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Newspaper
Warren Tribune
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1927
Page
12
A first of two telescope reflectors built 139 years ago by Sir William Herschel was discovered in an old cottage adjoining a conservatory near Slough England. The famed astronomer made his discoveries there and the find highlights his enduring legacy in astronomy.
A Finnish inventor perfected a liquid that impregnates wood to make it fireproof. In tests a wooden structure treated with the solution resisted ignition despite being oil saturated, showing the invention’s remarkable effectiveness. A separate item notes a widower’s third marriage with a witty wedding invitation remark.
Miss Ardath Weaver, daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Weaver, won the Pennsylvania College scholarship prize for Warren County. The award provides 100 dollars yearly for four years at a state college chosen from 55 in the state. Weaver may attend Temple College to study Spanish and secretarial topics. The prize followed a county wide senior examination in May. A similar honor was earned by Miss Janet Henry in 1924.
On a film set Robbie Bobbie returns from makeup and acts in a scene as MacCloud watches. Later, a tense drive up Mulholland shows his controlling mood while Monica Mont arrives with glamor and schemes, inviting Robbie deeper into Hollywood's lure.
Weekend guests include Mr and Mrs Gus Esteretreen and son Ralph from Franklin visiting Mrs Swanson. Mina Ardath Weaver hosted Lutheran Sunday school class at Island Park. Longwells on extended motor trip toured Washington Philadelphia and Atlantic City and depart for Niagara Falls. Katherine and Treva McKinney stay with sister Mrs Ralph G C Young in Franklin. Mead family pirates with Bir and 8 Mead then return to Erie with daughter Marjorie. Orange Circle enjoyed a pleasant meeting with tureen lunch hosted by Mrs Clarence Seeking on Fifth Street.
An article describes new signaling elevators in a thirty eight story New York office building. Cars stop automatically on signals from waiting passengers and will not pass a floor with a signal until full. The operator presses a paid by button for the next car. On entering, passengers call their floor and the car stops at the target floor.
Researchers at Columbia University tested 158 twin pairs with mental tests. Same sex twins differed less than boy girl twins, and pairs with the closest physical resemblance scored most similarly on mental ratings.
A fragment describes making a metal polish by mixing melted paraffin with gasoline and pumice to create a DIY polishing paste. The text appears as an instructional snippet with unclear proportions and hazardous material implications.
The piece notes Azizia in northern Africa as the world heat record holder at 136.4 degrees on September 13, 1922, with Greenland Ranch near Death Valley previously holding 134 degrees. It also describes patching wooden shingled roofs by sliding asphalt patches into place without nails, prepared by unrolling roofing and cutting rectangles for easy installation.
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