German Dornier super whale makes maiden flight in Berlin
Editorial notes the Dornier super whale carrying 60 guests on its maiden voyage at 117 mph with planned six more of the same type next spring. A second duraluminum plane with three 250 hp motors and muffled noise speeds through 90 foot wingspan, enabling passenger conversation in flight. Berlin airfield activity soars with October arrivals and departures while America stays earthbound and skeptical of aviation for national defense.
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Berlin
Germany
George Bernard Shaw as Cynicism-Faker of Fame
A portrait of George Bernard Shaw as a famed yet aloof figure who won the Nobel Prize in literature this year, declines America, calls himself practical, and remains a cynic. The piece contrasts his self-view with public perception, noting his disdain for sincere belief and his reputation as a press agent. It recounts an anecdote of Shaw hosting a socialist critic who mocked his gold tipped cigarettes.
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George Bernard
Shaw
America
G. B.S
Eneland
Shah
Aainster Abbey
Trish
Lord Byron
Merchant Marine report notes massive fleet reduction
Congress submitted ping board highlights that the last fiscal year ended June 36, saw a 350 ship decline in the government owned merchant fleet, with 199 sold for scrap. Emergency Fleet Corporation losses under $20 million mark a percentage drop from 1924, as the nation weighs disposal of 50 vessels and six entire lines.
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Congress
Emergency Fleet Corporation
United States
New York
Europe
London
Ts Tenth Annual Report
Life's Hurdles by LE Bisch
A reflective piece arguing emotions outpace intellect in importance. It critiques tests for emotions as inadequate, suggests the psychometer as a rough tool, and notes emotion currents may move without physical signs while still revealing inner states.
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Life’s Hurdles
LE. Bisch
Reserved judgment for the wise against fools
Montaigne’s question on reasonable life under fools prompts a plea to spare harsh judgment. The speaker urges sympathy for innovators, defends unknown minds, and argues not to label others fools for thinking differently, urging restraint to avoid becoming the very fools judged.
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Montaigne
Remarkable Work In The Encyclopaedia Britannica Ed
Dr Frank Crane describes the thirteenth edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica as a monumental project with contributions from Einstein Aston Rutherford Curie and many Nobel winners. It will cover science history politics culture and daily life with articles on broadcasting artificial silk jazz and more.
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Einstein
Aston
British Broadcasting Company
Marconi
I. Garvin
Bernard Shaw
CalYlans
Stressman
Wethlen
Maserus
Unjonel House
Trotasky
Coolidge
Metlureepaper Syndicate
Cause of Nees Pains By Royal M D Coben
Almost everybody suffers occasional neuralgia or neuritis with pain in the hip shoulder side or elsewhere in the body. The article urges examining for pus infection from dental tonsil or other organs and removing the focus of infection to relieve the pains. It advises considering muscle use and uncomfortable positions and consulting a doctor to identify and remove the source of infection.
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Royal
Coben, M. D
Serving, Me
Sideshows of Science A Marvel of Nature
A compact feature on plants in the Lords and Ladies tribe, noting Monstera deliciass as a tropical example. It describes its large heart shaped leaves with perforations, foam like central areas, oval holes, and irregular lobed margins.
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Nature
King Features Syn, Inc
Chevalier of Industry and the Windustry Term Explored
A study of the term chevalier d industrie meaning a man who lives by wits rather than industry. It discusses misreadings as a thief label and explains French origins and misinterpretations from a 1926 King Features Syndicate note.
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Industry
Chevalier D'Industrie
Chevalier Windustrie
Chevalier Geindustrie
King Features Byn
Tuc
President Coolidge Urges Brief Congressional Program
President Coolidge speaks to Congress urging a short session and a compact program. He lists priorities including tax reduction from a $383 million surplus, canal links for Great Lakes Atlantic trade, river waterway projects, rail consolidation, coal strike safeguards, and radio regulation, while urging lawmakers to avoid unnecessary controversy.
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Treasury
Great Lakes
Atlantic
Colorado
Mississippi
Department of Commerce
Congress
Their First Jobs by Philip Nowlan
A biography outlines the early career of a prominent figure in narcotics and pharmacy. It tracks a humble drug clerk start in Redwood California to establishing a renowned pharmacy career in Santa Barbara, leadership on the California state board of pharmacy, authorship of key narcotics laws, and a U.S. delegation role at an international opium conference under Taft.
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Cal
Santa Barbara
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