Giant British Analysis of the Super Zeppelin
British experts compare the super Zeppelin to the Lusitania noting engines totaling 1 440 horsepower and a 680 foot length with a 72 foot diameter It carried six Maybach engines a 2 000 000 cubic foot gas capacity and four gondolas including a nose cockpit and aft crew sections The mass is about 50 tons with a nine ton structure and it could reach 65 miles per hour in calm weather The crew sections housed bombs wireless gear and machine guns with a cat walk access and multiple gondolas and engines in Maybach design
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London
Air Service
Germany
Essex
Lusitania
Mercedes
France
Saloniki
Gyp Wins Love and Business at Brookville Store
Hans Latterman, owner of a Brookville novelty shop, loses Katrina to Jacques Lemoine but gains a helper in Gyp Hankey. A street prank targets Hans with a banner of mischief until Gyp saves his stock from a fire and exposes Jacques. Katrina reconsiders, and Hans promises Gyp partnership after a wedding.
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Hans Batterman
Brookville
Hans
Katrina
Katrina Haas
Jacques Lemoine
Jacques
Gyp Hankey
Gyp
Phryne
Hans Latterman
Mein Frient
Discovery of fragment hints at new German super Zeppelin
The wreckage shows thin silk or cotton fabric water and gas proof with ether webbed balloon partitions. Aluminum propeller shaft found miles away and petrol tanks show impact marks. date stamps read July 14 1916 and guns on forward and stern platforms indicate a new super Zeppelin type costing about 1 250 000 dollars each.
Bees Pay for New Roof in Hicksville
Charles E. Lint living northeast of Hicksville noticed a hole in his roof two years ago. He hired carpenters to replace the roof, discovering after the work that bees had gathered honey inside. The total harvest reached 275 pounds, 200 pounds of which were top quality and could have paid for the roof.
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Hicksville, O
Charles BE. Lint
Here
Articulation and the Call for Clear Speech in Society
The Ohio State Journal argues for plain speech as a moral duty. It condemns muddled words, urges schools to stress articulation, and notes theater audiences suffer when actors mumble while cinema offers clearer listening.
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Ohio State Journal
Jinks Faces Sinking Feeling Over Swim Backlog
A morning encounter with Jinks reveals his complaint of a sinking feeling as tensions rise over his wife attempting to join in the swim venture. The remark hints at personal strain and public attention around the issue.
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Jinks
Night keyring invention splits keys into groups
A humorous note explains a double keyring that separates keys into groups to speed access. Mr Flatbush jokes a man will no longer search the keyhole alone but also scramble to locate the correct group for his night key.
You May Look Young Soap and Ointment Promo
An advertisement touts Cuticura skin and hair care products with a soap for cleansing, an ointment for healing, and a promise of clear skin and soft hands. Free samples by mail with book. address postcard to Cuticura Dept. Ly Boston. sold widely.
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Cuticura
Dept. Ly Boston
Doctor Polytick Adapts Advice to Patients
The quote notes Doctor Polytick tailors guidance to individuals. He reportedly told an artist to avoid drawing on reserve strength and advised an architect to focus on building up.
Winter Relief Ad for Laxative Quinidine Tablets
An advertisement promotes PROMPT RELIEF for colds coughs la grippe and headaches using Laxative Quinidine Tablets. Claims no effect on head or stomach and urges readers to buy a winter supply at 25 cents.
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Uae
Peruna Company
Columbus, Obio
Near Home Sewing Club Sparks Gossip Friction
Mrs Flatbush and Mrs Bensonhurst discuss a sewing meeting that felt awkward and close to home. The conversation centers on gossip and the return of the former maid, highlighting social tensions in their neighborhood.
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Mr. Flatbush
Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills Ad
An advertisement promotes Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills as a traditional medicine for regulating the stomach liver and bowels inviting readers to try a box.
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Wright
Adv
Witty Divorce Exchange Prepares For Alimony Ask
In a humorous exchange Mrs Wabash asks how much she will seek in divorce. Mrs Dearborn replies two thousand dollars a year, noting the husband earns less but should work harder. An omen of help to the living is worth more than eulogy for the dead.
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France
Duchess of Sutherland
Boubourg
Dunkirk
Count de Balbiani
American Ambulance
American Aviation Corps
Benoit d’Azy
Washington
Roosevelt
Wabash
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Revigny
Louise Wise
Robert Worth Bingham
Flagler
Henry M. Flagler
Walter Joseph Delaney
W. G. Chapman
Peruna Bae i
Intalyee
Dean
Louisiana
Wm. Elmer
Orange St
Seasette
Doan
Tellse
Sibtone
Dept
S. Dearborn St
Chicagos
Houston
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