If You're a Big Man Physically You May Be the Executive Leader
In a magazine column the author argues that modern American firms seek executives who are physically large and capable leaders. The piece discusses how executive success ties to vitality, assertiveness, and the ability to motivate others, citing analyses by Enoch Burton Gowin and references to leadership styles across industries and eras.
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America
Ir Daronal
Ali Bis
Lontra
Enoch Burton Gowin
Ice Skates Pushmobile Design From Amateur Mechanics
A vintage note describes an ice glider pushmobile built from three skates with a 30 inch crosspiece and a 26 inch upright, plus a 24 inch handle. It compares the concept to a small yachtlike craft and details angles, fastenings, and construction steps for winter use.
May Run Zeppelin and potato crop rationing notes
Fragmentary 1916 style reflection links Zeppelin warfare to potato yields and fuel supply. Mention Philip Scheidemann and a plan to use 17 million tons of potatoes for food. Discusses gasoline, alcohol production, and goober family in scarcity context.
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Zeppelin Lombardment
Philip Scheidemann
M Inder
Refehstag
Remarkable African Fish Sleeps Through Dry Seasons
A remarkable fish called pbrotep- A terug annectena inhabits tropical Africa and is most common along the west coast. It reaches up to six feet. In dry seasons when ponds vanish, air sinks into mud forming a hollow where a mucus capsule shells the fish to hibernate for nearly six months, subsisting on fat secreted during activity.
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Africa
West Cosl
Ancient Armor in Vogue Again Across Modern Conflicts
Soldiers revive medieval defenses as armor resurfaces in current warfare with catapult like siege devices, oil torrents, and barricades. The photograph shows the most complete armor now used by troops to shield against shell and shrapnel.
Why Water Freezes From Top Down
Water behaves unusually as it nears freezing. CK notes that water is lighter than its liquid form and floats, so ice tends to form at the surface. As water cools, it contracts until about 74 degrees of freezing, then expands as it approaches the freezing point, causing coldest portions to rise to the surface and start ice formation.
Avingula Cee in Cuba Parasitic Tree Growth
A seed carried by a bird or wind lands on a tree and roots descend into the host. Growth continues upward, forming a net and surrounding the inner tree. The outer tree strangles and kills the host, eventually becoming the dominant tree.
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Cuba
Joyful Auto Driver and Overhead Garage Door System
A description explains a feature for auto drivers who dislike dismounting to manage garage doors. The system moves doors on an overhead track allowing doors to open and close without extra exits. It aims to protect tools and articles in the garage while the chauffeur remains seated.
Woman designs electric manicuring machine in Los Angeles
A Los Angeles woman has created an electric manicuring device resembling a dentist drill. The compact unit uses a flexible shaft with interchangeable tools to trim clean and polish nails, promising a quicker manicure with minimal discomfort for the patient.
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Ilady
Jess
Los Angeles
Gowin analyzes weight by occupation across professions
Prof Gowin compiles a historic list ranking weight by occupation from bank presidents and factory superintendents to teachers, mayors and inventors. The table labels roles such as bank presidents, railroad presidents, and city school superintendents, plus labor organizers and reformers, with years ranging from 1795 to 1894.
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Weig
MCA
Labor Org Uizers
Corporation
Dirweiers Imag
Roundhouse
Forcmen
Deers
Hishaps Res
Anti Salomn Jeazue oMulals
Insurume
State Tar Vt
Att M
Kania
Mualaiana
Dentists Before Columbus In America Led World Practice
English dentist Dr Marshall H Saville reports Central and South American finds proving American dentistry predates European practice. Ancient teeth show gold and jade inlays, with incisors bearing gold disks and enameled canines nearly covered by gold. Dr Saville and George D Hadian note dramatic dental showcases in Atacames and Ecuador.
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Thas Jong Bees
Marshall H Saville
Central
South America
America
Europe
Columbus
Saville
Atacames
Dsmeraldas
George D Hadian
Ecuador
Even the Fishes Can Be Drowned
A historical discussion explains fish require dissolved oxygen aided by water aeration. It notes cold blooded fish need slightly warmer blood and oxygen from air via respiration, which aquariums lack when water is not aerated, causing fish to die from oxygen depletion.
Prehistoric Ivory In Piano Keys and Hidden Gold Work
A discussion of ancient ivory use from mammoth remains in Siberia and Mesoamerica with gold inlays in teeth and jewelry like inlays in Copan evidence. It notes remarkable craftsmanship and preserved dental pieces, plus a magician's portable case rumored to house secret black art tools.
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Hiberia
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