Historic Hoaxes reveals aviation myths and April Fools
The piece surveys famous hoaxes from a doctored photograph of Erich Kocher to an April 1 Tower of London prank. It notes a Los Angeles taxi joke that misled readers, detailing how the hoax spread before being debunked and the taxi driver’s correction.
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Husky Baby Born After Adrenalin Heart Injection
At Margaret Hague Maternity Hospital in Jersey City New Jersey Dr Arthur B R Smith shown infant Master Garry son of Mrs Isabel Garry was stillborn at birth. Five drops of adrenalin injected into the heart revived the heart and restored breathing as evidence of a scientific miracle.
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Garry
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Prize Gobbler Wins Northwestern Turkey Growers Championship
Miss Inez Dyer of Lancaster California presents a fat Tom turkey from the Holland flocks as a competition entry for the Northwestern Turkey Growers championship. The prize bird will be carved for Thanksgiving. Entries came from northern states.
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George M Cohan Burlesques President in Fireside Address
Comic star George M Cohan lampoons the president lacking the banner waving a microphone as he delivers a burlesque fireside address cartoonishly mimicking a political speech in a stage sketch.
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