Bullfrogger Cap'n Tom Covers the Mississippi
Cap'n Tom Leatherwood begins a temporary stint as a bullfrogger on the Mary Jane ferry. He recalls the Johnson City’s safety legacy and resists long trade offers as bridges multiply across the river. A winter oil shortage spurs pilots to help, and Tom accepts a brief piloting role to aid oil shipments.
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Mary Jane
Cincinnati
Mississippi
Cap
Tom Leatherwood
Jim
Baton Rouge
Cap'n
Tom
Johnson City
Old
St. Louis
Cincy
Pittsburg
New Orleans
Natchez
Greenville
Memphis
Cairo
Mr. Menger
Menger
Cap'n Tom
Pete
Dr Chase’s Nerve Food Boosts Energy and Sleep
A reader testimonial credits Dr Chase’s Nerve Food with renewed pep and energy, healing chronic fatigue, indigestion, and sleep loss. The account claims noticeable relief and increased vitality after using the product.
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Dr. C
Dr. Chase
Cap'n Tom Praises Mary Jane After Narrow Tow Pass
In a tense river scene Cap'n Tom deftly steers the Mary Jane as a hazardous long tow nearly wrecks a ferry. He orders the engine and wheel with surgeonlike precision while Pete jokes that Tom is a long trader too. Tom notes the Mary Jane's handling with approval and pride.
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Cap'n
Tom
Johnson City
Cap'n Tom
Mary Jane
Pete
Doubly Delightful Pattern 4916 In Two Collar Styles
Anne Adams advertises Pattern 4916 with two collar options and three sleeve versions. Includes illustrated instructions and tested fit. Available in sizes 12 through 20 with specific yardage for collar and ruffled versions. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Manitoba.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Unsolved Mystery Liner Bantria Vanishings Spook Crew
In Liverpool the Bantria, a liner bound for the Mediterranean, faces ill omens after two cooks vanish at sea on similar trips. Fred Mather, crewman, jokes about a hoodoo while noting he does not know the earlier disappearances before signing on.
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Liverpool
Eng
Bantria
Fred Mather
Mather
Clarence A. Laurie
Genoa
Italy
Mediterranean
Frank McNaught
Steel usage in one mile of highway construction
An average of 41 tons of steel is used in constructing one mile of standard two lane concrete highway. 2706 Peal.
Polite Bow Street Magistrate Harold McKenna Dies
Harold McKenna aged 67, famed for a decade as London's polite Bow Street magistrate, died suddenly weeks after retirement. He was noted for courteous conduct toward accused and often whispered sentence then fainted after a large fine on a black market operator. New Zealand ranked fourth among world wool producers.
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Harold McKenna
London
Bow Street Court
Errorless typewriter prints full line before printing
New York reports the Associated Development and Research Corp introduces an electric line printing typewriter. President Robert S. Wallach says the machine does not type on paper directly but creates a line above the keyboard for pre printing review allowing correction before final print.
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New York
Associated Development & Research Corp
N.Y
Robert S. Wallach
Shine Your Shoes Bet Sparks Morning Banter
A brief exchange shows a worker offering free shoe shines to start the day, then asks the boss to judge the result. The boss approves the first shine and nods to paying for the second shine, marking a lighthearted moment of daily routine.
New Banana-Shaped Squash Aids Household Cooking
A four pound thin-shelled banana type squash, developed by the University of Minnesota agricultural experiment station, features gray blue stripes on pink and is sized for average households. It offers eye appeal and taste and suits pies and baking.
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ST. Paul
Minn
University of Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station
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