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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1910
Page
28
Report describes use of decorative bells in gardens to influence crop yields. Growers test bells painted in various colors to deter sun and heat, noting differences in plant response. Some practices include white bells in hot summer to shield plants, with results kept private by experimenters.
A historical account describes rattlesnakes, their instinctive strikes, and venom effects. It discusses how danger arises from misjudging bites, the role of venom depth, and the behavior of snakes in various encounters. The piece cites Dr. W. Ray Teng and mentions warnings about handling or provoking snakes.
A historical profile recounts Captain Byrnes and his empire of crime informants. It details how he surrounded himself with detectives, paid criminals, and used inside networks in New York and across the country to catch thieves and curb crime, shaping a controversial police career.
A historic reform by Inspector Byrnes in 30s New York built a plainclothes detective network and a “dead line” to block crooks in Wall Street. His policy used thieves to catch thieves, earned support from business leaders, and established a citywide approach that combined street police with vigilant civilian aid.
A New York press report suggests ancient mummies carried deadly germs, with Dr Roffer finding lungs stained by smoke and pneumonia germs common in mummies. The piece links ancient burial practices to potential deaths from germ exposure.
A Chicago journal report notes widespread animal fear of airships. Partridges and game birds crouch, while domestic fowl alarm loudly at the sight of airbound craft. Swedish aeronaut Van Hoffken observed elka foxes and hares fleeing as zeppelin crews reported horses and cattle panicking below.
A London demonstration by inventor Thomas Raymond Phillips claims a wireless controlled dirigible can drop dynamite bombs or flowers at distant targets and be recalled for reuse. Grahame White tested briefly with a large model at the Hippodrome, expressing skepticism about speed, steering, and power.
Harper's Magazine describes Rutherford's achievement catching alpha particles one by one using a firing chamber and a thin mica window. The process, magnified thousands of times, registers as precise disruptions in air conductivity measured by an electrometer. The feat, counting individual atoms, is hailed as wondrous.
A New York Press reader recalls a Los Angeles gardener developing watermelons with handles to aid transport. The writer reflects on boyhood thrill of tugging a melon by both ends, questions the charm lost if handles become universal, and muses on future evolutions like melons on skids with a creeper trace.
Hiccough is a distressing and sometimes dangerous complaint. Water can stop it. if simple measures fail, a method found efficacious involves pressing inward and downward at the center of the top of the breastbone between the two collarbones, applying a few minutes of pressure to affect the nerves near the neck.
A Louisiana man claims a novel process to stain wood as it grows. A colored fluid hung near a young tree supposedly seeps through the trunk, altering color and shade without dyeing, offering darkening of mahogany and similar woods with reduced expense.
A historical address delivered in Uxbridge Massachusetts on August 1, 1874 praised Judge Alphonso Taft and traced the Taft family rise from Mendon and Uxbridge to a President. The article details Taft homestead sites around Taft Pond, early village life, and enduring family relics, including a Taft burial room and a memorial plate.
The article reports a New England scientist highlighting ultraviolet light for disinfection. It notes prior work by French and German researchers, Paris hospital sterilization with Cooper Hewitt lamps, and the use of quartz to transmit UV rays. Potential for milk and water sterilization is discussed, with cautions about limited penetration and eye protection.
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