Depew’s Rules On Longevity And Staying Engaged
Chauncey M. Depew, at eighty two, outlines life rules from a Academy of Medicine speech. He argues regular habits early rising charity and continued public service keep aging vibrant while dismissing fatalism from the 90th Psalm and David’s life.
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Academy of Medicine
Chauncey M. Depew
David
Depew
Goliath
Mr. Depew
Europe
Thia City
Science Aida
Wireless news service from de Forest labs sparks rural interest
Dr. Lee de Forest introduces a daily wireless bulletin from Highbridge New York with news and opera music. He envisions farms receiving world news after chores as amateur receivers tune in within a 100 mile radius, though he notes the service may not pay by itself due to free listening.
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Hershey
de Forest
Highbridge
New York City
Lee de Forest
Ford urges Michigan to convert breweries into alcohol plants
Henry Ford argues state prohibition should not shutter breweries. He says most brewing equipment can be adapted to produce denatured alcohol for autos and tractors, using grains and waste materials as feedstock. Ford envisions a new alcohol fuel industry with large-scale demonstrations and a tax-free denatured product.
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Michigan
Henry Ford
Ford
Germany
Mr. Ford
J. B. Bailey
Brisk customer accuses butcher over bone in beef piece
A businesslike man orders beef for roasting. The butcher doubts the bone content and insists the bone is part of the piece the customer pays for. The exchange ends with the shopper challenged to pay for the bone.
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New York Times
How He Felt and a Western Jailhouse Quip
In trenches the rain and mud dampened spirits yet the Pals stayed resilient as troops prepared to withdraw. A sergeant urged them to hurry and a soldier quipped I’m not a soldier I’m a blooming bulrush. A western visitor notes no recent jail prisoners prompting the sheriff’s contrast about local crime and slick lawyers.
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