Turbulent World Delegates Face Racial and Political Tensions
A global roundup reports Southern Republicans challenged over seating policies, labor and Mexico policy debates within AFL and party conventions, plus nominations and protests. Key figures include Charles Warren Michigan, Overman, Samuel Gompers, William C. Sproul, and Admiral Winterhalter. International notes cover Bolshevik influence, Turkish Front actions, and Persian appeals. The piece also notes Chicago spending inquiries, Prohibition cases, and local unrest in Atlanta and Cincinnati with fires and raids.
Manual for Precise Car Maneuvering in Limited Space
An article outlines driver techniques to park in tight gaps between cars. It explains swing and steer methods to approach curbside spaces, timing wheel turns during motion, and final adjustments to align front wheels and curb clearance while avoiding curb contact.
Excessive Tire Waste Warns Manufacturers and Motoring Public
Experts estimate nearly half of all tires are discarded early due to neglect and ignorance. Misalignment and other abuses cause damage that could be fixed with proper care. Manufacturers issue booklets urging motorists to learn conservation to extend tire life and mileage.
Nine Safety First Points For Drivers
A readable guide lists nine driver safety points urging courtesy and vigilance. It emphasizes slowing for children, acting as others would, signaling changes, watching right turns, keeping full vehicle control, not pulling in front of oncoming traffic, reducing glare from headlights, stopping for streetcars, and giving clearance to safety zones to prevent accidents.
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Alm
Shimal
Eange
Handling of Auto Chassis by a Special Load Truck
A compact truck with two heavy wheels and an axle supports auto chassis during loading on freight cars. The tubular extension carries three chassis supports that grip the front axle to prevent sideways movement while a third supports the differential. The device is steered by a hoodle extension to maneuver the chassis through narrow doors.
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Popular Science Monthly
Automobile and Gossip Practical car care tips
Have a good lock on your car and install a reliable device for cleaning rain or removal from the windshield. Cold weather harms rubber, motorist time, and spring clips should be kept bright. Do not shine spotlight into approaching drivers faces. Do not fold damp curtains or top. keep top up until thoroughly dry after rain.
Garden Suburbs and Garden Cities Shape London Transport
The London Times discusses garden suburbs versus garden cities, arguing that suburbs extend daily traffic while cities concentrate commuting. Garden suburbs turn residents into travelers, but garden cities keep work and life within the same community, reducing transit strains and preserving local cohesion.
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Missenger
Gabe
Renant
Zurich town forest yields per acre and wood revenue
The American Forestry association notes Zurich Switzerland maintains a 2840 acre communal forest. It earns about 20000 dollars annually from firewood sales, about seven dollars per acre, as a model amid rail strikes and coal shortages. Forests managed since 1308 show rising value and resilience.
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Switzerland
American Forestry Association of Washington
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Tubn Bentley, Jr
Cornel
American Forestry Magazine
Billboards Dull Open Country Beauty Says Monitor
A Christian Science Monitor critique notes roadside signs harm scenery as motorists seek open country refreshment. The piece argues mounted ads and uniform mock rusticity stifle natural beauty, urging preservation of native rights to unspoiled landscapes.
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Christian Science Monitor
Where Did The Golars Go
John's mother washes garments when the colors in his new wash suit run. He fears the static finery is ruined and asks where the colors went, speaking with a muddled, childlike plea about the missing hues.
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John
Jansteered Dohn
Long Felt Want. A Plan For A Pure Word Film Society
Bill announces starting a new society to persuade film producers to use only simple words in film subtitles. Phil questions the purpose, aiming to avoid obscurity and prank readers. The dialogue plays on satire of cinema jargon and audience comprehension.
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Phil
Freezone Corn Remedy Promises Quick Relief
A Cincinnati genius Ady branded product called Freezone is promoted as a cheap corn remover. Apply a drop to the corn and it stops hurting instantly, allowing easy removal with fingers. Sold by druggists for a few cents and claimed to rid feet of corns and calluses without soreness or irritation.
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Cincinnati
Ady
Sun Rays Curing Skin Ailments Via Moving Cabin Device
A Bridal doctor named M. J. de Thezae claims a revolving cabin with a large lens concentrates sun rays to treat skin diseases and benefit healthy individuals. It has been tested near Quimper, France, as reported by Popular Science Monthly.
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M. J. de Thezae
Quimper
France
Popular Science Monthly
Kidney Trouble Hype Ad for Swamp Root Remedy
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder trouble without knowing it. Unheeded kidney disease can cause back pain nervousness and fatigue. Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root is a physician prescribed remedy available at drug stores. Send ten cents for a sample bottle to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY and mention this paper.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
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English bricks not used in colonial Baltimore houses says Townsend
The late George Alfred Townsend asserted that although some English brick cargos existed, no colonial Baltimore house in fifty years used English bricks for its construction. The claim emphasizes the rarity of English material in local building during that period.
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George Alfred Townsend
Ofty
Daliimore Pit
Bayer Aspirin and Babylon Tablet Fragments Highlighted
An advertisement touts Bayer Aspirin as safe for over twenty years with Bayer packaging and directions for relief from headaches toothaches earaches neuralgia rheumatism colds and pain. Handfuls of 12 tablets priced in cents and larger packages sold by druggists are mentioned. Separate news notes describe valuable Babylonian tablets from excavations bearing dates up to three and a half centuries BCE with faint engravings showing mold and fingerprints from ancient grafts.
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Milliona
Babylon
Special Gift Inspires Lifelong Worth in Each Person
Quote from John Ruskin on gifts and luster. It asserts that every person has a unique gift, however small, and when used well, becomes a lasting mark of value in their life and memory.
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Hia Roca
John Ruskin
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