Star death observed in Virgo cluster by Hubble team
Mount Wilson astronomers report a super nova in the Virgo cluster discovered Jan 18 by Dr. Edwin P. Hubble and observed with spectrographs by Milton Humason and Sinclair Smith. The explosion rivaled 10,000,000 suns, with light traveling 7,000,000 years to reach Earth, and marks the sixth Virgo cluster nova studied in detail.
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Mount Wilson
Calif
Virgo
Edwin P. Hubble
Carnegie Institute of Washington
Milton A. Humason
Hubble
Sinclair Smith
Earth
Copper in Diet Tied to Hair Color in Animals
Experiments by Dr. F J Gortner of Delft show copper in the skin may cause black hair and copper lack in the diet may trigger graying in animals. Hair pigmentation was restored in test subjects with dietary copper, but whether this can prevent or reverse human graying awaits further study per the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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F. J. Gortner
Delft
Holland
Gortner
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Lankenau Researchers Report Discovery
Stanley F. Reimann and Frederick S. Hammett of the Lankenau Hospital Research Institute staff in Philadelphia report a notable discovery. The announcement highlights their collaborative work and potential implications for medical science.
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Stanley F. Reimann
Frederick S. Hammett
Lankenau Hospital Research Institute
Philadelphia
Government Formula For Poison for Rats
A historical instruction describes rat poison formulas and prebait steps. It lists ingredients such as oatmeal chops raw egg sweet milk and ground lean meat with variations including government oven dried squill and emphasizes placing bait in many locations after two nights of prebait and removing any leftover prebait before applying poison bait.
Learning by Stages in a Barnyard Joke Exchange
A shy city visitor asks about milking, Sonny and his father contrast optimism with government and team management in a witty dialogue. The scene blends rural instruction with a joke about an optimist being pleased with current governance and sports leadership.
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Sonny
Power and Speed in Modern Cars Explain Why Higher Power Prevails
The article argues that car power and high speed arise from consumer needs for prompt starting hill-climbing reliability and safe margins. It compares car design to elevators and bridges with built in safety buffers, noting speed is a by product of power and user choice. It stresses responsible use to avoid overtaxing engines.
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Maine
Florida
Iowa
California
Physician Invents Fireless Cigarettes and Pipes for Smokers
TORONTO reports physician inventor W. J. McCormick unveiled fireless cigarets cigars and pipes that heat tobacco with electric heaters to produce smoke without combustion. He explains nicotine oils burn at lower temps, leaving unchanged tobacco form and no ash. He notes oil refining and home methods using peanut or cotton seed oil as substitutes.
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Toronto
W. J. McCormick
McCromick
Cured Meat Preserved in Oil Demonstration
County agent B F Gray hosted a meat preservation demonstration at the Carpenter's Bluff farms of Lee Radford Finis Faust and G O Peterson. He described refined cotton seed oil as a method to keep cured meats during warm weather noting no mold contamination or vermin and minimal shrinkage. Meat stored in oil can be removed and replaced from containers with the oil covering about one inch over the packed meat.
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Mr. Gray
Pruning Shrubs For Natural Form And Renewal
Fred W. Westcourt argues for natural shrub growth with minimal pruning to maintain vigor and appearance. He recommends gradual renewal by removing old stems gradually, thinning plants to allow light, and choosing suitable species and placements to avoid near-sidewalk overgrowth.
Tuffy the deer-hunting horse amazes Deming reader
Earline Graff recalls her horse Tuffy guiding a sick hunter to deer in the mountains. Tuffy trots deer to his saddle with rifle poised, stalks through pines, outsmarts a game warden, then returns home. The note ends claiming Abel’s tomb lies on a mountain near Alden.
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Earline Graff of
Deming
N. Mex
Tuffy
Pathfinder
Tour Guide’s Forefinger Worn From Twenty Years in Washington
A witty exchange reveals a veteran Washington tour guide explaining that years of pointing out sites have worn away his forefinger. The remark showcases newspaper humor and local character.
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Washington
Politician Urges Concrete Road Plan In Open Session
Alderman calls for unity to craft a concrete road solution. He advocates collaboration among officials and residents to finalize a practical route and funding approach amid ongoing civic concerns.
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Whitewright Lumber Co
General Motors
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Texas State College For Women
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