Oxygen Vest for Pilots Invented by Navy and Inventor
Washington reports a new oxygen breathing vest for aviators designed to prevent drowning after seaplane crashes or parachute landings. Developed by Chief Gunner C L Tibball and Frank H Hobson, the device includes a nose clamp, a soda lime canister to purify breath, and an oxygen bottle to keep the wearer afloat for about thirty minutes or longer if needed. It also provides an emergency bottle for extended buoyancy up to an hour and a half.
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Washington
C. L. Tibball
Frank H. Hobson
Naval Bureau of Construction
Tebo c
U S Bets Four Billion Dollars A Year In Gambling
U S betting totals exceed those of Monte Carlo and rival major centers. Howard McLellan breaks down the nation’s gambling bill with figures for baseball pools five hundred million, policy games three hundred million, race track betting one billion, handbook betting eighty million, cards and dice one billion, bucketshops five hundred million.
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U.S
New York
United States
Howard McLellan
Daublers
Chicago
Monte Carlo
McTallan
Pittsburgh
Pbleans
Kansas City
St.Louis
McLellan
Woman Spends Night In Washington Monument
Mrs E Bongaell forty of Middleburgh Vermont spent the night locked inside the Washington monument becoming the first of nearly ten million visitors to do so authorities suspect she secreted herself in the shaft after hours to view moonlight and sunrise from the top guards vow stricter precautions to prevent future intrusions.
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Capital
Monument
Washington
E Bongaell
Middleburgh
Washington Monument
Als. Longaeil
Made Insane by Loss of $100 000 Won in Lottery Breslau
Bruno Weilmann, owner of a Breslau cafe, wins 100000 in the Saxon State lottery and brashly transfers his business to his nephew and buys a villa. The following day the bank fails, the fortune vanishes, and Weilmann ends up in an insane asylum.
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Breslau
Bruno Weilmann
Weilmann
Weismann
Headless body of a woman found in Yonkers area
Authorities investigate the third murder of a woman in Greenburgh township since April. A head and right hand are missing from the torso found in a gully off Ardsley road near Yonkers Greenburgh line. The body wore only black pumps and two rings. Medical Examiner says remains may be several weeks to three months old. Dorothy Peacox’s body was found last April in nearby woods.
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Yonkers
Westchester County
Greenburgh
Ardsley Road
Yonkers-Greenburgh -Ine
Qarle
Peacoxs
Elsa _Marshall
Yonkers Polléeméen
Waa
Coyne
Amos
Squire
Dorothy Peacox
Pig for Four Months' Feed Wins Her Divorce in Dedham
In Dedham Judge Joseph R. McCoole grants Mrs Deeg a decree nisi divorcing John Dees Deeg after she accuses him of neglect and cruel treatment including giving only pork to eat for three months She says he killed the pig in November 1928 and provided no other food until February when she left him The judge jokes about too much pig before finalizing the divorce noting her claim of starvation and lacking household food while he buys gasoline for his car
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Dedham
Joseph R. McCoole
John”. Dees
Gland Grafting Promises Century and a Half Lifespan
Russian rejuvenation expert Dr. Serge Voronoff predicts gland grafting could extend human life to 150 years. He claims experiments on monkeys, rams, and bulls show dramatic improvements in vitality for adults and children, with nine year olds gaining vigor of twenty five and a future centenarian retaining youthful energy.
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Paris
Serge Voronoff
Chinese Seal Made From Rare Jade for Nationalist China
A rare jade specimen from Sinkiang, measuring five by seven inches, is to be carved into the official Nationalist Chinese seal. The stone, prized for its beauty and auspicious meaning, is presented to the state council by the Sinkiang provincial chairman.
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Shanghai
China
Sinkiang
State Council
Curious Worldly Trade Inheritance Sale Report
A Hebrew newspaper notes a strange sale recorded in The Dear Hay om. A young patient at Hadassah hospital in Jerusalem agreed to dispose of his share in the next world for £2, about $10, with the buyer, an older man, paying in monthly installments of 10 shillings.
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Jerusalem
Dear Hayom
Hadassah Hospital
Translation of Indian Genesis Epic by Hewitt
Washington reports J N Hewitt of the Smithsonian bureau of American ethnology has translated an Indian epic titled Book of Genesis into English after thirty years of work. The poem outlines creation by Dehaehiyairakho and his brother Chas, depicting a sunless world and a bowl and plum pit game as the means of creation. The work aims to illuminate Indian thought and contribute to American letters with its primitive imagination.
