Aeronautics Growth in Britain and U S Military Plans
Britain this year spends about 250 million dollars on military aeronautics. About 500 000 people produce and operate aircraft and supplies. American orders and contracts total around 50 million dollars with aviator ranges from 2000 to 10000 in several countries. The U S army and navy combined have about a hundred aircraft, while Europe uses thousands of balloons and hundreds of dirigibles.
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New
York
Negee ‘Transatlante
aero _plane
Henry
Wood‘house
Gover
Ors
Aero. Club
Rotary
Sin- Aeror Lautea
Great Britain
Army
Navy
United States Army
Elevator operator saves for car earns own ride
In Seattle Miss Beryl Smithson, an elevator conductor, speaks of saving to buy her own automobile. She notes the effort began as a rainy day emergency fund and required sacrifices, but proves a young woman can manage money with erit and determination. The story highlights her independence in a male dominated job.
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Seattle
Wash
Gurl.levator
Atricken
Europe
Beryl” Smithson
iBitel
Seo
Pike
Smithson
T-Orst
Man Fights Jellyfish Off Santa Barbara Beach
H. Wilson was brought to a Santa Barbara hospital in critical condition after a jellyfish attack four hundred feet from shore near Serena. He fought off tentacles as a yellow and white stream struck, breaking the creature into fragments. doctors expect recovery though pain required morphine and left burns on his shoulders and face.
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Teach
Wilson
Backwoods Giant Barton Trudges 180 Miles to Attend Missouri Adventist Conference
Clarence Barton, an eighteen-year-old from Turner Missouri, walked 180 miles to attend the Seventh Day Adventist conference. He has never tasted meat tea coffee alcohol or tobacco and has grown into a tall, vigorous youth famed for his sports at camp.
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Clinton
Hfe
Clarence
Barton
Missouri
Mild winter sign as shad appear in lower Hudson
Fishing experts say shad run in the Hudson for the first time in thirty years signaling open winter conditions. Osher, Lange, and Lavinags D. Hu note shad stayed north when river stays navigable, while a New York suitor offers 1000 to marry by Christmas, describing Ibert Shore as thirty four with dark hair and hue.
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Hudson
Doplis Beerry
N. X
Atha
John
EL ‘Lange
Osher
Ennert
D. Hu
Ashing
Bfudson
New
York
Ibert’ F. Shore
Ana
Shore
Advertising pays for the retail trade, says the expert
A fragmentary ad advice piece urges country merchants to master clear print advertising. It outlines seven points: newspapers as the best medium, writing strong trade copy, consistent message, occasional ads, avoiding waste, matching honest prices with honest service, and keeping ads timely and courteous to attract customers.
Biggest Fresh Water Pearl Found in Indiana by Fishermen
James Walker and Charles Haveron of Columbus found what was described as the largest freshwater pearl in Indiana at Devil's Bowl along White River below Seymour. Initially worth $2000 to $5000, it sold to a Terre Haute man for $5 after multiple peeling attempts reduced its size.
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Indiana
James Walker
Columbus
Ind
Walker
Haveron
New York
Knox County
Wheatland
Terre Haute
Devil's Bbow
White River
Seymour
Not Always Easy to Apologize and Learn
A fragmented note discusses virtues of apologizing, self control, and learning from mistakes. It references offices and money, mentioning loan funds and investments as examples of prudent conduct. The text includes garbled names and terms, with unclear publication context.
Before He Buys a Ford
A humorous verse about a father named John debating which Ford to buy. The poem parodies car lore with references to gears levers horns spark plugs speedometers and toy-like tools, all while hinting at financial limits and moralizing about a Ford purchase.
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John
Bill
Ford
P. C. Hasten
Doan's Kidney Pills Featured In Backache Appeal
A health ad warns backache may signal hidden kidney disorders and urges prompt treatment with Doan's Kidney Pills. It cites Bright's disease risks and includes a Marshall case for the product, with price and supplier details. It also notes crop value data and state rankings from 1916 to 1917.
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United States
Doan
Marshall
Dean
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Haifa
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Washington
Life Saving’ Service
Chicago
William Faul
Caméron
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Zion City
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Ester” Oterlander
Edzie ‘McDougal
Ina Smithson
Superman
Coltea
Mohiey
Loari
Walier
Valier
Spies Milling
Can “Sr
Vacont
ST. Louis, MO
Prises
Texas
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Towa
Tha
New ‘York
Indias
Ohio
Herald
Marshall, Ills
The
Terre Haute Daily Star
ORD
Ford Company
Marshall Motor Co
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Keifer’s
the City Drug
Side Square
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