Start Is Not All The
A reflection on New Year resolutions and living up to them. It cautions against starting strong and fading, urging steady daily and monthly improvement through gradual progress. It notes some exhaust enthusiasm early while others sustain effort across the year.
Brazil Road Test for Motorists on Fragile South American Highways
The article argues that Brazilian travel demands unusual patience and stamina as roads in southern Brazil are often barely passable or hopelessly rough, turning journeys into severe tests for cars and tires. It notes the need for pluck and endurance to traverse these routes.
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Brazil
South America
Vision of three day trips to Europe and wide highways
Visionary predicts three day trips to Europe within three years and six 400 foot wide super highways spanning from the Atlantic to the Pacific. He also envisions plane fields on decks above railway yards.
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Philadelphia
lIeddie Rickensbacker
Europe
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
New Rustless Wheat Debuts for Minnesota Farmers
The Minnesota agricultural experiment station will not market its rust resistant wheat until 1929 with 125 bushels of seed available. Director Andrew Boss says seed planted in 1928 will foster development and stock should reach farmers in 1929. The cross between Mauryris and durum offers rust resistance and good milling quality, likely priced about 26 percent above ordinary wheat.
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St. Paul
Minn
Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station
Andrew Boss
Minnesota
Northwest
Interesting Old Organ Count Georg Solms Tau
Count Solms Tau, a confidant of Otto Koennecke, spends many evenings at the keyboard. He boasts one of Germany's oldest organs, a rare 17th century instrument with five stops and a single manual loaned for an exhibition on Music In the Life of the Nations in Frankfurt. The article defines diligence from Latin diligenda as persistent, careful effort toward a valuable goal.
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Georg M Friedrich Solms-Taubeek
Otto Koennecke
Count Solms
Germany
Hairy Elephants Remembered In Ancient Times
Historians describe prehistoric mastodons and mammoths with coarse full-body hair that grew long. As climates warmed from glacial conditions, elephants gradually lost their overcoat leaving only hair on the top of the head as a reminder of their furred ancestors.
Moderation and confidence in character
Sophia Parkerson argues that true moderation lies between trust and folly. A man who never trusts harms his own spirit and fails to enrich others, while granting confidence and praise to all weakens snatches of virtue and undermines excellence, a warning against extremes.
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Sophia Parkerson
Navy Compass Stations Save Vessels In Fog
The Navy operates growing wireless compass stations along coasts that locate ships during heavy fogs. In the previous year 15 874 captains were guided, and about 10 percent might have been grounded or wrecked without radio aid. The system uses signals to determine direction and shore distance, delivering replies within five minutes.
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Navy
Navy Department
Too Arab Pessimism and the Hard Road of Life
The author argues pessimistic thoughts ruin joy and harvests. He notes farmers suffer when weather and disasters threaten crops, demanding constant adaptation. A hopeful philosophy, rooted in faith, can add value to living despite hardship.
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Asful Mirai
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