Denver Mother Tells Story of California Fig Syrup
A Denver mother praising California Fig Syrup claims it regulates digestion and strengthens underweight children. The ad emphasizes a long endorsement by physicians, a high sales figure, and a testimonial from Mrs. R W Stewart of Denver. It warns buyers to avoid imitations and to look for the word California on the carton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Stewart
Raritan St
Denver
Colorado
Raymond
Cross
California
Rail line to Caspian Gulf Seaboard Ends with Shah Tribute
Each length of steel rail on the 1250 mile Caspian to Persian Gulf line bears an Arabic inscription honoring the shah and his family, as noted by Gas Logic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caspian Sea
Gulf of Persia
California News Briefs Highlights From Across the State
A broad recap of California items includes road conditions from Eureka to Crescent City with fresh gravel notes, a new three hour air service between San Francisco and Los Angeles replacing Ford planes, and political moves such as a senate bill to fund education courses in penal institutions. Also noted are ferry obligations, transit discussions in Marin and Tiburon, Glidden Company stock use, a Pittsburg steel mill opening, judge salary proposals, river rescues by Chief Scudero, Lassen Peak activity, an ICC hearing on harbor rate discrimination, bean growers’ 1928 season results, flood control expert reviews, Truckee River irrigation district progress, Sacramento river water plan, and Stanford’s settlement payment to the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redwood Highway
Eureka
Crescent City
California State Automobile Association
Bandon
Oregon
Maddux Airlines
San Francisco
Los Angeles
J. M. Francisco
Los Alto
P. E. Garmire
Railroad Commission
Kent Telephone System
Kent
Sutter County
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
Marin County At
Tiburon
State Railroad Commission
Southern Pacific-Golden Gate Ferries, Limited
San Quentin
Napa
Mare Island Navy Yard
Chamber of Commerce
Navy Yard
Wall Street
Glidden Company
Cocoanut Oil Products, Inc
Berkeley
Calif
Glidden
Columbia Steel Corporation
Pitt
Charles Scudero
Pittsburg
San Joaquin
Dave Gatto
Pier Watchman
Scudero
Joe McMeredith
Painter
McMeredith
Lassen Peak
Los Angeles Harbor
John Smith
Interstate Commerce Commission
L. H. Stewart
Artichokes Grow in California Markets and History
Artichokes have become a staple in markets with rising yearly sales. The Globe artichoke, native to Arabia, is grown along the U S Pacific coast with fog aiding growth. California's crop valued around $1,000,000, reaching fall and winter markets as garden supplies dwindle.
Accidents in Air Not the Fault of Planes
Official figures from Washington analyze aviation accidents showing half due to pilots, a quarter to airplane defects, and a quarter to general conditions. Reckless or incompetent pilots and poor landing fields account for about three of four incidents, while first‑class, safety‑minded operations show far fewer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
New York American
Russ Ball Blue Delights the Housewife Ad Prompt
Blue laundry product ad claims Russ Ball Blue makes clothes whiter than snow for homemakers. Appears as a feature box promoting household cleaning use with a brief call to visit grocers.
Cars Becoming Common in Chinese Cities
The Changing East notes motor cars are now widespread in major Chinese cities like Canton Peking Hongkong and Shanghai with taxicabs and many mandarins owning cars. Thousands of American vehicles have been sold in China in recent years.
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China
Canton
Peking
Hongkong
Shanghai
And There Are Others Has your husband got the flu joke
A light exchange unfolds as a caller asks about the husband’s illness and the wife notes his temper is his default mood. The line offers a wry moment about perception and health in a domestic setting.
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Hanford
Shah
Uggists
Colon Clinic
San
Francco
OS Angeles
Broadway
Arket Street
Spurlocke Neal Co
Nashville
Tenn
Tin
Ernest F. Peterson
Fielding Geary
At- Mason
San Francisco Ous
Garden Grove Bean Growers’ Association
Orange County Board of Supervisors
Paul Bailey
Santa Ana Canyon
Santiago Creek
San Juan Creek
Truckee River Irrigation District
E. C. Reed
Washoe County
Truckee Valley
Boulder Dam
Sacramento River
Earle Houghton
Tulare County
California Farm Bureau Federation
Houghton
Sacramento
Kennett Reservoir
Shasta County
Earlimart
Stanford University
Durham
O. W. Bauer
First National Bank of
Chico
University
Charles W. Cleary
Division of Land Settlement
Stanford
Hecke
State Department of Agriculture
Sun-Maid Raisin Growers’ Association
New York
Dillon, Read & Co
Sun-Maid Corporation
Bayer
Sonoma County Farm Bureau
R. I
Petaluma, Calif
Superior Rebound Control, Inc
60Th St
Kenosha
Wis
M. O. Salis
M. Becktenwald
Clybourn Ave
Chicago
Williams
Bond St
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