Crime problem from various angles shocks readers
A Scottish Rite News synthesis argues crime in the United States stems from many factors including social and economic conditions and most of all weak home training. It cites James V. Bennett urging youth-focused crime prevention, notes high parole failure rates, and stresses parental guidance as the key to reducing juvenile crime.
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United States
America
U. S. Army
James V. Bennett
Bureau of Prisons
Department of Justice
Bennett
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
New York City
George Pickett Mayo
Blue Ridge Industrial School
Virginia
Doctor Mayo
Edward M. Curran
Washington, D.C
Gonzaga
Parenthood
Lewis E. Lawes
Sing Sing
Scottish Rite News
Keith Joins Sherman Law Firm In Texas
Joe A. Keith becomes associated with Head Dillard Maxey Freeman and McReynolds in Sherman. The veteran attorney, who has practiced in Sherman since 1935 after stints in Dallas and study at Texas and SMU, previously worked with Nat Birge and served one Legislature term. Keith was recently renominated in the Democratic primaries for a second term.
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University of Texas
Southern Methodist University
Fiddlers Contest at Leonard Fair Opens Sept twenty
Leonard Fair runs September 20 to 24 with a fiddlers contest on Friday September 23 at 7 30 pm. First prize is 10 dollars, second prize five dollars. Fiddlers and fiddle bands invited to send a postcard to Rev. David M Phillips Leonard Texas. Guest may be Dr J B Cranfill of Dallas, over 80 and an accomplished fiddler.
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Leonard
David M. Phillips
Texas
J. B. Cranfill
Dallas
Cranfill
What is plural says pupil in light reply
A brief classroom exchange captures a pupil's witty grasp of plural meaning. The teacher asks what plural means and the pupil answers with a concise joke that “it is the same thing, only more of it.”
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Young Webster
Blind Man Teases Umpire About His Dog
An irate baseball fan confronted the umpire as he left the field after a home defeat. The fan quipped, asking where the umpire’s dog was, only to be told the umpire has no dog. The insult highlights a sharp exchange amid a disappointing game.
First Bathtub Imported From England About 1820
The first user of a bathtub in the United States was Eli Whitney who imported one from England around 1820 and kept it on display in New York City. Adam Thompson of Cincinnati bought an American tub in 1842 made of mahogany and lined with lead, modeled after Lord John Russell's tub. Public reaction was skeptical, physicians warned of rheumatic and lung issues, and cities and states floated ordinances taxing or restricting tub use from 1843 onward.
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Eli Whitney
England
Whitney
New York City
Cleveland Plain Dealer
America
Adam Thompson
Cincinnati
Ohio
Lord John Russell
Thompson
Common Council of
Philadelphia
Boston
Virginia
Seven as sacred and symbolic number across cultures
The number seven is treated as sacred and symbolical in various traditions. It appears in biblical creation, Hebrew festivals, Egypts cycles, Solomon's temple lamps, New Testament apocalyptic images, Greek myth, Pythagorean teachings, Catholic sacraments and orders, and theories of completeness formed from three and four.
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Egypt
Solomon’s Temple
Asia
Apollo
Dionysos
Pythagoras
Poles of the Sun Are Uniform in Temperature
The sun lacks Earthlike poles and land water differences. its surface is uniformly heated. Temperature gradients run vertically, and sunspots arise from inner outer layer temperature differences. As gasses rise and cool, spots appear darker while incandescent.
Foolscap Watermark History in Paper Making
Fool's Cap watermark appears on sheets measuring 13 to 17 inches. Papermakers used the fool's cap and bells as a mark. One account links the mark to Cromwellian times when Parliament ordered the watermark in place of royal arms to mock the monarchy.
Armadillo Reproduces In Quads Says Wildlife Institute
The armadillo always bears four young per birth and all four are the same sex, per the American Wildlife Institute. By contrast, opossums produce 6 to 13 offspring per litter, while coyotes range from 4 up to 17 or 18 young.
