Missouri Starts U S Highways Marking Effort
Missouri becomes the first state to mark designated United States highways with U S shields. C P Owen notes 40 percent of routes marked with three crews replacing old markers. completion expected by September. Federal participation is limited to federal aid projects. markers standard nationwide.
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Missouri
C. P. Owen
Missouri State Highway Department
State Highway Commission
U. S
State Highway Department
U.S
American Association of State Highway Officials
American Girl Bags Big Game in Arctic
San Rafael—Miss Louise A Boyd returns from a six week Arctic expedition aboard the Hobby with 29 polar bears including a 1000 pound giant. She is the first white woman to set foot on Franz Josef Land and shares the trip with Miss Janet Coleman and Count and Countess Rivadavia.
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London
Louise A. Boyd
San Rafael
Calif
Arctic
Boyd
Franz Josef Land
Roald Amundsen
Janet Coleman
San Francisco
Count
Countess Rivadavia
Alfonso XIII
Spain
Stim
Georgette
West End
Associated Press
Miss Boyd
Hobby
Spitzbergen
Tromsoe
Bell Island
Franz Josef
Nightingale Sound
Cape Crowther
Prince George’s Land
Cape Flora
Lfe
Jackson-Haringworth
Splitzbergen
Eyches Islands
Rivadavia
Alfonso
Hoye Island
Power Required to Run Cars on Road Surfaces
North Carolina State Highway Commission tests horsepower needed to move cars at various speeds and road conditions. On a wet surface at 15 mph it registered 10.30 hp. on dry rough 8.50 hp. best surface 6.10 hp. Speed tests in ideal track conditions yielded hp ranging from 0.67 at 20 mph to 19.00 hp at 30 mph, with plans to continue tests for a year to map seasonal and surface variations.
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North Carolina State Highway Commission
North Carolina Commission
Good Roads Hints Minnesota Paved Mile Expansion
Minnesota expects 738 miles of paved roads after this year's work, boosting total surfaced mileage in state systems to 1465 608 miles. New Kansas City to St Louis hard surfaced link shorter earth road use Atlantic to central Kansas. Dutch plan 300 million guilder road upgrade funded by annual motor vehicle tax. New Jersey tests concrete mixes for crushed stone and gravel in road construction.
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Minnesota
Department of Agriculture
Kansas City
St. Louis
Atlantic Coast
Kansas
The
Hague
New Jersey State Highway Department
Bureau of Public Roads
Will provides $500 million for global animal protection trust
Stacy Anson Ransom, a scientist who died August 26, leaves a will establishing a $500,000,000 trust fund for prosecuting cruelty to animals and protecting animals and game worldwide. The fund will be built from a $40,000 initial investment, with half of income used for protection and the rest reinvested to reach the $500,000,000 goal.
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Washington
Stacy Anson Ransom
Queen Marie Plans U S Visit Without Press Coverage
Queen Marie will visit the United States and grant no interviews. She will not be accompanied by an official press agent and movements will be released by a legation staff member in Washington to prevent misunderstanding and fanciful stories.
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Bucharest
Marie
United States
Legation
Washington
Keeper of Buoys Must Be Watchful in Woods Hole
A. D. Wilde, head keeper of buoys from Cape Cod to Rhode Island, describes the annual maintenance of 800 buoys in Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound. His vessel Anemone raises them ashore each year for cleaning, painting, and repair, including rusted bell buoys and air‑clearing whistling buoys, with modern light buoys using pitch gas for six to eight months of operation.
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Woods Hole
Mass
A. D. Wilde
Department of Buoys
Cape Cod
Rhode Island
Buzzards Bay
Vineyard Sound
Sister of Charity
Night Life in Geneva Offers Delegates Relief
Geneva nightlife provides delegates with three spacious dining and dancing spots near the municipal casino and kur saal. Curfew at 8 a.m. limits nocturnal venues except during the escalade fête, when three days of fancy dress revelry fill the city. Absinthe is banned as in France, with substitutes also prohibited.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Hfe
League
France
Industry's Toll Forcing Changes At Health Convention
Atlantic City officials report at the American Hospital Association meeting that industry injuries kill three men hourly and disable 700,000 men annually, with impacts lasting at least four weeks as preventive measures are discussed.
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Atlantic City
N. J
American Tndustry
Convention of the American Hospital Association
Prodigy Rexford Honors Billy Greenler at Nine
In Rexford Massachusetts the notable local prodigy Billy Greenler, aged nine, is celebrated as a full-fledged member of the town’s high school community.
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Rexford
Mass
Billy Greenler
Complete Skull of Missing Link Found in Java
A complete skull of the prehistoric ape like pithecanthropus erectus was found at Trinil central Java by Professor Heberlein of the Netherlands. The specimen will be kept in the Dutch East Indies and is part of ongoing debate about human evolution sparked by Eugene Dubois discovery nearby in 1892.
