New Ear Tests at Bell Labs End Deceptive Hearing Claims
Scientists at Bell telephone laboratories unveil hearing tests using push buttons eye reflexes and ear switching to determine exact hearing levels. The method flags false deafness claims in compensation cases and relies on immediate truthful signals and controlled sound delivery.
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New York
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Apparatus to Cure Air Sickness Entered at Berlin Airfield
Berlin Tempelhof officials install an inhalation antidote for airsickness. The oxygen and cinnamon mixture calms the diaphragm nerves and restored ill passengers within five minutes. Planned rollout to all Lufthansa planes includes seat tubes.
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Europe
Tempelhof Field
Tempelhof
Lufthansa
German Federal Airways Corporation
Swede Engineer to Try Sea Trip in Motor Boat
Swede engineer C G Petterson built a racing motor boat in winter and plans to test the craft in a summer crossing of the Atlantic. He will depart from Stockholm with two Swedish weather bureau scientists to observe atmospheric conditions during the voyage via Spitzbergen Iceland and Greenland.
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Stockholm
Atlantic
C. G. Petterson
Petterson
Weather Bureau
North America
Spitzbergen
Iceland
Greenland
No Stump Can Stump Woman Stump Lifters
In Bordeaux France a stump puller powered by workers pulls vine roots. Women operate a wooden drum and chain, leveraging a hook to uproot old stumps. After decades in the vineyard, they gain notable muscle and efficiency.
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Bordeaux
France
New Catalytic Method Cuts Oil Fires Fast
American Chemical Society researchers Thomas and Hochwald describe a catalytic method using water soluble alkali metal salts, notably potassium carbonate, to extinguish oil fires quickly. They note salts with oxygen extinguish better and report artificial fires are put out in 9 to 12 seconds versus 45 to 85 seconds for standard soda acid devices.
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American Chemical Society
Charles Allen Thomas
Carroll A. Hochwalt
Dayton
Ohio
Thomas
London Society Buys Handy Rural Homes
The article notes a trend of society figures acquiring small country houses within easy reach of London. Prince and Princess Arthur of Connaught, the Prince of Wales, and Lord and Lady Lee of Freeham are cited as examples, with homes in Surrey or nearby counties enabling quick access to town and country pursuits.
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Prince and Princess Arthur of
Connaught
Surrey Hills
Prince of Wales
Surrey
Lord
Lady Lee of
Freeham
White Lodge Richmond Park
West End
Every State Now Boasts Airplane Landing Field
The Commerce Department survey shows the United States has 1,075 airport landing fields and about 4,000 other landing sites. Aids for day or night flying exist at 231 fields. California leads with 115 fields, while Wyoming has the highest proportion of well equipped posts with 21 fields. Texas follows with 90, Pennsylvania 68, and Illinois 58.
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Washington
Commerce Department
United States
California
Wyoming
Texas
Pennsylvania
Illinois
St. Louis Man Detained Then Freed Over Disorderly Conduct
George Hatch arrived in New York armed with 136.66 dollars seeking police protection for the night. He was jailed on disorderly conduct charges that were dismissed after explanations were heard in court.
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New York
George Hatch
St. Louis
Any Woman Can Look Stylish by Mae Martin
Mae Martin explains stylish dressing comes from smart management of existing wardrobe. She promotes Diamond Dyes for home tinting to refresh dresses blouses coats with fade resistant, easy results. A free 64 page Color Craft book offers hundreds of money saving ideas.
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Mae Martin
Home Service Dept
Diamond Dyes
Burlington
Vermont
Protection Hunter-Whats all the trouble
A brief line from Passing Show notes a tense scene where a character fears triggering an armed cartridge by striking Willie, while his wife asks for calm as danger looms. The fragment hints at a melodramatic confrontation and risk of accidental discharge.
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Hunter
Willie
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