Ultrasound performs new wonders beyond hearing
Ultrasonic power is used to age whiskey instantly, purify water, homogenize milk, and drill tiny holes. It enables precise metal cleaning, flaw detection, and medical uses from arthritis joint breakdown to painless dentistry. Bats long relied on echoes. humans push ultrasound into industry and medicine.
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Bata
Caruso
Jericho
General Electric Company
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Los Angeles
Calif
U3 Department of Agriculture
Birds migrate vast yearly journeys inspiring human flight
The article highlights Arctic terns crossing 22 000 miles yearly between Arctic nests and Antarctic winters, and other feats like Pacific golden plovers from Alaska to New Zealand and Manx shearwaters racing 3 200 miles home. It notes bands, navigation puzzles, and fuel efficiency as birds’ guiding prowess.
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Earth
Antarctic
National Geographic Society
Europe
Africa
Antarctic Circle
South America
Atlantic Ocean
Labrador
Greenland
Perth
Australia
Sweden
Alaska
New Zealand
Hawaii
Pacific
Pampas
Brazil
Argentina
Amagon
Caribbean
Cuba
New York
New England
British fashion notes on scarves and headwear trends
Britain sees scarves and shawls rise to high fashion with Mohair styles from a Scottish firm offered in 56 shades. A London firm launches the Lamora waterproof head scarf designed for rough weather, blending practicality with vivid color. Exports rise as production grows, signaling strong demand.
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London
Valuable Leaves Use in Soup and Salad Substitutes
Valuable leaves from lettuce cabbage and beets are not waste. Outer leaves carry vitamins and minerals and can be used in soups or shredded for salads. Beet tops offer a healthy substitute for other greens.
Drownings in Canada Prompt Call for Lifesaving Rules
Dr Gordon Bates of the Health League of Canada warns that over a thousand Canadians die in drownings annually and stresses vital lessons on artificial respiration. He notes misbeliefs about revival timing and signs of death and urges adherence to a four hour minimum resuscitation window until rigor mortis or recovery, to save lives this summer.
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Toronto
Canada
Gordon Bates
Health League of Canada
Health Magazine
The
Dr. Bates
Greenland Studies Hint at Three Submerged Regions
Studies suggest Greenland may be partitioned into at least three sections by canyons cut beneath the sea by ancient glaciers. Researchers indicate these submerged divisions could influence future understanding of Greenland’s geology and oceanic currents.
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Greenland
Its Shelf on Shelf for Easy Back Closet Storage
A practical guide describes installing a slim sliding shelf in a back closet. Use Masonite Tempered Presdwood for the shelf, half inch narrower than the closet shelf, smooth side down. Add a front 1 by 2 inch pull rail, side reinforcements, and wall fastenings to prevent tipping, creating accessible hidden storage.
Jigsaw Grillework Pattern for Pine Woodwork
The pattern shop presents pattern number 396 for jig sawed pine grillework. Repeats are 12 by 6 inches, used on balustrades porches columns and pattern shows doors windows gates and fences. Copy mailed for 35 cents and included in a Home Improvement Packet of five patterns for $1.50 with free catalogue on request.
Oddball Jokes and Mild Misfortune Across Small Towns
A boxing tale ends with a battered Mike Flaherty asking who is calling after a brutal fifteen round fight. A pair of old college friends trade wry lines about keeping up with the Joneses and Rockefellers. A pastor weighs a lucrative city offer against his humble local church. A Wiscon sin high school band loses its HELLO formation. Wilfred, bashful by reputation, goes to visit a girl and returns home early after ducking a glare in an alley.
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Mike Flaherty
Jim
Joneses
Wilfred
Good nutrition and Canada’s food rules
The text highlights nutrition as essential to health, stressing a balanced diet with diverse foods to supply protein minerals and vitamins. It notes Canada's Food Rules provide a basic diet framework for children and adults and mentions cobalt as a highly heat resistant mineral.
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Canada
Pattern Details and Orders For 1950s Toronto Wardrobe
Household Arts Department in Toronto advertises patterns including Pattern 4512 for Half Sizes with description of cape yoke gathers and scallop trim in cotton crepe faille. Also Pattern 7036 maternity sizes and washable iron-on motifs. Prices 35c and 25c with orders to 60 Front Street W. The note offers two free patterns and a needlecraft book with 1956 designs.
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Household Arts Department
Department P.P.L
Front Street W
Toronto
Tracing Japanese origins puzzles researchers across debates
Reuters reports that Japanese scholars, freed from the emperor's divine status, pursue origins amid sparse records and limited archaeology. Masao Oka notes four schools of thought from aboriginal descent to divine lineage, Mongoloid waves, and Malaya Indonesia origins, with Ainu as a central challenge.
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Brian Kennedy
Reuters News Agency
Japan
Mediterranean
Malaya
Philippines
Mongolia
Tuamoto Islands
Masao Oka
Tokyo University
Manchuria
Korea
Indonesia
Oka
Hokkaido
Ill fitting shoes harm feet in childhood
The text warns that ill fitting shoes cause most foot troubles and children’s feet can change size as often as every two months. It advises measuring each foot at purchase and buying new shoes accordingly.
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C.N.R
Hudson Bay Route Association
Saskatoon
Chambers of Commerce
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Trade Information Services
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Regina
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West 5Th Avenue
Vancouver
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