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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1918
Page
8
Judith Parker endures a chaotic afternoon as she prepares a four course dinner for Vestry members and wives while contending with missing help and critical Mrs Churchstone. A late praise from Mrs Standish’s rival reveals Judith’s effort and resolve.
In a tense domestic scene Mrs. Golden opposes a promised car purchase amid pressure from her husband Elihu and daughter Marjory. Ralph Curtis pursues a test drive while Marjory reveals plans to marry him, reshaping family roles and finances.
In a summer with a poised Dr. Thorndyke and a past quarrel, Betty recalls a distant romance with Deane. A roadside accident and a sick boy reunite them as Deane declares, “Little girl, I’m going to kiss you now,” renewing unspoken feelings.
The National Research Council panel seeks wild and cultivated plants for wartime food substitutes. It notes expertise from hunters, farmers, and Indigenous communities to identify edible parts and medicines. A Western banana handler shows a water ripening method improving fruit quality. Ontario grants power to expropriate Niagara power to conserve energy for Canada.
A Rhode Island factory uses a unique method to produce loom and calender parts in a continuous process. The operation, detailed in Popular Mechanics, completes in about 30 minutes.
A recent American patent details producing artificial leather by applying a coating to a fabric base. The coating comprises mineral and vegetable oils and a resin or gum to form a wet-imposed leatherlike layer. The process aims to yield a durable synthetic material suitable for various uses.
Fragmentary notes discuss bananas ripening in captivity and the failure of shipments in transit. The text mentions opportunities, air conditions, and an advanced form of ripening while referencing a Dick yt or shipment abroad and a warm bald Bre.
The division of economics of the United States Office of Public Roads and Rural Engineering reports 1916 cash outlays for rural roads and bridges at 272,634,424 dollars. Adding statute and convict labor valued at about 15,000,000 dollars yields a grand total of 283,000,000 dollars for the year.
Japan has surged in knitted goods production with about 1300 establishments now operating, a sharp rise from just a few years earlier when none existed. The growth reflects rapid developments in the nation’s textile sector and manufacturing scope.
Canadian power officials warn that Niagara Falls hydro may be diverted to Canadian industries as demand rises. Sir Adam Beck, head of the Hydro-Electric Commission, noted at a municipal convention that additional capacity is needed to meet growing Niagara zone demand.
Washington Water Power Company of Spokane Washington buys soft steel washers about one inch in diameter. A hundred at a time are placed on a spindle and milled with cutting teeth. They are then case hardened. Each complete saw costs about a half cent and provides good service.
The jaboncello or soap berry tree grows in western Ecuador's humid regions. It reaches about 50 feet tall with wide-spreading branches and abundant cherry-sized fruit. The nearly transparent yellow skin and pulp around the black seeds are so saponaceous that many Ecuadorians use it as soap, equivalent to over fifty times their weight in ordinary soap.
A recent invention develops a continuous method for making tire casings, weaving the fabric base and impregnating it with rubber in a frictional calendar to form the tire to required specifications.
The massive bloom grows high on Parag Mountain in Mindanao at 2,500 feet elevation. Locals call the plant Bolo, and the full blossom surpasses three feet in diameter and weighs about 22 pounds. It was first found in Sumatra and named Rafflesia schenckii in honor of its discoverer.
Dr Henry F Osborn president of the American Museum of Natural History announces plans to add rare gorlas serows and samburn specimens to the collections. Roy C Andrews, leader of the Yunnan China expedition, reports splendid finds on the Shibet and Burma frontier.
Two German scientists conducted analytical tests on alternative livestock feeds. They found dried rhubarb leaves superior to hay for hog fodder, kelp suitable for cattle and pigs but with low nutritive value, and ground straw priced at 28 to 30 marks per quintal but not good for animals, nor is ground pea.
A farming note advises against cornstalks and cabbages for cattle feed. Beets seeds and parsley seeds are praised for nutrition while Tassins seeds ground before oil extraction are likened to hay. Oil cakes from beech or other nuts are said to be excellent cattle feed.
A diamond drill hole in Sussex County New Jersey reached 4 900 feet after 20 months of work by Sullivan Machinery Company. The 4920 foot bore used a 2 inch core to 1600 feet then 1 3 8 inch core to completion. The drill line weighed 13 tons at 4900 feet and eight hours were needed to hoist and reassemble. The hole had no deviation from perpendicular and surpasses the deepest North American hole by 1700 feet. Only three to four such holes in the country exceed 3000 feet.
Sixty thousand horses have been purchased in Canada by the allied governments since the outbreak of the war. Probably another twenty thousand will be purchased in the Dominion before the close of the year.
In French trenches rats caused a great nuisance. The most success comes from an electrical trough that shocks the animal to death as the circuit completes through its body, stopping infestations effectively.
A recent Botanical Society of Geneva bulletin by L. Rehfous describes a method to detect tea adulteration. The process examines stomata, which differ between Thea sinensis and other leaves, as the basis for identification.
Thea sinensis guard cells show strong inner cutin, forming beaks or hooks distinct from the ostiole closing beak. Mr Rehfous notes these features across numerous tea varieties and even in tea plant sepals. Camellia leaves resemble tea but have only weakly developed stomatal hooks.
A new invention lets a woman preview a veil on her face without removing it. A slide placed in a belt shows the wearer a mirror view above a ceiling, while the background behind the mirror lets her see how the veil drapes.
A Norwegian firm adopts the Resendahl process to convert peat from the moors into fuel, with wood waste as a supplementary material. The product reportedly resembles English coal and will be produced near the factory site.
In a rural economy, many Italian peasant women sell their hair as a side business. They harvest two crops yearly with styling that hides the loss, using front hair to cover the backdos to keep appearances intact.
A new patented device, praised for its simplicity, threatens to replace the traditional tweezers like shoehorn. The article notes the device’s ease of use and potential to alter everyday shoe fitting practices.
A curious group of mature fakers lurks with clubs while an inquisitive stranger asks about their activity. The president downplays it, saying they are simply waiting for Teddy Roosevelt to send in his Africa big game stories.
A new double gripping shoehorn uses two curved plates held apart by a metal loop. When pressed together they grasp the shoe counter firmly, enabling easier pulling over the heel for tight slippers, shoes, or overshoes unlike traditional single-plate designs.
An estimate suggests one in 2400 Americans are deaf mute which implies about 37500 individuals in the United States. The statistic reflects the distribution of deafness and mutism within the population.
The Romans used candles made of string bound by wax or pitch and dipped wicks. English workers in 1300 employed splinters of wood coated with fat as a crude form of firework or torch.
The article explains that slamming a golf ball requires precise technique. It notes a perfected device to teach correct delivery while maintaining the proper head and body posture for effective play.
A historical note describes a large Alaska walrus captured by whalers. It states the head weighed about 80 pounds, total weight near 5000 pounds, with blubber around 500 pounds, and a girth of roughly 14 feet. The passage emphasizes the creature’s massive size compared with an ox.
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