Novel Biway system may reshape city transport
Douglas Malloch reports on Norman Wilson Storer’s Westinghouse idea for a high above street network called the Biway. Glass bridges connect skyscrapers with stations every thousand feet, offering 20 mph average speeds and 4000 seats per mile, promising continuous movement and infallible operation.
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Norman Wilson Storer
Westinghouse
Spa
Ch Wunyuier
Aes Central van Point Ang
Storer
Adhesson
Bedtime Tale of Buster the Bee and a Teasing Jay
Buster the bear cub retreats from a fall from a hemlock tree near Farmer Brown’s. He wanders through the Green Forest hearing only faint sounds as Sammy Jay mocks him, while he searches for the scent of danger and honey. The tale follows his anxious, lonely mood as he tries to understand why he is laughed at and how he can regain his confidence.
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Brown
Neig
Green Forest
Sammy Jay
Buster
Sammy Tay
Sammy
Farmer
Bee Stings Push Beadle Boy To Mud Bath Quest
In a whimsical scene from a Burgess tale, Buster Bear flees a swarm after bees sting him while seeking relief. Farmer Brown’s Boy, amid the chase, heads toward Paddy the Beaver’s pond for mud to ease the pain as bees retreat, leaving Buster to the forest’s anxious echoes.
Draped Collar Frock and Bran Muffin Recipes Featured
An ornate draped collar on a red black and white frock appears beside social notes and culinary instructions. The item mentions brokers lawyers and preachers in varied trades and includes a 1932 Western Newspaper Union credit. Bran muffin and bran upside down cake recipes provide step by step measures and baking guidance.
Bran dishes promote cleansing and digestion in diet
Uncooked bran is praised as a well known laxative food usable with gaz foods to add bulk and aid elimination. Many can tolerate roughage, and suggestions include Bran Macaroons with eggs, salt, brown sugar, butter, and uncooked bran as ingredients to blend into cereal or desserts.
Manly treatise on love and marriage cited in old column
A clipped humorous note quotes a housekeeping worker Honorah claiming men can easily change by marrying a bridge fend. The line appears in an era column with Bell Syndicate and WNU Service credit.
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Housekeeping Honorah
Bell Syndicate
WNU
American Humor Academy Debate in 19th Century Tone
F H Collier argues in the St Louis Globe-Democrat for and against a proposed American Academy of Humor. He notes past humorists like Artemas Ward and Twain, contrasts them with modern mockery, and questions if today’s humor engages substantial intellect or merely mechanical wit.
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America
Academy of Humor
Mark Thain
Bob Burdette
Bill Nye
Shakespeare
Charles SI
Napoteos
Shelley
Keats
Tennyson
Bryant
Longfellow
Artemas Ward
Twain
Nye
Burdette
George Ade
Reduced 30 Pounds Never Felt Better
A Little Rock reader Miss Madeline Crowley says Kruschen Salts helped her drop 30 pounds in a year and improve health. The ad promotes taking one half teaspoon in hot water daily to curb fatty meals, promising four weeks of results and urging purchase at any drugstore.
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Madeline Crowley
Little Rock
Ark
Inen
Woren
Species of Carrot Shows Potentials Beyond Potato
A Guayaquil practitioner Dr. A Avila reports a white carrot variety from Ecuadorian farms that may surpass potato in amino acids. He cites chemical analyses showing richer proteins and notes a high grade edible starch frame and a transparent paste obtained from starch residues with commercial possibilities.
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Andes
Eurasia
Ecuador
Aso
Wise's dual study paints future by past and present
Wise prepares for the future by studying both the past and the present. The remark about a new pig and diversion hints at a theater scene across the street, suggesting sharp wit and media awareness shaping public perception.
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Wise
Icelandic Gardeners Grow Food At Hot Springs
Harnessing Hot Springs Gardeners in Iceland claim they can supply the island with enough vegetables to reduce imports. They promote a "Buy Teelandic" campaign to encourage local produce.
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Iceland
Crooner Replies On Demand For Special Copyright Permission
A crooner explains that four kisses were performed only with the special permission of the copyright owner, clarifying how the scenes were authorized. The exchange centers on consent and rights to use a copyrighted moment within the performance.
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