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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1948
Page
6
The report highlights a liquid-bait rat trap using water to lure thirsty rats, a rust-proof metal base that sterilizes in boiling water, and a rocking razor from England with two blades in a perforated guard for dry shaving. Also featured is a Handy arc torch for AC welding with an adjustable thumb control.
Dr Walter Lowdermilk promotes a Jordan Valley Authority plan to trade salt water for fresh and irrigate a vast area in Palestine. The proposal calls for staged development with independent modules, later joining into a unified system to benefit Jews and Arabs.
Amateur gardeners learn to raise seedlings with extra light using reflectors and cellar window greenhouses. Instructions cover window placement, reflector materials, soil mixes, drainage, seed depth, turning plants, and venting for a warm, ventilated grow space.
A robin's arrival and its tug of war with a worm are celebrated as signs of spring. The piece notes earthworms are beneficial to humans but humorously accepts the robin's role in lifting spirits and promoting cheerfulness.
Dr Aristid V Grosse of the Houdry Process Corp suggests a world wide survey of the upper atmosphere using rockets and balloons to chart air currents. He explains that carbon gases in the air become radioactive from cosmic ray bombardments and a chart of their distribution would aid weather forecasting.
Limestone reefs in western Texas formed by ancient sea animals could reveal untapped oil reserves. Prof. Norman D. Newell of Columbia University reported to the Geological Society of America that the Permian Age fossil life in the area is the most complete in the Western Hemisphere.
The article argues that palm leaves may not originate from actual palm trees in early Jerusalem. It notes olive branches were common, Jericho’s date palms unlikely for a first ride into Jerusalem, and Luke and John differ on branch wording. Holly and evergreens then became regional stand-ins, with stechpalme meaning prickly palm in German.
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