Brief History Of Refrigeration From WEU Co
Ollie Floyd of the West Texas Utilities Company outlines ancient cooling methods from evaporation in early cups to wine cooling, snow storage in Rome, and 16th century snow and salt mixtures. He notes natural cooling, the ice box era, and 1880 Chicago refrigeration as turning points leading to modern electric household fridges.
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Old Sol
Ollie Floyd
West Texas Utilities Company
Nero
Rome
Apennine
Francis Bacon
Floyd
Chicago
Mr. Floyd
Entertainment wealth contrasts with education across eras
The column notes Shirley Temple’s high earnings versus university presidents, arguing entertainment can bring far more money. It then shifts to a San Antonio livestock market report with hot receipts, steady prices, and varied cattle and calf prices, detailing weights and ranges for steers, yearlings, heifers, cows, and stocker calves.
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Shirley Temple
San Antonio
Death by Taxation: A Nation’s Slow Descent
A political critique pins the nation’s woes on taxation and government excess. Roger Hobson argues the tax system causes self-destruction, insisting reform in spending and taxation is urgent and that the consumer bears the hidden burden.
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Roger Hobson
Babson
Ten steps toward solvency and growth reform
Mr Babson outlines ten immediate measures including broadening the income tax base reducing high income taxes cutting capital gains and rents ending tax exempt securities stopping improper distributions from the social security fund lowering real estate taxes and trimming public spending. He argues private enterprise will revive employment wages and living standards. The article also notes that Paul Holden proposed to Helen Low eleven years ago in Minneapolis and she refused. he later went to Seattle and was told yes.
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Vnrial
Ial Security Fund
Minneapolis
Paul Holden
Helen Low
Seattle
Wash
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WEU Co
Congress
United States
Alfred P. Sloan
General Motors Corporation
Sam
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Onesie
Heyman Drug Store
Antit
West Texas
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