Airplane patrols seen as key to forest fire control
The article argues for aerial firefighting and patrols over national forests and parks, noting fires speed and spread, and detailing experiments with army planes and balloons to detect and combat fires. It cites California Arizona New Mexico and New Hampshire trials, wireless detection, bombing tests, and aerial scouting of outlaw cotton fields in Texas.
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Washington
Northwest
California
Arizona
New Mexico
White Mountains
New Hampshire
Mrmen
Forest Service
Arcadia Field
Los Angeles
Army Balloon School
Federal Horticultural Board
Department of Agriculture
Texas
United States
Mexico
Hensley
Trinity River
Galveston Bay
Sensley
Moorish and Arabic Rugs in History and Color
The article traces rug weaving from Moorish Spain to Arabic traditions, noting descendants outside Spain continue the craft. It contrasts bold bright patterns with simple straight designs and compares oriental motifs to the log cabin quilt. It explains each color carries symbolic meaning across countries and eras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Ancient
Babylon
London Land Values and Skyscraper Pressure Decline
Discussion notes that if London adopted New York style skyscrapers land values would rise, possibly 50 percent in central areas. It questions 80 story towers, arguing they would dwarf landmarks like St Paul’s and Parliament. Current land value is about 500 million pounds. a 50 percent rise would dramatically lift ratable values.
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Sir Alfred Mond
London
New York
New York Evening Post
St. Paul’s
House of Parliament
PRS
Bank of England
Lang
Edo Poe
Plunger Sees Odd Exchange In Fragmented Text
Fragmentary OCR yields an odd dialogue with hazy attribution and interrupted phrases. The lines reference a young Brown, a strike, an ingenity, a fortune, and Horace M with partial names and quotes.
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Horace M
Ord
Beggar Nickel Pact Erodes Original Profit
A columnist recalls a newspaper friend who profited briefly from giving a beggar nickels. Over months the beggar collects more than three dollars, planing to even the share, while the giver contemplates stopping or writing a longer tale as the totals dwindle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goslington
Tie
Flo
Westminster Memorial Plan Rebuilds For World War Tribute
Prominent London citizens plan a Westminster district rebuild around Westminster Abbey to honor World War II and earlier heroes. A 120 foot wide great avenue and a Lam beth bridge are proposed with an international bridge design contest. University of London Broadway Shakespeare theater and arts exhibits are also envisioned along with statuary commemorating British and allied forces.
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Westminster
London
Westminster Abbey
Lambeth Bridge
University of London
New Zealand
Britain
British Empire
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Chinese Railways Point to Nation’s Transit Strength
Reports show 3000 miles of government railways carry over 25 million passengers yearly for 1 billion miles. Passenger revenue dominates on five lines, 95 percent of traffic is third class at one cent per mile. Suburban highways expand, autos noted to accelerate growth. An auto route across the Gobi links Peking Urga and the Russian line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gobi Desert
Peking
Urga
English Lenses Triumph in Aerial Photography War
Early in the war German lenses outperformed British options for aerial pictures. English opticians then developed superior lenses in short order. Captured gear in later battles showed British lenses superior to German ones, with British lenses able to image barbed wire entanglements from three miles high where German lenses failed.
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Britain
Birds Have Right of Way Warns Aero Nautics Director
The director of military aeronautics declares birds have priority as they flew first, noting many Atlantic towns faced dead bird showers. Aviators once shot at birds from planes, but the federal migratory bird law between the United States and Great Britain was examined and found shooting birds from airplanes unlawful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Military Aeronautics
Atlantic Coast
Department of Agriculture
United States
Great Britain
A Kaiser Room Prank Floors English Castle Caretaker
A castle caretaker in England collapsed after a facetious visitor requested to see a room once occupied by the Kaiser. The prank joke overwhelmed the elderly keeper, prompting concern and local headlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Birmingham Age- Herald
Slam at the Gentle Sex Goes Wild in Local Gossip
A colorful, slipshod exchange quotes Uncle Eben on beauties and mermaids amid a joking, muddled street chatter. The speaker notes jealousy among men and delirious attempts to imitate the women, framing the scene as playful yet pointed social banter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Eben
Golf Bugs Distract Willie on Local Course
A boy named Willie complains his father and mother about golf bugs and his discomfort on the course. He jokes he must have caught them, illustrating a small, humorous domestic moment in a characterful scene.
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Willie
Avas
Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Endorsed in Ad Feature
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as the premier cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It promotes a gentle vegetable formula with rapid relief and urges readers to request a sample by mailing ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N
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SAES
T& Company
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