Unusual Midwestern Driving Feat Tested Endurance
A friend recounted a cross country trip covering 3500 miles in seven days. He used a small fast car to keep schedules and admitted fatigue from frequent dozing. He noted he felt nearly dead with fatigue but pressed on.
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Middle West
West
Safety first in daily life and on the road
The National Safety Council warns that many accidents are preventable with care and moderation. It urges simple home repairs within skill, cautions against electrical and gas work, and stresses safer pedestrian and vehicle practices, citing drownings, sunburns, diving mishaps, and a Chicago boy’s cartridge experiment.
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National Safety Council
Arkansas
Council
Chicago
Younster
Missouri
Springfield
State Board Protects Streams and Dams in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg reports Charles Ryder of the State Water and Power Resources Board notes 25 years of stream channel protection to curb flood damage. About 15 000 streams remain under state jurisdiction with over 5000 dams inspected for safety, including 500 deemed high risk where failure could endanger life or property.
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Harrisburg
Charles
Ryder
State Water and Power Resources Board
Commonwealth
Pennsylvania
Dave’s Stomach Elixir Promises Quick Relief for Digestive Distress
An advertisement touts Dave’s stomach elixir as a cure for indigestion gas and dyspepsia. It claims rapid relief within minutes and notes over 6000 bottles sold in one year. It urges readers to try the product available in many towns.
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Dave
Ces Parma
School dollar spends most on instruction in 1932
Harrisburg reports that 74.6 cents of every current expense dollar for Pennsylvania public schools went to teachers salaries textbooks and supplies in 1932. The Department of Public Instruction notes that as economies are made in other divisions more funds are diverted to instruction each year.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Department of Public Instruction
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