Four Big Projects To Cost Two Billion
Washington notes four colossal U.S. water power schemes will total more than 2 billion dollars. Muscle Shoals on the Tennessee, Hoover dam on the Colorado, the St Lawrence dam proposal, and Columbia river dams form the quartet. Muscle Shoals produced the Wilson dam with 90 flood gates after World War I, costing about 150 million and delivering power since 1926 though distribution limits constrained output. Hoover dam, once Boulder dam, stands as the second giant project in the lineup.
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Wilson
Tennessee
Hoover Dam
Boulder Dam
United States
Army
Columbia River
Tennessee River
Muscle Shoals
St. Lawrence
Colorado River
Act
Congress
St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes
Columbia
Army Engineers
Parable of talents shapes views on merit and aid
A preacher reflects on generosity and opportunity drawing from the parable of the talents and a small scholarship fund. He notes that those who use resources well may receive more, while one candidate lacks resourcefulness despite equal need, illustrating the world’s fairness in gifts.
Contract Bridge Grows Into Leading Industry
A survey shows contract bridge rising beside major industries in the United States. About 15 million players and partners engage in matches, buying 50 million decks yearly and contributing to a bridge economy that includes teachers, equipment, books, and media exposure.
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United States
United States Treasury
Natural 13 year old Jean Fuller makes waves in San Francisco
Thirteen year old Jean Fuller of the Fairmont Hotel Swimming Club in San Francisco is described as a natural. She has swum a mile in 28 minutes, 100 yards in 1 12 and 50 yards in 31 seconds. Her aim is to win the 1936 Olympic swim.
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Little Jean Fuller
Fairmont Hotel Swimming Club
San Francisco
Household Tips From An Everyday Guide
A crumpled tissue paper with a warm front is described as “as good as new.” Tips include storing breakfast cereals in glass jars with tight covers and polishing a black marble clock with olive oil and a chamois. A rubber band should hold the baking powder can with an aluminum teaspoon beneath it.
Hoover dam and river projects loom in 1932 plans
An article outlines a broad U S growth plan linking Hoover dam, the St Lawrence project, and Columbia river development to power, irrigation, and flood control. It cites costs around 2 billion dollars and potential output from 6.0 to 7.0 million horsepower, with the Hoover dam costed at up to 165 million and Columbia projects pitched as vast future potential.
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Hoover Dam
St. Lawrence
Great Lakes
Columbia River
Afternoon Ensemble in black wool crepe with bolero
The piece showcases a charming afternoon ensemble in black wool crepe with a cap-sleeved braided bolero resembling Persian lamb. Godets of the fur fabric add a perky flare to the front peplum. From Corbeau et Clie.
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Corbeau Et Clie
Maypole Reinstated in Strand Under James II Supervision
English Puritan parliament banned maypole dancing in 1644 but the Restoration returned the custom. A 134 foot maypole was erected in the Strand, London, with twelve British sailors under the personal supervision of James II when he was Duke of York.
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England
Strand
London
James II
Duke of York
Fly catchers in West Africa aid tsetse control effort
Native laborers in parts of West Africa use glue fly catchers strapped to their backs to trap tsetse flies, vectors of sleeping sickness. The parasite carrying this fly has made eradication a long standing scientific challenge.
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West Africa
Western Newspaper Union
Early naming of smoking as drinking to bacco
The passage notes that smoking was once called drinking to bacco and remained so until mid seventeenth century. It suggests the term derived from inhaling smoke and letting it escape through the nose, reflecting early usage.
Practical Kitchen and Household Tips for Everyday Use
A collection of simple advice for home tasks. It covers storing paint upside down to keep it ready, slicing and serving angel or sponge cake with tea or ice cream, drying shoe linings by using a lit bulb with care, and preparing dried fruits in advance stored in jars for quick breakfasts.
Moon map by H Percy Wilkins spans 200 inches diameter
Llanelly Wales interior decorator H Percy Wilkins has completed the largest map of the moon, 200 inches across, showing thousands of craters ridges and mountains with remarkable detail. He began the project 14 years ago and pursued astronomy as a hobby.
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Percy Wilkins
Llanelly
Wales
Wilkins
How One Woman Lost 10 Lbs in a Week
Dayton resident Mrs. Betty Luedeke touts Kruschen Salts for rapid weight loss claiming she shed ten pounds in seven days. The ad promises safety with a half teaspoon in hot water each morning and cautions against imitators while offering a money back guarantee.
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Betty Luedeke
Dayton
America
New Electric Lamp Delivers Quick Silent Photographic Flash
A novel flashlight uses a globe filled with gas and aluminum foil. When current passes through it, a bright flash occurs with none of the noise or inconvenience of standard flash powders. A new lamp is required for each flash.
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