Maine Kids Receive Roadside Driver Licenses In Safety Drive
Maine school children receive roadside driver licenses as part of a safety campaign funded by the Automobile Legal Association with a 5000 dollar grant. The licenses bear the state seal and pledge responsibility for pedestrians and motorists to prevent road danger. revocation rests with the pupil’s teacher for careless conduct.
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Maine
Charles
Owen Brewster
Guv
Ralph O. Brewster
Automobile Legal Association
Secretary of State
State of
Clemenceau Refused a New Auto by Reluctant Dealers
Georges Clemenceau visited an auto showroom seeking a new car but was refused the purchase as the dealer offered only to supply the vehicle. He rode in a much older car for years and left a 10 000 francs check to the plant to aid workers in need.
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Georges Clemenceau
Gaul
France
Monsieur
Clemenceau
Hen Aid to Motorist Surprises Local Driver
A barnyard hen proves useful when a motorist faced radiator leaks. Two eggs were broken into the hot radiator water, and the leaks stopped. The motorist, impressed by the hen's egg remedy, now shares the tale with others in need of quick fixes.
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Hen
Street Sign Aids Nighttime Drivers by Readable Glass Panels
Mrs. Helen Converse Gatchell invents a square four strip glass sign built into a large frame around a street lamp to be read easily by motorists at night. One sign is installed in Chicago at a central boulevard intersection for clear visibility.
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Helen Converse Gatchell
City of
Chicago
Rocket cars in Germany spark new propulsion race
Detroit officials highlight a European experiment in rocket powered racing cars shown in Russellheim and Berlin. The car uses 12 rockets in the rear to reach nearly a mile per minute from a short start, producing dense smoke and heat. Further tests are planned on the Avus track and rails may be laid for rocket driven locomotion.
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Germany
Douglas Miller
Berlin
Detroit
Department of Commerce
0. M. Butter
Départment
Michigan
Detroit News
Russelheim
Avus
Railways
Kansas counties receive 18.6 million from gas tax and licenses
The Kansas Highway Commission reports total gasoline tax and motor car license receipts of 18,583,999.73 since July 1925 distributions. Sedgwick leads with 681,562.23, Wyandotte 568,494.77, Grant 89,028.92, and Morton 87,872.50, with funds allocated to state aid, county free funds, and local road work.
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Kansas
State Highway Commission
Commission
Sedgwick County
Wyandotte
Grant County
Morton
Wheat harvest in Salina yields unusually dry, heavy grain
Salina reports a remarkable Kansas wheat harvest with lower moisture than feared. Farmers worried about high moisture content are reassured as the crop proves drier than prior varieties and weighs over sixty pounds per bushel.
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Salina
Kansas
Prominent Men See New Oiler as Big Mid-Continent Find
Prominent men on the ground declare Larson No. 1 from Mid-Kansas Oil Co recently came in and is a new field. They believe it promises to open one of the biggest pools in the Mid- Continent region.
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McPherson
Mid-Kansas Oil Company
Mid- Continent
Truck driver killed in Topeka gasoline explosion
Oscar Gephardt aged 20 drove the Star truck from Topeka to Holton and was killed when a gasoline explosion ripped through his garage. Cecil Blanka sustained injuries in the same blast.
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Topeka
Oscar Gephardt
Holton
Cecil Blanka
Eldorado Man Oscar Evertson Fatally Injured in Wreck
Oscar Evertson aged 45 a county commissioner county treasurer board of education and city council member and real estate dealer was fatally injured in a car wreck nine miles east of Kingman recently authorities reported.
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Eldorado
Oscar Evertson
Board of Education
Old City
Kingman
Hafer Hurt in Firecracker Blast at South Haven
I H Hafer of South Haven Kansas was brought to a Wellington hospital as a victim of a firecracker explosion. The blast scarred his face and may cost him his sight.
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Wellington
I. H. Hafer
South Haven
Kan
Hafer
Tragedies Across States From Drowning Incidents
In Emporia, 15 year old Harold Hausman drowned while wading with friends in a pond on nearby land. In Russell, Mrs Wayne Wilkerson and her year old baby perished attempting to escape rising water during a cloudburst. In New York, the Kansas Womans club funds a permanent Kan 888 room at the National Navy club to honor service men, linking Kansas to the oceanfront in spirit.
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Emporia
Harold Hausman
Russell
Wayne Wilkerson
Luray
Wilkerson
Coon Creek
New York
Kansas Womans Club of
National Navy Club
David Burr- Luckey
Kansas Woman’s Club
Kansas
Garden diaries and careful planting notes for better yields
A diary helps track daily garden work, results, and weather, serving as a lasting reference. Experience guides planting, rows and aesthetics matter, yet overdoing precision can hinder progress. Soaking parsley and pre-wetting beans speed germination, though benefits vary by crop.
