Discovery of rubber rejuvenation shocks chemists
A western Towan man could gain fame for a chance discovery at the University of Iowa showing a solution that rejuvenates old rubber gloves. The gloves stretched dramatically after 15 years in solution, prompting analysis and potential ties with a large rubber company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Iowa
RR. Williams
Manning
Dr. Williams
R. A. Kuever
Chemistry
Williams
Iowa
Armored Car Units Fight Whisky Smuggling Route
An American made armored car protects enforcement efforts against whisky runners operating along the Toledo to Detroit corridor after Detroit went dry. The Michigan state constabulary based at Monroe enforces the ban on liquor with Colonel Roy C. Vandercook directing daily patrol clashes with smugglers.
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France
Belgium
Germany
America
Toledo
Detroit
Mich
Michigan State Constabulary
Monroe
Michigan
Ohio
Roy C. Vandercook
Teaching today on the reasons urged by Washington
A historical note recalls President George Washington’s arguments for a specific policy or act, presented as education about his rationale. The piece emphasizes the enduring relevance of his reasoning nearly 160 years ago and connects it to present lessons.
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Secretary of the Interior
War and Navy Departments
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
United States
Congress
Lane
Interior Department
Uncle Sam
Union
U. S. Employment Service
Council of Defense
George Washington
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Big Discovery
Methodist Church
Baptist Church
Burleson
John Barleycorn
U. S
Hugh Wallace
Fariinatom
D.C
Tacoma
Wash
Wilson
Wallace
Justice Fuller
Cadwell & Salyers Real Estate Farm Loans
Wolf
Collins Drug Co
Malvern
Fred “H., Priest
Hastings
W. W. Abel
Emerson
R. G. Kinsey
Malvern, Iowa
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