Oakland engineer testifies ear radio station dream
George D. Leask, an Oakland engineer, testified in a damage suit that he hears a radio station in his ear capable of receiving Morse code. He said injuries from a December car collision impaired his ability to filter the signals, and the trial ended with an out of court settlement. He noted he learned Morse code in the army.
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Oakland
Calif
INS
George D. Leask
Thomas M. Foley
Leask
Clyde C. Sherwood
Sherwood
Patent Office marks 150 years with 2 million patents
The United States Patent Office, in its 150th year, reports awarding about 2,152,000 patents since its 1790 founding equal to roughly 1.7 patents per hour.
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Washington
United States Patent Office
Simple-but-exquisite Anne Adams pattern 4077
Pattern 4077 promises a springlike flattering look with scalloped yoke neckline angel wing sleeves and wide scalloped edges. The bodice features waist shaping darts and an eight-gore skirt designed for graceful swish and swing.
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Anne Adams
Anne Adams Spring Pattern Book and patterns sale notice
Patterns for misses and women in sizes 14 through 42 with yardage details and prices. order by sending 15 cents for book and 15 cents per pattern, or 25 cents for book plus pattern. Also a court notice appoints W. L. Fahey as receiver of Hartenberger & Co. Inc. with filing deadlines for claims in Linn County Iowa.
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Anne Adams
The
Cedar Rapids Gazette
17Th St
New York
ASHIP
District Court of Iowa
Linn County
W. L. Fahey
District Court of
Iowa
Hartenberger & Co. Inc
W. L. Pahey
District Court
Hartenberger & Co., Inc
Linn
W.L Fahey
Hartenberger & Company, Inc
Penny Tax Puzzle: Woman Overpaid After Exemptions
New York AP report notes a woman with about 1300 dollars income paid a penny income tax after calculating exemptions to 25 cents. Assistant U S internal revenue official John McNamara says she likely misread the instructions and would have owed one cent less if her return had been proper.
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New York
John McNamara
U. S. Internal Revenue Collector
McNamara
SEC Firmness Indicates Business Aid Drive Won't Alter New Deal Principles
The SEC rejected a stock exchange committee's drastic changes to federal securities rules. Chairman Douglas called the proposals a phony and warned that relaxing market regulations would revive a 1929 system benefiting brokers and market riggers, not American industry or investors.
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Washington
Securities Exchange Commission
Stock Exchange Committee
Douglas
Barkley
Senate
Morgenthau
Roosevelt
Ing
Stock Market Committee
Prague Archbishop Receives Pope in Private Hearing
Vatican report says Karl Cardinal Kaspar archbishop of Prague met Pope Pius XII in a private audience. The discussion likely covered German occupation of Bohemia and served as a farewell before Kaspar returns to Prague after coronation ceremonies. American cardinals Dougherty Mundelein and O Connell also left Rome for home.
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Pius XII
Karl Cardinal Kaspar
Prague
Bohemia
Dennis Cardinal Dougherty
Philadelphia
Rex
Naples
George Cardinal Mundelein
Chicago
Rome
Paris
Joseph P. Kennedy
President Roosevelt
William Cardinal O'Connell
Willie Willis on radio quiz and school daze
Quote from Willie Willis reflecting frustration at Kyser not allowing him on the radio quiz show. He says he already endures public ridicule in school and would rather not perform further for attention.
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K. Kyser
Archbishop of Boston sails for United States aboard Vulcania
The archbishop of Boston visited Pompeii on Thursday and plans to sail for the United States on March 19 aboard the steamship Vulcania.
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Boston
Pompeii
United States
Vulcania
Gibson girl fashion traced to cattle hair rats
The article describes the Gibson girl hairstyle era being achieved with hair rats made from cattle hair and horse tail and name remnants used as accessories.
New Deal term used during Civil War by Sherman
Chicago dispatch reports the phrase new deal originated with a 1863 Sherman remark in his Letters. The note appears in the sixth section of a new American English dictionary published by the University of Chicago Press.
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Chicago
University of Chicago Press
William Tecumseh Sherman
Charleston
Sun Surface Temperature Estimated at 9000 Degrees
A historical note states the sun's surface temperature is estimated around 9 000 degrees Fahrenheit. This figure reflects early astronomical estimates of solar heat and energy in a periodical science overview.
Comfort Wear for Dentures With FASTEETH Powder
An ad pitches FASTEETH denture powder to improve plate fit and comfort. It claims firmer support for upper and lower plates with less taste or mouth feel, noting it is non acidic and won’t sour. Available at drug stores.
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