rubber highway laid in Kuala Lumpur Malaya have worn well for many months. A Singapore report notes that edges occasionally need refixing with bitumen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuala Lumpur
Malaya
Singapore
Cattle Travel On Raft To Isle Of Man Sound
A tradition sees cows ferried by raft from the Isle of Man to the Sound near the Caif of Man after protests over their long swims. A London birth registers a boy named Oliver Twist Pickwick, reflecting Dickensian influence.
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Isle of Man
Caif of
Wire use in New York area cited at about 160000 units
A brief item notes an estimated 160000 units of wire are referenced in the New York area. The report highlights the scale of material use, suggesting significant demand or usage within a specific sector.
Smallest British Empire school serves three pupils
In Sutherlandshire Scotland a tiny school opened last May to meet Parliament rules that no child walk more than three miles to school. Three pupils from shepherd James McKay’s family attend, walking three miles to the hut classroom each morning. A teacher cycles from home to teach, keeping strict hours. Occasionally leaves show starch after bright periods, rarely in mornings or on cloudy days.
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Childres
Gien
Sutherlandshire
Scotland
James McKay
Vast Rose Varieties Surpass Thousand Mark in Horticulture
Botanists note about 100 rose species while horticultural varieties, crosses, and hybrids number well over 3,000 listed varieties. The immense diversity reflects extensive cultivation and hybridization efforts across gardens and nurseries.
World's Most Wonderful Clock Plays Organ Talks and Tells Time
A seventy-year-old Akron man, Martin Shearer, built a world class clock over ten years. The companionable machine features a reedless pipe organ, can recite, talk and sing, and uses 5000 wooden pieces and miles of wire. Valued at $50000, it shows time for 27 major world cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Shearer
Akron
Ohio
Penalty Clauses Hit Pasture Landowners in England
In English farm agreements tenants face large penalties for ploughing up permanent pasture, especially in Wild White pastures Kent and grazing prime Leicestershire land. Also mentions heavy undrained land. Separate note claims hour glasses and sundials were invented by ancient Egyptians.
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England
Kent
Leicestershire
Farmer Uses Sun to Harvest Year Round Across Climates
A Montana farmer, Tom Campbell, drives a vast caravan from Hardin toward California to launch a year round farming venture. He leased 14,000 irrigated acres in the San Joaquin Valley, planted 3,000 acres to flax, planning to harvest in May and return machines to Montana as sun travels. The project, born from wartime gains and credit, aims to broaden wheat farming with multi climate crops and mobile production.
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Severn
Hardin, Mont
California
San Joaquin
Tom Campbell
U.S
J. P.” Morgan
Campbell
Montana
San Joaquin Valley
Ancient Egyptian almanac marks lucky and unlucky days
A 3000 year old papyrus almanac found in a tomb lists daily fortunes for four years after the 57th year of Rameses the Great. Red ink marks indicate morning, day, and evening fortunes, with black for the first sign. It cautions against journeys or outdoor activity at times, exemplified by the 5th of Thoth marked Good good middling and a warning to avoid going out in the evening.
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Tomba
Egypt
Tobi
Rameses the Great
Women Train Travel Etiquette Says Lobdell Opinion
Avis Lobdell, pioneer in women only railroad coaches and special representative of Union Pacific executive vice-president W M Jeffers, argues women travelers are less fussy than men about services and meals. She notes women are shyer asking for more, yet bond quickly on women only coaches.
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Leas
Mias Avis Lobdell
United States
Union Pacific
W. M. Jeffers
Miss Lobdell
Number of deaths by province in 1935 report
In 1935 the death toll was eighteen, down from twenty six in 1924. Ontario recorded seven deaths last year, while Quebec and Nova Scotia each had four, British Columbia two, and Manitoba one. Eleven of the eighteen deceased were women.
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Ontario
Quebec
Nova Scotia
British Columbia
Manitoba
Hunger chamber aromas at Gevangenpooort prison reported
A 17th century style account notes prisoners condemned to starvation in The Hague facility were taunted by food scents blown from the kitchen into a so called hunger chamber via air ducts. The text also mentions insects affecting plants and gas-saving tips from home.
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Gevangenpeoort
Hague
Netherlands
Edison Lab Claims Boosted Rubber From Goldenrod
The Edison Botanical Research Corporation Laboratory in Fort Myers Florida reports a method to raise rubber content in goldenrod. Head botanist Harry Akkelberg says some plants tested in seed beds yield around 12 percent rubber with resin as a potential byproduct. Edison sought domestic rubber for emergencies and was supported by Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone who backed early trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edison Botanical Research Corporation
Fort Myers
Florida
Harry Akkelberg
Thomas A. Edison
Ukkelberg
Edison
Henry Ford
Harvey Firestone
Florida Everglades
Language shifts lure cows at linguistic meeting in New York
The Linguistic Society of America discussed how regional dialects shape cow calls with terms like eo bos in New England and kuh bossa along the coast, while southern cows answer to co wench and Cape Cod herds to coal coal coal. Delegates performed calls to applause and startled guests. The convention then moved to Sanskrit poetry readings.
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Linguistic Society of America
New York
Hans Kurath
Brown University
New England
South Atlantic
Kurath
Blue Ridge
Cape Cod
Puzzling Glamorgan Clay Field Feeds Earliest Pottery
Geologists face a mystery near Ewenny in Glamorgan where a 90 yard square clay field has defied erosion since 1610. Despite removing hundreds of thousands of tons for Beehive kilns, the field remains near its original level as locals claim the clay may re-create itself or wells up beneath dug surfaces. The potteries have long been a Jenkins family matter for over 120 years and the Beehive kilns, about 300 years old, remain in use.
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Glamorgan
Wales
Ewenny
Jenkins
Woman captain of freighter leads crew through storms and fog
The first woman to captain a Soviet freighter, A. I. Shchetinina, is a 27 year old seafarer who loves music and attends Odessa symphony performances during port calls. She has 10 years at sea, prepared for a voyage to Kameharks, remains calm in heavy storms, and efficiently guides her crew despite being trapped six days in fog between Elva and Gibraltar.
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A. I. Shchetinina
Odessa
Black Sea
Kameharks
Elva
Gibraltar
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Wilson
Senate
John Pierpont Morgan
Rusvel Le@ingwell
George Whitney
Thomas W. Lamont
House of Morgan
Morgan
Nye
Goldenrod
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