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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1935
Page
8
National Safety Council data show about 90 percent of fatal crashes are preventable by careful sober drivers in well maintained cars. Reports indicate 6 percent of drivers in fatal crashes were intoxicated, with higher figures possible. road defects and weather play smaller roles.
New York statistician Dr. A J Lotka of Metropolitan Life rejects Dr. Alexis Carrel's view that life could extend beyond 100 years. He argues most over 20 in good health may reach 70, with very few to 100 or 110, citing degenerative diseases as the real limiter.
A vintage advertising insert questions merchant concerns on weekly store traffic and repeat customers. It urges business owners to study shopper patterns and notes advertising pays.
Gardiner Allison Stewart, 30, admits two wives and claims 1,500 sweethearts. He says a list grew too bulky, while his first wife Marie, 26, and second wife Clarice, 18, say he spent nights with the other.
A humorous exchange features two miners debating butter so strong it could walk to coffee and coffee too weak to respond. The quip spotlights playful frontier banter in a mining camp setting.
At Cornell University Professor George W. Cavanaugh explores iodine fortification in staple foods. Feeding seaweed to hens yields eggs with high iodine content, and cows produce milk with iodine levels 10 to 20 times normal. Neutron beam experiments promise broad benefits across medicine, chemistry and industry, though outcomes are uncertain.
Scientists at the University of California report a high voltage neutron beam from an 80 ton magnet. A silver dollar twelve feet from the pillbox becomes radioactive in two months. Neutron rays are far deadlier than X rays, with water shielding slowing them. A 50 foot safety radius is used for experiments on rats, and the operator controls the beam from fifty feet away behind a three foot water wall.
Dr. James J. Walsh of Fordham School of Sociology prescribes laughter for health noting it stimulates the diaphragm to massage chest and abdominal organs.
Article notes that tear-causing volatile oils in onions vary with age and season. Beattie of the U S Bureau explains a ton of intense onions yields less than a tenth of a pint of these oils. Young onions barely provoke tears, while spring summer onions are gentler. The peak tear effect comes from onions grown in higher summer temperatures.
Soap varieties improve stain removal in washing and extend the life of laundered fabrics by aiding dirt and grease suspension. Stronger detergents help preserve color and texture while reducing wear from repeated washing.
A new commercial product titanium oxide, a white powder with high hiding power and chemical stability, could cut house paint costs from four dollars to one per gallon and replace white lead and zinc oxide. Upcoming soaps claim to prevent bathtub rings by avoiding insoluble residues.
Daniel Murphy a Black tenant for W C Judd of Van Alstyne carries one of the region’s longest names. Born at Pilot Grove on October 23 1882 he has six children and has been married since August 2 1903.
A teacher asks what agriculture is and a pupil explains it is essentially farming, noting that farming is just doing it. The remark frames farming as practical application rather than theory.
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