Spinning Top May Reveal Skin Color Study
Dr Charles B Davenport of the Carnegie Institute discusses using a spinning top with color discs to measure skin color elements white yellow red and black. He presents formulas describing proportions in different populations including Anglo-American, Negro, Indian, and Australian aboriginal groups, noting sun exposure and hybridization effects. The piece questions sun as the sole cause of racial differentiation, citing examples from South Australia and various races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B. Davenport
Carnegie Institute of Washington
Davenport
American Museum of Natural History
United States
R. G. Marsh
North
Sanertea
Australia
Mat
South Australia
Boston
Bank Clerk in K C Embarrassed by Visit of Wealthy Parents
Kansas City, Me, April 16. Bank clerk William Dubois, bending over his adding machine in Commerce Trust counting room, faced his parents Charles G Dubois and Mrs Dubois and his sister Susan as they sped toward New York City after Easter vacation. The scene ended after one hour from work for Bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Byilliam Duboiis
Commerce Trust, Company
Charles G. Dubois
Susan
New York City
Bill
McCoy’s Cod Liver Oil Tablets Ad Claims Quick Health Gains
A Boston mother writes that her frail son gained flesh and vigor after using McCoy’s Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets. The testimonial urges mothers to use the tablets for 30 days, promising improved appetite and strength, with a note that druggists carry the original product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCay
Smartel
Albert EB. Baker
Ridgewood St
Boston
McCoy
Wangler Bros
Robert Drug Co
Miller
Portrait of Bill Welk and family in Kansas City visit
A Dartmouth and Harvard educated son of a Western Electric president visits Kansas City with his parents and sister. He rejects a prestigious direct path into his father’s firm, choosing to start humbly in a local bank while dreaming of one day becoming a millionaire. The family stays close, declining many invitations to remain near him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bill
Kansas City
Dad Welk
Western Electric Company
Posal
Dartmouth
Trafvard
Kansas City Bank
Daboises
Lavel
Unclear Memoir Notes From A Modest Life
A hazy reminiscence describes a man named Bill living in a small bachelor apartment with colleagues. He avoids public attention, dislikes showing poverty, and emphasizes wanting to make his own way despite modest means. Evening invites dominate social plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dima
Bill
Jie
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K.C
Sys. Baler
Selzer’s
Purniturag G17
6Th St
Servey
Ferianey
Lincoln
Park
CRASS
Gadi
Coats
Waterloo
Nial
Wei
A. Leath & Company
A. Leath & GO
Lafayette St
Court House
Limoges
China
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