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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1936
Page
6
A vast Boulder Dam construction effort used over 30 million pounds of rope in its operations. The extensive project mobilized heavy materials and manpower to advance the dam’s completion and related infrastructure.
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and companions began the Pacific crossing from Oakland to Brisbane in 1928, completing the first nonstop pair of legs to Australia. The piece tracks early trans Pacific flights and later fate of Ulm and crew, noting milestones and notable routes by air.
Blond Amelia Earhart completed a record-setting trans-Pacific flight from Honolulu to California in 18 hours and 16 minutes. She described herself as not tired after landing, while authorities praised her historic solo achievement and the public marveled at the feat.
A historical overview explains how the Electoral College functions from state notification to state capitals, the December voting process, and the final transmission of ballots to Congress. It notes electors are a prestigious body, with duties including nominating the president and vice president and receiving perquisites, while detailing the timeline from state election to joint congressional tally.
Miss Enarhart’s notable flight marked the first long distance journey to use radio telephone. The January 12, 1935 record precedes the Clipper’s April San Francisco to Hawaii round trip, foreshadowing today’s Orient bound airmail, express, and passenger service as the Pacific frontier nears closure.
An old fashioned advertorial promotes a cheap test drink to diagnose bladder issues. It urges daily intake of six glasses of boiled or distilled water to flush acids and impurities, promising relief from nocturnal leakage, scanty flow, burning, or backache. The text recommends herbal and drug tablets, including buchu leaves and juniper oil, sold by local druggists John Gibson and Briant’s Drug Store.
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