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Washington
J. N. Hewitt
Bureau of American Ethnology
Smithsonian Institution
An Ting
Akyland
Hewitt
Dehaehiyairakho
Chas
Mr. Hewitt
Rail Fares in France Cheaper Than Prewar Levels
A report on French state railway management shows passenger rates in gold terms fell 32 percent since 1914, while paper francs rose 302 percent. Current paper fares are 68 percent of prewar levels in gold terms, making France's rail rates the world’s lowest in gold. Other countries’ postwar rates relative to 1914 gold vary widely.
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Paris
Trench
United States
Italy
Great Britain
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Spain
Holland
Switzerland
Austria
Fifty three year old man never born in Southsea
In Southsea a 53 year old man, James Mead, lies as officially never born. He doubts his true name, fearing it may be his twin John. A self help society asked for his birth certificate, prompting discovery that only his twin’s name was registered. At christening the twins wore red and blue bands, gowns mixed, and the mother declared him James, yet confusion remains.
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Southsea
England
James Mead
John
James
Barmaid in England Leads Unitarian Service in Banbury
Miss Varney Hancock Cashmore a 26 year old barmaid at the Marlborough Arms conducted Unitarian church services in Banbury during the regular preacher's absence. President of Banbury Young People's guild she studied elocution and expressed ambition to be a preacher. She enjoyed speaking in the pulpit and felt no nerves. At the inn she also performs household duties.
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England
Banbury
Marlborough Arms
Brick Dutch Colonial Home Design Featured Here
William A Radford offers free advice on brick built and brick veneer Dutch colonial homes. The design shows a six room two story brick house centered entry, sun parlor, open fireplaces with French doors, a sunroom, dining room, and kitchen on the first floor with three corner bedrooms and a bath upstairs. The article notes brick’s fire safety, cost advantages, and attractive balcony features over the porch and sunroom.
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W. A. Radford
William A. Radford
William A Redford
Dearborn Street
Chicaago
Ill
Fire-stopping eliminated by mineral wood sheathing
Mineral fire resistant sheathing eliminates need for fire-stopping between brick veneer and wood frame. Its incombustible interior facing blocks heat travel in the wall air space. Brick ties nailing into gypsum-based panels are as easy as into wood, producing a sealed wall that reduces heat escape.
Higher Plane of Living in New Homes Reported
James B Taylor reports improved living conditions across the United States due to new homes and added conveniences. A housing division survey in 33 American cities shows built in garages moving into medium price homes, backyards expanding with car traffic, rear sun parlors, and living rooms becoming standard features.
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Lees
United States
James 8. Taylor
Division of
United States Department of Commerce
Whistler’s Blue and Yellow Breakfast Nook Inspires
An art note lauds Whistler’s blue and yellow breakfast room effect. The ceiling in pale blue suggests sky, while yellow cabinet work and white curtains with yellow accents brighten the space. Morning table set with blue china adds simple joy and sunlit warmth.
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Whistler
Toom
Standard Slate Roof Construction Facts
A discussion notes that pitched roofs can be covered with slates in wet climates since slate’s weight helps resist storms. It argues that heavier roofing does not require heavy roof construction when standard commercial thickness slate is used.
After the Rain Roof Inspection Reminder
After a heavy rain plaster remains damp at the wall side near the preplace. A roofer should inspect the roof to verify flashings are tight and check joints where the wall meets the chimney stack. Ensure no leak at the stack top from defective coping.
Reducing Losses On Live Stock In Transit
United States Department of Agriculture outlines precautions for shipping live stock in Leaflet 38-1. Focuses on preventing shipping fever through careful handling, feeding, and watering before, during, and after shipment. Discusses biological preventives, illustrated guidance, and a broad coalition to cut losses estimated at up to four million dollars yearly.
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United States Department of Agriculture
A.W. Miller
Office of Information
Washington, D.C
Special Care of Dairy Tinware of Importance
New tinware like milk cans dippers and buckets rust more easily than used tinware because metal surfaces are porous. A film forms from grease, protecting the metal. New separators need extra care in the first month, thorough drying or warming. Farmers often reuse old washing routines, causing rust on new tinware.
Hay Roughage Guidelines for Winter Cow Ration
The article explains roughage amounts per 100 pounds of body weight and suggests combinations such as three pounds corn silage and one pound hay, or roots with hay, or dried beet pulp with hay. It notes using both succulent and leguminous hay is desirable and ties milk production to grain concentrate rates of about one pound per three to four pounds of milk depending on breed.
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Jersey
Succulent Feed Cornillage in Winter Dairies
Succulent Feed Cornillage has become a standard ingredient in winter rations at major dairies. It supplies succulent feed and offers a convenient economical method to harvest store and feed the corn crop. A silo is now almost indispensable to a dairy farm.
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