New Hobo Classes Rise as 1928 Model Takes Hold
A long newspaper study traces hoboes from the old “Weary Willie” era to a modern 1928 model. It contrasts solo wanderers with a classed, organized hobo under the International Brotherhood Welfare association led by James Eads How. The piece notes motorized travel, collegelike instruction, and the spread of the hobo movement across the country.
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Hobo
Willie
International Brotherhood Welfare Association
Tin Lizzles
James Eads How
Hobo College
James B. Eads
St. Louis
James F. How
Wabash Railroad
Hobo Wit
Tacoma
Wash
Jeff Davis
Dan O'Brien
J. Eads- How
Imodel,s
Shipping Fruits and Vegetables by Auto Trucks in 1920s
The 1926 US Department of Agriculture report notes large city shipments dominate car lot fruit and vegetable sales, but redistribution via auto trucks reaches smaller markets. It cites eastern Pennsylvania and southern peaches as examples, explaining growers’ trucks and dealers widen access, despite price and perishability risks.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Department of Agriculture
Eastom
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Bazaar Architecture and Trade Hubs in Asiatic Cities
Describes narrow bazaar streets eight to ten feet wide with small shops eight by ten feet and larger ten by twelve. Two-story khans with open central courts host rooms opening to the court and streetside doors. Each bazaar includes a coffee shop where merchants drink Turkish coffee and smoke narghile for two cents, while discussing trade bills.
Giant leatherback turtle record from New York coast
An official Smithsonian file notes a leatherback sea turtle specimen found at the American Museum of Natural History. The animal, caught off Connecticut, measured six feet long and weighed 715 pounds, among the largest ever recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Smithsonian Institution
American Museum of Natural History
Connecticut
Students Claim Healthful Driving As Exercise
University of Wisconsin medical students report driving cars provides notable exercise. The bulletin notes arm and shoulder workout from steering, leg work from brakes and clutch, especially in urban traffic. It emphasizes regular, not strenuous, activity and suggests modern driving requires less effort yet remains beneficial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Wisconsin
Radburn planned as motor age community near New York
The City Housing Corporation plans Radburn a pedestrian friendly town 18 miles from New York between Paterson and Hackensack New Jersey. Estimated cost 50 to 60 million dollars first unit for 600 families ready in 1929. Self contained layout with local employment and parkways reducing street crossing for pedestrians and children.
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New York City
Radburn
Paterson
Hackensack
N. J
City Housing Corporation
Luziarte Tours Europe in Novel Pedal-Mobile
A photograph shows Luziarte the Spanish painter in a pedal-mobile with a cushion seat painting tools provisions and bedding. The vehicle is bicycle propelled and will carry him across Europe to sketch.
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Luziarte
Europe
First Endurance Run of Auto in 1901
The article recounts the first endurance auto run in 1901 led by A T L Riker, starting in New York and headed to Buffalo. The trip covered under 100 miles, with speeds around 50 mph, yet faced severe delays from Albany to Herkimer and was halted at Rochester after President McKinley’s death.
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A. T L. Riker
New York
Buffalo
Letty Shannon
Elsie Johns
Liberty Magazine
Albany
Herkimer
Rochester
McKinley
Automobile items and a dash of auto racing lore
Columbus faces difficult times with engine trouble not a concern in war talk and the auto war is on. Motorists benefit from cheaper casings and tubes while road humor highlights the hot July days. Pete De Paolo Tony Gulotta and Alarry Wartz are noted former mechanics turning up in racing seats.
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Pete de Paolo
Tony Gulotta
Alarry Wartz
Cleopatra's pearl liquor inspires jeweled sugar trend
A European after-dinner coffee ritual uses colored sugar crystals named jewels. The tiny crystals resemble amethyst, topaz, sapphire gems and are touted as healthful and palatable, adding a modern touch to drinking customs.
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Europe
Retirements and Reflections in Odd Mentions
A quirky collection of remarks notes the mining head poised to retire and jokes about wealth. It also comments on bathroom cleanliness and the whitening power of Ball Blue, alongside a quip on following advice and a line about etiquette being a refined golden rule.
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Jones
Diggenheim
Saith
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Mexican
Atlantic
Pacific
Alaska
Argentina
Jack London
Nerfesh
Kansas City
Elmo Scott Watson
His Pedal Mobile
Columbus
Honkers
Iceman
Ery
Bae EY
P. Co., Inc
Bayer
Hanford
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