Colleges to Select Planes for Standard Air Tests
Six premier engineering schools including New York University Purdue Stanford University and California Institute of Technology will conduct standardized aircraft performance tests under a new code by the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce. The code sets uniform procedures for speed climb ceiling takeoff and landing metrics with observers supplied by the universities and pilots approved by the Department of Commerce.
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New York
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce
Alexander Kxlemin
New York University
University of Michigan
Purdue University
Stanford University
University of Washington
California Institute of Technology
The
Aero
Nautical Chamber of Commerce
Klemin
Department of Commerce
Meahing
Fool Laws in Force in England
London reports new restrictions banning the writing or stamping of any currency notes with a rubber stamp. The offense carries a fine, marking a change from prior issues where no such obligation existed. Authorities emphasize enforcement amid the currency reforms.
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London
Laws of the road and rules trap unwary workers
A Middlesex police court case notes fines for selling artificial pawers without a license and highlights broad regulatory traps. The piece cites rules on road life, house swearing, tree ownership, egg freshness, fig sales after eight, and workshop heat limits, with a dismissal after costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesex Police Court
Longland
Newspaper Office Stereotypes in New York and Chicago
A writer critiques plays claiming to depict metropolitan newspapers as chaotic and profane. He notes such depictions exaggerate the reality of office culture and addresses false beliefs about actresses and chorus girls, challenging lingering moral stereotypes in journalism and theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Focal
Fixed ideas about professions and nationalities in old humor
A 1929 Western Newspaper Union piece argues the public holds fixed, misleading images of college professors and nationalities. It notes people assume Italian, Greek, and Scotch personalities by bias, misjudging individual traits and professional reality.
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Mos
Fitzwater
D.D
Dean Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Lights of New York 2 and a Real Touch of the Orient
Dramatic critics rarely visit the Bowery Chinese theater housed in a dilapidated building. The novelty aims to showcase exotic flair with a stage show that seeks to impress through vivid costumes and stylized performances despite the venue’s shabby exterior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
the Bowery
Old Chelsea House and Stage Sights Prompt Curious Talk
A reader muses on a range of 20th century city life scenes from a stock company stage to Chinese audiences shouting cues. The piece notes Billy Pierce the Virginal native’s tap dancing racket and the bustle of Fifth Avenue with loud shoes and hats.
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Ery
Old Stock Company
Billy Pierce
Virginal
Billy
Sraadway
Fifth Avenue
Hieratio Alger
Lovely ensemble and Chelsea house of 1827
A three piece brown and beige fashion set is described with a brown skirt and jacket and beige blouse. The article notes a historic Chealsea home at West Twenty second Street built in 1827 by Gargill on land from Dr. Clement C Moore where literary and stage figures visited.
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New York
Twenty-second Street
Old Chelsea
Gargill
Clement C. Moore
William Cullen Bryant
Parke Goodwin
N. P. Willis
Edwin Forrest
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Rebuilding God’s House Theme for August 25
Lesson centers on Ezra and Zerubbabel leading returning exiles to restore worship in Jerusalem. An altar is built for immediate sacrifices while temple construction faces Samaritan opposition and delays. The finished temple is celebrated with prophetic encouragement and a devotion to dwelling in God’s house.
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Jerusalem
Joshua
Zerrubabel
Old City
Temple
God
Moses
Tabernacles
David
Samaritans
Palestine
Satan
Zerubbabel
Haggai
Zechariah
Keep Going Belief in Flight Inspires Perseverance
A hopeful meditation on resilience compares human effort to birds in flight. The text urges belief, hope, and love as the key to avoiding downfall, echoing a simple, motivational message about enduring through challenge.
What Will the Master Say Question
Poetic reflection by Dr. J. B. Shaw asks what the Master will say about wealth versus poverty. The verse contemplates final judgment and the meaning of a life spent in riches or simplicity.
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J. B. Shaw
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England
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Raleigh
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North Carolina
Thomas Arkle Clark
University of Ilinois
Lights of
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Landis
Mooney
Times Square
Chelsea
American Legion
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
John J Pershing
R. E. Coontz
Lite
MOM
Womax Aeroplane
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