Drunkenness Tops FBI Arrest Categories for 1947
FBI data show 734041 arrests in 1947, with drunkenness leading. 174722 people charged with drunkenness, 23.9 percent of all arrests, including 158973 men and 15749 women. Larceny and theft next, while 567? chances. Increase of 23754 drunkenness arrests from 1946. Includes quoted figures on liquor’s societal impact and opinions from Johnson Jennings and Elliott Roosevelt amid postwar debates.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Napoleon’s Ulcer Pain Linked to His Waterloo
The article claims Napoleon suffered after eating from stomach pains and suggests a remedy called edge for quick relief. It markets a product with three ingredients, touts 210 million sales since 1928, and promises a money back guarantee if relief is not within an hour.
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Nations
Radio gear for dogs and care tips from a dog expert
A reader discusses a dog wearing a radio and notes commands from a distance. The column offers home use cautions and feeds tips for night watch dogs. It warns against tying bands on dogs and suggests humane training methods and a copper neck treatment for skin ailments.
High Grade Moron Is Best Driver
Evanston Illinois November 6 1934 The Northwestern University Traffic Institute director James Stannard Baker argues that very high or very low intelligence yields poorer drivers. He says the average or not overly bright driver with good training keen eyesight and alert mature mind is safest and most careful.
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Evanston
Northwestern University Traffic Institute
James Stannard Baker
Baker
Car Industry Nears Production Record
Detroit reports the car industry nears a production record with about 112000 vehicles built this week. Automotive News shows 87473 passenger cars and 25002 trucks while Ward’s estimates 87979 cars and 23761 trucks. Year to date output reaches roughly 4438000 cars and trucks with another million expected in November and December.
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Automotive News
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Automotive
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