Passions of the Jokes on Junkyard Cars
The article surveys ornate vandalized cars at American college towns, led by Clinton Campbell’s Passion 8 at Columbia. It details hackneyed motifs, scavenged parts, and flamboyant signs, noting miles covered, speed, and fuel efficiency while warning of safety hazards and lack of insurance.
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Heller Jackson
Hay Walters
Columbia
University
New York City
Clinton Campbell
New York
Campbell
New York Street ‘Car Company
Gemchase
Pi Kappa Alpha
Georgia Tech
Mexico
Canada
Explorer maps wild borderlands between Himalayas and China
D Arcy Wetherbee, station explorer, completed a survey of little known regions between the upper Yangise and Engh amputra rivers on the borderlands of Thin Tibet and Assam. After severe hardships in desolate mountains, he reached the nearest civilization at Sadiya on the frontier.
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Yangise
Enghamputra
Thin
Tibet
Assam
D'Arcy Wetherbee
Himalayas
China
Meetherbee
Sadiya
First White Man To Cross Kronjon Pass In Brahmaputra Trek
Expedition reports the first known white man to traverse the Kronjon pass guarding the Brahmaputra headwaters, a dangerous route found near the Sidws region. The journey highlights the perilous crossing and remote mountainous terrain explored during the climb.
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Brahmaputra
Kronjon “Pass
Fatness and Injury Rates From Accident Insurance Claims
Fat people allegedly suffer fewer injuries than thin individuals cites from insurance notes. Possible explanation suggests heavier bodies bounce when falling, offering a degree of safety, while lighter people are more prone to fractures or being trampled by crowds.
Upholstering's Protection Against a Busted Frame
A Los Angeles Times snippet notes upholstery as crucial protection for damaged frames. The brief underscores the role of padding and fabric in preserving furniture structure and appearance after wear or impact.
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Los Angeles Times
Wind and Shorn Lamb Proverb Origin Not Bible Verse
The saying God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb is an old proverb of unknown authorship not a Bible verse. The earliest known use appears in Laurence Sterne’s Sentimental Journey, though Sterne did not claim it as his own.
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Laurence Stern
Stern
Decorative Christmas Work Basket for Gift Giving
This ornate basket combines paper rope in a dark brown, a wire standard and frame, woven rope with open spaces, a gathered brown silk lining, and brown silk tassel along the base. Drawstrings at the top close the design, aiming to harmonize with woodwork and home furnishings.
New Ribbon Fancies For Christmas Gifts And Bags
New ribbon fashion for Christmas gifts purses and card cases blooms like poinsettias. Two standout pieces feature a black mail ribbon flat envelope purse and a melon shaped bag with rhinestone ornament in a satin ribbon with black diamond shaped applique.
Gift for the Housewife decorative kitchen holders
A group of new kitchen holders designed to hang near the stove for both display and utility. Made of gay cretenae with black stripes and bright flowers on white, each bound with braid and brass ring for hanging. A wood bar with four hooks carries the rings, promising a practical gift for every housewife.
Industrial survey urged to guide location of profitable plants
A conference of industrial managers in Washington under the U S Chamber of Commerce urged cities to grow only forests of smoke stacks where industries promise economical operation. They endorsed industrial surveys to assess a community’s resources including labor, power, materials, transport, finance, and sites, suggesting a plant should not be located where conditions do not fit the industry to avoid community harm.
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Chambers “of Commerce
Washington
United States Chamber of Commerce
Resto F
Bricks and Mortar of First Importance in Home Building
An expert advises readers contemplating brick homes to invest in quality brick and an architect. Shop at many firms and view finished houses a year old to judge durability. Choose brick color and mortar carefully to maintain the brick’s color, using red, chocolate, or buff tones as suited. Avoid white mortar with red bricks. dark mortar enhances inexpensive brick.
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Homehuierty
Asgay
Plens Carefully The Home Builder’s Planning Critique
A brief critique of home builders focusing on planning, up-to-date designs, and sensible touches in house presentation. It notes many builders draft their own plans and neglect current buyer preferences, urging better alignment with sought after features and market demands.
Fragmented OCR News Shorn of Coherence
An unreadable fragment describes a building incident and unrest among home owners. Lacking clear names, dates, or places, it notes damage and weak investors, with scattered phrases about visitation, erection, and long term value.
Mind Paint and Its Everyday Use in the United States
The piece extols mind paints for every man and notes Americans use over a gallon per person yearly. It imagines a nation deprived of paints and varnishes and highlights paints bringing light to dark corners, protecting wood and metal, and aiding interior sanitation and beauty.
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United States
Highway Tree Planting Sparks Citizen Pride and Protest
The article discusses tree planting along a highway as a judgment exercise that pleases some and disappoints property owners. It notes that residents are rarely consulted and their rights are only raised after protests by those who value the landscape and pride in local features.
Drink Water to Wash Out Kidney Poison Remedial Advice
An old health note urges drinking lots of water and using Salts from a pharmacist to flush kidneys. It promotes Jazt Salts as a grape and lemon juice lithia blend claimed to neutralize acids and relieve bladder irritation. The piece touts hydration, a morning dose of four ounces of Salts, and regular use as a cure for kidney trouble.
Stomach Remedies Claim Clear Breath Improvement
New York City reader Ben Lc Heide describes prior stomach upset, constant bad breath and constipation. He credits Carter's Little Liver Pills for gentle bowel action and now sweet, clean breath, noting the pills are small sugar coated and easy for the family to take, sold by druggists.
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New York City
Ben Lcheide
Carter
Poetic musings meet prosaic wit in a Boston Transcript clip
A fragment from the Boston Transcript presents a dialogue on melancholy leaves and a quip about moving to an apartment to avoid raking. It adds a sardonic line about courage in danger and a jibe on a wife's knowledge of her husband's affairs.
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Boston ‘Transcript
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Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell University
Sigma Phi Fraternity
Glendon Gerlach
Gerlach
Uni Poli
Maitre
Rochefon Cauld
Luden
National Sales Service
Fayetteville
Ark
Ward Thompson
Sint St
RHOY
Douglas St
Omaha
Rebr
van Audrey, Inc
Box K
Broadway
N.Y. C
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