Senate Rules Reform and Majority Closure Debate
The text argues for a comprehensive reform of Senate rules embodied in the Underwood resolution, preserving majority rights to legislate and ensuring hearings for all. It notes that two thirds closure can protect business bills yet may be unworkable for a simple majority. a majority closure rule could prevent minority obstruction in tax and appropriation bills and reduce the need for extra sessions.
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Senate
United States
Congress
World Helium Monopoly Squandered in This Country
Dr. Robert B. Moore former chief chemist of the United States Bureau of Mines warns that helium a strategic resource for national defense is wasted as Congress delays funding. He urges action to empower the Interior Department to secure helium reserves by lease or purchase for navy air needs. Fort Worth plant has produced over 25 million cubic feet since 1923, with 20 million since Sept 30 1923, but storage losses have reduced available quantities.
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Robert B. Moore
United States Bureau of Mines
American Chemical Society
Doctor Moore
Navy
Secretary of the Interior
National Defense
Congress
Fort Worth
Not Very Favorably Toward America and the Americans
A historical speaker voices mixed views on the United States, opposing imperialism and Monroe Doctrine while praising humanity. The author notes Americans as kind yet selfish, observes antiwar sentiment among the public, and compares a hypothetical war between America and Japan to a tiger facing a shark with uncertain outcomes.
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America
Americans
Japan
I Became Tired of Eating Everywhere the Same Luncheon
The narrator recalls constant aid from strangers abroad and a fatigue with repetitive meals and limited intellectual pursuits. Quick summaries of complex geopolitics followed as the speaker notes Americans misunderstand French policy in Morocco and Syria and the audience’s general unfamiliarity with Syria’s location.
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United States
France
Europe
Morocco
Syria
Ways to Prevent Carage Accidents in the Garage
Cautionary guidance on avoiding gasoline explosions and garage fires. Advice covers spark prevention, using kerosene for cleaning, carrying fire extinguishers, proper storage, and handling jacks, ventilation, and crank cranking to reduce carbon monoxide and injury risks.
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Tor
Cars in Canada Register of over 658000 vehicles
Ontario leads with 308693 cars out of more than 658000 motor vehicles registered in Canada. Prairie provinces Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta combine for 166234 cars, and over 60 percent of regional vehicles are in rural districts.
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Canada
Ontario
Prairie
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Song of the Flivver by Blain ed Bigler
A humorous verse voice describes a rattling flivver moving through night roads and bridges. The speaker details engine tremors, shifting gears, and the vehicle’s rough ride as it endures, promising it will continue on despite its flaws.
Electric deterrent gear shift plan to stop joy riding
A novel device described by Popular Science Monthly uses an insulating gap on the gear shift handle and a live current through the shift lever to startle would‑be thieves. With the engine running, any gear shift attempt completes a circuit via the clutch pedal, delivering a non injurious shock to deter theft. A cut out switch at the cow edge is thrown before driving.
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Popular Science Monthly
Timely Tips for Using Tire Chains While Driving
Practical advice for car owners on selecting proper sized chains, adjusting them to avoid tire damage, and using them only when needed. Emphasizes caution on paved roads and to brake gently to prevent chain wear and tire harm.
Inexpensive Cooking Tips and Pantry Pointers
A collection of kitchen notes and recipes focusing on economical ingredients. Includes guidance on apple desserts, cornmeal dishes, oxtail soup, and meal extensions using stored juices, with methods for frying, baking, and preserving herbs and produce.
Cocoa butter mold coating prevents tire sticking after vulcanizing
A Perth Amboy repairman discovers cocoa butter applied with emery cleaned molds then wiped to gloss and soapstoneed prevents tire sticking after vulcanization. The Goodyear repair school trial confirms the method works.
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Perth Amboy
N. J
Goodyear Repair School
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Little Polly
Flarrah & Stewart Broom Mix. Co
Des Moines, Iowa
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Cascara
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Poruan
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