Sounds From Ultra Sonic Waves Change Living Organisms
Scientists report high frequency sound above 25 000 vibrations per second can energize insects briefly then render them inert or feed. Frog muscles show tearing after exposure though no other injury. Researchers caution further work is needed before therapeutic uses emerge.
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Naval Laboratories
Toulon
Langevin
Itas
United States
Moc F. Biancani
H. Biancani
A. Dognon
Ocean Liner Trend Sees Fewer Funnels On New Vessels
Detroit News notes a shift in ship design as the Orion and other liners plan single funnel or funnelless layouts. Designers argue public preference for smokestacks fades as space inside funnels is repurposed for luggage and kennels.
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Orion
England
Australia
Detroit News
Canada backs League inquiry on glutted markets
Canada supports an Australian proposal for a League of Nations inquiry into global glut in markets and food shortages in some countries. Britain backs the plan as it appears, with J. H. Woods of Calgary, head of Canada's League delegation, praising the technical submission by Stanley Bruce of Australia.
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Canada
League of Nations
Britain
J. H. Woods
Calgary
League Assembly
Assembly
Stanley Bruce
Australia
Clear Enough Cartage Tale Overcharged Customer
A colored man running a small cartage business faced a new customer demanding an itemized bill before paying. Stephen, puzzled, returned the next day with a bill showing three trips at 80 cents each totaling three dollars.
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Stephen
Fort Qu Appelle Receives Gift Of Historic Georgian House Wing
The town of Fort Qu Appelle Sask is gifted a wing of the old Georgian house known as The Fort. Donated by Miss Norah McDonald of Vancouver the building will be restored with available antique furniture. It once housed the Hudsons Bay officer in charge Archibald McDonald and contains the desk used by General Middleton during the 1885 rebellion.
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Fort Qu’Appelle
Sask
Echo Lake
Archibald McDonald
Hudson's Bay Company
Norah McDonald
Vancouver
Fort Qu'Appelle
Chateau de Parisay
Montreal
Middleton
McDonald
The Golden Rule Beats Economic Nationalism Says Buchan
The writer argues that national prosperity cannot come from narrow national interests alone. He cites John Buchan asserting that economic nationalism fails and that sound policy follows the Golden Rule. National identity remains precious, but cooperation and humanitarian principles trump self-regarding schemes.
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John Buchan
Doctor’s Wise Remark Urged Visit to Cottage Near Bracknell
A physician cited as wise failed to grasp erections and sent a sixpence telegraph to a cottage near Bracknell while escorting the messenger. An indifferent golfer mocked the inquiry as railway boasts claim over 120,000 trains last month averaged one minute late.
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Bracknell
Berlin
England
Danger Of Polluted Water In Poultry Yards
Article warns that polluted drinking water spreads diseases to poultry. It stresses draining yards, using slopes, and creating level strips with drainways to prevent water accumulation. Gravel in high-use areas is recommended to reduce disease risk.
Highest Elevation Find Shows Plant on Mount Everest
A Crucifer plant with pale pink flowers was found at 19 000 feet on Mount Everest, exceeding earlier beliefs that flowering plants could not reach such altitudes. Lichens and mosses were not found above 17 500 feet, challenging prior ascent expectations. A separate joke about a defective music stool ends with a frustrated customer and shopkeeper.
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Mount
Everest
Lamb Feeding Plan Lets Western Raisers Fatten Lambs East
The Department of Agriculture extends its third year lamb feeding program. Western sheep raisers may send lambs east for fattening during winter, with freight and feed costs prepaid. Owners retain ownership until sale, and payments are based on Moose Jaw weights with defined splits of grain value and the market spread.
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Department of Agriculture
Eep
Dominion Livestock Branch Field Service
Eastern
Canada
Moose Jaw
Kingsford Smith Prepares Final Flight From London
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith sails for Britannic to England where he plans the last long flight in his Lady Southern Cross. The aircraft ships to England to be assembled before a London to Melbourne route via Athens Baghdad and Singapore. He aims to launch a commercial service on the route.
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Sir Charles Kingsford-smith
Britannic
England
Southern Cross
Engand
Sir Charles
London
Melbourne
Athens
Bagdad
Singapore
Superstitions Of The East Indian Beliefs On Children And Bad Luck
A London Daily Mirror correspondent relays Eastern customs about babies and luck. Indians avoid praising a child to please the gods, choose unflattering names, burn butter when an owl appears, and consult astrologers before travel. Women rarely name husbands aloud and childless wives are blamed for triggering misfortune. Moon omens and warding rituals also feature in daily life.
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London Daily Mirror
Rex
Julius
India
East
New York Woman Opens Cat Pharmacy Pioneering Field
Miss Donia Bryant runs a Greenwich Village cat drug store believed unique in the world. She prescribes for cats with their own materia medica and even serves famous feline owners while inventing toys and novelty items to amuse pets. Sophisticated clients include Sophie Kerr and Mrs. James Cromwell.
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New York
Donia Bryant
Bryant
Sophie Kerr
James Cromwell
Doris Duke
Miss Bryant
Greenwich Village
London shop sells strange queer supplies to professors
In London a shop market offers unusual items for scholars. Customers, mostly professors, request wings of butterflies, rabbit legs, bee mouth organs, or hydra parts, while studying river velocity effects. The text also notes a claim that doubling a river’s velocity multiplies its carrying power sixfold.
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London
Power On Farm Efficiency and Plough Draft Losses
Agricultural engineer F N G Kranich analyzes field tests on farm power use. Improper hitching can raise plough draft by up to 40 percent, worsening ploughing and crop yields. About 55 percent of draft goes to cutting the furrow loose, 35 percent to turning the furrow, with wear concentrated on the share.
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F. N. G. Kranich
Singing Old Hymns and the Lure of Tuning the Soul
The Boston Transcript laments a dearth of new hymn tunes as older worshippers recall fiery singing of Luther and Cowper hymns. It notes stern Sabbath rules and moral ban on dancing circus cards and theater, yet Sunday meetings draw crowded, emotionally starved congregants seeking uplift.
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Boston
Luther
Electric alarm money bag sounds on theft attempt
A money bag with an electric bell and battery activates a continuous ring when snatched. The underside handle trigger is released in the struggle, triggering the alarm while the carrier keeps the key, preventing reset. Popular Science notes the device looks like a normal satchel but offers constant protection during thefts.
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Popular Science
Traveling Circus Arrives. Elephant Buried in Village
A traveling circus reached a small village and three circus hands sat in dejected silence. The villager asked their trouble and learned the elephant was dead. The men explained they must dig the grave themselves.
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C. N. Railways Magazine
Benzene Exposure Limit Set At Under 100 PPM
Scientists establish a probable safe airborne benzene concentration for workers at less than 100 parts per million. The finding aims to prevent adverse health effects from occupational exposure.
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Alice Christabel Montagu-Douglas-Scott
Duccleuch
Queensberry
Prince of Wales
Alice
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Causel
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
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