Top of World Flight Limits and Twilight Method
The article discusses attempts to reach higher than MacReady's record, notes the thinning air with altitude, and explains the twilight method estimating the upper air boundary around 48 miles. It cites meteorologists and a Chicago Post writer, plus a stray India viper note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacReady
Washington
Schroeder
Mac
Terra Firma
Earth
Chester E. Tucker
Chicago Post
Woman Justice to Kiss Bridegrooms in Atlantic City
Mrs. Celia Champion of Somers Point, newly elected justice of the peace, says she will kiss the bridegroom after the wedding rather than the bride as parsons do. She is described as handsome and nearly thirty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
Cecelia Champion
Somers Point
Parsons
Champion
Stewart's Life Romance Bared and the Estate Mystery
The Chicago millionaire John K. Stewart left an estate of several million dollars after his death, with a tangled history and a hidden life. A surrogate court probe revealed the alias Terence O'Brien and a dangerous mix of wealth, eccentricity, and mismanagement including a large cash hoard in various forms. Marion Honeyman sued over estate handling, exposing the man behind the name Stewart and the family skeleton surrounding the fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Ek
Stewart
Stewart Manufacturing Company
Stewart-Warner Speedometer Company
Riverhead
S. 1
Terence O’brien
West
O'Brien
Seattle
Arthur
Michael Conlon
John K. Stewart
John K
O’brien
Sheridan Road
Center Point
Marlon
Jean
The
Speedometer Company
H. la Chance
Stewart- Warner Speedometer Company
Aiken
S.C
Marion
Robert B. Honeyman Jr
New York City
Robert B. Honeyman
New York
Virginia Boy, 7 Arrested as Horse Thief
Roanoke Virginia seven year old Russell Smith was arrested on a horse stealing charge. The boy was turned over to probation officer I B Watson. Officials said he is the youngest offender in twenty years.
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Virginia Boy
Roanoke
Russell Smith
I. B. Watson
Diamonds scattered on Tarentum street spark $300 reward
In Pittsburgh area two days earlier diamonds worth $5 000 in a linen handkerchief were kicked about Center street Tarentum residents trampled them until Joseph DeNante recovered the bundle. Joseph Klein of Tarentum reported the loss while shopping. The jewels were returned to Mia Klein owner. Mrs Klein offered a $300 reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Tarentum
Joseph DeNante
Center Street
Mia
Joseph Klein
DeNante
Expedition to study sleeping sickness in tropical Africa
Four physicians and two veterinary scientists form a Tropical Diseases Prevention Association expedition to study treatment in Uganda first, then Belgian Congo, Rhodesia, and the Sudan over two and a half years. The goal is a vaccination system for arrivals to danger zones and reduced mortality from sleeping sickness in West Africa and beyond.
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Africa
London
Tropical Diseases Prevention Association
Uganda
Belgian Congo
Rhodesia
Sudan
West Africa
Congo
Sulphite Turpentine Gas Used in TNT Production
The note describes sulphite turpentine gas released when wood is boiled and states it is used in making 1 gram of TNT.
Guidelines for Shipping and Showing Prize Poultry Coops
Portable shipping coops should be sturdy light and easy to open. Sizes for one bird use 12 by 18 by 24 inches and 12 by 24 by 24 inches for two birds. Include hay dry shavings and cups for feed and water. Exhibition coops feature 2 inch wire netting front and may use laths if netting unavailable. Every poultry club member should build exhibition coops and train birds for fairs to improve display and judging.
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United States Department Agriculture
Poultry-Club
Grit Essential for Poultry Health and Egg Yield
Poultry raisers neglecting grit harm digestion and health. Regular grit should be available in boxes or hoppers at all times. A load of gravel near the coop can improve health and raise egg yield on many farms.
Artists in Japan's cabinet auction results
The Tokyo Fine Arts club auctioned works by contemporary Japanese figures. Hara's assassinated artist pieces sold to around 600 dollars, four more brought 800. Prince Pamagata’s works 250 to 300, Prince Saionji writings 200 to 300. Noda’s chrysanthemum sold 60, an orchid 70. Yamamoto and Tokonami contributed works, reflecting kakemono as a favored art form.
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Japan
Tokyo Fine Arts Club
Hara
Prince Pamagata
Prince Saionji
Noda
Communications
Yamamoto
Agriculture and Commerce
Tokonami
Kakemono
Philadelphia Inquirer
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Never Suspect It
Drugstore advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure for kidney trouble. It cites insurance underwriting claims and urges readers to buy or request a sample bottle by sending ten cents to Kilmer Co. at Binghamton New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Bingham‘ton
N. Y
Honeymooners Meet Bear in Swiss Alps
American traveler warns of dangers in the Alps as a newlyweds couple hiking in Switzerland encounter a bear during their honeymoon journey. The wife urges flight toward the valley while the husband hesitates, saying it is impossible to flee.
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Alps
Switzerland
Henry
Philadelphia: Ledger
Early Steamboat Venture Pledges Hudson River Run
The text references the first steamboat in the United States pledging a voyage on the Hudson in 1807. It notes the ease of pleasing yet hints at a dispute over division or allocation of some sort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Hudson
Two Girls In Playroom Bicker Over Damaged Doll
Miss Janice aged seven and her cousin Elizabeth aged eight quarrel after Janice drops a doll breaking its head. Elizabeth sobs and scolds. Janice laments mortification then admits she caused the damage by taking the pinky doll despite warnings.
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Janice
Elizabeth
Boy’s slang meets prayer line shocks mother across street
Five year old Bobby befriends new neighbors and rapidly enlarges his vocabulary. His mother is shocked when he recites a version of the bedtime prayer ending with a worry line, a contrast to his usual slang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby
Mother
Milwaukee Journal
Cherry bloom tea and witty old sayings
A compact set of epigrammatic lines notes cherry blooms salted for tea, jokes about parental control in love, a boastful defiant fly, and a remark on ancient books rich in insight yet largely archaic wit.
Health is the Most Precious Treasure and Care Tips
A Cedar Gap Missouri reader extols Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets claiming strong relief from constipation. The testimonial praises pellets as gentler and more effective than prior laxatives and suggests obtaining the remedy from local druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Gap
Dr. Pierce
Edw. Wisler
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Mexico
Mexico City
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Red Cross
Une
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