Protection Impossible The Railroad Crossings
A wide survey discusses defense against air attack and the collapse of city protections. It notes France and England find no safe way to shield modern cities, with the only safeguard being fear of retaliation. The piece moves to U.S. policy on eliminating railroad grade crossings to reduce danger from crashes and stationary hazards. It also mentions Dun & Bradstreet forecasting a robust business rise, Russia's resource potential, and shifts in global wealth and finance.
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Russia
Europe
France
England
House frock pattern 2060 offers slimming lines
Our Pet Peeve praises a tailored house frock with slenderizing seams and a gathered bodice. The pattern features a front kick pleat, yoke detailing, belt emphasis, and diagonal closures with puff sleeves. Available in sizes 16 through 46, pattern 2060 includes illustrated instructions and ships for fifteen cents.
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Sewing Circle
Pattern Department
Weat Seventeenth Street
New York City
Bargaining scene in a used car salesman pitch
A fragmentary dialogue shows a salesman touting a car for $850 with a nearby offer of $800 from Mr. Spavin. The exchange mentions a hitching weight and a whip as possible add ons while other snippets reference a barber and a son’s education in a Raleigh magazine neighbor context.
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Spavin
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Dun & Bradstreet
Arctic
Graz
Aretic
Arctic Circle
Northwest Passage
United States
Earth
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Britain
Neville Chamberlain
Onborne
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Kregeer
Finney
Force Prisotent
Wosere Remapper
By C. M. Payne
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Bell Syndicats
By &. L. Huntley
Soares
Sore
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Timmy A
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