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American Wildlife Institute
Delaplane in Limelight As Early Cabinet Maker
A New York cabinet maker born in 1690 and died in 1771, Joshua Delaplane, is noted for extensive mahogany work and table making. Records show prices for a mahogany dressing table, triangle table, chest, ironing table, and a large mahogany dining table from 1734 to 1753, reflecting his prominence among early American cabinet makers in New York.
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Savery
Philadelphia
McIntire
Massachusetts
Goddard
Rhode Island
Duncan Phyfe
New York
Phyfe
New York Herald Tribune
Joshua Delaplane
Goldbeaters Use Cattle Intestine For Delicate Gold Leaf
A writer in the Indianapolis News describes goldbeaters skin made from cattle intestine used to separate metal leaves during hammering. The outer coating is cut into five inch pieces and endures months of pounding with seven to twenty pound hammers. Gold leaf thickness ranges from 1-200,000 to 1-250,000 of an inch with a single grain yielding 75 square inches.
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Indianapolis News
West Coast forest fires of 1910 blaze across the West
The passage notes historic fires across Washington and Oregon in 1910 with unprecedented breadth, smoke seen 300 miles at sea, ash on 1,000,000 acres around Silverton, and ash fallout that disrupted nautical observations for days. It recalls earlier fires from 1865 in Oregon and 1894 in Wisconsin where smoke and dense haze hindered vessel movement.
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Wisconsin
Great Lakes
Silverton
Oregon
American Wildlife Institute
West
Washington
San Francisco
First Cremations In The United States History
The first cremation occurred in 1792 for Col Henry Laurens, president of the Continental Congress, on his Charleston estate following his will. A week later his close friend was cremated, marking the second cremation in the country. The first crematorium in America was built in Washington Pa in 1876 by Dr Francis Julius Le Moyne.
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America
Henry Laurens
Continental Congress
General Washington
England
Charleston
S. C
Washington, Pa
Francis Julius le Moyne
Wind burn question in science no such thing
A New York University study finds wind does not sting or redden skin. Wind lowers skin moisture and increases sun exposure, but sunlight UV rays cause sunburn, acting more intensely on dry skin.
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New York University
Valparaiso the Chilean Seaport City Explained
Valparaiso, a chief Chilean seaport, from Spanish Vale of Paradise, dates to 1535. It sits behind a shore where hills rise to 1,000 feet, houses straddle the slopes, and Mt. Aconcagua can appear on clear days, with a population over 250,000.
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Valparaiso
Paradise
Chile
Mt. Aconcagua
Affairs of Heart Play Some Part in Highway Fatalities
Dallas report on SMU research by Jerry H. Clark suggests love affairs and home troubles affect highway safety. The thesis on psychological factors notes motorists struggle to concentrate when preoccupied with finances and personal issues.
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Dallas
Southern Methodist University
Jerry H. Clark
Drivers’ psychology linked to highway accidents says Clark
Clark argues highway deaths stem from motorist foolhardiness not unforeseeable accidents. He notes driver temperament and home troubles influence risk, and that drivers, not cars, cause crashes. He urges recognizing psychological factors in traffic safety and estimates five of every hundred deaths are unforeseeable.
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Clark
Civil Service Tests Announced For Stenographers And Typists
The United States civil service commission announced an open competitive examination for senior and junior stenographers and typists to be held for appointments in Washington, D C. Closing date for applications is October 3. Salaries range from $1,260 to $1,620 annually. Applicants must be 18 to 52 years old.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Washington, D. C
The Biggest Head Crown Joke
A Sunday-school teacher asks who will wear the biggest crown. A pupil answers, with a cheeky quip that he will have the biggest head. The exchange plays on vanity and imagination.
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Curran
District of Columbia
Fay Bentley
District of Columbia Juvenile Court
Citizens’ Association
New York Times
Joe A. Keith
Sherman Law Firm
S.H. Montgomery Agency
Delaplane
Limelight
Rosalind Russell
Miss Russell
Denison
Whitewright
Ashburn
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