Inventor Mahlon Loomis Showcased Wireless Telegraphy
A Washington dentist and inventor Mahlon Loomis demonstrated aerial telegraphy in 1866 using kites and insulated copper wire between Blue Ridge mountain peaks. Signals were read via a telegraph apparatus at the opposite summit, proving wireless communication without connecting wires.
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Washington
D. C
Arcon
Congress
Mahlon Loomis
Itor Loomis
Blue Ridge Mountains
Virginia
Dog Timbuctoo Receives Calls On Farm Telephone Line
Near Boston a farm dog named Timbuctoo, untrained yet clever, automatically responds to a seven party line. When the phone rings five times, Timbuctoo runs to his mistress to deliver the call, proving his reliable cue.
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Boston
Timbnnetoo
Timbuetoo
Woul Sa
Cadets Complete 1400 Mile Bicycle Ride in Victoria
Two hundred and fifty senior cadets in Victoria British Columbia completed a 1400 mile bicycle relay from dispatches to the minister for defense. The riders averaged over four miles an hour and finished in 6 hours 23 minutes, underscoring a new cadet training system. The feat sparked public interest and inspired fathers and brothers while promoting camaraderie and athletic zeal among Australian youths.
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Victoria
B. C
Conuipdant
Australia
Maraderie
Eggs From the Orient Train Brought 6.5 Million Eggs to New York
A 25 car train from Vancouver carried Japanese and Chinese eggs bound for New York, with 1 500 cases for London and 1 000 for Montreal. The shipment totals about 17 500 cases of 80 eggs each, roughly 6.5 million eggs, enough for breakfast for every New Yorker.
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Orient
Vancouver
B. C
New York
Ems
Russia
Seattle
London
England
Montreal
New York City
Economy Carried to Excess
A cafe exchange recounts a humorous remark about appetite and meat consumption. The speaker notes using large portions and the pace of eating to manage meat intake amid high prices, joking that one must eat meat every third day.
Past the Academic Stage Women Smoke Debate Heats Insurance Rates
The fan who theorizes asks if women should smoke. Mr Gadspur counters that the issue now is whether added fire risk by women smokers will push insurers to raise rates. The exchange appears in the Aye Herald.
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Mr. Gadspur
J. Righain
Aye-Herald
Texas Farm Bureau Drives Expand Members and Wool Pool
Fifty six Texas counties organized by the Texas Farm Bureau Federation as of March 20 with membership drives under way in several counties including Jones Hail DeWitt Burleson Hays and Angelina. Wool growers sign contracts to market through the Southwestern Farm Bureau Wool and Mohair Co-Operative Marketing Association aiming 2,000,000 pounds of wool. Final cotton contract adjustments discussed with Aaron Sapiro and Texas Bankers Association. Plans to meet Oklahoma and Arkansas organizations in April to coordinate a three state cotton pool with Oklahoma 300,000 bale and Arkansas 200,000 bale targets. Sign-up drive targets 1,000,000 bales of Texas.
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Dallas
Texas
Texas Farm Bureau Federation
Jones, Hail
DeWitt
Burleson
Hays
Angelina
Limestone
Panola
Franklin
Hopkins
Temple
Georgetown
Hillsboro
Waxahachie
Southwestern Farm Bureau Wool and Mohair Co-Operative Marketing Association
Farm Bureau
Texas Farm Bureau Cotton Growers Co-Operative Marketing Association
Texas Bankers’ Association
C. O. Moser
Walton Peteet
Texas Farm Buureau Federation
Aaron Sapiro
Little Rock
Sapiro
Texas Farm Bureau
Oklahoma
Arkansas Farm Organizations
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Cotton Growers Association
Arkansas
No Worms Tonic for Healthy Child
A medical advertisement claims No Worms tm helps troubled children by enriching blood improving digestion and acting as a general strengthening tonic. It asserts regular use for two or three weeks will dispel intestinal worms and restore health with a pleasant taste at 6% per bottle.
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Grove
Thorndale students chosen for county meet team
In Friday night declamation trials at the Thorndale school auditorium the representatives for the county meet were named. Junior girls Fay Maddox and junior boys William Taegel lead the slate along with senior girls Helen Newton and senior boys Jester White. If they perform as well at Cameron on April 1 as at home they should reach the district meet at Georgetown.
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Thorndale
Cameron
Fay Maddox
William Taegel
Helen Newton
Jester White
Georgetown
Nash Brothers Sell Nash's Croup and Pneumonia Salve
Nash Brothers, a growing manufacturing and wholesale drug house, touts Nash's Croup and Pneumonia Salve once sold in Jonesboro Arkansas now shipped in car loads. Leading wholesale and retail druggists report rising demand while the firm urges buyers to insist on the full name. The remedy is offered in 80 cent bottles and larger 60 cent bottles, both in blue cartons, through Avera's Drug Store.
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Nash Brothers
Nash
Jonesboro
Ark
Avera
Wonderful opportunities for education in business training
The article notes education and training for business are more advantageous than ever as firms reduce payrolls to align with normal prices after wartime inflation. It suggests the first class of employees should pursue these opportunities amid retrenchment in the business world.
Train as a Skilled Worker at Tyler Commercial College
The ad pitches trained workers over untrained staff and urges quick career advancement through thorough training in bookkeeping stenography telegraphy cotton classing and business administration at Tyler Commercial College in Tyler Texas. It promises immediate good salaries and rapid placement with major firms. It cites a large enrollment and many graduates placed in offices seeking capable workers.
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America
Tyler Commercial College
Tyler
Texas
Cascarets Candy Promises Overnight Liver Cleanse
An old ad touts Cascarets as a safe overnight laxative for sick, bilious, or headachy people. It claims the candy works while you sleep to purify the liver, clear the head, sweeten the stomach, and regulate bowels with no griping. Available in 10 25 or 50 cent boxes. Children allegedly enjoy the cathartic candy too.
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J. D. Dobbins
Man Who Saves
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