Parachute Testaccident Tales At Cincinnati Flight Field
The Caterpillar Club tale tells of Mrs. J A MacFarlane who rode in a test jump at Grisard Field Cincinnati. An army parachute opened but the non sanctioned chute failed, sending her to the landing doors of the Caterpillar Club. Lt John S Moore a veteran flyer also joined the club after waking as he dangled from a plane with a parachute. International telegraphers argue over reducing code words from ten to five letters.
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J. A. MacFarlane
Grisard Field
Cincinnati
Army
Caterpillar Club
John S. Moore
Furope
Hoover Speaks on Prosperity During Massachusetts Swing
United Press reports Herbert Hoover on his Boston campaign swing emphasizing prosperity. He meets Massachusetts officials in Springfield Worcester and Newtonville before a Boston suburb tour and a 8 pm speech aired nationwide. He plans to return to Washington Tuesday morning. A Kiel Canal traffic note follows.
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United Press
Herbert Hoover
Boston
Massachusetts
Coolidge
Alfred F. Smith
Hoover
State
Springfield
Fordice C. Parker
Hartford
Conn
Worcester
Newtonville
Fuller
William M. Butler
National
Louis K. Liggett
National Committee
Nathaniel Thayer
Boston Common
Statler Hotel
Republican Service Men’s League
Hoover Witt
Copley Plaza Hotel
Butler
Francis Prescott
Washington
Demo Leader Talks Tonight At Sedalia
Governor Smith travels by special train toward Sedalia Missouri after a stop at Lincoln’s birthplace Hodgenville Kentucky He will speak in Sedalia tomorrow night in the first of two campaign addresses before heading to New York State for final presidential push stops in Albany Chicago and along the Atlantic seaboard.
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Associated Press
Smith
Sedalia
Lincoln
Hodgenville
New York State
Chicago
Albany
Atlantic Seaboard
New York City
St. Louis
Harry B. Hawes
Kentucky
Louisville
Lox Cabin
McCoy's Pills Promise Weight Gain for Thin Men
An advertisement touts McCoy's Tablets and McCoy's Cod Liver Oil as weight gain and health boosters. It claims a Latino Atlantic City man gained 28 pounds in two months and offers a full refund if a user does not gain at least 5 pounds after specific box purchases. Distributed through Fox Randal Postoffice Drug Stores.
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Atlantic City
McCoy
Fox, Randal and
Postoffice
McCoy’s Laboratories, Inc
Cains Strength and Weight Mt Vernon Illinois
Mrs C G L of Mt Vernon Illinois reports nervous fatigue and worn-out feeling. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring energy and weight, stating she gained 25 pounds and urges others to try it. she will answer letters from women asking about the remedy.
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Mt. Vernon
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mas. C
Coox
22Nd St
Vernon, Illinois
Caterpillar Club opens doors to its hundredth member
The Caterpillar Club, the exclusive civilian aviation group, welcomes its hundredth member Lt. Roger V. Williams of Spokane. Williams earned the distinction after his parachute saved him when his plane collided with Lt. W. L. Cornelius's craft in San Diego, Cal. Cornelius was killed when his parachute entangled and the army’s three Musketeers member died in September. Lindbergh, famed for four emergency leaps, is the club's premier member.
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International News Service
Washington
McCook Field
Dayton
Lindbergh
Charles A. Lindbergh
Roger V. Williams
Spokane
Wash
Williams
W. L. Cornelius
San Diego
Cal
Cornelius
Army
J. J. Williams
Mines Field
Los Angeles
Marble plaques commemorate the memorial walls
The article notes inscriptions graved on marble plaques lining the memorial walls, preserving names and tributes.
Midol advertised as pain free menstruation aid
An old marketing piece touts Midol as preventing and stopping menstrual pain within five to seven minutes. It claims the drug is non narcotic and effective if taken in time, with a fifty cent aluminum pocket case available in drugstores.
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Midol
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Plains
Boston Tonight
Kiel Canal
Germany
McCoy’s
Cains
Carrie
Madame Chernoff
Globe and Wednesday
Polk Department Stores Inc
Madam Chernoff
Palo Duro
Urniture CO
Polk Street
Ida Chernoff
Kwitcherkikkin
Amarillo
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