Britain Eyes New Air Speed and Distance Records
The Society of British Aircraft Constructors and the air ministry plan to set new land plane speed and distance marks using Royal Air Force production types. The Supermarine Spitfire and Vickers Wellesley bomber are cited as likely challengers amid renewed European race for aviation records.
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Frean International Air
Europe
Great Britain
Society of British Aircraft Constructors, Ltd
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
National Aeronautic Association
United States
Italy
R.A.F
Kngdoms
Young Vittorio Mussolini Praises War in Ethiopia Book
In Rome dispatches, Vittorio Mussolini describes his seven months of bombing Ethiopians as magnificent sport. The aviator son of Benito Mussolini writes of adona bombardment finds soldiers a rose during attacks and aims to teach Italian youth war’s beauty at age 20.
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Vittorio Mussolini
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Ethiopia
Rome
Mussolini
Vsit
United States
Vittorio
Adona
Dinosaur skull joins Smithsonian collection in Washington
A crested hadrosaurus skull from Montana dating about 109 million years ago was added to the Smithsonian Institution. Curator Charles W Gilmore noted the head exceeded two feet and had a rooster-like crest while humorously remarking the dinosaur had just enough sense to eat when hungry.
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Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Montana
Charlies W Gilmore
Smithsonian
Fresh off the farm Hiram sparks waiter bill dispute
In a New York restaurant a farmer named Hiram is accused of shortchanging the waiter after paying the check. The exchange features a humorous line about whether the bill included service. The episode highlights a comic clash over tipping and payment.
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Hiram
New York
Color Decorating Of Hospital Rooms, Doctor States
A Montreal physician argues in the Canadian Medical Association Journal that color in hospital rooms affects recovery. He notes red orange and yellow stimulate while blue green and violet calm patients and urges careful selection to suit convalescents and delirious cases.
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A. G. Nicholls
Montreal
Canadian Medical Association Journal
Hats lose fashion when women overdo dizzy headgear
Adrian remarks on hats as gadgets women call hats and says men should ignore the trend toward daffy dizzy headgear. He notes conspicuous wearers suffer for fashion and insists boots pans and gardens have no permanent place on a woman's head.
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Dizzy
Daffy
Adrian
Edison’s Genius Created Billions in Wealth and Jobs
Ernest Reid told the Progress Club in Toronto that Edison produced about 20 inventions yearly after age 23, had over 3000 patents, and that U.S. wealth from his genius exceeds 25.6 billion dollars, supporting livelihoods for over a million people with wages over a billion annually.
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Thomas Edison
Ernest Reid
Progress Club
Toronto
United States
Mr. Reid
Belief and Admiration Lift the Mind to Higher Thoughts
A reflective line asserts that faith and admiration lift the spirit. By continually looking upward, the mind grows toward greater understanding and aspiration.
Rattlesnakes Found Across America, Rare Elsewhere
A note states rattlesnakes occur in nearly every American region but are not native to other continents. The remark emphasizes their widespread distribution within the United States and limits beyond.
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America
Earth
Diver survives shark attack after eye attack theory proves false
Iona a Thursday Island native believed unique for escaping a shark with his head inside the jaws. He thrusts his thumbs into the shark eyes as the head entered the mouth to force the release, sustaining severe facial chest and neck wounds. The incident challenges the belief that sharks avoid dark-skinned prey.
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Iona
Thursday Island
Australia
A Good Imitation Death Radio Singer Mistakes Pearl Strand
Patricia Ryan, a radio singer, believes a 15-cent imitation strand bought at a New York dime store is her $2,500 Strand of pearls. She swapped real for fake while shopping for a photo. The next day she discovers the error and the 15-cent pearls likely sold.
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New York
Patricia Ryan
Mss Ryan
Alfalfa Salad Advice From Dr Victor Heiser
Dr Victor Heiser traveller lecturer and author urges alfalfa salad development for palate appeal. He notes South African gold mine workers eat alfalfa regularly and remarks on a bitter comment about wealth and care. Photography reframes lightning from zigzag to rounded corners.
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Victor He
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Bridge Over Zambesi River In South Africa
A bridge spanning the Zambesi River in South Africa is among the highest in the world, rising about 400 feet above the water and highlighting engineering scale in the region.
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Zambesi River
South Africa
Rise From Huddersfield Barber to Town Owner
Samuel William Copley rose from a Huddersfield barber shop to a vast industrial empire. In 1919 he bought most of Huddersfield for about 1.5 million, pledging lifelong hard work and restraint in business. He later controlled 30 firms across insurance cotton brewing and banking, describing wealth as a grand game.
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Samuel W. Copley
Britain
Elstree
Samuel William Copley
Busiess
Huddersfield
Australia
Samuel Copley
England
John Ramsden
Mr. Copley
Residents vote on railway whistle in Florida
Residents along the railway right of way in Florida helped choose a new whistle by testing six types aboard a locomotive that stopped in 19 cities from Jacksonville to Miami. At each center the six whistles were sounded and voters favored No 3 a deep pleasing tone that provides ample warning.
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Florida
Jacksonville
Miami
Winnipeg Tribune
Colonel Transfers and Archives Burn Question
A colonel moves to a new unit and discovers piles of useless documents in the archives. He asks headquarters to burn them but is told to make copies first. The exchange highlights caution in destroying historical records.
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