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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1939
Page
3
Virginia Vale reports from England on Greta Garbo and the motion picture trade. British reaction to Garbo is cool, with resentment at her aloof privacy, while American studios send units abroad to produce films.
A summary of patent history from ancient Sybaris to modern Britain and the United States. The speech notes early Greek monopoly ideas for chefs in 510 BC, the English Statute of Monopolies of 1623, and the U S patent system established in 1700 after the Constitution. It also mentions colonial practice before independence and global spread of patent systems.
A strange tropical plant, the screw pine, can reach tree size in Florida. In Madagascar it may grow to 60 feet with stilt-like aerial roots and three-foot sword-shaped leaves arranged in a spiral. Widely grown as a decorative pot plant, varieties include striped and unmarked forms. The plant earns its name from leaf twist and cone-like fruit measures six inches or more. In native regions it serves various useful purposes.
Alita R. Rotina notes in the Los Angeles Times that 18th century bride boxes and related household arts from Pennsylvania colonists reveal a livelyartistic tradition. The antique items include dower chests cupboards hardware and pottery, often unpainted inside but bright outside, with crude yet vibrant decorative painting that reflects the era.
Gossamer refers to filmy cobwebs produced by spiders. They form in the air or cling to objects, sometimes several threads at once. The webs are often carried by wind or attached at elevated points, and the term may derive from goose and summer, noting downy appearance and warm fall weather.
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