Progress in Commercial Aviation Shines in 1927 Report
The first annual report of the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Aeronautics chronicles rapid gains in U S aviation. 2429 miles of scheduled routes, 4459 miles of aerial express, 80 percent growth in air mail weight, 100 new airports, and rising private profitability mark a shift toward a Pan American, business oriented air system driven by private investment and regulated by the Air Navigation act.
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United States
America
Cuba
West Indies
Porto Rico
Radio control shifts to license cancellations for 300 stations
The Federal Radio Commission says it will revoke about 300 broadcasting licenses by February 1 to reduce interference. It favors removing stations that serve self interest over public service and notes the air is crowded with excessive advertising. The aim is to protect listeners and preserve quality entertainment over commercial noise.
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Federal Radio Commission
Diet and Health Notes on Oysters and Vitamins
Diet and Health columnist Lalu Hunt Peters discusses oyster freshness and safe handling, cautions against spoiled seafood, and notes that certain brands guarantee contamination-free beds. She adds that soda destroys vitamins and promotes fruits, vegetables, and vitamin A rich foods for growing children. The column blends dietary advice with brief dated world events and notable birthdays.
Annotations of 19th Century Anniversary Moments
A curated list of historical anniversaries and events from 1817 to 1899 noting Mississippi statehood 20th, a New York hotel fire fatalities, Plav ma surrender, Wells Fargo founder Henry Wells death, Florida orange ship arrivals to London, religious freedom in Hungary, Medina capture, Sweden’s Charles XII death, Ellen Key literary influence, Wyoming woman suffrage veto, Jefferson Davis funeral attendance, and Benjamin Tillman as U.S. senator from South Carolina with related notes.
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Mississippi
Fifth Avenue
New York
Plavma
Henry Wells
Wells-Fargo Express Company
Glasgow
Scotland
New Hampshire
Florida
London
Hungary
William C. Phradder
Kentucky
Medina
Charles XII of
Sweden
Frederickshald
Ellen Key
Providence
Smaland
Stockholm
Campbell
Wyoming
Jefferson Davis
New Orleans
Benjamin R. Tillman
United States
Sawa Catalina
Batoa
Abe Martin on fate and appetite for adventure?
A Creek-side quip by Gran'man Bentley predicts future arrivals as Abe Martin muses on the widening spread of fertile youth and the lure of distant peril while questioning the meaning of faces stretched by time and hardship.
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Bentley
Notable Births Highlight Congressional Candidate Ada Comstock
Morello La Guards, representative of New York's Twentieth District, born in New York City forty four years ago today. Ada Louise Comstock, president of Radcliffe College, born in Moorhead, Minnesota thirty one years ago today.
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South Africa
Portsmouth
M. H
Elizabeth
Munich
Bavaria
Simeon D. Fess
United States
Ohio
Alten County
Morello la Guards
Congress
New York
New York City
Ada Louise Comstock
Radcliffe College
Moorlead
Minn
Readable fragment summary of 19th-century notices
Today two weeks from tonight marks the Christmas Eve fiftieth anniversary of the surrender of Plevna to the Russians. Greetings to Missiseloni on the 110th anniversary of her statehood. The Patriotic Order Sons of America celebrates its 50th anniversary and the centenary birth of William J. Rolfe, noted educator and Shakespeare scholar. Gen Edward M. Lewis of UW retires from Camp Shelby duty. Provost Arthur HL Compton of the University of Chicago is to receive the Nobel Prize.
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Plevna
Missiseloni
Patriotic Order Sons of America Today
Wm. J. Rolfe
Shiakespeare
Edward M. Lewis
Camp Shelby
Stockholm
Arethur HL. Compton
University of Chicago
London postman frames life around leper hospital in India
Frames Cardinal, a London postman, saved a sum to build a cottage hospital for women lepers in South India. On special leave he travels to inspect the hospital, reflecting the unusual focus that occupied his thoughts after the war and his work on a monotonous route.
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Mall
Frames Cardinal
London
Per Sears
Cardinal
India
Holiday sale ad urges early selection of pianos and radios
In Elyria this week the Day's News advertises extensive Christmas-era offers on pianos Victrolas radios and other musical instruments. It highlights payment plans two to five dollar down options and emphasizes demonstrations new sewing machines heaters and electric appliances plus second hand washers and ranges to meet holiday needs.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Audit Bureau
Second Street
Flyria
Ohio
Lorain County Printing & Publishing Company
Elyria
Lorain
State of Ohio
Eisenders
Hubert ED Ward
Chicago
Wabash Ave
New Fork
Pitth Ave
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Santa Claus
Europe
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Miss N
Mrs. M
Dr. Kellogg
Abe Martin
Arthur W. Kimball
Spring Valley Country Club
Personal Finance Co
Lorain Broadway
Corner
Bdwy
Erie Ave
Pines
Prestone
Weed
Firestone Tires
West Ave
Harry H. Smith Co
Bosch
LN Radio
T. Alec Aust Sales and Service
Elyria, Ohio
Hubert Day & Sons
Day’s Music Store
Broad St
Gulbransen
Day’s Hardware
Wagner
J. O. Anefhil
F. O. Lee
Detroit
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