Notable Chicago Ruin Tale From Underground Voyage
The narrator reads James Alted's notebook detailing a voyage with Ransdell and Vanderbilt to a flooded Lake Michigan shore near Chicago. They find a dead city strewn with wreckage, damaged skyscrapers, and a suffocating gas plume that blankets the streets, hinting at a catastrophic fate beneath the earth.
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Ransdell
James
James Alted
Ransdell, Vanderbilt
Lake Michigan
Chicago
Wrigley Building
Tribune
North Michigan Avenue
Vanderbilt
Lake Shore
Bronson
Space Ship Plans Amid Planetary Collision Panic
Michael Hendren and colleagues pursue a plan to migrate to Bronson Beta as Earth faces a cataclysmic collision. Ransdell, Vanderbilt, and James document city devastations from Chicago to Pittsburgh, then Washington, with a presidential briefing and a plea for humanity's survival amid quakes, floods, and a hurricane.
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David Ransdell
New York
South Africa
Cole Hendron
Tony Drake
Hendrons
Ransdell
Hendron
Tony
Professor Bronson
League
Hendren
Earth
Bronson Alpha
Peter Vanderbilt
Eliot James
White House
Theresident
Cole Hendren
Washington
Bronson
Mills at Pittsburgh Endured Tides Despite Government's Warning
Hendren reads from Hirot's diary naming George Schultz a National Guardsman. The passage notes Schultz described the mills at Pittsburgh working to the last moment as the government declared the steel city safe from the tides.
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Law and Order
Schultz
Hendren
Mr. James
Appalachians
Washington
George Schultz
National
Bee defense: workers sting only when hive disturbed
The few worker bees sting sparingly to protect the hive, since a bee dies after stinging and a large swarm would be endangered if the hive is not safeguarded.
Upholds Rights of Little Ones to Food Choice
A Parents Magazine writer argues against harsh feeding and urges patience with infants. She says babies resist new flavors, prefer familiar foods, and should be allowed small preferences. Change flavors slowly and remove disliked foods temporarily to respect the infant’s individuality.
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Parents
Epicure
Radio station letter designations explained
A historical note describes how federal rules assign classification letters to radio stations, tracing the system to the era when wireless telegraphy governed transmission and licensing.
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By Eryin Balmer
Philip Wylee
Great Lakes
Detroit
Lake Huron
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Monongahela River
Mount Washington
National Guard
Mississippi Valley
United States
Hutchinson
Chesapeake Bay
Potomac River
Mississippi Basin
East Coast
Gulf States
Cincinnati
Memphis
St. Louis
Davenport
Middle West
Kansas
Thither
Colorado
Solomon
Saline
Smoky Hill
Arkansas
North Platte
Forces of Law and Order
Chapter
Firestone Sentinel
Firestone
Firestone 2
Oldfield
HPL
UTO
F.T
Klinm
Richard Crooks
Gladys Swarthout
Nelson Eddy
WEAF
Stone Avy
Oleman Coleman Siron
Stove CO
Wichita
Kana
Oath
Parker
Hiscox Chem
Patchogue
N.Y
Hiscox Chemical Works
Doan
Free Select Products, Inc
Long Island City
Daniel Reardon
No. Horton St. J. Mich
Dr. Pierce
Buttalo
N. Y
Dranch
Ama
Employment Manager Finance Extension Corp
Hammond
Indiana
WIR
CKLW
Lawrence Mach
Postpak
Lawrence Mack. Inc
Pinehurst Ave
Mie
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