Night mail planes show feasibility of all-night flight
In August, mail planes crossed the continent eight times from Chicago to Cheyenne, flying under lights along a 1,000 mile route. The tests ran four days with a perfect 100 score and established eastbound and westbound elapsed times of 26 hours 14 minutes and 29 hours, proving night flying practical and marking a leap beyond the pony express record between St Joseph Missouri and San Francisco California.
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Chicago
Cheyenne
Pony Express
St. Joseph
San Francisco
A New Song of Prosperity for Montana Farmers
Montana farmers enter July with rosy prospects for wheat production surpassing 50 million and possibly 60 million bushels, enough to rank second in the nation. Corn could exceed 15 million bushels, beets look strong, and livestock and wool markets show gains amid improved moisture in drought-prone districts.
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Montana
Air mail links nation with first night and day service
Tomorrow the United States begins a transcontinental air mail system carrying about 20 000 letters per flight and 500 pounds of mail. The service will run day and night between New York and California, halving train times and promising further gains in months.
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United States
Statue of Liberty
Golden Gate
New York
California
Paul Henderson
Democratic Convention Scenes Told By Press Federals
Washington correspondents describe the 1924 Democratic convention as a bustling, colorful scene with reporters, columnists, and editors from New York praising Al Smith while sniping at McAdoo. Observers compare Cleveland and New York conventions, note buoyant delegates, and reference figures like Bryan Roosevelt and Taggart amidst barroom rivalries and partisan performance.
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Washington
New Jersey
New York
al Smith
Newspaper
Smith
McAdoo
Cleveland
Ohio City
Hungry Porcupines and the Watchful Predators
In the Green Forest, Reddy Fox, Old Man Coyote, and Yowler the Bob Cat covet two young porcupines. Each hunter hides to await a chance while Mrs. Porky and her youngsters graze unaware. Reddy hopes a conflict among them will let him seize a porcupine.
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Reddy Fox
Green Forest
Coyote
Yowler
Bob Cat
Little Shadow the
Weasel
Porky
Old Man Coyote
Roddy Fox
Prickly Porky
Porcupine
Reddy
Love and Work by Florence Davies
Essay argues the core of a healthy life rests on love and work. It cites Mary Alden Hopkins on work and love making and compares peasants who prosper despite vice, noting the relentless effort behind success. The message: success is built by consistent work, not luck or genius alone.
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Visory
Mary Alden Hopkins
Current
New England
Pullmans
Northwestern high pressure brings clear heat across plains
A strong high pressure system covers the plains and east slope bringing fine summer weather. Temperatures reach into the nineties across the region with Portland at 98. No significant rainfall reported by weather stations in the Northwest on Sunday. Auto users in West Africa prefer American made cars.
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Kalispell
Miles City
Los Angeles
New York
Portland
St. Paul- Mapls
San Francisco
Wien
Spokane
Williston
Rock Mountains
Weather Bureau
West Africa
America
Parcel Post Helps Fantippo Birds Bring Brussels Sprouts
Gub-Gub asks Doctor Dolittle to start a parcel post to fetch Brussels sprouts from England. Birds carry vegetables, seeds, and a bicycle parts, enabling acclimatizing plants in Fantippo. A Lincolnshire farmer loses sprouts to a hungry Spoonbill, prompting the Doctor to seek repayment.
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Gub-Gub
Too-Too
England
Africa
Gub
Parcel Post
Fantippo
Koko
Birmingham
Prince Wolla- Bella
Lincolnshire
Horoscope Forecast for Cancer: Travel, Weather, and Politics
1924 astrology predicts Uranus in a malefic aspect dominating today and warns aviators to avoid risk due to bad weather and mechanical issues. Lovers face deception yet travelers to Europe gain advantage while eastern seaboard press coverage rises. Government crisis in Britain and high food prices loom with child welfare focus and growing air mail interest.
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Neptune
United States
Europe
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
Great Britain
McClure
Guide of Arezzo Inventor of Sol-fa and Ut Do Re
The Guide of Arezzo helped develop musical notation and invented the Sol-fa system using ut for doh. The syllable sf was added to indicate the seventh scale degree only in the seventeenth century.
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Guide
Arezzo
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