Electric charge aids washing and drying in new industrial uses
Savannah scientists at the Electrochemical society meeting reported novel methods using electric charges to wash out sand from clay and to dry clay for chinaware. Japanese engineer Sakuji Komagata and Ohio chemist Carl E. Curtis described electrowashing, where negatively charged clay particles migrate to positive poles, and the technique's use in vulcanized fiber pulp power cable paper condenser paper and photographic materials.
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Savannah
Electrochemical Society
Ohio Ceramics
Carl E. Curtis
Simonds Worden White Company
Dayton
Ohio
United States
Sakuji Komagata
Tokyo
Crystals Rewrite Antarctic Rock Formation Theory
Dr Thomas C Poulter reports Antarctic rocks from Raymond Fosdick mountains challenge melting crystallization ideas. C N Fenner of Carnegie Geophysical Lab notes old basalt-based formation theory misfits field rocks, urging direct rock-material tests over laboratory analogs for accurate formation understanding.
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New York
Raymond Fosdick
Antarctica
Thomas C. Poulter
Geological Society of America
C. N. Fenner
Carnegie Institution
Geophysical Laboratory
Washington
Hudson
Giant's Causeway
Ireland
California
Antarctic
Secret synthetic oil announced for navy and aviation
Washington reports a new secret synthetic oil for aviation watches, instruments, and naval gear. W. C. Trent of the National Bureau of Standards praised its performance at extreme temperatures and long use, while the formula remains confidential by Navy instruction. The oil could provide Navy access to a stable, large quantity supply, replacing scarce poise crude.
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Washington
Horological Institute of America
W. C. Trent
Aeronautical Instrument Section
National Bureau of Standards
Trent
Navy Department
Navy
Medicinal plants now imported should be grown in America
Dr Perrin H Long of Johns Hopkins told the fourth annual Chemurgic conference in Omaha that the United States could grow crude drug plants now imported at more than eight million dollars a year. He cited licorice, ma huang, castor beans and tragacanth as crops with climate suitability, urged science and industry to develop automated cultivation to lower costs, and noted North Dakota’s ephedrine trials as a noteworthy step toward reducing foreign dependency.
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Omaha
Neb
Perrin H. Long
Johns Hopkins University
Russia
Spain
China
Brazil
Persia
United States
Doctor Long
Ma Huang
North Dakota
Heat Insulation Makes Home Fine for Insects
Government entomologists warn heat insulation can invite pests to homes. Flour paste used with asbestos insulation feeds silverfish and beetles, wool and hair insulation houses moths, beetles, and other insects. Natural fibers attract psocids and flour beetles, while rock wool, spun glass, or crushed mica insulation resists insect life as it lacks organic material.
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Washington
Volcano Blowholes Reveal Rich Ore Deposits Across Regions
New York reports that blowholes once venting volcanic gases later filled with metallic minerals now yield valuable ore. Deposits include Cana nea in Sonora Mexico the Patch at Central City Colorado and the Espiritu Santo mine in Panama formed as gases drilled upward and solutions deposited minerals in rock gaps.
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New York
Cananea
Sonora
Mexico
Central City
Colo
Espiritu Santo
Panama
Tree Ring Theory Forecasts Floods and Droughts
Dr EB Moseley of Bowling Green presented before the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters claiming old tree trunks reveal 90 year cycles of rainfall. Narrow and wide growth rings indicate periods of scanty and abundant rain, suggesting planning to prepare for floods and droughts.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
EB. L. Moseley
Bowling Green
Ohio
Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters
Northernmost duck farm claimed on Kharlov Island
Tass reports a new bird preserve on Kharlov Island in Barents Sea as the farthest north farm for eider ducks. The site now protects wild eiders prized for down after extensive historical extermination across their former range.
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Leningrad
Tass
Kharlov Island
Barrents Sea
Arctic
Dragonfly Sets Swift Flying Record Across Measured Course
An Australian dragonfly was clocked at a mile per minute over a course of eight to ninety yards, completing the distance in three seconds. The observation is attributed to renowned New Zealand entomologist Dr. B. R. J. Tillyard.
