Wisconsin Engineers Develop Autographic Extensometer for Bridges
Dean F. E. Turneaure leads a UW team to field test a new autographic extensometer that records bridge strain under moving trains. Ten to twelve instruments will be built with railroad funding, enabling rapid, simultaneous measurements during high speed tests.
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Madison, Wis
F. E. Turneaure
College of Engineering
University of Wisconsin
Dean Turneaure
University Mechanician
American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association
Turneaure
University College of Engineering
New Zealand Domestic Workers Union Seeks 68 Hour Week
Special Agent Burrill reports that New Zealand house servants formed a Domestic Workers' union sending circulars to housewives outlining claims. The proposed schedule totals 68 hours weekly with varied daily stop times and paid holidays, including Christmas and New Year.
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Washington
New Zealand
Harry R. Burrill
Industrial and Conciliation Act of
Arbitration Court
Conciliation Board
National Education Association Convention Plans and Key Speakers
La Crosse teachers received the program for the National Education Association convention in Los Angeles July 8 to 12. Dr. Irwin Shepard of Winona is secretary. Minnesota appears ready to send many teachers to attend the sessions and educational Sunday services. Notable speakers include Rev Robert Burdette and Rev Frank Talmage with topics on education and society.
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National Educational Association
Los Angeles
la Crosse
Irwin Shepard
Winona
Minnesota
Pacific Coast
Robert J. Burdette
Robert McIintyre
Catholic Church
Thomas J. McConaty
Frank Talmage
W. T. Harris
Washington, D.C
Nathan C. Schaeffer
Pennsylvania
Senor
Justo Sierra
Mexico
E. C. Cooley
Chicago
J. W. Olson
St. Paul
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Alice Woodworth Cooley
Grand Forks
N. D
Flagg Young
Chicago Normal School
Young
America
National Society For the Scientific Study of Education In America
The
Educational Press Association of America
Religious Education Association
Game Protectors Organize in North Dakota
Fargo May 25 The North Dakota Game and Fish Protective association has been organized with W. W. Cook of Fargo as president A D Baughman of Grand Forks as vice president and Prof Bell of Fargo as secretary treasurer Vice presidents will be chosen from the counties and the aim is to build a large membership of shooting and fishing enthusiasts.
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Fargo
N. D
North Dakota Game and Fish Protective Association
W. W. Cook
A. D. Baughman
Grand Forks
Prof. Bell
Little Boy in Town Receives Warm Thanks
A grateful community praises a young boy whose kind acts bring warmth to residents. Neighbors express appreciation for small gestures that brighten days and foster neighborly goodwill.
Southern Land of Honey Praised by Galesville Figure
Frank G. Davis of Macon North Carolina writes to Ray E. Hiscox from there praising the South as ideal for farming. He notes two or three crops yearly on the same ground oats alfalfa and clover ready to cut followed by corn and peas. He encloses samples of a rare clover and mentions selling substantial land holdings to northern farmers attracted by southern profits.
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Frank G. Davis
Galesville
la Crosse
Macon
North Carolina
Ray E. Hiscox
Mr. Davis
Davis
Foley's Honey and Tar Remedy Cleared by Pure Food Law
Notice states Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung troubles is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug law as it contains no opiates or harmful drugs. Endorsed by O. T. Erhart as a safe remedy for children and adults.
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Foley
O. T.erhart
A Man May Not Be Able to Make Money
A man may not be able to make money and save it after earning it, yet he always knows when the laugh is on an audience, implying a punchline moment or social realization.
Cannibal Ucayali Practice Preserves Faces After Death
In the Amazon basin the Ucayali Indians preserve dead faces by removing the skull while keeping the hair. They suspend head trophies from trees and boil the scalp with hot stones in water. This cooling and drying method aims to retain recognizable facial features as a grim remembrance of enemies.
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London
Ucayali
An Economical Man Says Practical Hat Worth Keeping
A character boasts thrift in fashion choices, noting a two year old hat still in good shape after reblocking and one exchange for a near new replacement. The remark sits amid a broader proverb about habitual wrongdoing and the idea that crime follows a familiar route.
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Geology
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