Notorious Stuntman Bobby Leach Dies After Peel Slip
Canadian daredevil Bobby Leach who famous for Niagara Falls in a barrel died in New Zealand after slipping on orange peel and breaking a leg. He later died from complications following amputation. Leach had turned death defying feats into a career including whirlpool drops and parachute stunts before his final accident.
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New York
Bobby Leach
Niagra
Christ Church
New Zealand
Leach
Horseshoe Falls
Anne Edson Taylor
Niagra Falls
Diabetes treatment via pancreas restoration explored
The article notes Beasley of Chicago University destroyed and restored a rabbit pancreas and claims insulin fights diabetes. It suggests the pancreas can regrow tissue after injury and hopes for a new diabetes cure beyond denial of disease.
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Beasley
Chicago University
Advertisement Claims a Body Reduction Appliance Promises Slimming
An advertisement asserts that the appliance will reduce your hips or bust. The claim targets readers seeking body slimming results. No product details or verification are provided.
Planning for Summer Electricity for Farm Homes
The piece promotes electric light and power for farms as cool, reliable alternatives to oil lamps. It highlights electric fans to cool dining areas and bedrooms, notes electricity can be installed anywhere, and urges farmers to seek information on how electric service could benefit them this summer.
Constable Sale Notice in Young County Texas
By order of the District Court of Young County a sale is set for the first Tuesday in June 1926 at Graham Court House to satisfy a judgment of 154 dollars plus 10 percent interest and costs. It will sell Lot 27 and Lot 28 in Block 8 Southview Second Addition Graham Texas as the property of R H Throwbridge. J D Dawson constable precint No 1 will conduct the sale. May 4 1926 Graham Texas.
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District Court of
Young County
J. E. Binkley
Thos. G. Binkley
R. H. Throwbridge
Court House
Graham
Texas
Southview
J. D. Dawson
AbsentMinded Aviator Jumps Without Parachute
A world renowned aviator, famed for his focus, reportedly leaped from an aircraft without realizing his parachute was missing. He descended halfway before awareness returned, prompting astonished onlookers and a cautious recovery effort.
Color Blindness More Common in Men Than Women
Experiments show color blindness affects about five percent of men and one percent of women. Near sighted individuals have broader color discrimination than far sighted people.
Satin Boil Potatoes Ready for Ironing Method
Prepare black satin by boiling three pounds of potatoes in one quart of water to a pulp. Strain through a sieve and brush the satin with the pulp on board or table. Do not wring. Fold and lay in cloth for three hours and iron on the wrong side.
IdeasCannot Live in Some Craniums
A stark line suggests that ideas struggle in minds that resist isolation. The remark frames solitary confinement as an obstacle to creative thinking and intellectual freedom.
University Practice Homes Promote Home Making Movement
Experts say fiction pessimism about girls seeking unwholesome thrills is wrong. The Better Homes in America movement showcases university practice houses at Minnesota and Arizona with guided student groups learning home economics. During Better Homes Week April 25 to May 1, demonstrations nationwide promote improved housing and home life.
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University of Minnesota
St. Paul
Better Homes In
America
Herbert Hoover
Secretary of Commerce
Better Homes
University of Arizona
University
Washington
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