Leprosy Disease Progress Report Reduces Public Fear
A Health Service briefing notes eight leprosy patients released on probation from the National Leprosarium and returning home no longer a public menace. Since the institution opened seven years ago, 37 have been released with only one relapse, while about 400 remain under treatment or observation. Advances include chemo therapies from chinabogat oils and improved understanding that transmission requires direct prolonged contact, with nasal secretions likely involved. The report adds that within the United States leprosy cases exceed a counted number, reflecting ongoing epidemiological study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warville
United States Public Health Service
Framail
United States
Carbon Paper Solves Ultra Violet Focusing Problem
At Bell Laboratories a simple sheet of ordinary carbon paper helped focus the ultra violet microscope. W Lavas led the test showing that drawing a line on the back of carbon paper attached to the specimen produced a line of sufficient contrast to achieve the needed focus for images as small as 200 to 300 atoms.
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Nmtallography
Bell ‘Telephoneaboratories
Ancis W. Lavas
Earhop Suill
Coats Sent to Muslim Women in Caucasus by Soviet
The Soviet government rushed overcoats worth 100,000 rubles to the Caucasus for Mountain tribes. Muslim women previously forbidden to wear outer garments are offered the warm clothing on long term credit at production price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Caucasus
Govatemine
Steals Dummy Ham At Shop Window Display
A passerby spotted a fake ham in a late night window display. The display was shattered by the impact and the ham seized, forcing the grocer to replace the glass. The culprit escaped shortly after.
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Louisville
Durability of Slate Roofs Through Time
The article traces slate roofing from Saxon builders via straw thatch to slate use in England. It notes slate’s abundance and easy cleavage, cites an old Saxon chapel in Stratford on Avon, and asserts centuries of use proving its durability in public and gentry homes, with English and Welsh buildings and American adaptations.
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England
artford-on-Avon
Wales
Americr
Tempests Shape Sea Power Through History
Storied storms altered naval destinies from the Spanish Armada to Drake’s era. A hurricane in 1889 near Apia forced a halt to hostilities as a single thriving storm spared the British Calliope, steering belligerents toward peace.
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Drake
Spain
Richard Grenville
United States
Watsupia
Apila
Samoa
Calliope
London
Woman’s venture in Comstock stock shocks Nevada tale
A San Francisco visitor to Virginia City traced a stock gamble at the famed Comstock mines. She bought certificates at low price, heard a price surge, and planned to sell after touring the mines with her son. Her trust in optimism spurred a hasty exit with a warning to return home.
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Dorn
Nevada
Virginia City
San Francisco
Diss
Comstock
Ungers
Speed of Falling Body and Terminal Velocity
An experiment measured fall speed of a man dropped from height. With air resistance, velocity remains below the no atmosphere value and reaches terminal velocity under 200 mph after about 1,000 feet of fall.
Glow Worm Still Purzle in Grass Believed Beetle
The glowworm is described as a beetle not a worm and found in grass and similar places. About 500 glow producing insects exist with scientists unsure why they glow. If the secret were learned it could guide discovery of heatless light, a long pursued goal.
Tornadoes and their regional patterns in the United States
The article notes tornado activity centers in the Mississippi valley and states like Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and nearby states. It claims low occurrence outside the region with rare events in California and part of the western United States, marking the U.S. map of funnel clouds.
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United States
Mississippi Valley
Saga Nature Magazine
Texas
Oklahoma
Ansas
Missouri
Nebrask
Mississippi
Alabama
Towa
Taois
Dakotas
Minnesota
Ins
California
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Washington
H. 8. Reed
Estrus Experiment Station
Iiverside
Science Service
Hector Reed
William B. Ritter
University of California
Meadow Farks
la Jolla
Tempests
Worthwestern Bell
Telephone Company
Jay Bee
Grinder
Huntting Elevator Company
WM. Schouten
F. L. Meyers
Sheldon
Rock Valley Grain Co
John Coert
Prop
Rock Valley
Farmers Lumber
Rock Valley, Iowa
Fisher
Harmonia
Oakland
Pontiac
General Motors
Iowa
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