Zeppelin and world air race news dominate the week
Edward W. Pickard reports on the Graf Zeppelin’s successful Atlantic crossing with 19 paying passengers and a world tour plan via Friedrichshafen Tokyo and Lakehurst. The article notes naval interest, new dirigible developments, and a forthcoming transoceanic schedule as aviation advances spark public excitement. It also covers international conferences on postwar reparations, Hoover era law enforcement commissions, and various political and scientific obituaries and notes.
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Edward W. Pickard
G. Zeppelin
Friedrichshafen
New York
Lake Koret
Germany
Friedrichnhafen
Tokio
Loa Angeler
Lakehurat
New Jersey
Willan &B. Leeda
Grace Drummond Hay
Carl von Wiegand
Joaquin Rickard
Sir Robert Wilkins
Jack Richardson
Commander 0
Ronendahl
B. Burgess
United States Navy Department
Augo Eckener
Zeppelin Company
William A. Moffett
Naval Bureau of Aero- Beutles
Graf Zeppelin
Akron
Ohio
Versola
Admiral Anys
Admiral Moffett King Bean
Pacific Canal
Kensag City
Old shoes made new for less than a penny a pair
Veteran Placer Miner Picks Up Big Nugget John B. Perrett, a longtime Black Hills prospector, found a tenounce gold nugget on Potato creek near Spearfish. The four inch long piece, valued at 250 dollars, is said to be one of the smallest for its size. Perrett notes the mine yields other metals too and has sustained him for years.
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Thineland
Germany
France
Italy
Phip Snowden
England
Great Britain
Mary
Dawes
Venizelos
Greece
Belgum
Japan
St. M. Cheron
Mr. Snowden
Arthur Henderson
He Young
Rome
Sallana
Snowden
Berlin
John B. Perrett
Potato Creek
Spearfish
Omaha World Herald
Black Hills
Perrett
Repairing Garden Hose Considered With Roofing Paint Tip
The note suggests painting the hose exterior with pliable roofing paint to extend its life and avoid buying a new one. It adds a reflection that some men marry their ideals if they have money and that many who claim to be gentlemen don't actively work at it.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Testimony
Brainerd residents share a testimonial praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for change of life symptoms. A local woman reports reduced nervousness and fatigue, now performs housework and chores easily, claiming the product restored strength and well being.
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Brainerd
Minn
Lydia B. Plukham
Lydia
Drat Bator
Bratzerd
King George's Name Confusion Sparks Family Exchange
In a humorous family moment, a child asks the last name of King George as illness discussions unfold. The mother defers with a promise to tell the story tomorrow, while a sibling claims prior knowledge from a newspaper report mentioning "George V."
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King George
James
Brother William
Beckenham Boys Claim Mirror Controversy Ends
In Beckenham England local youths boast of discipline over a long standing dispute at a road junction mirror. After 20 years the mirror set to aid car drivers was removed by the city amid concerns of mischief and temptation.
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Ictonr L. Berger
Wisconsin
Socialist Party
Miwaukee
Congress
Wmile Berliner
Karl von Welsbach
Austria
Thorsten B. Veblen
Dresed
Menlo Park
Calif
Mary Maclane
Jane
Chicago
Beckenham
England
Ronda
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