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Among unique new devices is the mosquito killer invented by one L. A. Li Castre, Cleveland technician, and rigged up last week at Whitestone, mosquito-infested section of New York City. The bluish light of a mercury arc attracts the insects; a high frequency current flowing along the arc tube kills them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Mosquito Killer | 9/10/1928 | See Source »

...Stonington, Conn., Monday night. Those who are not acquainted with the missing Senior, are asked to keep a sharp lookout for any person resembling him or acting in a conspicuous manner. Neff's description follows: Age 21. Height 5 ft. 10 in. Weight 165. Medium brown hair, out short. Bluish-grey eyes. Believed to be wearing a single-breasted suit of dark brown or grayish mixture. He is known to have been wearing a hat but no overcoat. No luggage. Those having any information are asked to communicate by phone or wire to J. R. Hamlen, Lehman Hall, Cambridge, Telephone...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NOTICE | 6/13/1928 | See Source »

White and bluish pink were the colors most favored this year for Court gowns, and in consequence harmonious bouquets of orchids were numerous. The most striking jeweled ornament to be worn was a $150,000 diamond sunburst originally presented to Admiral Lord Nelson by the Sultan of Turkey, and now owned by Mrs. G. Eyre-Matcham of Salisbury, England. The sunburst, operated by clockwork, revolved slowly, emitting dazzling rays which visibly attracted the attention of Their Majesties...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: First Court | 5/21/1928 | See Source »

Twelve tanks contained small Betta splendens, a velvety black- and-bluish fish from Siam, with a round tail and carmine iridescences. A mirror held in front of three-inch Betta splendens soon excites him to the violent pugnacity for which he is world-famed. Sometimes, in a fit of rage, he destroys his own mate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Fish Show | 9/12/1927 | See Source »

William Randolph Hearst is called an attractive man. His is a great, tall, 2201b. figure with long arms and big hands. His eyes are bluish grey, and it is said, not very kind. He is quiet, almost bashful, and possesses quantities of that illusive thing called personality...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: President's Bible | 8/15/1927 | See Source »

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