Fitzgerald Prepares Airway Maps for Civilian Flyers
J. R. Fitzgerald of the Department of Commerce crafts the first in a series of airways maps intended for civilian pilots making hops between cities. The project aids navigation as maps are developed for broad public use.
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Crippled 17-Year-Old Joe Jones Becomes Noted Silhouette Artist
Joe Jones of Augusta, a longtime bedbound patient, wins national acclaim for freehand cut silhouettes of wild animals and outdoor scenes. His work, created without sketches, earned a $50 prize in a national contest and attention from magazines, doctors, and photographers.
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Champion Stowaway Now Laments Lot
New York report follows Michael Gilhooley once hailed as world's champion stowaway. Eight years after arriving from Belgium he works on a Hamilton County farm near Hobart, milking cows and driving a tractor while dreaming of wealth and New York’s past glamour. He recalls fame, adoption offers, and a shift to a quiet country life.
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Limburger Cheese Cast Out by the German People
Berlin reports the Limburger cheese has fallen from grace in democratic Germany. Reichstag Agricultural Committee hears from cheese manufacturers that public taste has shifted post war toward fat-containing hard and soft cheeses. Minister Schiele cites economic conditions driving the change.
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Bear Skin Hung on Ship Misread as Distress Signal
In Seward Alaska a bear skin hung from a returning hunting party’s boat rigging was mistaken for a distress signal. Scores of launches set out to rescue shipwrecked mariners before the truth emerged that a Kodiak bear pelt, cured by sea air after a three day trip, was flapping in the breeze.
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Fur Skirts Set for Next Winter Says Poiret
Paris fashion note quotes Paul Poiret predicting fur skirts to be at afait next winter as a rising trend.
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Paul Poiret
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised
Mrs Frank S Liens of Vinton Iowa recounts starting Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound at seventeen after illness and quitting school. She says the remedy helped her bear six children and continue using it for years. The piece notes many women praise the product and its long history.
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Lydia
Pinkham
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Lydia B. Pinkham
California Fig Syrup Ad Warns Mothers About Imitations
A vintage advertisement promotes California Fig Syrup as a child laxative. It urges mothers to choose genuine California Fig Syrup with proper bottle labeling and warns against imitation products to ensure safe use for babies and children of all ages.
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Pee Hanford
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