Oyster Biography Reveals Life of the Filter Feeder
The London Zoo aquarium curator and Doctor Orton rewrite the oyster story for Observer London. They explain the life cycle from free swimming stage to burrowing settlement, mating shifts from male to female, internal fertilization, and development within the parent mantle before release into water.
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London
London Zoo
Orton
Plymouth
the Observer of London
Doctor Orton
Lightning Bolt Restores Use of Paralyzed Legs
In Novara Italy a fortune teller Giacomo Boisson was paralyzed for years. A thunderstorm struck as he sheltered under a tree after a trip from Valesia Valley. The tree shattered a bolt struck, killing his dog and knocking him from his chair. He then regained full use of his legs.
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Novara
Italy
Giacomo Boisson
Boisson
Valesia Valley
Scientist Captures Free Electricity From Sunlight
Dr Colin G Fink of Columbia University demonstrates a sun converter cell that trips solar power into usable electricity. Placed on a window sill the cell powers a bulb with a galvanometer recording, revealing light induced current. He notes current increases and a 1 percent collection so far with promise to improve.
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New York
Colin G. Fink
Columbia University
Fink
Bonaparte Heir's Homecoming Hopes Stir Paris Vienna
Paris and Vienna discuss transferring the embalmed Eaglet, Napoleon I's grandson and former king of Rome, from Capuchin Catacombs to the Dome of Invalides. Bonapartist leaders press Austrian authorities, amid monarchical leanings in Vienna, after prior 1932 refusal.
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Vienna
Prince Bonaparte
Archduke Otto of Hapsburg
the Eaglet
Eaglet
France
Rome
Paris
Reichstadt
Schoenbrunn
Napoleon
Prince Metternich
Orchid Silk Net Dress by Cherie Nicholas
An adorable midsummer night party frock features tiers of ruffles in orchid silk net with an anemone corsage of orchid to deep purple. The exquisite Mainbocher creation arrives fresh from Paris and is described as exceptionally pretty.
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Paris
Chinese Racial Traits Studied in California
In San Francisco the world’s largest Chinese community is used as a vast experiment to measure if America alters Chinese characteristics. Researchers plan to examine 3,000 school children and later their parents, noting changes in stature and cranial features. The project, led by 26 year old Samuel D. Lee, aims to test extensive anthropological hypotheses.
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San Francisco
China
America
Samuel D. Lee
Pomona
Octopus Influx Threatens California Fishermen
A Mexican coast current shift brings two octopus species to northern California shallow waters. Fishermen crabbing under crevices and backwashes face grabs from devil fish, with rescues often involving friends severing tentacles. Dr. Alvin Seal of Steinhart Aquarium notes the migratory surge.
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San Francisco
Mexico
California
Alvin Seal
Steinhart Aquarium
Mexican
The Bond Between a Fisherman and a Grateful Shark
Albert Jorgenson recalls befriending a shark named Albert off the end of a mole. After a long struggle with a heavy line the shark helps him haul mackerel, herding the school back to shore and protecting the catch. The gesture earns trust and a partnership, until a later fight with a grampus drives the shark away and leaves the fisherman sad.
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R. Jorgenson
Albert
Albert Be
Roman
Anderson
Amerson
Barrel-Organ in Church Shelland Suffolk Noted for Records
A Suffolk village church in Shelland houses the country’s only privately owned church and the sole church barrel-organ. Operated by a handle, the instrument features three drums with 36 hymn tunes, as reported by Answer Magazine.
More Than Nine Shakespeare Lives On Stage
Howell quips that Shakespeare has many lives as actors keep reviving him on stage, Powell questions the remark, and Howell asserts actors still murder him in productions, reflecting enduring theatrical debate in Detroit News.
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Howell
Shakespeare
Powell
Detroit News
Smart summer pattern blends cool style with practical sport wear
The ad promotes two sewing patterns 9354 and 9854 for sporty wardrobe pieces. It highlights a yoke cape panel for cooler comfort, an action pleat back, and a flat neckline option. Sizes 14 through 42 are listed with 4 yards of fabric for size 16, and a 15 cent order is requested for the pattern diagram and sew chart.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Department
West Eighteenth Street
New York
Manager Where is the Human Fly
Fat Lady says he disappeared after an argument with his wife she swatted him Answers Magazine reports on a sensational comic reference and a domestic incident phrased as humor.
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Answers Magazine
What do you understand by Communism
Senator Sorghum defines communism as an old idea that urges equal property division but warns it would only tempt individuals to grab more than their share, reflecting a skeptical view from a Washington Star column.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Jim’s Meticulous Refusal to Work Revealed
A terse exchange reveals Jim declaring devotion equating to death and his willingness to endure extreme effort to avoid labor. The dialogue highlights a mindset focused on personal risk for affection and avoidance of duties.
Everyday Views on Scenery Turns to Toothpaste and Tobacco
A travel chat explores landscape impressions as the traveler jokes the scenery felt dominated by toothpaste and smoking tobacco, hinting at mundane daily details shaping the journey.
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Cherie Nicholas
Oklahoma City
James J. Montague
Grampus
Ibert
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Jim
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