Soybean into wider uses eyed by Illinois research efforts
Illinois researchers at the University of Illinois will launch a new laboratory this fall to expand industrial soybean uses. With a U S crop of about 40 million bushels last year, the program aims to improve processes, test varieties, and develop products from soybeans, including food and soap.
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The Ten Words Most Misspelled by Students
Miss Hake lists the ten most misspelled words as procedure loose benefited occurrence accommodate adviser principal supersede all right effect. She notes common errors such as proceedure loose benefitted occurrance accomodate advisor principal supercede alright affect and links misspellings to letter endings cede ceed sede. The piece cites the government printing office and argues spelling improvement comes from strong punishment like loss of employment.
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New York Sun
One Good Thing About Trouble
Claude Callan notes that trouble makes people polite and curious. He observes his wife often helps others in distress hoping for juicy details about their lives. She hosts Mrs Potter after a separation rumor, yet Mrs Potter declines to reveal private matters, prompting a disappointed reaction.
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Selfish Motives Behind an Unselfish Facade
A speaker analyzes selfish patterns in life claiming acts of charity were driven by pride and desire for recognition. They admit posing as unselfish while seeking benefit from others, admitting flirtations with status and political favors. The reflection notes strategic friendships and selective generosity.
The 17 Year Locust and Fire Sirens Debate
The article discusses whether fire sirens could disrupt the mating call of the 17-year cicada and prevent a new generation, with some entomologists doubting the effect. It notes cicadas cause little crop damage, their life cycle, and the potential psychological impact of their droning on humans. It also mentions medical fears and myths about cicadas, and outlines their emergence and eventual death after mating.
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Department of Agriculture
Too Much Bragging Story From Dallas Thanksgiving Talk
C F Drake recalls overheard exchange between a white boy and a black boy in Dallas about a Thanksgiving dinner. The white child boasts of hunting a 4,000 pound bear a 2,000 pound deer and four hundred wild turkeys ahead of the feast.
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C. F. Drake
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Bat Hibernation Echoes in Low Temps and Brain Sound Mapping
Dr. Alexander Wetmore notes that brown bats endure temperatures as low as six degrees above zero without injury. The American Medical Association reports typhoid fever declining in the United States. Lloyd F. Rader urges four lane roads with ample sight distance in Civil Engineering. GE engineers install ultra short wave gear in Gary police cars for two way calls. The brain locates sound via triangulation using two widely spaced ears.
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Smithsonian Institution
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Lloyd F. Rader
Polytechnic Institute
Brooklyn
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W. S. Tucker
Thanksgiving Feast Talk Sparks Racial Echoes
A Rockdale Reporter fragment quotes a white family planning to roast a bear and a deer for Thanksgiving, while a child asks if hog meat will be served, highlighting lingering racial tension in the dialogue.
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Wait for the Next One Sonny
Child asks to watch an auto accident. father dismisses and promises a future show in the next block. The exchange shows a tense moment over access to danger. No further details are provided about persons or location.
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The Spice of Life Funny One Liners and Jokes
Readers are treated to a collection of anecdotes and quips about silence at gatherings, a married couple's sleep disturbance, a witty remark from a colored philosopher, a Western tale of trading a wife for a horse, and a hospital patient who humorously notes he is not married because he was run over.
Texas courtesy saves cup of coffee in small town station
A New England spinster in a Texas style moment struggles with a hot cup at a railroad station. A nearby cowboy sees the conductor signaling and offers his cup, noting it is saucered and blowed for her. The gesture shows Southern hospitality crossing regional lines.
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A Busted Monopoly
A vivid vignette shows an eight year old girl once indulged by her family feeling neglected when a baby brother arrives. A visitor asks how she is and she replies she is all right except that there is too much competition in this world. The piece ends with a quip from a driver and a drunk about money.
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Mary
Stout Lady at Service Station Seeks Oil
A humorous exchange unfolds in a service station as a stout lady asks for a quart of oil. The salesman, probing about the type, is met with a witty rebuke and flirtatious brio, highlighting a lighthearted roadside scene.
Homesickness Cure Found in Photo Keepsake
James notes a traveler carries his wife's picture and Tom replies that nothing cures homesickness faster than seeing her image, a simple keepsake offering comfort during journeys.
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Tom
Foolish Defense After Crocodiles Spurs Lamp Post Escape
A defendant pleads not drunk as a police officer testifies to finding him climbing a lamp post. He explains he fled crocodiles following him, using the post as an escape route. The quirky exchange highlights a bizarre courtroom moment.
Quiet neighbors at the cemetery prove good company
A man living near a cemetery was asked if it was an unpleasant location. He replied that he never lived with neighbors so orderly and self-contained, noting they minded their own business with steady diligence.
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