Casein from buttermilk sparks industrial use across markets
University of Kansas researchers under Professor Duncan announce breakthroughs in casein manufacture from buttermilk by fellow E L Tague, prompting a planned million dollar plant and 10 percent profit royalties. Enamel for steel tanks by Archie Welch and Frank Breck promises heat and acid resistance, while Henry Krohman logs salt rising bread progress.
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Tague
Archie Welch
Frank Breck
Duncan
Rochester
N. Y
Krohman
Department of Industrial Chemistry
United States
Nightingale and cuckoo year charms French woods
In France and England this year brings abundant birdsong, with nightingales and cuckoos filling woods with notes. Tourists touring near Paris report sylvan concerts as the birds begin their evening song before sunset.
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Paris
France
England
British Isles
Chateau
Pigeon Causes Two-Hour Trolley Delay in Lancaster
A homing pigeon perched on high tension wires halted the Lancaster and Mount Jolly trolley line for two hours as workers identified the cause of a short circuit. The bird touched both wires with a foot, stopping service until repairs were completed.
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Lancaster
Lancaster & Mount Jolly
Brain Operation Fails on Harold Hurley in Toledo
In Toledo Ohio doctors acknowledge a third brain operation failed to reform sixteen year old Harold Hurley the original United States brain surgery patient. He had been arrested recently for stealing the other day and doctors say the operation did not achieve its aims.
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Toledo
Harold Hurley
United States
New Submarine Cable May Link London And New York
A Dover to Cape Gris Nez underwater telephone cable, first in tidal waters, shows promising tests. Loading coils nearly triple efficiency by reducing impulse distortion, signaling possible future London to New York conversations. Extensions to Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin and other cities are planned as service expands.
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London
New York
English Channel
British Post Office
Dover
Cape Gris Nez
Paris
England
Europe
France
Belgium
Amsterdam
Berlin
Leads In Sheep Farming Washington Report
Vice-Consul General Henry D. Baker reports Australia leads world sheep farming with an estimated flock value of 220,352,400 dollars and an annual gross output about 75 percent of that value. Australia 87,043,266 sheep. Argentina 77,581,100. Russia 58,510,523. United States 54,631,000. United Kingdom 30,011,833.
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Washington
Henry D. Baker
Sydney
Australia
Russia
United States
United Kingdom
Haunted by the Morgue A Cook County official commits suicide
Henry Hinski, forty, longtime Cook County coroner’s office worker, cut his throat at 829 North May Street. Officials say years of morgue crime details likely unbalanced him, with nervous-illness experts citing mental suggestion. He had warned his mother he was not dead yet and had confided to a saloonkeeper his wish to abandon coroner cases. He lived with his mother and brother Robert, a former county treasurer’s office clerk.
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Chicago
Henry Hinski
Cook County Soroner
North May Street
Hinski
Jhlinski
Chicago Avenue
Fights Her Way Through
A Detroit Free Press remark notes a woman who claims not to like crowds can still force her way into a hotel dining room, illustrating her stubborn habit of demanding entry despite misgivings.
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Detroit Free Press
Home Patience In a Household The Need for Space
A quote from Woman's Life argues homes require patience and space for children to find their place. It condemns tyranny over individuals and stresses progress and contentment come with time and room in the home environment.
Chinese Egg Market Shifts To Pound Pricing
China adopts a pound based sale for eggs dubbed hen fruit, moving away from per piece or dozen units to speed large transactions. The change aims to reduce counting labor and disputes over exact counts in deals involving millions of eggs.
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China
Awfully Original Exchange Sparks Familiar Name?
A comic snippet shows Charley Pawksley described as awfully original. The punchline reports a social introduction to Mary Smith, with the implication that the name rang a bell, suggesting a humorous sense of déjà vu in a social setting.
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Charley Pawksley
Mary Smith
Veils For Summer Fashion Notes and Trends
The piece describes light airy veils for summer hats, favoring lace and net patterns over dots. It notes ease of wear with large-meshed nets, back-drawn veils, and mourning veils bordered with crape or grenadine. Black chantilly remains popular, while heavy figures are unfashionable.
Parisian Model Dress Description With Embroidered Trim
A Parisian model features batiste fabric with Turkish touches and a front band of embroidery. A plaited frill at the hem, tucked epaulets and deep cuffs, and full sleeves encircled by embroidered bands complete the design.
Shirtwaist Gift Set With Frill And Embroidered Trim
A ready to give summer gift idea features a shirtwaist with a sheer handkerchief linen frill and graduated china blue embroidery. The front box plait is completed with six buttons, with cover button molds in china blue linen and white cotton, mounted on tissue paper and boxed for an attractive present.
Blouses Fashioned For Summer Wear And Waist Linings
Popular overblouse styles popular this summer feature waists built on a French foundation for the underbody. Tucks from shoulder seams create curved neck openings, with two sleeve options and fabrics such as silk, cashmere, chiffon, and foulardpongee highlighted for their suitability.
Red Leather Belts Add a Bold Finish to Blouses
A pretty and odd finish accents many belts for Russian blouses using red leather. The leather may be an oblong patch sewn on the back where the blouse fastens or patches on the front near the belt. It suits coats of any color but is especially striking with black and white shepherd's checks.
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Loeb
BEARS
EW York
William Loeb, S Jr
Rocky Mountains
Far West
Kansas
Soroner
Julia Bottomley
Parisian
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