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Batavia
Java
Professor Heberlein
Netherlands Government Medical Service
Trinil
Eugene Dubois
Amsterdam University
Heberlein
Dutch East India
Aerial survey opens virgin land in Alaska mapping vast interior
Lieutenant Wyatt leads a navy air mapping expedition from Ketchikan to chart 40000 square miles of Alaska. The survey uses a bottom mounted camera to produce a mosaic of trails streams and mountains. Alaskan natives praise the work and officials note untapped industrial potential in newly revealed lakes on Revilla Gigedo.
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Ketchikan
Alaska
Ben Pee Wyatt
Navy
Air Service
Leutenant
Chronicle
Wyatt
Revillaigedo
British Fort On English Channel Sold To Public Interest
The British War Office offers a coastal fortress near New Haven for sale at auction. The circular tower, built with six foot thick walls and a gun emplacement, sits behind inner and outer moats. It has become a residence for hobos to nightly shelter, prompting the sale to relieve congestion.
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London
English Channel
British War Office
England
Napoleon Bonaparte
France
War Office
Napoleon
Increased Fire Loss Laid to Women Smokers
John B. Martin of Merchantsville New Jersey told the thirty first annual convention of the National Association of Insurance Agents that increased smoking by women is linked to rising fire losses. He cited reports from fire departments and insurers noting many disastrous fires in women dormitories and bedrooms blamed on careless smoking.
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Atlanta
N. J
United States
John B. Martin
Merchantsville
National Board of Fire Underwriters
National Association of Insurance Agents
Martin
German Girl to Earn Education as Mason
Margot Zachert, seventeen, aspires to be Germanys first female mason. She registers as apprentice with the mason guild and works for Fritz Wolff, mixing plaster for an office building. After completing the apprenticeship and master exam she plans to study at a polytechnical college.
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Coepenick
Germany
Margot Zachert
Mason’s Guild
Fritz Wolff
C Y Chocolate Yeast Wafer Promises Health Boost
A NY pamphlet promotes C Y Chocolate Yeast wafers as a tasty, easy way to combat constipation, indigestion, and fatigue. Each wafer allegedly contains vigorous yeast and blends yeast with chocolate, offering a candy-like treat. Free booklet titled New Health Renewed Vigor available from The See-Why Co. Dept. A. 3278S La Salle.
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Dept. A
la Salle
Ripe Watermelons and Forks Questioned in Butte Miner
A quotation from the Butte Miner extols ripe watermelons prized for their dark night harvest. It proclaims no knife should cut the rind and imagines the fruit’s delicate porcelain like rind and the invited joy of biting into the juicy pulp. It mocks those who eat melon with a fork and questions their purpose.
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Butte
Cuticura Ointment and Soap Adverts
To have clear sweet skin apply Cuticura Ointment for pimples redness or itching then bathe with Cuticura Soap and hot water Rinse dry gently and dust on Cuticura Talcum for a fragrance All items priced 25 cents each per advertisement.
Confusion Over Career Paths in a Family Portrait
The column notes tension between a son who dreams of prize boxing, a father steering him toward business, a mother hoping for a noted divine, and a sister wishing him away. The piece highlights divergent ambitions within a single family.
Bayer Aspirin Safety Ad Warns Buyers to Verify Brand
An advertisement urges buyers to look for the Bayer name on aspirin packaging or tablets to ensure genuine Bayer Aspirin proven safe by millions and prescribed for 26 years. It warns imitators may be dangerous and ends with a reminder to say Bayer at purchase.
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Bayer
No Chance for Him Sue How is it young Mr Spine
A fragment from Capper's Weekly notes family remarks about a young man named Spine less. The father says he has no future and the mother dislikes his pest behavior while no presents have been sent.
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Sue
Spineless
Lough
Owl and Firefly Ignition Hinge on Uncertain Fix
A quirky exchange highlights a stalled project as an owl prompts a pause while a firefly party struggles with ignition. The playful line sketches a stalled effort amid odd pairing and failed start.
Big-headed Man Views Tiny World From His Perspective
A humorous note portrays a large ego observing a small cosmos, suggesting self-importance distorts perception. The vignette hints at vanity shaping judgments and priorities, inviting readers to question inflated self-image in daily life.
Tanlac Wins Eight Year Battle Over Nervous Depression
Former Des Moines matron relieved of nervousness loss of sleep and appetite gains ten pounds after using Tanlac. The lengthy trial ends with marked health improvement and renewed energy.
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Des Moines
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Promises Gentle Child Relief
To Dr. W B Caldwell of Monticello a long time physician argues that harsh cathartics harm children. He promotes Syrup Pepsin as a harmless regulating laxative for constipated or ill babies and requests mothers to try a free sample bottle from Monticello Illinois.
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W. B. Caldwell
Monticello
Illinois
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