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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1919
Page
10
Miss Marjorie Stinson sister of Katherine Stinson is cited as the only woman to have a pilot's license granted by the joint Army and Navy Board of Aeronautics. Though she is only nineteen she has been flying for five years and works in one of the navy's drafting sections.
The Canadian medical corps has maintained splendid health through relentless effort. It is estimated that 75 percent of Canada’s medical profession served in armed forces either at home or overseas.
HLGC describes a windmill driven dynamo by Voutsas 100 foot diameter and 990 square foot area. A wind of 24 feet per second yields 2N horsepower. Cog wheels with spokes transmit power. gearing increases speed from 12 percent rpm of the mass batt to 1000 rpm for the dynamo.
A fragmented Texas report notes oil men betting on airplanes to boost efficiency and fuel transport. Officials from two oil firms rush from Ranger to a new field as aviation boosts commercial prospects. Government support could accelerate air use, with fields ideal for rapid adoption amid rugged terrain. Barronfield authority estimates air cost at fifty dollars per hour for plane operations. Attorneys Flour Paste Stamps Crew referenced as oddities in the piece.
San Francisco envoy Henry Strad endures a difficult assignment, grappling with a stubborn memory and a habit as he navigates a crowded early morning scene amid chatter about a pew and a family in a bustling city environment.
The total solar eclipse on May 20 1918 will rival last summer's in duration and reach across continental path from South America to equatorial Africa. The Carnegie Department of Terrestrial Magnetism plans two expeditions to favorable observing points for this long lasting event.
War horses to be honored for service in the war effort. a badge program aims to distinguish and reward horses that proved valuable. The initiative seeks to remind owners and drivers to treat their animals fairly and with generosity, recognizing their wartime duties and sacrifices.
Consil AT Hoeberte reports from Perambico Bengt that the entelesais of smokers and the Temprance of children are blamed for fleet losses. An English army officer invents a flexible fube bottom for rapid unloading by turning cranks. Allen language newspapers in Canada adopt English. A cellulose factory at Krogetad Nor e Way expands capital and capacity with a new process to make alcohol from sulphur waste.
A University of California survey released via the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce proposes grape syrup as an alternative use for California’s 250 000 ton annual grape crop valued at 4 million. If feasible, syrup could equal 40 000 tons of sugar worth 8 million with 19 to 26 percent sugar content. A market may form with canneries during the 1920 season using existing equipment and minimal additions. News from Los Angeles reports William McKalg killed in action with near confirmation, stating I was wounded five times.
Canton Ohio report recounts a woman who credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with curing female troubles without surgery. The piece urges trials before hospital operations and notes readers may seek advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Mass.
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