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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1916
Page
42
Doctors promote dry scalp care to prevent baldness citing sebaceous glands and natural oil. They warn against frequent soaking with water and shampoo, advising dry brushing and massage, with limited shampoo use every one to two weeks.
A veteran hunter reflects on man eating sharks along the New Jersey coast and across Australia. He catalogs species such as the tiger, blue pointer, gray nurse, seven gilled and wobby gong, detailing habits, notable attacks, and dangers to bathers, whalers, and fishermen with anecdotal history from Parramatta River to Pacific atolls.
A whimsical fragment explores fireflies as living lanterns beside glowing larvae and beetles. It cites luminescent mechanisms, nature’s chemistry, and the allure of night illuminations. The text weaves science notes with poetic references from a midsummer fantasy mood and a Shakespearean aside.
A fragment from a legend about a poor woodworker named in a remote village at the foot of a mountain. He is described as devout yet indolent, spending mornings on religious contemplation and disputation while neglecting work, with his wife eventually struggling to feed their children.
A British chemist suggests tobacco ash holds potash, estimating 65 grains per cigar, 176 per cigarette, and 16 per pipe. UK tobacco ash used in the year to March 31, 1914, contained about 2,672 tons of potash worth over 354 thousand dollars at prewar prices. Large ash yields could come from clubs, hotels, and other public places.
Devout Russians wear miniature Bible charms on watch chains. The charms are about an inch square and three eighths of an inch thick, containing five books of Moses in Hebrew with Latin titles. Magnification aids reading, but the wearer relies on carrying the Word on his person.
The article recounts the 1851 Cowes race where the American yacht America defeated British contenders to win the Cup of All Nations. It describes America’s revolutionary design, its slow start but rapid surge, and the British public’s astonishment as the Yankee vessel pulled ahead and ultimately triumphed. It notes Queen Victoria’s reception of Commodore Stevens and the yacht’s storied later ownership and uses.
A Harvard survey of 175 faculty and students links mustaches to brains with two thirds wearing upper lip hair and only about 74 bald heads. The report speculates climate and psychology drive facial hair growth and undergraduates see mustaches as a status symbol, offering professors a chance to project dominance.
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