Brother "Bill" Ford Prefers Own Path to Henry Ford
Dearborn resident Bill Ford, brother of Henry Ford, says he is content with his life and work. He runs a modest appliance business in Dearborn with his wife and three children, employing about 40 people, and avoids the spotlight of his famous sibling.
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Nea Bernice
Deertort
Mich
William Ford
Henry Ford
Oery
Ford Motor Company
Homa Folke
Dearborn
Ag Litte
Eve
Henry
Bill
Kia
AI Alwasy
Buaineer
Ingemall
Bneiness
Wishlind Park
Hell
Tim
Jos
RHP
DR. Rockefeller
Western Type Home Demonstrates Spacious Sturdy Build
A seven foot Western style house showcases wide eaves, paired windows with small panes, and a strong second story. The design emphasizes an open floor plan with a sun porch, French doors, built in features, four bedrooms, two baths, and ample closets. Estimated construction cost nearby is about $8200.
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Howe
Plans Supplied for Home Details
Detailed plans and specifications of this home may be obtained at low cost by writing to the Home Plan Editor, The News.
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the News
Weathervane the weather predicting cat gains fame
The Boston Transcript reports Weathervane, a weather predicting cat from East Hampton now in Middletown, Conn, whose forecasts during the eclipse and other events captivated locals. The cat reportedly foresees fair weather via purring, contractions, and rollovers, drawing crowds to Louis James’s home for weather readings.
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Cat
Win
Middletown
Conn
Weathervine
Weathervane
Horace Johnson
Middle Byddam
Vhs Flughes
East Hampton
Villase
Hughes
Richard Gillon
de Liverdt
Louis James
United States Weather Bureau
James House
Veteran Horse Doctor Noted In Local War Tales
A speaker recalls Mose-Yaa as a plain veteran and emphasizes his role as a horse doctor in the cavalry era. The reminiscence contrasts with grander war titles, highlighting a humble service in veterinary care for military horses and kinship with Shae.
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Cheneser
Josh
Uae
Creatures of Grotesque Beauties At London Zoo
A writer lists the zoo’s most repulsive animals, calling earth pigs or wardvarks nightmires and praising the wart hogs for their tusks. He describes the naked bat, thorny devil, the murderous octopus, sting ray, and treacherous fish with vivid, unsettling detail.
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Zoological Gardens
London
Christopher Bark
Australia
Solomon's Wise Rule Shapes a Maritime Commercial Nation
The text describes Solomon forging foreign alliances that supported trading abroad. He engaged in maritime commerce with the Phoenicians and dispatched fleets from Akabe to Ohir every few years to trade along the eastern Arabian coast. These voyages yielded gold and oriental riches, swelling royal coffers.
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Te Rejen
Washing Machines Popular In Early American Homes
The article notes a shift from brookside household washing to at home laundry with pipe pumps and tubs. It cites that in the last two years American homes received more than 150 million dollars worth of electric washing machines and identifies hardware stores as the third largest distributor.
Map shows measure distance and bearing from Schenectady
A technical discussion explains how a map for radio engineers converts measured distance to miles and bearing from Schenectady to any other port or city. It details equidistant vertical protection, center-based mapping, and the effect of intervening territory on signal transmission and direction.
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NEA
Schenectady
Ashe
Gercral
Selieners
London
Ametbaan Ile
Sechynettady
Mivoollier
North Pole
Manila
Antralehine
Calcutta
Animals With A Funny Bone Among Beasts
The article notes a wide range of animal temperaments and cites behaviors showing humor in parrots, jackdaws, a mule, primates, and elephants. Monkeys display clear playfulness while apes reportedly show little humor, and bears, walruses, and otters are also described as playful.
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London
First Gas Engine Invention Claims by Lenotr
A Los Angeles Times note claims the first practical gas engine was invented by a Frenchman Lenotr. The design resembled a four cylinder horizontal steam engine with double acting cylinders. Gas entered during the first half of the stroke and exploded by an electric spark at the start of the second half, with exhaust pushed out during the return stroke.
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Lenotr
Los Angeles Times
Sloth Tree Creature Description From An Ancient Note
A compact description of the sloth notes its arboreal life and physical traits. It mentions elongated fore limbs with hook-like digits, hind limbs with hooks, a rudimentary tail, rounded head, and greenish color. It highlights slow movements, fear of leaping, plant-based diet, and single offspring at birth.
Teavels and their role in local cloth industry
The article describes teavels as a plant producing hall-like quills used in woolen fabrics. It explains cultivation, harvest from August to autumn, and export to woolen manufacturers. It notes small, sharp points that scratch cloth to create a nap effect and mentions cheaper grades via machinery.
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Pxoncateles
N. X
United States
Colry
Airplane Mail Vision Sparks Public Curiosity
In a Cleveland scene a public interest piece recalls early attempts to mail a letter by air. People like Kelly and the Nate's Business column reflect on stamps, air routes, and the novelty of air delivery, noting widespread unfamiliarity and the long road to practical air mail service.
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Cleveland
Kelly
Nate's
Horestdentty
Toaneat
New York
Crayon Making Processes From Chalk to Cake Coloring
The article describes crayon production by mixing coloring matter with water, grinding it, and forming rods through tubular openings before drying on steam shelves. It contrasts this with cake color production where the dough is dried in heat chambers, kneaded, and rolled into strips for marking.
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Menna
Evans Triple Phosphates Promised For Nerves And Health
An advertisement touts Evans Triple Phosphates as a powerful tonic for nervous exhaustion and general convalescence. It claims rapid energy, appetite, and blood improvement for anaemia chlorosis prostration and recovery from influenza or pneumonia, with a money back guarantee from Peoples' Drug Store.
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Evans
Peoples
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