Balloon to Reach Stratosphere in National Geographic Project
National Geographic Society and United States Army Air Corps plan a 15 mile high stratosphere ascent using a giant Goodyear balloon built in Akron Ohio. Capt Albert W Stevens and Maj William Kepner will pilot the craft with a large science team to collect data on upper air conditions, ozone levels, and cosmic rays while capturing high altitude photographs.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
WNN Service
United States Army Air Corps
Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation
Akron
Ohio
United States
Albert W. Stevens
Army Air Corps
William Kepner
Ballon
Gilbert Grosvenor
Lyman J. Briggs
United States Bureau of Standards
F. V. Coville
United States Department of Agriculture
Osear Westover
Capt
R. S. Patton
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
W. PF. G. Swann
Bartoli Research Foundation
Franklin Institute
Swarthmore
Floyd K. Richtmyer
Cornell University
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Charles E. K. Mees
Eastman Kodak Company
Charles &. Marvin
United States Weather Bureau
John Oliver la Gorce
Settle
Great Plains
Stevens
Dayton
America
Piccard
Kepner
William EB. Kepner
United States Army
United States Marine Corps
Air Corps
Rosendahl
Los Angeles
Lakehurst
Zeppelin
Argentina
Maine
Zuider Zee Dam Completes Dutch Reclamation Project
The Dutch minister of public works inaugurated the Zuider Zee dam linking North Holland and Friesland. The old sea becomes a lake called Yselmeer, twenty miles long, reclaiming land equal to Guelders. The ex crown prince once lived on Wieringen island. Marken island lies in the new lake. A railway on the dam is planned. work began in 1920 and is now finished.
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Zuider Zee
Marken
Yselmeer
Planis
Crossword Puzzle Clues Mixed Across Horizontal and Vertical
A dense list of crossword hints covering numeric, linguistic, and general knowledge clues across horizontal and vertical orientations. Includes references to ancient languages, animals, colors, and common crossword tasks with partial phrases and several cryptic-like cues.
Blunt People Often Hit the Point First
Freeman and the litter discuss blunt people noting they are embarrassingly direct. Freeman suggests blunt folks often reach the point before others, prompting contemplation on their blunt approach.
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Freeman
Prosaic Peggy on Christmas Eve Window Scene
Peggy and her sister gaze from the window on Christmas eve. The sister tells Peggy that the beautiful star is their Heavenly Father wishing a Merry Christmas and asks how to show gratitude. Peggy responds that she should wish him the same.
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Peggy
Boston Transcript
The Better Plan and a Quick Quip on Currency
In a rustic dialogue two speakers debate chores and money. Father Johnny asks for help digging potatoes while son Aw balks. A pun on currency follows with Niblock praising elastic currency and Bungwit proposing adhesive currency.
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Johnny
A Quip on Bookkeeping and Racing Losses
A brief exchange jokes about where racing losses go in bookkeeping. A secretary asks under what head losses should be filed and the chief suggests running losses as a humorous answer.
Hat shop couple’s awkward moment in playful exchange
In a Brooklyn Eagle snippet a wife questions her husband about a hat purchase. He reacts with mock horror and notes the milliner seemed to read his thoughts, prompting a humorous exchange about not being warned earlier.
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Henry
Brooklyn Eagle
Machine age costs jobs in political shift debate
A machinist and an office man discuss job loss tied to the rise of mechanical work and a political transition. The office man admits he gained his job under Republican rule and lost it to a Democrat influenced machine era.
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Machanic
There is something in this world besides money
There is a sharp exchange about value and hardship as a character quips that money is not everything, while another voice counters with the reality of the poorhouse. The dialogue highlights social contrasts and the human cost behind wealth.
Crude and Refined Daughters Clash Over Wealth
The daughters of millionaires differ in status with one seen in refined sugar wealth and the other in crude oil. Gilbert notes the contrast stems from their fathers profits in sugar versus oil.
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Martin
Gilbert
Not So Good Neighbor incubator inquiry
Pathfinder Magazine notes a buyer asks about a newly purchased incubator’s performance. Mrs. Newbride replies the unit is functional but has not laid any eggs yet, sparking concern about its effectiveness.
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Major Kepner
Captain Stevens
Bashaw
Moses
New York
Spenser
Republic
Initigis
OUR Comic
Little
Finney
Machine Age
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