Houston Considers Second Air Mail Route
A Houston conference on January 17 discussed plans for a second air mail line. William DeWald of St Tam many Gulf Coast Airways outlined routes to Mexico City with Brownsville and Tampico. A daily Mexico City to New York schedule would depart at 7 a.m. and reach Houston around 3 45 p m before continuing to New Orleans for the night flight to New York.
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Associated Press
Houston
Texas
William N. Dewald
St. Tammany Gulf Coast Airways, Inc
Roy B. Nichols
DeWald
Brownsville
Laredo
Mexico City
Tampico
Lindbergh
New York
New Orleans
Pittsburgh Man Builds Dual System Auto With Air Fueled Energy
Pittsburgh inventor Lee Barton Williams claims a new auto travels 300 miles per gallon, uses an atmospheric motor and a large front fan to generate electricity. The crude dual system runs on a combination of a two cylinder engine and electric motor, with more power as speed increases. He says a patent is pending and future models will start with a small motor and run on electric power after initial motion.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Lee Barton Williams
Williams
Allegheny Mountain
Iliams
Engins
Williame
Williams Presents Energy Efficient Car Design
Williams outlines bearings to reduce resistance and boost electricity generation. A future car would store power in batteries and start from stored energy. The vehicle resembles a modern car with a protective mesh, a behind the fan motor generator, and an air cooled system.
Gasoline and Spark Adjustments for Steering Gear Plan
The proposal describes placing gasoline and spark adjustments on the steering gear. Under the car seats will be storage batteries instead of tanks, and an electric motor will be connected to propulsion.
Marmola Pills Promised Modern Fat Loss
An old newspaper ad touts Marmola prescription tablets as a fat loss method alongside starvation and excessive exercise. It claims twenty years of use, boxed bottles with a book detailing the formula and benefits, and urges readers to begin with a $1 box via their druggist.
World Gypsy Tribe Funeral Honors Crown Prince Miklos
Vienna reports a royal Gypsy funeral for Prince Miklos in Parkany with thousands of nomads attending. He rests in a costly ebony coffin. four thousand Gypsies from Central Europe performed songs and dances over five days.
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World Gypsy Tribe
Vienna
Europe
America
Parkany
Miklos
Prince Mikloe
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Rumania
Austria
Slovakia
Buddhist Growth Report From Archbishop Kirby
Archbishop M. T. Kirby of Kakayama Japan said there are about 6 000 Buddhists in America and Buddhism is growing rapidly. Temples already stand from Los Angeles to Vancouver and as far east as Detroit. He noted New York may soon have a temple despite a Madison Square Garden statue delay. Kirby claims to be the only white foreigner with the title of archbishop in the Japanese Buddhist faith.
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Buddha
U. 8
America
M. T. Kirby
Kakayama
Japan
United States
Canada
Los Angeles
Vancouver
Detroit
New York
Madison Square Garden
Kirby
Capudine Eases Women Pain Without Habits
Medical experts agree that women have more sensitive nervous systems and suffer neurigia and periodic pains, especially in cold months. Capudine reportedly relieves these pains like opiates but without dependency, sold in 60 and 80 cent sizes at drug stores.
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Capuchine
Capudine
Nell Capudine
Red Pepper Rub Claims Quick Lumbago Relief
A historical advertisement touts Red Pepper Rub as fast acting lumbago relief. It promises instant tingling heat within three minutes, improves blood circulation, and eases neuritis backache stiff neck and chest colds. The Bowles brand Rowles is highlighted as genuine and available at drug stores.
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Rowles
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Polk St
Rule Building
Duco
Quaker State
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C. H. Dixon
Prop
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Royal Society
Lewishan
England
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Polk
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