Super Terrestrial: the aerial submarine concept advances
An exploration of an enclosed high altitude aircraft design, nicknamed the Super Terrestrial, aiming to protect pilot and machinery in extreme conditions. Reports mention Major Schroeder and Louis Breguet as proponents, with discussion of in altitudes up to fifty thousand feet and the challenges of upper atmosphere, extreme cold, and isolated silence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Irish Bull
Earth
Schroeer
Louis Breguet
Deneine
August Post
The
Aero Club of America
Lite
M. de Bort
Fienry Glaisher
James Coxwell
Major Schroeder
Dayton
O. Glatsher
British Association For
Coxwell
M. Gaston Tissandier
Paris
M. Tissinilier
Weronauts
Ti Taether
Roland Rohifs
Rollly
Castile
Man
Mr. Post
KEEP ROADS IN GOOD REPAIR FOR FARMERS INDEPENDENCE
A mid-century plea urges every farmer to contribute to road maintenance after heavy rains. It argues that public roads affect market access and farm operations, suggesting individuals donate a day’s work to repair and drag the road when the overseer is unavailable.
Roads as an asset and duty of farmers and county
The text argues for farmers to fund and maintain roads by dragging the road in front of each farm until regular hands or the commissioner can repair them. It frames roads as essential to farmer well being and a shared responsibility of individuals and the county.
Records Promised in 1920 Promising Highway Progress
The year 1920 is seen as a turning point for highways and transportation in America. A pneumatic motor truck spurs demand for a national highway system, while states allocate millions for main and inter county roads. Only 200,000 of 2,000,000 miles are improved, and motor transport relies on good roads, with tire technology aiding heavy loads on swamp and sandy soils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Good Roads Aid Appearance
A discussion contrasts farms along improved highways with those on dirt routes. Better road access correlates with better maintained buildings, fences, fields, and house grounds, suggesting road quality influences farm appearance and upkeep.
Various Kinds of Highways for Each Community
A discussion notes that communities should select road types based on build and maintenance costs. Gravel may suit some areas while others use concrete or sand slay roads. The goal remains to have good roads every day of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gore
Novel houses of worship on Blacklead Island in Cumberland Sound
A missionary built a seal skin church for Eskimos on Blacklead Island as wood was unavailable. The structure used seal skins over whalebone girders and had seats from empty provision tins. Severe cold, hunger, and even dogs undermined the church, leaving only the whalebone ribs. A second missionary erected a snow church with pulpit and altar also made of snow, proving warmer than stone churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackiead
Cumberland Sound
Blacklead Island
Age Computation Riddle and Inclusive Quips
The text presents a method to compute age by mental arithmetic with a catchy rule and asserts a line about not marrying Kate due to an insuperable barrier. It includes a tautology about a derby hat and an exchange about hiring, featuring character dialogue and whimsical lines.
Advertising line for Cuticura Soap features shaving claim
An optimistic advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap for shaving bathing and shampooing. It claims double razor efficiency and skin health with no irritation, suggesting daily shaving without mug stains or germs and a single soap for all uses.
New Test for Dyes and Army Wild Cat Encounter
A piece on a new dye testing method uses light exposure and high wattage electrodes to test about 40 samples at once. The Home Sector column then recounts a World War I era scene with a Wild Cat division, a questioning engineer, and a mountain buck joking about insignia, ending with a quip about a domesticated nickname.
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Wade
Wortha
North
South Carolina
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Mar Gentaue
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Toria
Kate
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Postum Cereal Co., Inc
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