Aviation record set by Italian pilots to Brazil
Italian aviators Captain fer rurin and Major Del Prete began from Rome in a Savoia monoplane on a nonstop flight to South America. They reached Brazil safely and landed near Port Natal, claiming a new distance record of 3,909 miles previously held by Chamberlin and Levine, as they crossed the South Atlantic in a time of about 58 hours 38 minutes.
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Ferrurin
Major del Prete
Rome
Savoia
South Aimerica
Brazil
Port Natal
Mojles
Chamberlin
Levine
Moiles
Meee
South Atlantic Ocean
Palmos Caval
Economy in Federal Expenditures Cited as Key Policy
The article cites federation efforts to cut costs, noting federal spending around three and a half billion annually, about half postwar levels yet double prewar. It highlights saving from reducing civil service vacancies, early bill payment discounts over a million dollars, centralized purchasing, and a businesslike government management led by a chief co ordinator with department assistants.
What It Costs to Govern Us
A historical overview of federal income tax origins from the Civil War, through the Sixteenth Amendment, and early 20th century reforms. It outlines direct vs indirect taxation, initial rates and exemptions, wartime spikes, postwar reductions, and the evolution of normal and surtax rates up to rates exceeding 20 percent. The piece notes varying exemptions and earned income classifications.
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Supreme Court
Taok
Congress
Diphtheria Deaths Lead City Health Campaign Honors
Cambridge Alabama tops list of U S cities over 100 000 by diphtheria prevention in 1827 health drive. Only one city saw a diphtheria death in five years per American Medical Association. Duluth Minnesota held prior record in 1925. Seven large cities reported zero typhoid deaths last year joining New Haven Springfield Yonkers Paterson Richmond Canton and Kam...
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Cambridge
Alass
United States
American Medical
Uity
Duluti
Minn
The
Medical Association
New Haven
Conn
Springfield
Mass
Yonkers
Paterson
Richmond
Canton
Obiej- Kamsugity
Kan
Last Resort Professor laments reading decline
Professor Jordan complains that cultured reading is vanishing and blames films and trashy magazines. He notes youths no longer read and recalls asking a child what he read, only to hear the boy reply that he has not been sick, implying no reading habit.
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Jordan
Johnny
Detroit News Menu Mixup Sparks City Linguistic Frenzy
A quirky exchange at a foreign restaurant turns into a babel of tourist talk as owner and diner confuse phrases. The incident highlights local reactions to language barriers and urban dining culture.
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Jake
Boston
Detroit News
Appropriate June Bride and Suitcase Labels
A playful exchange notes a June wedding theme with a groom’s quip about labels on suitcases. A lyric by Ovid about burdens becoming light adds a classical contrast. The snippet blends wedding mood and travel imagery with literary references.
Wireless station at Louisburg aids Nova Scotia fishermen
Fishermen in Nova Scotia fleets cope with lines and nets while music streams from the new Louisburg wireless station. Daily reports of bait in storage weather ice conditions and prevailing prices keep crews informed, along with vessel arrivals at Boston and Gloucester and other news items.
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Nova Scotia
Louisburg
Boston
Gloucester
A Peculiar Family Tale In A Jailhouse Lingo
A fragmentary dialogue mockingly notes a boy named Jim labeled as the family black sheep. The conversation mocks his father who names Pullman cars and his mother a famed writer, while mentioning a disgraceful bet and a new nickel candy bar.
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Jim
Habit Arthur Hilton and Mack Sennett linked in odd exchange
An extract shows Habit Arthur Hilton and Mack Sennett associated with a roguish scene as a young woman jokes about a “possum ear” and a “dead in such convenient places” remark highlighting curious dialogue amid peculiar behavior.
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Arthur Hilton
Mack Sennett
Arthur
The Limit in Weight in Me a Real Literary Light
Fragmentary item notes a quoted exchange about weight and literary light from a publication. It references a real literary context and surveys opinions or perceptions without clear events, dates, or fully readable names. The readable portion emphasizes weight as a metaphorical measure related to literary merit.
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Cbivago News
In the good old days there was always something horrid
A fragmentary note reflects on nostalgia and knowledge’s appeal, with quotes about a woman’s tears as argument and a wry take on war and peace. The lines moodily contemplate memory, action, and persuasion.
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Ranklin
Make Jelly Easily with Pexel Promises Big Yields
A vintage ad explains using Pexel to turn fruit juice into jelly. It claims 30 cent price, 100 percent fruit product, colorless and odorless, with a booklet of directions. Several juice to jelly ratios are listed, each yielding multiple glasses.
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Asheville
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Middle West
Adam “McMullen
Nebraska
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Iowa
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Lowden
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Niagara Falls
Robbie Leach
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Lansster
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