Chicago air show displays progress from utilitarian to luxurious planes
Aviation editor notes rapid growth at the International Aeronautical Exposition in Chicago with eighty plus aircraft, ranging from tiny two seaters to giant multi engine transports. Exhibits include Stearman biplanes with vanity cases, luxuriously finished cabin models, and colorfully styled exteriors reflecting auto industry influence. Highlights: a Transcontinental Lindbergh flying office tri motor, Heath Parasol, Sikorsky Amphibian, Fokker Amphibian, Boeing flying boat, Martin bomber, Pitcairn super mailwing, and a Keystone Pirate army bomber with two Liberty engines.
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Chicago
Chicago Coliseum
Stearman
Transcontinental Air Transport
Lindbergh
Sikorsky
Fokker
Keystone
Viana the Wonder Medicine Helps Rockford Woman
Mrs Annie Rosenberger of Rockford Illinois recounts a decade long suffering from stomach pains rheumatism and dizziness at age 74 After trying many remedies she credits Viana with restoring her appetite reducing pain and enabling activity She describes spending over a thousand dollars before Viana and notes a money back guarantee $1 bottles offered by Iceland Medicine Co Indianapolis Indiana
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Annie Rosenberger
S. Court St
Rockford
Ill
Viana
Iceland Medicine Co
Indianapolis
Viuna
Flying grocery plane and industry show crowds in Chicago
A Reid-Murdock Company mono plane fitted as a flying grocery drew attention as a display ship for rural dealers. The Chicago show featured Velie Motors plans to shift to aircraft, along with Navy Vought Corsair, Ryan Brougham B-3, Fairchilds, Wacos, and Embry-Riddle air mail shipments.
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Reid-Murdoch Company
Chicago
Capitol
Embry- Riddle Company
Indiana Tuberculosis Deaths Rise in 1927 Alarm
The Indiana Tuberculosis Association reports 2,297 deaths in 1927 and over twenty thousand Hoosiers with active TB. County associations launch Christmas seal campaigns to fund the fight. TB is communicable not hereditary and affects ages 20 to 40 more than other diseases.
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Indiana
Indiana Tuberculosis Association
Bulletin
Mrs Kantzer Resigns As Peru Police Matron After Three Years
Buy Times Special Peru Indiana December 3 Mrs Ethel Kantzer resigns as police matron to devote more time to housework she has served in the post for three years.
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Peru
Ind
Ethel Kantzer
Tiny Aircraft Features Of Chicago Exposition Display
Time Aviation Editor notes at the Chicago air show the crowded display of small private owner planes. Many models fold wings to save hangar space, land in forty feet, and cost far less than full size aircraft. Featured models include the Flying Dutchman with a 40 hp engine, two seats, and a $2.00 price. the Flyabout folding wing biplane with 50 foot takeoff, 25 mph landing, 100 mph speed, and engines from 40 to 60 hp priced up to $2,495. the Fairchild 21 two seat monoplane at $2,985. Velie Monocoupe and Monocoach lines. and the Aeromarine Klemm two‑place with folding wings and a 5 ft 8 in height using a Mercedes engine.
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Chicago
Velie
Aeromarine Klemm
Mercedes
Laxa-Pirin Beats Quinine For Colds In 30 Minutes
An old health ad touts Laxa-Pirin as a fast relief for colds and grippe, claiming it ends aches in hours without quinine. It praises aspirin-based formula for head ache neuralgia lumbago and general pains and urges buying from druggists for 25 cents.
Air Weather and Planes Update at Indianapolis Airport
At 9:30 a.m. Indianapolis airport reported west wind 21 mph and 29.94 in. barometer. Temperature 37 and ceiling 5,000 feet with broken overcast and visibility unlimited. Salmson engine plane, nine cylinders, 40 hp, air cooled, usable on land or sea. New Arrowsport biplane features staggered wings and 60 hp Le Blond motor, priced at $2,500.
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Indianapolis
Westwind
Salmson
Arrowsport
le Blond
Two Brothers Fight Leaves One Hurt and One jailed
John Lane, 35, is jailed in Anderson Indiana as his brother Frank Lane, 25, lies in a hospital after a domestic dispute. Police say Frank fought in his brother’s home to talk with his separated wife. Frank reportedly sustained a head wound and is in serious condition while John remains in custody.
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United Press Anderson
Ind
John Lane
Frank Lane
Frank
Konjola Promises Health Through 32 Ingredients
An Indianapolis dealer touts Konjola at Hook Drug Store, claiming the "master medicine" restores health after failed treatments. A Baker, John P. Wolsiffer, credits six bottles over six weeks with curing liver and kidney troubles, restoring sleep, energy, and vitality, while the Konjola Man presents case summaries to the public.
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Konjola
Hook
Illinois
Washington Streets
Indianapolis
John P. Wolsiffer
East Southern Avenue
Iene
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Moline
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William A. Moffett
New Capital Aircraft Corporation
Ryan Brougham
Army
Navy
Fairchild
Police
Breathe Freely CO
Michelin Tires
On Credit Public Service Tire CO
E. New York St
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The
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E. Washington
East
Ohio ST
Hume-Mansur
Wayne Bend
Wasasu Valley Fees
Vendianapolis
Anderson
John P. Wolliffer
National Studio
Pennsylvania
Princeton
Hoosier Petroleum CO
Maryland and
Missouri Sts
Star Store
Riley
Aia
Paul H. Krauss
Via
MONON
Louisville
Monument Circle
Lincoln
38Th St. Boulevard Station
Washington
Frank W. Martin
Ed Spillman
Winston
Dhonél River
Sesta Grandaundry
Senate Ave
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