Akron’s Great U S Dirigible Akron Tells Story Of Strength
Designer Dr Karl Arnstein explains the airworthy Akron through test flights and strength trials. He describes balancing maximum strength with minimum weight, precision gauges, seismograph use, eight Maybach engines, gear transmission, dynamic lift, and new swivelling propellers for stable handling.
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Akron
U.S
Ohio
U. S
Navy
Naval
Empire State
Goodyear-Zeppelin
Diapepsin Relief Lets Barness Eat Freely Again
Oklahoma City oil rig builder Barney Barnes recalls four years of heartburn and indigestion after meals. A friend suggested Pope’s Diapepsin, and after two tablets he felt near immediate relief. Now taking it regularly, he eats meats and most foods without trouble and urges others to try the remedy. Thousands report quick relief from sour stomach and acidity by chewing a tablet.
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Barney Barnes
West Grand Avenue
Oklahoma City
Okla
Mr. Barnes
Weight loss letter touts Kruschen Salts results
A 29 year old writes that daily Kruschen Salts reduced 18 pounds since July, from 177 to 159 pounds, improving energy and measurements. She claims no diet, notes her husband’s praise and says the product costs five dollars for four weeks with a money back guarantee.
Rotor Wing Aims to Cut Landing Speed on Planes
Los Angeles reports Ray Thompson has invented a rotor wing device to fit inside conventional wings. The cylinder rotates to lift air, increasing suction above the wing and pressure beneath it to reduce landing speed. Thompson claims transports could land at about 25 mph with the device.
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Los Angeles
Ray Thompson
Thompson
Sheep Maintain Airport Grounds At Lon Dox Heson
An unusual upkeep method at Lon Dox Heson airport uses a flock of sheep to trim the grass on the landing field. The field remains perfectly level with rich grazing growth, avoided by mowing.
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Lon Dox
Heson Airport
Tar Heel Historettes by W Wadsley AP staff
North Carolina first formed an assembly independent of the crown at New Bern in August 1774, with John Harvey of Perquimans County chosen as speaker. The provincial congress of 71 men challenged royal authority, provoking Governor Josiah Martin to call the gathering illegal. Both bodies met, leading to dissolution of the assembly and the end of crown rule. The exchange ends with a Zurich joke about a girl who does not exist.
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North Carolina
Crown
New Bern
John Harvey
Perquimans County
Colonial Assembly
Harvey
Josiah Martin
API
Congress
Martin
Army of Workers To Be Given Jobs By Post Office At Holiday Season
Postmaster General Brown authorized December 13 start for 176,205 temporary hires to handle Christmas mail. About ten days of work for 171,070 clerks, carriers, and laborers plus 3,200 extra railway clerks, 1,000 motor service helpers, 600 rural carriers, and 335 long-route auxiliary carriers. Cost estimated at $5,132,123. postmasters urged to favor unemployed workers with families, cooperate with relief groups, and verify need. Christmas deliveries and window service suspended.
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Washington
Brown
Post Office Department
Unseen Woman Sparks Amusing Reply Exchange
In a brief exchange, a man jokes that a woman he saw must have been his wife, prompting a playful rebuttal about identity and recognition. The odd dialogue highlights lighthearted social humor and mistaken familiarity in a concise, quirky note.
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Anawera
Reminiscing Miss Bugg My Birthday Message
A Pathfinder reminiscence recalls Miss Bugg and a dread of turning 30 as Mrs Webb notes something terrible happened that remains memorable after many years. The fragment hints at a personal reflection tied to a milestone.
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Miss Bugg
Post Masters Urged to Speed Christmas Mailings
Post masters are directed to have all Christmas matter mailed handled transported and delivered before the day. They are instructed to stress the doctrine of early mailing through every possible means.
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Lake Erie
Maybach Motors
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London
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W. Wadsley Ee
Continental Congress
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Nebelspalter
Zurich
Sally Eilers
Fox
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