Aviation Answers: Is It Worth Penalty Paid
The piece reflects on Wiley Post’s death and the aviation toll, yet argues aviation proves its value through emergency response, rapid long distance flights, and ongoing progress led by Boeing and Pan American. It notes Joe Crosson’s rescue of bodies, new fast ships, and Anne Morrow Lindbergh’s travelogue as evidence of aviation’s expanding role despite tragedies.
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Aviation
Wiley Post
Joe Crosson
Pacific
Pan American Airways
America
Orient
Wake Island
Midway Island
Honolulu
San Francisco
Baker and
Jarvis Islands
Boeing
United States Army
Arthur Brisbane
United States
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Long Island
Maine
Ottawa
Aklavik
Nome
Karaginski
Tokyo
Nankin
Yangtze River
Mechanical boot aids Lima patient with blood flow
Lima Memorial hospital staff hold a homemade device called a pressure boot invented by Raymond Skelly a Lima factory worker. The device cost 25 cents to build and is claimed by doctors to revive circulation in diseased vessels as shown when a patient’s leg turned pink after ten minutes.
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Lima
Ohio
Lima Memorial Hospital
Raymond Skelly
Skelly
Aviation Ambition Challenging Answers Across Skies
The Clarke Courier notes an infant industry rising to meet a question that defies limits as aviation pushes beyond known horizons. Improvements promise to astonish the world with ever changing feats and innovations in flight.
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Clarke Courier
Berryville
Virginia
California at 85 statehood and western expansion era
The piece recalls California’s 1850 admission to the Union marking a step toward an ocean to ocean power. It highlights the Gold Rush, the Mexican War, and rapid growth from 49 to a state with major industries, landmarks, and scientific milestones. California’s history is tied to migration, slavery debates, and major progress in oil, oranges, film, and astronomy.
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Washington, D. C
America
Pacific
California
United States
National Geographic Society
Great West
Pacific Coast
Texas
Mexico
Nevada
Utah
Arizona
New Mexico
Colorado
James W. Marshall
Sutter
Sacramento
Chained Worker Supports Garment Strike In New York
Miss Mary State a nineteen year old garment worker was seen chained to a trade post in New York in an ordeal tied to the demands of striking shipping clerks and allied workers in the women’s garment industry Aynollie testified before crowds to support the strike which ended in a compromise settlement with authorities and employers
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Miss Mary State
New York
Womens Garment Industry
California’s Growth From Irrigation and Natural Wonders
The text notes California’s ancient sequoias outlasting pyramids and highlights state leadership in irrigation. It credits irrigation with transforming arid land into fruitful farms, and states California produces all US borax and most of the grapes.
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California
United States
King of the Nets Wins National Tennis Title at Forest Hills
Wilmer Allison of Texas won the national tennis championship at Forest Hills New York. In the semifinals he defeated Fred Perry the renowned English star in a decisive match.
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Wilmer Allison
Texas
Forest Hills
N. Y
Fred Perry
Bible taught in Austrian business schools decree
Austria's clerico fascist government orders business schools to require satisfactory religion and catechism examinations before graduation. Extension students must pass an additional religion exam prior to acceptance, with religious proficiency noted on diplomas.
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Vienna
Austria
Schuschnigg-Starhemberg
Dangers for Newcomer Abound on Desert Land
Djibouti in French Somaliland is described as a perilous desert land with threats for visitors. The Mediterranean offers breezes and volcanoes while merchants fear sharks in the Red Sea and prickly heat on sunlit bodies.
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Djibouti
Mediterranean
Red Sea
Ways to Serve Chicken so All Get Desirable Parts
The article explains distributing dark and white meat from chicken to equalize portions. It lists dishes like chicken pie croquettes and tuneful chartreuse, and describes a chicken chartreuse recipe with parsley peppers burnt onion juice chili sauce and celery served in a rice mold with tomato sauce.
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Bell Syndicate
Bear and Ball Apron for Young Crafters
A stamped and tinted apron designed for children aged three to six. It measures 19 by 24 inches with a yellow bear and ball, ready to be embroidered on unbleached material. Package No 6 includes the apron. binding and thread not included. Posted for 15 cents from Home Craft Co Dept A St Louis Mo. Include a stamped envelope for reply.
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Address Home Craft Co
Dept. A
Nineteenth and
St. Louis Ave
St. Louis
Hans Christian Andersen Lived His Fairy Tales
A compact look at Hans Christian Andersen birthplace Odense Denmark and the enduring link between his life and the fairy tales he wrote The Ugly Duckling mirrors his own awkward youth and his lasting influence celebrated by visitors to the Hans Christian Andersen museum in Odense with the centenary of his tales marked this year.
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Denmark
Odense
Hans Christian Andersen
Andersen
Anderson
Old Mormor
Europe
Hans Christian Andersen Museum
Sour People and Women’s Time Told By Old-Look Adage
A compact vintage note lampoons sour people who sneer at others joy and jokes that a woman’s age shows before breakfast. The snippet reflects social quips about gender and mood in tender era slang.
Are Our Eyes Getting Weaker
A historical health column warns that vision worsens with low light. It cites rising deficits across ages, explains foot candles and lighting needs, and advises brighter lamps or tests from the light company to protect sight.
This Story Has Whiskers
Mike Yerkal an unemployed woodsman in Spokane Washington received police protection for his beard after a man threatened to shave him out of town. He keeps a beard he says he has worn for many years. The police promised ongoing protection.
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Mike Yerkal
Spokane
Wash
Mike
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