National Motor Truck Tour Demonstrates Farm Power Wagons
A 3000 mile six state tour showcasing 20 trucks and 13 factories aims to prove motor trucks boost farm haulage efficiency. Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood opens with a preparedness address as a navy band tours with the convoy.
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Illinois
Iowa
North
South Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Leonard Wood
U. A
Chicago
F. M. Willson
Navy
South America
National Association of Truck Siles Managers
W. F. Sturm
M. D. Scott
A. St. Kroh
Department of Agriculture
Kroh
America
United States
Europe
United States Department of Agriculture
Burglar Fails to Open Dining Table Drawer
A burglar tries to pull open a dining table drawer as the homeowner sits up, offering a royalty if opened. The thief escapes through the window, taking part of the sash, in a Pearson's Weekly item. A Chicago News quip warns that wealth comes from action, not waiting.
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Pearson's Weekly
Hergesheimer Defends Copyright And Artistic Longevity
Joseph Hergesheimer addressed the Authors' Club in New York on copyright law, arguing it protects writers and heirs for 58 years after publication. He joked that authors wear little risk from Bolshevik critics, noting literature is often rented, while artists like Rubens left many works surviving beyond their lifetimes.
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Joseph Hergesheimer
Authors’ Club
New York
Hergesheimer
Rubens
Cuticura Toilet Trio Advertisements
The ad promotes Cuticura Toilet Trio products for daily skin care including soap to cleanse and purify ointment to soothe and heal and talcum to powder and perfume. It claims no toilet table is complete without them and lists a price of 25 cents everywhere.
Bazaar Prices Quietly Draw Visitors
Noncommittal chatter hints at bargaining at a bazar where items are offered at fair prices. Citizens observe stalls and compare costs while vendors emphasize value and accessibility for shoppers.
One for Pa Willie Tongue Organ Joke
The snippet presents a humorous exchange where a child asks about a tongue named an organ and Pa replies that if so, the mother is the finest player in the world. A lighthearted family quip with playful language.
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Willie
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