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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1916
Page
26
A fragmented historical article explains fleas as disease vectors for plague and tapeworms, detailing human and animal hosts, transmission paths, and life cycles. It notes varied flea species, their impact on poultry and other animals, and the risk of human infection when hosts are scarce.
An article describes human parasitic insects and their life cycles, focusing on fleas and mites breeding in unsanitary homes. It covers transmission routes, seasonal housing factors, and control methods including cleaning, fumigation, and toxin use, with caution on safety and skin reactions.
A Victorian inventor, John Flowers, unveils a device that converts spoken words into phonetic signals. The transmitter drives a typewriter keyboard to print the speech in a novel phonetic character set, aiming to record natural speech with a machine readable code.
An article on using substitutes to bake bread without grain flour. It discusses starch, yeast, and chemical leavening alternatives, noting effects on dough elasticity, gas permeability, and texture. Mentions experiments by researchers and chefs, and compares to ordinary white bread.
A fragmentary discussion cites Sir Oliver Lodge on weather manipulation by atmospheric control. The text argues for copper rods, high mountain stations, and large electrical output to steer climate, noting possible health and nature benefits and the need for capital investment.
The article explains insect olfaction focusing on antennae pores and their roles in scent detection. It notes ants bees and spiders differ in sensory organs, with wasps and moths using pores on wings and legs for breathing and smell. Experiments indicate female insects’ odor detection relates to antennal structure and pore exposure.
The piece notes how a comic opera idea borrowed from Bernard Shaw’s Arms and the Man has turned real as chocolate soldiers circulate. It mentions cocoa shortages, heavy exports from Brazil and Ecuador, and high wartime prices paid by belligerents and profits for neutral traders. It also oddly includes stray tips on curing cracked boots by salt water and oil for feathers.
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