Scientific visions of deep earth shaft and future biology
Dr Arthur C Parker forecasts at national academy meeting a future where an Earth shaft ten to twelve miles deep lets scientists study interior earth and cosmic rays. He links hormones research to creating super humans and envisions novels built on bio discoveries while warning psychology may lag behind.
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Rochester
National Academy of Sciences
Arthur C. Parker
Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences
Earth
Parker
Scalped Woman Receives New Scalp and Ear
A young matron scalped when hair was caught in a flywheel received a new scalp and ear crafted from skin from her back and cartilage from a rib. Dr James A Cahill reported at the American College of Surgeons meeting in Washington that over eight operations across 19 months restored appearance. The outcome is satisfactory with little deformity masked by head attire.
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Chicago
James A. Cahill
Washington, D. C
American College of Surgeons
Bee Yolks Colored as the Customer Likes Them
Ithaca New York cold yolk coloring by diet. Prof H E Botsford at Cornell says to adjust hen feed with xanthophyll to produce yolks of desired shade. Most customers prefer medium yellow yolks for breakfast eggs and ham.
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Ithaca
N.Y
H E. Botsford
New York State College of Agriculture
Cornell University
Costly Smoke Burden Across United States
Public Health Service estimates each American loses 10 to 30 dollars yearly from smoke in the atmosphere. Losses stem from ruined clothing and fabrics, soiled buildings, damaged goods, harmed vegetation, and reduced light and ultraviolet exposure.
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Washington
United States
Public Health Service
Plant Engineering Could Boost Crop Growth
Dr. Frits Went of the California Institute of Technology outlines plant engineering as a method to produce larger, higher quality crops. He advocates using growth hormones like indoleacetic acid to overcome limitations of seed breeding, hybridization, and grafting, enabling better growth and easier pollination and hybridization.
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Los Angeles
Frits W. Went
California Institute of Technology
Went
Protoplasm Shows Rhythmic Flow Like Muscle Tissue
Philadelphia scientist William Seifriz reports that loose protoplasm in slime molds exhibits rhythmic streaming currents similar to heart tissue. Time lapse films from Pasteur Institute researchers show directed flow for 40 to 45 seconds, then reversal, with outward flow causing contraction and inward flow causing expansion, supporting protoplasm as truly living in simplest forms.
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Philadelphia
Seifriz
William
University of Pennsylvania
Drs. J. Comandon
P. de Fonbrune
Pasteur Institute
Garches
Slow lightning found in Pittsfield by GE engineer
General Electric engineer K. McHackron reports he has detected a form of slow lightning in Pittsfield Massachusetts that travels across the sky without producing audible thunder, describing its leisurely bolts and unusual behavior.
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Pittsfield
Mass
McHackron
General Electric
Gas From Prickly Pear Waltair India
The prickly pear, long a public nuisance in India for its spread, is being used to generate a combustible gas with a heating value about half that of ordinary coal gas.
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Prickly Pear
Waltair
India
Historic Hoaxes From a Highlander to New York Zoo
A Scottish hoax by Clarke sparked a clan quarrel over Culloden including MacLean pride and Strangway, then a New York Herald fake about Central Park animal escape caused citywide panic until exposed as a hoax. Also notes a long running misused Jesus letter hoax from 1891 and chain mail variants.
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Clarke
Toronto
Ontario
Canada
Strangway
Culloden
New York City
New York Herald
Central Park Zoo
Chester A. Arthur
Samuel J. Tilden
James Gordon Bennett
The
Herald
Thomas B. Connery
On the Faring Side in London Answers Magazine
A dialog between an old man and a manager about winds and weather. The old man seeks stability due to health, and the manager notes the wind pattern favors their location as the south wind, then observes the wind shifts to the north.
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London Answers Magazine
Fragmentary Exchange in Parceles Diary Entry
In a clipped exchange two speakers remark on a person named Jones facing severe trouble and a claimed loss of peace of mind. The dialogue hints at long standing mental decline and social concern within a parcel scene.
Troublesome revolving door puzzled inebriate tale
A tipsy man tries to pass a restaurant revolving door but returns to the street each time. After several failures he sits on the pavement. A lone man enters and a woman exits, prompting the drunk to wonder what happened to his clothes and what gets him.
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Stray Stories Magazine
Village Fire Engine Halted by Curious Woman
A town fire engine sped toward a small hamlet when a hefty housewife broke from her group and waved frantically in front of the road. The driver halted abruptly and demanded where the fire was, while she retorted that that question was redundant.
Plenty of Detail Prompt Sparks Classroom Banter
A light classroom exchange features a student Japie explaining a long tail on a drawing after a teacher requests “plenty of detail.” The moment captures teacher pupil humor and the doubtless charm of everyday school life.
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Japie
Young Woman Praises Suitor’s Common Sense
A humorous exchange shows a daughter praising Ferdy for his solid judgment while her father approves the suitor’s seriousness and practical sense, amid light hearted banter.
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Ferdy
Corn-Fed Ben Egg Cup-Watcha Clash
Local chatter centers on Ben Egg Cup-Watcha joking about a streak of yellow in himself provoking playful taunts. No formal event or other details accompany the quip in this fragment.
Not a Drop to Drink The Irishman’s Jungle Ad Ventures
The Irishman recalled his expedition in the jungle and the dwindling supplies. He described running out of ammunition food and whisky and being parched with thirst though water existed, stressing that cleanliness could not be a priority at that moment.
It Was Her Father He Didnt See You In The Woods
A fragmentary dialogue reveals a woman noting a supposed tramp in the woods yesterday. She clarifies it was her father, implying a misidentification and a family misunderstanding.
Monster Monkey Surprise in Cabin Encounter
A traveler recalls entering his cabin to confront a fierce monkey. The companion jokes the monkey removed the mirror, a humorous note from Stray Stories Magazine about unexpected wildlife in travel settings.
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Hunter
Stray Stories Magazine
Public Speaking Query Turns Up Offbeat Reply
A job applicant for a sales manager role is asked about public speaking. He responds with a humorous memory of speaking to a farmer's daughter over a party line, illustrating an informal, lighthearted exchange rather than a formal presentation.
Smartly Tailored Window Drapery System by Decorator
A valance board and two inch straight board hold side drapes with finishing nails and screw eyes. Drape sections are thumbtacked to the board then hooked onto nails for quick removal during cleaning. The article notes a glazed chintz valance matching borders and promotes Mrs Spears Sewing book with 25 cents request to Chicago for instructions.
Good Deed Returns in Kind Says Uncle Phil Br
An earnest note stresses that courtesy yields friendship and kindness brings love. It warns against clinging to faults and highlights the value of compliments. It reflects on personal survey of faults and quizzes the idea that knowing what not to do helps. Rockefeller’s money wisdom is noted as unshareable.
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Jesus Christ
France
United States Post Office Department
Rockefeller
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