Korean moveable type first metal font shown in New York exhibit
A display at the Museum of Natural History in New York reveals fifty Chinese character movable type pieces, part of a font cast in Seoul in 1403. The exhibit argues Koreans pioneered separate metal type. the font was later collected after the Japanese invasion. Historical notes trace printing from stone rubbings in 175 A.D. to block printing in 593 and 764, with Arabic book printing in Fayoum in the tenth century.
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Museum of Natural History
New York
England
Seoul
Korea
Forster, Gutenberg
Europe
Japan
Berthold Laufer
Priting
Fayoum
Egypt
Deep Earth Bore Holes Teased as Path to Interior
The text discusses exploring deeper into Earth via bore-holes. Sir Charles and Prof. F D Adams estimate limestone could reach 15 miles and granite about 30 miles before rock failure. Such shafts could illuminate Earth's internal structure and mineralogy. Italian volcanic districts show high pressure steam via bore-holes powering turbines.
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Sir Charles
F. D. Adams
Italy
Differing Types of Marble
The Bureau of Standards tested 52 marble types and found dry compressive strength from 7,850 to 50,250 psi. Wet specimens were weaker, with losses up to 25 percent in some cases. After 30 freeze thaw cycles most samples weakened, few were unaffected, some even strengthened. Electrical resistance varied greatly, requiring careful material choice for switchboards. Marbles expand irregularly on heating, with part of the expansion permanent.
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United States Bureau of Standards
Belated Profiteer Hikes Berry Price In Montana
An old Montana marker of a legendary berry seller once charged five cents per quart for wild berries. This season he raised the price to 25 cents per quart and claimed the rise was due to news of a distant war. He stated he had only learned of it recently.
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Montana
So and So and Daughter in Shop Names
The London News notes shop signs ending with and daughter reflect women's rising business role and recognition as partners. In the west end several female led clothing emporia exist under So and So and Daughter ownership, while others are father and daughters.
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The
London News
Times
West End
Thanksgiving Turkey Tales From Wild to Farm Raised
A long piece on turkeys traces their history from wild birds studied by Jordan and McIlhenny to domesticated flocks. It covers Franklin's praise, global spread, price history, and current production by Texas and other states, plus wild turkey behavior and spring gobbling.
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Charles L. Jordan
Alabama
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
James B. Morrow
Boston Globe
France
Spain
Great Britain
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Tennessee
California
Jordan
Edward A. McAhenny
Avery Island
Louisiana
United States
McIihenney
Wineter
Turkey of the Woods
Mr. MccChenny
Texas
James Hamilton Byrd
Middle West
Ohio
Indiana
Tinois
Kentucky
Missouri
New England
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Turkey
Doctor Woodpecker the Tree Surgeon Defends Oak Forests
A Farm Journal piece portrays Doctor Woodpecker as a natural physician protecting the oak from pests like borers weevils sawflies and moths. The bird's drilling feeding and excavation reveal and remove the grub while keeping the bark scar as evidence of its work.
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F. B. Brimmer
Farm Journal
Woodpecker
Pature
Doctor Woodpecker
Alexander the Great and his Gryphoplane in Legend
A Christian Science Monitor note recalls medieval tales of a boy Alexander riding gryphons in a small car, claiming astonishing heights and provoking parental scolding. The piece frames this as a curious myth reflecting early fascination with flight.
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Alexander the Great
Alexander
Christian Science Monitor
Signing Treaties and the Rise of Alphabetical Signatures
Historical note on how treaties were signed in the past with disputes over precedence. It explains 1718 quadruple alliance practice, Aix-la-Chapelle 1748 method of each party signing copies for others, and the eventual adoption of alphabetical order by French alphabet.
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Renin
Aix-la-Chapelle
Varied Uses of Steel Pipe Across Industries
The article notes steel and iron pipes serve as water and sewage conduits and now appear in diverse items from agricultural tools and architecture to elevator cars and ship masts. It discusses evolving materials as tubular product demand grows and steel becomes cheaper, tracing changes over fifty years.
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Dong
McIihenny
Mr. Jordan
Mr. McIlhenny
Mexico
Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo
West Indies
Toledo
Oviedo
Alejandro Géraldini
Santo Domingo
Rome
John Piske
Christopher Newport
Jamestown
Virginia
John Fiske
Charles II
Hume
Mlinois
Iowa
Abenny
Nature
Steel Pipe Industry
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