What Automobile Tourists Spend
The wartime ban on international travel boosts domestic motor touring. Using the Jefferson Highway as an example, an estimated 50 000 to 100 000 long distance motorists will travel about 46 000 miles, consuming 4 600 000 gallons of gasoline and 930 000 gallons of lubricating oil. They will buy 9 200 tire sets, spending about 1 150 000 on cars plus 148 000 on oil and 125 1 150 000 total in replacements and supplies, with further impact on hotels, restaurants, clothing, and general commerce along the route.
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United States
Jefferson Highway
Ro Oco
We. Ee
Doctor links collar looseness to temper in London talk
Dr Leonard Williams lectured on Common Sense at a London nursing conference and exhibition. He said tight collars hinder brain comfort and raise tempers, while women wearing garments with free necks become sweeter tempered.
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Leonard Williams
London
It May Not Interest You Mr Visitor Says Cat Memo
A Hot Springs Arkansas note from Thomas Cat remarks that readers tire of symptoms and prefer concise descriptions. It closes with a folksy reminder to remember the point. The brief reflects a casual local voice and a neighborhood amuse.
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Visitor
Hot Springs
Arkansaw Thomas Cat
Price of Happiness and Moral Conflict
A reflection on happiness tied to moral integrity. It argues a clean heart and conscience are essential to true happiness, asserting material wealth or excitement cannot compensate for envy jealousy or hatred. The piece stresses self awareness of motives and the danger of inner conflict.
Happiness Always Right Quote From Amiel
An attributed line urges embracing innocent joy and viewing ourselves as custodians, not authors, of happiness, emphasizing courage to seek happiness. The quote underscores personal mindset rather than external conditions shaping joy.
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Amiel
Best of Today Amid Tomorrow and Regret
A reflective piece urges making the most of the current day rather than splitting life between future opportunities and past failures. It warns against dividing the present and granting it to two periods that do not deserve it.
Memory Cultivation for Stronger Recall in Daily Life
The text argues that memory must be cultivated from the start and continued without pause. It notes that most people have the potential for excellent memory and that innate powers only need proper use to develop fully.
Outclassed Wife Gossip Sparks Blighty Quip
A terse London remark from Blighty mocks a gossiping wife figure, noting the phrase That Mrs Brown must be an awful gossip and the speaker’s reluctance to share secrets. The quip underscores social scrutiny and rumor culture in wartime or expatriate circles.
Velocity of Stars Measured At Mt Wilson Observatory
Spectroscopic measurements at Mt Wilson Observatory show star A G Berlin moving toward the solar system at 859 kilometers per second, the fastest constant radial velocity recorded. Lelanie follows at 825 kilometers per second in the same direction, with opposite directions noted for other stars.
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Mt. Wilson Observatory
A. G. Berlin
Lelanie
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