Sailing ships fade as steam dominates global trade
The piece notes a shift from schooners and square-rigged vessels to steamers and scheduled liners. It highlights how few Cape Horn routes remain, with many ships using Panama and Suez routes, and only a dwindling band of German, Finnish, Swedish, and American square-rigged ships still in service for grain and nitrate trades.
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National Geographia Society
Washingto
North Atlantic
Cape Horn
Australia
Europe
Suez J
Good Hope
New Zealand
Panama
Paonama Canal
Valparaiso
Buenos Aires
Taleahuano
Magellan
Tierra del Fuego
Guanape
Lobos
Santa Rosa
Jacksonvillee
Wilmington
Falmouth
C. B. Pedersen
Atlantic
Padua
Passat
Parma
Priwall
Pamir
Peking
Chile
Elbe
America
Monongahela
Port Adelaide
Panama Canal
Melbourne
London
Beatrice
English
Norddeutscher Lloyd
Archibald Russell
Lawhill
California Fig Syrup backs healthier children nationwide
California Fig Syrup, a vegetable laxative, is endorsed by physicians and praised by a Kansas mother for keeping her child Bonnie B healthy and active. The ad claims it tones the stomach and bowels, stimulates appetite, aids digestion, and ensures normal bodily function with a fruity flavor that children enjoy.
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West
California
Kansas
Dana Allgire
Monroe St
Topeka
Bonnie B
Berlin Police Train With Motion Picture Target Drill
Berlin police are taught to shoot at running objects using a motion picture projector. Scenes show humans and animals racing across a screen and officers must score well before joining the regular squad.
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Police
Berlin
Advertising Faith in Tough Times and True Believers
A Nation’s Business column laments advertisers who overdo campaigns in good times yet cut back in bad times. It argues advertising should be a long term strategy, with evangelists promoting its role as essential to growth, not an emotional impulse.
Wisconsin blacksmith fights autos to save trade
Louis Wanasek, a Wisconsin blacksmith, says the motor era forced him to adapt or risk bankruptcy. He notes many farmers still have horses but refuse to drive, while business shifts to highways and mobility overall.
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Louis Wanasek
Wisconsin
Ile
Wanasek Delivers Mobile Farrier Service to Farms
Wanasek receives orders by telephone, loads tools into his car, and drives to farms to perform horseshoeing services. The setup describes a mobile blacksmithing operation bringing farrier work directly to equine owners.
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Wanasek
Radio Speech Standardized by British Broadcasting Company
Radio has sparked interest in correct pronunciation and speech. No U S steps yet to standardize radio English. The British Broadcasting Company sets a single standard by forming an advisory committee to write a style sheet for announcers. David Saranoff notes radio adds about 5000 new words to English.
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United States
British Broadcasting Company of England
David Saranoff
Radio
Paris awards medals to parents of large families
At the Hotel de Ville Paris the yearly ceremony distributed nearly 150 medals in gold silver and bronze. Gold medals were given to parents with eleven or twelve offspring nine of the gold class this year. Silver went to those with eight or nine children and bronze to five six or seven.
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Hotel de Ville
Paris
Silver and Bronze Medals Featured in Event Summary
The report notes twenty one silver and over one hundred bronze medals awarded, highlight of the ceremony. Details on participants or event context are not available in the fragment.
Photographer questions pose for northwest policeman portrait
Tourist asks for a mounted shot while a photographer frames a portrait of a person described as a northwest policeman. The exchange suggests a staged image with a mounted subject and a photographer guiding the pose.
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Northwest
A Lazy Man Prays for Slow Rain in Quiet Window Woes
A humorous line depicts a lazy man hoping for light rain to avoid the effort of opening and closing windows, preferring a drizzle that minimizes chores and movement. It satirizes reluctance and routine.
Firestone Tires Promote Extra Cord Strength
Claims that two extra cords improve tread bond and puncture protection are used to market Firestone extra values. Distributors of rival mail order tires allegedly mislead car owners with bold statements. Visit the Firestone Service Store or dealer to compare Firestone tires with others and judge the facts for yourself.
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Firestone
Firestone Service
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Seattle
KVJ
Tacoma
KEPY
Spokane
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Hiscox Chemical Works
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