Park Spaces Now Seen as Commercial Asset
Indiana holds tenth among states with 7 854.71 acres in city and county parks, per a national survey by the Playground and Recreation Association of America. Indianapolis leads Hoosier towns with 2 566.16 acres. Evansville 623. Sowlerton, population 225, reported smallest park area. The study notes parks boost health, safety, beauty, and curb juvenile delinquency amid rapid urban park development.
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Indiana
Playground and Recreation Association of America
California
New York State
Minnesota
Missouri
Indianapolis
Evansville
Sowlerten
L. Weir
United States
Weir
Hedge care for privacy with privet hedges
A guide explains hedge choice and spacing for privacy. Privet is common. use three year old plants cut back half their size and planted deeper. Single row plants 12 inches apart, set one foot from the lot line. double row 18 inches apart with no opposite pairs for a zigzag effect.
Shrubs for Privacy: Fast-Growing Hedges in the Garden
Plant quick growing shrubs to screen and beautify a yard. Deutzia Rose Welgela Smoke Bush Mock Orange Rose of Sharon and Bush Honeysuckle provide height and dense foliage, creating instant privacy and seclusion around the home.
Pays to Plan Garden
Garden planning should start with a definite, practical vision rather than vague daydreams. Form a detailed plan before visiting seed stores or studying catalogs to order seeds.
Home Improvements Boost Curb Appeal with Proper Walks
A columnist stresses that well maintained steps walks and driveways greatly enhance a home's first impression while worn uneven or shabby approaches detract from its appeal. Emphasis is placed on repair and upkeep to preserve property value.
Community Health Funding Debate Echoes in Public Policy
A fragment quotes Hermann Biggs noting that community health depends on nature and that communities must determine their own death rate, highlighting early public health debates about local control and funding.
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Hermann
Biggs
Fire Ball Triggers Panic at Myrtle Field Picnic
A fire ball fell in a field at Myrtle near Aberdeen during a picnic, causing panic among many children and adults. A boy was temporarily blinded, another bore a fern imprint, and a woman had a twisted wire mark on her arm. Several children injured themselves rushing the barbed-wire fences.
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Myrtle
Aberdeen
Scotland
Cotton uses expand as commerce studies fiber potential
The Department of Commerce reports 1000 uses for 135 base cotton fabrics and 150 farm articles, 100 household items, 43 railroad products, and 20 industrial items. Per capita consumption has risen only marginally in the past decade.
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Department of Commerce
Bugle That Ended War Arrives at Wenden Museum
The principal museum of Wenden in Westphalia houses a bugle that sounded the end of the war. It is linked to a German staff bugler named Zebrowsky who announced to the allies the entry of German emissaries to sign the armistice on the eve of November 7, 1918.
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Wenden
Westphalia
Zebrowsky
Chicago News
No Place for Him A Man Snubs Shark Job Offer
A brief, dated humor vignette depicts a Black worker refusing a job feeding sharks. The vendor insists sharks do not eat Black meat, while the man replies that misfortune led him to meet a blind shark, highlighting prejudice and risk in a comical dialogue.
Pleasing Belief and Household Praise Ady Ad Copy
A newspaper fragment notes the belief in self superiority as a valued trait. The Ottawa Citizen quotation reflects a housewife admiring clean clothes from Red Cross Ball Blue at grocers. It also asserts praise for skilled cooking.
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Red Cross Ball
Ady
Going Strong Dad and Son Exchange on Exams
A quoted exchange shows a father asking about exams and a son replying he passed them easily like cars ahead. The excerpt reflects a casual paternal chat with light humor and a hint of pride.
Lydia E Pinkham Remedy Restores Cheerful Health
Mrs John Skahan of 20 Emory Street Saugus Centre Massachusetts says she used ten bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and became a new woman. She reports improved spirits strength and feeling younger after years of suffering.
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Saugus Centre
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
Jonn Skahan
Emory St
Dare to be true nothing can need a He Herbert
A compact, period voice statement emphasizes pursuing authenticity and self reliance with a witty twist on personal identity. The line stands as a lone aphorism without additional context or events.
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He—Herbert
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Highway Commission
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Rte Epr
Cation Statistics
Him
Ottawa Citizen
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Pinkham
Harold Sgmers
Brooklyn N
Deana Eee
Parker
Hisenx Chem
Wits
Patchogn
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
U.S. Pt. of Agriculture
Wolgamot
Richwood
K-R-O Company
Spangaeies
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