Railroad Rounds and Rumblings in the Nation and West
Long column notes economic resolve as citizens adjust to hardship and work. moves in railroad leadership include C. L. Sharp named master mechanic for El Paso Amarillo division and staff changes in Rock Island lines. Santa Fe Orchestra event set for October 13. wage-reduction debates with Hoover and Railway Labor Executives Association. San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railroad to list for sale of its properties to Texas and New Orleans Railroad.
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C. L. Sharp
el Paso
Amarillo
Rock Island
Dalhart
B. H. Smith
Little Rock
Santa Fe
Santa Fe General Office
F. P. Marsh
Hoover
Railway Labor Executives Association
Railway Labor
Mr. Hoover
San Antonio and
Aransas Pass
Sap
B. F. Yoakum
Southern Pacific
San Antonio
Texas and
Acidine promises relief from heartburn and sleeplessness
Mr. Al Jarosewski of Cleveland Ohio credits ACIDINE with ending his gas sourness heartburn and sleeplessness. The ad guarantees relief or money back and claims all druggists stock ACIDINE.
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al Jarosewski
Cleveland
Ohio
Pacific rail map hub Yoakum frames a rail network
The S A P diagram centers on Yoakum with spokes to Houston Waco San Antonio and Corpus Christi. The Interstate Commerce Commission denied Seaboard Air Line Railway Co a 3 million Reconstruction loan to cover about 2000 creditors. Fort Worth and Denver and Burlington lines seek revised cotton carload rates with Texas Railroad Commission. The Santa Fe ships 150 carloads of California grapes daily. Texas switchman William Hight left 5 to each daughter and the rest to his widow. Southern Pacific Railroad of Mexico was returned to owners September 27 after a strike created a national emergency.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Seaboard Air Line Railway Co
Reconstruction Corporation
Fort Worth
Denver
Burlington-Rock Island
Texas Railroad Commission
Houston
Galveston
William Hight
Texas and Pacific
el Paso
Southern Pacific Railroad of Mexico
Mexico
Government of Mexico
Genuine Bayer Aspirin Promises Instant Pain Relief
The advertisement touts Genuine Bayer Aspirin from the Wayer laboratories offering near instant relief from headaches and rheumatic pains through a unique dissolving tablet. It emphasizes choosing authentic Bayer by the cross-stamped tablet and clear branding, claiming the product is heart safe.
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Wayer Laboratories
Wayer
Bayer
Four Duluth Teens Turn Caterpillar Hobby Into Profit
In Duluth Minnesota on October 6 four high school youths converted their caterpillar trapping pastime into a money making venture. The boys collected caterpillars as a hobby and now sell them or use them for marketable items. Their activity reflects entrepreneurial skill among local students.
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Minnesota
Duluth
Arrowhead Lepidoptera Society Forms in Farm Setting
Four boys Raymond Spence Donald Plant Richard Hensley and Carl Carlson organize the Arrowhead Lepidoptera Society on a farm three years into gathering rare butterflies moths and caterpillars This year they raise about 1000 cater pillars for hatching and mounting for sale to entomologists Rare specimens have already been sold to collectors.
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Raymond Spence
Donald Plant
Richard Hensley
Carl Carlson
Arrowhead Lepidoptera Society
Honey on Tap Innovation Patented in Spain
Jose Rovira of Benifayo Valencia patented a bee hive that extracts honey automatically by a faucet without harming the comb or bees. Demonstrations were held at Madrid’s Museum of Natural Sciences as Spain plans more demos amid a livestock department dispute over bee status and regulation.
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Madrid
Jose Rovira
Benifayo
Valencia
Museum of Natural Sciences
Departments of Agriculture and Livestock
Government antitrust suit against RCA postponed
The government suit against the Radio Corporation of America and affiliates for alleged antitrust violations, set for trial in Wilmington Delaware, has been indefinitely postponed.
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Washington
U.P
Radio Corporation of America
Wilmington
Del
Global city populations and crime sights in New York
The piece lists major city populations with Greater London and New York leading and notes Chicago Paris and Moscow among top urban centers. It cites New York crime front page stories including a murdered woman, a fire-setting suspect shot by police, and a body found near Moonachie with a belt buckle initial J. It questions Prohibition’s promises versus outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater London
New York
Tokio
Berlin
Chicago
Paris
Moscow
United States
Jefferson
London
England
Erie
Moonachie
Encyclical On Mexican Church Law and Papal Delegate Expulsion
A Vatican encyclical praises railroad safety and faithful workers while noting Mexico’s anti Catholic laws. It cites the papal delegate Monsignor Leopoldo Ruia Y Flores being expelled as a pernicious foreigner born in Mexico. The text ends with a quip about doughnuts.
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Mexico
Russia
Leopoldo Ruia Y Flores
Doughnut and cigarette stats Highlight American habits
The piece compares high doughnut consumption with cigarette use, noting Americans eat 3600 millions annually about 30 per person. It mentions Germany's Graf Zeppelin completing trips to Pernambuco, Brazil, and comments on talk versus action in recent times.
Law Limits Automobile Airplane Use in Hunting North Rhodesia
A new law in North Rhodesia restricts the use of motor vehicles and aircraft for hunting activities, aiming to curb hunt-related disturbances and protect wildlife. It sets penalties for violations and outlines enforcement by local authorities.
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Northern Rhodesia
New Wonderful Face Powder Promises Smooth Long-Lasting Finish
New MELLO GLO face powder targets youthful complexions with a French spread, reduces shine and hides pores. The ad claims longer wear and a purer formula, urging City Drug Stores to stock MEL LO GLO for refined skin.
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City Drug Stores
Ady
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John Moore
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Jack Gault
Louisville and
Nashville
Dallas
C. A. Thomas
Chieflerk
Reight
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Thomas
Bill Conway
Bill Gruhlkey
Tion
Adrian
Bill Futral
John Spann
Shamrock
The
California
A Bayer
Bayer Co., Inc
Minn
Duco
Randal
Specia
Randa L
Germany
Friedrichshafen
Pernambuco
Brasil
South America
Polk Street
Infants’ Dept
Birdseye
Pepperell
Pepperell Crib
Iten
Betadl Dept. Stores of America, Inc
NAVY
Chinchilla
Coats
oDodepe
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