Murphy Wins Le Mans and France Grand Prix in One Year
Jimmy Murphy, an American driver, rose from a last minute substitution to set new world records in the early 1920s. He drove the Duesenberg to victory at Le Mans and won the French Grand Prix with a perilous finish, overcoming tire and water issues to defeat top European rivals. He proved American cars and drivers could match and exceed international competition.
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Eddie O’donnell
California
Middle West
Jimmy
Duesenberg
Ober
Murphy
Los Angeles
Kian
DePalma
Milton
Pullen
Hearne
Jimmy Murphy
Uniontown
Tacoma
Elgin
Fresno Board
Dayton
Horatio Alger
Tim
Boatblack
Joe
Horatio
le Mans
Angelus
L Murphy
Albert Guyot
Literary Digest
Deputies Find $10,000 Loot in South Scott St Den
Deputy Sheriffs Lindsay Devore and Theis raided a Des Moines den on South Scott street recovering about $10,000 in stolen goods including three automobiles merchandise and jewelry. Several unnamed suspects were arrested while two others are sought as gang members. The cache held items from a dozen locations including lap robes shoes groceries jewelry and auto parts. Parts of the loot were buried near the shack.
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South Scott Street
Des Moines
Lindsay
Devore
Theis
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy Promised Quick Health
A testimonial claims Mayr's Wonderful Remedy cured stomach and liver trouble after initial reluctance. The ad asserts the preparation removes mucus from the intestinal tract and eases inflammation linked to major digestive ailments. One dose supposedly proves it, with money refunded. Jericho & Easton and local druggists carry it.
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Mayr
Jericho & Easton
Corean Language Ties to Japanese and Chinese
Corean belongs to a language class with Mongol Tatar Japanese and Chinese. It has borrowed many words from Chinese due to China’s historic diplomatic role. Phonology differs from modern Chinese while grammar closely resembles Japanese.
Improvement plan for Iowa highway bonds faces 1924 election
Improvement advocates push a statewide proposal to issue up to 50 million dollars in fifty year serial bonds funded by a one fiftieth annual levy. The plan seeks to finance secondary road upgrades with loans to districts and a future rail of the state highway fund, with local assessments capped.
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Board of Supervisors
State of
Iowa
Trustees
Highway Improvement Fund
Henry Ford Buys a Luxury Lanchester Car
Henry Ford purchased for his own use a $15,000 automobile built by the Lanchester Motor company of Birmingham England. George H Lanchester, technical chief, says the car is the most expensive British auto and will be the finest the company can turn out.
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New York
Henry Ford
Lanchester Motor Company
Birmingham
England
George H. Lanchester
Lanchester
Great Britain
Ford
Tanlac endorsements flood nation with signatures
Over a quarter of a million well known men and women from different parts of the country have signed written endorsements for Tanlac. Jericho & Easton.-Adv.
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Tanlac
Jericho & Easton
Adv
Not in Real Life Jud Tunkinks on sleuths and awake clues
Jud Tunkins argues that a regular sleuth cannot stay alert through clues the same way a reader stays awake for a detective story. The remark contrasts real investigative work with fiction.
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Jud Tunkins
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J. C. Burton
Writfime
Motor Life
Bmmurphy
Berlin
Hamburg
Dresden
Grunewald
Detroit
Fairfield Motor
Ford Sales and Service
Star Garage
Fairfield, Iowa
Royal Baking Powder Company
William Street, New York
Poone
Osea Ernnge
Cher
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