Pilot Laura Bromwell Dies In 1000 Foot Air Crash
Laura Bromwell, famed loop the loop record holder and renowned woman aviator, was killed at Mitchell Field when her plane fell 1000 feet after completing one loop. Witnesses say motor stopped abruptly and loss of steering may have doomed her as she spun and crashed near the field. Bromwell, 23, from Cincinnati, set the loop the loop record on May 15, 1921 with 199 consecutive loops in 1 hour 20 minutes and had been flying at 135 mph earlier that afternoon.
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Laura Bromwell
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Earth
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Almost Brought Disaster by a Mimeo Letter Mix Up
Mary Benton confronts John after finding a typewritten love letter from a fake “Bunny” in his office. The discovery leads to a comic reveal that the letter is a misfired patent circular about hair cutting scissors. John explains the letters are mimeographed ads flooding the country, and Mary’s jealousy dissolves in relief.
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Mary Benton
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Andover Street
Christian Endeavor Society Aids Missionary Papers
The Christian Endeavor Society of Saron Reformed church voted to save magazines and papers and send them to boards for distribution to needy societies and missionary centers. A committee of Dorothy Freund Florence Haseman and Ruth Brady was appointed and the church paper will be filed at the city library. The papers donated include The Christian World and The Way for public use. Church members should bring papers to Sunday school on the last Sunday each month.
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Quality of Foods and Teeth Hygiene
The text explains hard foods aid dental hygiene by exercising teeth and promoting saliva and gastric juice flow. It suggests eating breadcrusts toast hard fruits nuts and fibrous vegetables to keep teeth in good condition, noting that dryness increases saliva flow.
Barbery and Surgery Under Henry VIII Legislation
A historical act separated barbering from surgery in Henry VIII's era, forbidding barber-surgeons from performing surgical operations beyond bloodletting and tooth drawing and barring surgeons from barbery or shaving. This split persisted into George II's reign.
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Henry VIII
George II
Monks Used Charcoal In Italian Forests
The Vallombroso forest has long yielded large charcoal output, a practice dating to the Middle Ages. Before the war the forest produced about 220,000 pounds of charcoal annually, reflecting Italy's heavy use of charcoal for cooking and heating.
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Vallombroso
American Forestry Magazine
Reflection request echoed in Dudley Holbrook's note
A brief quip from Dudley Holbrook in Science and Invention asks for a practical mirror that shows a face. The exchange references hand mirrors versus full-face viewing, reflecting a curiosity about everyday optics.
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Dudley Holbrook
Science and Invention
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