Narrow Escape Under Trains Halts Death Drama
Bill clings to a torn handhold as a moving freight train looms. He rolls over the rail between cars to avoid hopper bottom coal cars, then drops to safety and recalls the chilling near miss. The encounter leaves him shaken and nauseated at the memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Joseph Brinkley
Brooklyn
Bill Brinkley
Bill
Adventurers’ Club
Fate
Atlanta
Central of Georgia Railroad
Willie Baker
Willie
Adventure
Gide of the Goverdale Bible and Tyndale’s Martyrdom
The article notes early Anglo-Saxon translations, the 14th century Wycliffe Bible, and the 1535 Goverdale Bible dedicated to Henry VIII. It recalls William Tyndale’s arrest for heresy in 1536 and his execution by strangulation before burning.
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Detroit Press
John Wycliffe
France
Spain
Italy
Bohemia
Holland
William
Eng
Worms
Tyndale
Miles Coverdale
Martin Luther
Henry VIII
Goverdale
Low Countries
Whisky Proof Declines During Four Year Barrel Aging
Whisky starts at 115 to 120 proof in the barrel and as aging proceeds four years in, the alcohol loss exceeds water loss leaving the spirit at 105 to 110 proof.
New York Man May Succeed Controller McCarl
Morris Tremaine, New York state controller, is expected to be appointed in Washington to succeed Controller McCarl. The move would place a New York man in the successor role as discussions proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Interior Department
Washington
Dardanelles
Turkey
Asfao Wasan
Ethiopia
Italy
Haile Selassie
New York
McCarl
Morris Tremaine
New York State
John R. McCarl
United States
Mr. McCarl
Brig. Gen. Gilmore Leads San Francisco Exposition
Brig. Gen. William F. Gilmore, retired U S A, serves as executive of the San Francisco Bay exposition now under construction to open in 1939. The exposition will commemorate the bay area progress and host upcoming ceremonies and displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brig. Gen. Gilmore
William F F. Gilmore
Bay
San Francisco
United States
The Merry Flagstaff Painter Recounts His Ups and Downs
A humorous profile of a flagstaff painter who recalls tagging along Gulf Perk college grounds and sketching a striking 80‑foot pole. He explains risks of high work, past wages, and shifts from flag painting to smoke stacks, noting flagstaffs are making a comeback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merry Flagstaff
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf Perk College
Texas
Georgia
Baylor University
Waco Texas
Foreign Words and Phrases Compilation
A brief list of foreign terms with English translations and notes. Includes bon marche meaning cheap, a outrance to the bitter end, obit Colo. (L.) died, de gustibus non est disputandum about tastes, water of life brandy suena mano small gratuity and other phrases with parenthetical language tags and quick explanations.
Noahs Ark Search Charter Reported in Illinois
Illinois granted a charter to the Noahs Art Exploration association to send ships to search for the vessel. The British Post Office Department sent a wireless message to Mars for an optimistic scientist at the Rugby station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Noah’s Art Exploration Association
ST Ae
British Post Office Department
Mars
Rugby
A Laxative That Thousands Prefer
Black-Draught has helped many men and women and offers an easy natural relief from constipation. A user in Black, Alabama praises its reliability for biliousness and sluggish feelings, noting no need to change. Proper use tends to help the bowels act regularly.
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Ralph Burch
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By Floyd Gibbons
Lucienne Fromentin
Madelon
New Guinea
General Science
New York University School of Commerce, Accounts and Finance
Vivian Walsh
New York University
Navy
Edmund T. Allen
Chance Vought Aircraft
United States Navy
Naval Air Station
Anacostia
D. C
St. Louis
WNU
Ily
Thag
Dr Scholl
Rowne
Dr. Hitchcock
Phan
Watures
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