Predictions of a Two Hour Day and 150-Year Life
A Cosmo spopolitan Magazine piece by Lord Birkenhead foresees dramatic future shifts. He envisions a world with a two hour workday, life expectancy of 150, climate control by science, laboratory births, and medical breakthroughs. Harnessed atomic energy and tidal power could reshape industry and geography, while safety and driver education become crucial as road accidents are studied through the human element lens.
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ORD Birkenhead
Cosmospolitan Magazine
Birkenhead
Sahara
Human element data safety and driver ethics claimed
Experts push to study the human element in traffic accidents to curb the surge in auto crashes. They classify causes into natural leaps ignorance and lack of will to prevent. information is hard to obtain as safety work focuses on driver behavior and accountability.
Broadway Tidbits and New York City Scene Notes
Gilbert Swan reviews spring fashion warns tuxedos and dinner jackets will not be counted this season. He describes a golf instructor gag with a comic and a dangerous ant hill tee tale. He also previews the Automobile Hotel concept to ease traffic and notes Broadway crime figure density on West 48th Street. The Great Neck fire department is highlighted for its helmeted celebrity roster led by Jack Hazzard.
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Broadway
Automobile
Kenosha
Wis
Metropolis
Midtown
Gotham
Great Neck
L. L
Actors’ and
Jack Hazzard
Batch of letters and mail planes spark aviation showcase
A report describes 700000 letters to Willys car owner and 1st class aviation display with 20 Army pursuit planes from Selfridge Field escorting mail planes. The piece notes war fears, civilian mail weight capable of carrying food and medical supplies, and mentions Clemenceau and other reflections on war and youth.
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Willys
Army
Selfridge Field
United States
Health and Diet Advice from Dr McCoy Questions and Answers
Dr McCoy offers health and diet guidance from The Newest Way to Health. Readers may mail questions. topics include olive oil skin comfort bone health Melba toast fattening berries sugar content and dietary minerals. Answers emphasize safe practices and professional consultation for joints and bones.
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Frank McCoy
McCoy
A. M
Nation debates language and peace plans amid warship bids
The piece notes North Dakota and Illinois push to label English as the American language, arguing for credit to English writers. It cites France spending 989 million francs on eighteen warships, including a 10000 ton cruiser and submarines. Prohibition is marked by a police raid tally in New York City.
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Ndakota
Illinois
Dakota
de France
Early Broadcast of The Queen's Messenger News Play
The 1928 broadcast of The Queen's Messenger, a one act drama by J. Hartley Manners, aired at 1 30 pm on September 11, 1928, on WGY with Izetta Jewell as leading lady. The item lists questions and answers on diverse topics from dueling grounds near New Orleans to perpetual motion and horticulture.
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HK. N.A
J. Hartley Manners
WGY
Izetta Jewell
California University of Georgia Tech
HH. D.W. A
California
Georgia Tech
Argentina as Biggest South American Trade Partner for US
Washington dispatch notes Argentina with over 10 million people and vast assets is Americas major South American customer. It covers exports imports patterns, US sales gains, motor cars, textiles, and heavy investment by American and British interests, plus optimism for Hipolito Irigoyen and a future progressive administration.
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Washington
South America
United States
Argentina
Britain
Germany
Chile
Uruguay
New York
England
Hipolito Irigoyen
Athens News Highlights Old and New Local Affairs
Postmaster Cc H Bryson elected president of Rush Creek Oil Co. Civil War veteran Captain Hiram Rosser dies at his Columbus home. George Junod of Athens Lumber Co. travels to Leesburg and Cincinnati. DAR meets at Mrs D M Burchfield’s home. Ohio University athletic committee adopts Conference system rules. Ten years ago Ohio legislature pursued eight hour law per State Federation of Labor. Wiley W Daggett elected president of Athens Retail Merchants Assn. for successor to T W Craig. Mr and Mrs Sam Sommers trip to New York City. A miscellaneous shower for Miss Ruth Baker hosted by Mrs C H Harris and Miss Mary Fulton. Temperature notes and Cribbage quiz trivia included.
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Ohio
State Federation of Labor
C. H. Harris
Mary Fulton
Ruth Baker
Harris
Georgia delegates elected to Continental Congress in 1775
Timeline entries note Georgia elects delegates to the Continental Congress in January 18 1775. Other milestones include Daniel Webster's birthday in 1782 Detroit becoming a city in 1802 and the establishment of the Departments of Commerce and Labor in 1903.
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Georgia
Continental Congress
Daniel Webster
Detroit
Departments of Commerce and Labor
Fragmented crossword puzzle clues and garbled notes
A garbled OCR style note describes a cross word puzzle with stray fragments. It mentions a range at a detached site and a Wet container with unclear references. The text includes partial phrases like today s crossword and yesterday s fuses yielding no coherent event or names.
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