Looking Ahead Years Ahead by Alfred P Sloan Jr
Alfred P Sloan Jr of General Motors predicts dramatic economic gains driven by scientific progress in the next years. He foresees air conditioned homes, factory and office spaces, fabricated housing, cheaper building, and faster rail service creating jobs and boosting prosperity amid a belief private industry will lift the nation from doldrums. Also notes relief rolls debate with views on deserving aid versus work.
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Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
General Motors
Sloan
United States
Clinton County Republican News
St. Johns
Mich
Improv ed jail and town hall now in town
Fred R Berg notes need for jail engine room and town hall. Today we have all three plus two modern fire engines. Tail not hot but serves purpose. Various local items follow including travel, resignations, dances, snow, and forecasts of a green Easter.
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Fred R. Berg
Frank Etter
Cedar Rapids
Elias Benson
Hollister Lumber Co
Esther Graham
Trypha Lewis
Fayette
Hattie McKellar
Elgin
Highland
Philosophical musings on friendship and modern life
A reflective column with pithy maxims on friendship, responsibility, and modernism. It muses on the ease of giving advice, the nature of true friends, indulgent manners, and the quirks of courtship, wealth, and self restraint amid social foibles. It closes with a quirky family history about White House presidents.
Five Cent Mustard Ruse Ends With Cash Shortage
A smooth talking young man buys a five cent jar with a ten dollar bill and uses a complex swap to claim the grocer’s change. He returns later with a one and four ones, then redirects five ones for a five dollar bill. The grocer ends up short by five to six dollars, depending on counting, as the scam unfolds.
West Union to Expand Toll Testing Center Reach
West Union will gain major importance in Northwestern Bell’s system starting January 1 as the toll testing center area expands by about 50 percent. Waterloo district has ten toll testing centers. four will close, six remain to handle the workload. H. E. Duke, West Union manager, gains eastern territory from Pontville across the Mississippi to Prairie du Chien and from New Hampton to Prairie. The center’s daily duty is ensuring each toll line is in good order and at standard charge as the business day opens.
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West Union
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Waterloo
H. E. Duke
Pontville
Mississippi River
Prairie du Chien
Wis
New Hampton
Prairie
Maynard
Oelwein
Decorah
Argro- Gazette
What a Million Means
A reflection on the scale of a million by comparing days hours and minutes to historical events. It notes fewer than a million days exist in the Christian era and places a million days before Rome’s founding, a million hours before Trafalgar, and estimates World War I casualties at ten million, averaging five per minute of conflict.
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Rome
Trafalgar
Circus Ring Service Draws London Throngs
In a London circus ring a church service was held with clergymen and choir boys in star spangled attire. Bandsmen in bright uniforms played hymns while the ringmaster read passages from scripture. The service honored circus artists and staff, including tamers, trapeze performers, hostlers, and others.
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Circus Ring
London
Firestone to Raise Production to Eighty Two Percent in 1936
The Firestone Tire and Rubber Co expects to run to 82 percent of capacity in 1936, up 7 percent from 1934. Dr George Kessel of Cresco has donated seven acres for a city park adjoining the hospital grounds. This is his third land gift to the town for parks, adding to nearly eight acres already used for civic greenery.
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Firestone Tire and Rubber Co
George Kessel
Cresco
Kessel
Not Killed by Freezing Germs Propagate After Thaw
Frozen for weeks in Haquid helium bacteria found alive and capable of propagation after thawing. Scientific concern rises as researchers warn about stability of pathogens under extreme cold storage.
Germany Reaches 800000 Athletic Talent Milestone
Germany reports 800000 competitive athletes across 85,000 athletic clubs nationwide, a substantial pool that underscores the depth of sports participation and organizational structure in the country.
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Germany
Thermometer use by English and metric regions
The Fahrenheit thermometer is generally used in English speaking countries and the centigrade thermometer in nations that use the metric system.
Traffic lights in 1868 Westminster gab lamp trial
In Westminster England an early traffic signal was tested in 1868 using a red and green gab lamp. Night use limited the device to nighttime control and it differed from modern signals.
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Westminster
England
Plan to double town CCC manpower to fight erosion
The proposal seeks to double the town CCC unit and redirect workers to combat soil erosion. The idea is seen as meritorious, highlighting local efforts to protect land and infrastructure.
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Ccc
Two Coats Beat One for Paint Longevity
Sufficient Paint argues that applying two coats of paint every four years yields longer protection and better service than one coat every two years, based on tests by paint experts. The finding emphasizes the efficiency of increased coating depth over more frequent lighter applications.
Backward Entrance Tricks Frosted Eye Glasses in Cold
The writer reports E. FE. Brown found a method to prevent glasses from icing when entering a cold room by turning around outside the door and entering backward. E. E. tested it at the office door during a sharp cold snap and suggests readers try the technique.
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E. FE. Brown
E. E
Regent
Unisn
Crude and Refined Daughters Clash Over Wealth
A terse exchange contrasts two heiress daughters sons of millionaires. One comes from wealth earned in refined sugar while the other’s fortune stems from crude oil. Social snobbery and class envy color the dialogue as they navigate their differing upbringings.
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Martin
Gilbert
The Grind Iife seems to be just grind stone
Path finder Magazine quotes lure about life as a grind stone. The remark suggests outcomes depend on what one is made of and how they respond to pressure. The line reflects a metaphorical view on perseverance and character.
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Pathfinder Magazine
There's a Reason The Fond Mother Dialogue Fragment
A fragmentary exchange portrays a mother questioning her daughter about a young man and a kiss. The daughter explains the suitor sought the narrator, not the mother, revealing tension over romantic attention and social expectations.
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