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Airship construction and curious local notes
A fragmentary column mentions an airship under construction intended to float in case of accidents, with a precautionary motorcar analogy. It also reports on a Paris doctor advocating removal of a large child under five on grounds of breeding a harmful gene, plus scattered human interest items about a Winnebago man, a Fort Dodge visitor, a red hen in New Jersey uncovering stolen jewels, and assorted local chatter about Des Moines and a bridge in Groat-enda.
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