Von Neumann Analyzes Gambling Odds In Professor Lecture
Princeton mathematician John Von Neumann explains in a lecture that long run wins are impossible in dice games whether loaded or not. He notes seven eleven is the most common first throw but losing odds rise if not rolled, and he cites stone paper scissors as a game of chance. He divides games into two types and discusses poker odds and probability.
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John von Neumann
Institute For Advanced Study
von Neumann
Ronald Bingman
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Long Beach
Paul Brand
Los Angeles
San Pedro
Maryland
Robert Boreel
St. Mary's College
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Gerald S. Levin
Oakland
Carmel- San Simicon
Charles Newmen
Beverly Hills
Monterey
Madera
Chance
H. L. Cornish
Rose
San Diego
Fierce Worms Kill Their Prey With Hollow Spears
An article describes underground worm warfare where one group uses hollow spears to inject and drain prey bodies. Spear size varies from large to slender, with rapid paralysis aiding capture. The piece likens this brutal predation to a dog eat dog world in Hawaii and Pacific islands.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Pacific Islands
Better Be Kind to Your Liver and Digestive Health
A health feature explains liver functions in fat and carbohydrate processing, bile flow preventing food putrefaction, and storage of iron and vitamins. It describes bilious attacks and jaundice, with dietary guidelines and a range of recipes and kitchen tips for liver-friendly living.
Diet and exercise shift toward gentler routines
The article notes a trend away from heavy exertion toward more water and food intake during workouts. It cites a shift to smooth movements and stretching, aiming to relax and limber the body. It warns strenuous activity risks knotty muscles and heart strain, advocating passive exercise for weak hearts.
How to Preserve Ferns Flowers and Grasses
Methods to preserve ferns, flowers, and grasses include dipping in melted beeswax or varnish, drying with sand, or using plaster of Paris and unslaked lime. Dyes can be added to the wax or applied after drying, and a plaster lime mix is dusted on before heating to 100 degrees F and final varnish applied.
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Detroit News
Packing Flowers for Shipments
Instructions for wrapping flowers for transport emphasize damp newspaper wrapping and tight stems, with roses and carnations cushioned by smooth absorbent cotton. Pack in an intact box, fill ends with paper, use tissue sheets to prevent movement, and place in water upon arrival for long and short stems.
Stretch Screen Wire Using Frames and Weights
A correspondent in the Indiana Farmer's Guide describes stretching screen wire by placing two frames on the floor with two inch blocks under their outer ends. The wire is tacked across and then weights are added to press the frames to the floor before tacking and trimming to separate the frames.
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Indiana Farmer’s Guide
How to Remove Rust From Steel Tools
Step by step method to remove rust from saws and steel tools. rub surfaces with a cloth dipped in polishing talc for a bright finish. Rouge can be applied with a cloth for hand rubbing when a buffing wheel is unavailable.
How to Make Concrete Bond With Old Surface
New concrete will not stick to old. The old surface must be roughened so the new locks in place. Keep the surface wet as the concrete is laid and during the curing period for several days.
Meals Sane Won Me Then Box Labeling
The fragment hints at preparing meals and boxing them tightly with labels. No clear event or persons are present.
How Dickens Chose the Pen Name Boz
In a Morning Chronicle note Dickens explains his signature Boz from his brother Wakefield’s vices. He recalls “Boz” being derived from the family nickname and earlier mispronunciations shaping his famous pseudonym.
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Morning Chronicle
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Week in Review From London To Alaska Headlines
A sprawling digest highlights wartime debts in Britain, gold from a Panama sunken tunnel, Davis Cup upsets including Budge and Mako’s wins, Alaska earthquakes and Mt Lucania ascent by Washburn and Bates. Other items report a Stradari munitions explosion, deadly crashes in Norfolk and Long Beach, and notable deaths in public life.
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America
United States
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Yokohama
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No Left Turns And Odd Car Facts In 19th Century Note
The passage lists curious estimates about roads and transport: the Columbia River mouth spans 14 miles, motor cars require thirty-two pounds of cotton as an ingredient, and fewer than 1,000 carriages buggies sulkies and two wheel carts are manufactured annually in the country.
Sidelined Island: Armstrong County Lacks Post Office
It notes Armstrong county in South Dakota covers 540 square miles without a single post office. The piece references 1934 meat consumption at 53,000,000 pounds yearly per person usage details and mentions broader facts about forests, fences around a reservoir, battleships, asbestos, and wildfowl refuges.
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Armstrong County
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Stassburg Birthplace Claim Draws Generals Count
The item notes Stassburg France claims 131 generals were born there while Ireland and the Irish Free State face varied social and economic trends. Emerald mining in Colombia is government controlled and the marriage rate in the Irish Free State is the lowest among the British Isles. Eleven Brazilian states produce natural silk and canal boat touring grows in the Free State as a popular way to see the country. Palestine is described with nine different ...
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Irish Free State
British Isles
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