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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1930
Page
23
An advertisement invites readers to request a booklet from Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation in Louisville Kentucky Department 99. It promises advice on pipe hygiene to keep pipes sweet and mellow and hints at “arb at pipe makers” and pipe lovers.
Chicago inventor Earl O. Hanson unveiled a cable guided navigation system at the Ford Transport exhibit, directing planes via an invisible path through fog and darkness. The system uses twin signal cable loops for continuous guidance and altitude readouts, improving safety beyond radio beacons.
George Gardner, a Bint engineer, sent an operating model of a new mechanical wing control to Dr Alexander Elemin at New York University. The device would allow pilot angle adjustment of both wings in unison from the cockpit lever, with locking capability and strong steel tubing through wings and fuselage for strength.
Washington reports General James H Fechet chief of the army air corps testifies that the nation should have 10000 trained military pilots ready for immediate service. He says 2500 should be in active regualr service with 4000 first class pilots available and 1004 reserve pilots ready for emergency duty. He outlines strict training and skill requirements for civilian pilots to qualify.
Vance, a Miles City pioneer pilot, combines sheep raising with aviation in Montana. He operates an air taxi service and owns flocks of woolies, then uses a single seater biplane to hunt stray bands of sheep, claiming ownership of those found.
A state aeronautics commission decreed strict limits on parachute jumping. No jumper will be permitted to carry a parachute for test jumps or exploitation. The regulation aims to tighten safety and control over aerial activities.
A Civil War tale recounts Harry B Wentworth of New Hampshire who vanished after a furlough in July 1862 while serving with the Nineteenth New Hampshire volunteers near Washington. A court concluded he did not desert, with evidence he hoped to see the capital. despite guards and searches, no trace of him was ever found in the capital or elsewhere.
The London Daily Chronicle describes a tiny war memorial on Albert Embankment near Vauxhall. A simple glass case holds names of men who served in the war with marks for those who fell. A few blooms are placed before it as a living tribute tended by tenants.
An old advertisement praises Castoria as a gentle home remedy for fretful or colicky babies and common pediatric upset. It claims safety for infants, usefulness for diarrhea and constipation, and broad everyday applications, noting genuine Castoria bears Chas. H. Fletcher’s signature and that doctors prescribe it.
A new service allows passengers to call from moving Hamburg Berlin express trains at any speed by giving the central office the city name. An aerial conductor along the car roofs links to telegraph wires, though the text notes the system was marked Electrocuted and references risks of electric leakage and tree injury from high power lines and sun reflected heat.
Delftware ware traced to Delft Holland around 1810 with later imitations also labeled Delft.
A fragment compares life tasks to compiling an unabridged Webster index, claiming the effort is as useless as that. It mulls mutherhood and widowhood as two hoods always facing mankind's engagement with life.
An article extols rest and a laxative remedy as the path to happiness and health for women. It recounts Miss Margaret Belden of Los Angeles sharing a personal recovery using rest and Nujol. The piece urges readers to use Nujol as internal lubrication and promotes it as safe for all ages.
A collage of snatches from papers like the Boston Transcript and Berlin Ulk. Dialogues mock social events at a masquerade and discuss loans and reputations. A quip asks what happened to Schmidt, noting he made a name in America, while Flo now calls himself Smith.
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