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Washington
New Zealand
Br, J. Tillyard
Why Deborah Sang in Times of Trial
A church lesson summary on Judges 4 focusing on Deborah as a divine leader and Barak’s faltering fire. It contrasts Israel’s disorder under chaotic leadership with Deborah’s prophetic and poetic gifts and emphasizes readiness for emergencies. The piece notes victory comes from God, not man, and ends with thanks for readers’ encouragement.
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Esther
Deborah
Mergency
Israel
America
God
Earth
Withal
Lapidoth
Barak
Jobin
Wilbur M. Smith
Lord Jesus Christ
Peloubet
Union
Value of Meditation in Divine Truth
A brief meditation on spiritual reading versus contemplation. The passage asserts that deeper meditation on divine truth, not sheer reading volume, yields the choicest enlightenment and strongest faith, echoing Bishop All’s urging for personal spiritual discipline.
Attaining Perfection in Emerson’s Spiritual Vision
A concise reflection on Emerson’s idea that human warmth, love, and fear must shed finitude and merge with the divine to reach true perfection, framing a transcendental path from emotion to ultimate unity.
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Emerson
Winners in Cake Recipe Contest Spark New York Kitchen
The Cake Recipe Contest winners are announced by home economists at the Experimental Kitchen Laboratory in New York City. First prize goes to Mrs. D. F. Kelly of Whitewater Wisconsin. second prizes to five winners including Mrs. H Harshburgen and R A Williams, with numerous others named. Third prizes awarded to a broad list led by Mrs. T H Fjone and Vera Tygar. Honorable mentions follow. Magnificent cakes entered. judges praise the quality and fairness of scoring. C Houston Goudiss congratulates winners and thanks all entrants.
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Experimental Kitchen Laboratory
New York City
C. Houston Goudiss
D. F. Kelly
Charles Sr
Whitewater
Wis
H. Harshburgen
Fifth Ave
Altoona
R. A. Williams
Rosemary Ave
Detroit
Mich
C. A. Burns
Oakland
Miss
Sadie Cunningham
Avonmore
Laura Meyer
Pleasant St
Plymouth
T. H. Fjone
Flaxville
Mont
Lester Ralston
Judd St
Sioux City
Iowa
Harry A. Kramer
Marin Road
Manor
Calif
F. D. McDonald
Amherst
Texas
Vera Tygar
Commodore
George Ahlborn
Mt. Pleasant
B. A. Robinson
Emmett
Idaho
Jean Guthrie
Campbell St
Kansas City
Walter Richter
Bonduel
P. C. Blakely
Alden
Emogene Williams
Damon
Simon Moon
Norma
N. D
Dick Collins
Masonville
B. F. Herman
Crosby
Paul Lorenz
P. O
Strathmore
S. S. Arentz
Simpson
Nev
Vida Hilger
Rockland
Grace H. Peterson
Cecil Skin
Ner
Bedford
Wyo
Joe Furnace
West Twentieth St
South
Neb
Ask Me Another A General Quiz items and answers
A set of five questions and answers covering states geography, lake salinity, city planning, legal holidays, and Maine legislature race representation. Maine state boundary question. Great Salt Lake salinity due to evaporation leaving minerals. Wash ington city laid out by Pierre Charles L'Enfant. legal holiday definition. Maine lower house includes Indian representatives from Penobscot and Passamaquoddy tribes.
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Great Salt Lake
Washington
Maine
Pierre Charles L’enfant
Penobscot
Pas- Samaquoddy
Gold Rush Crime Wave in San Francisco Early Fifties
The piece notes rampant crime during the California gold rush with 4200 homicides and 1200 personal crisis reports up to 1854. Violence persisted into subsequent years with a peak in 1855 at 685 deaths. In 1861 the Vigilance Committee formed to curb crime, reassembling in 1866 to restore order with over 8000 citizens serving across two committees.
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San Francisco
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