Ultra Audible Microphone and Sound Research Breakthrough
A feature on the development of the ultra audible microphone by Dr. Thomas at Westinghouse, detailing how glow discharge vibrates with sound and could extend hearing beyond human limits. It notes potential uses in science, broadcasting, and communications, with emphasis on Colonel Fabyan’s Riverbank laboratories pursuing sound studies and future discoveries.
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Thomas
Dickinson
Sherman OU
Phillips ‘Thomas
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
S. M. Kintner
Dr. Thomas
Tadio
Westingpopse
George Fabyan
Fabyan
Sam
Pat Harrison
Riverbank Laboratories
Glass eggs lure bull snake in barnyard tale
In a New South Wales yarn a glass nest egg vanishes then reappears inside a bull snake found in a hog pasture. The snake is killed and the egg removed. The tale is paired with an Australia Wool Growers Council report showing sheep numbers fell from 106 million in 1891 to 78 million in 1923 due to drought adverse laws and pests like dingoes.
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Australia
Australian Wool Growers’ Council
New South Wales
Happiness Is Within Your Power to Create
A columnist argues happiness stems from inside and can be self generated. By releasing gloom and embracing sunshine, individuals can diffuse joy, form stronger bonds, and create an arcadia of personal happiness rather than chase wealth or status.
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Onrdark
Heaven
G. McClure
Through the Glad Eyes of a Woman
A fragment from a column on aviation prospects and social advice. It cites a fictional Lonely Hearts style inquiry about aviation suitors and cautions against promiscuous acquaintance with strangers while noting a humorous mishap in a private aviation tale.
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Melisande
Men You May Marry Survey Promotes Ideal Husband
A McClure syndicated column extols a highly alert homely man with broad social uplift aims. He surveys wage stats, health and wealth, and trades earning capacity, works hard, and is urged to devote attention to jazz concerts picnics vacations and naval themes to sustain sociability.
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McClure
Delicatessen Window Card Sparks Mild Gossip
Fragmentary lines mention an unusual ad venture, an artist in a Gnome machine, and a Comical scene with a woman who flew over San Remo. The piece references cows, milking, and a delivery of personal items in a humorous, puzzle-like context from a McClure syndicate item.
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San Remo
Third Avenue
NL AB
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Reflections of a Bachelor Girl by Helen Rowland
A witty meditation on romance and marriage. It notes that Heaven is a heart’s wish and that men judge paradise by ideas. It argues that the best wife qualities may drive men away without “good sidesmanship” and that quarrels often begin at the moment love starts.
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Helen Rowland
Cherry recipes and canning advice from a family cookbook
A family cookbook excerpt offers cherry preservation ideas for winter. It describes cherry olives made with large fresh cherries, cider vinegar, and salt, plus an uncooked conserve using cherries soaked in vinegar then sweetened and stored. It notes sour cherries as good for canning and adds general guidance on keeping flavors.
For Old Sake's Sake Poem by Douglas Malloch
Poem reflects on distance and time preserving bonds of friendship and memory. It ponders how years apart test hearts and how past joys linger as new lives unfold. The speaker expects aging to evoke recollections of May skies and shared moments, despite new loves, paths, and responsibilities.
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Shienne
Demses
F. A. Walker
Hatever
Jane
Diane
By E. Ji. Peyser
Seu Ih Om Earl
Sais Zap
At - Pebre
Jorce
Arteur
By Helen Rowland
McClure Newaneper Syndicate
Ipettin
By Douglas Malloch
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