Russian girl inventor honored as engineer-constructor
Miss L. Y. Palmen, a Russian girl, has been engaged by the government as an engineer-constructor. She is among the few women worldwide to win distinction in her field and recently perfected a 20 horsepower airplane engine suited to the all Russian conference of aerial and chemical defense requirements.
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L. Y. Palmen
Population of Shanghai Surpasses Several U.S. Cities Combined
The population of Shanghai is stated to be larger than the combined populations of New Orleans, Cincinnati, and Buffalo, highlighting Shanghai's greater urban size compared with these American cities.
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Shanghai
New Orleans
Cincinnati
Buffalo
Everything Else High Why Not the Anklet
Senator Robinson recalls a New York night club scene with steep prices. A young patron, refusing to order, jokes about a gold chain being an anklet as a reflection on today’s costliness.
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Senator Robinson
New York
Detroit Free Press
One Guess as to What Animal He Resembled
Newton Booth Tarkington critiqued New York stage cleanliness at an Indianapolis reception. He warned against money guiding art and recalled a humorous tale about ugliness and a widow, ending with a child's shocking zoo joke about a man without clothes.
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New York
Newton Booth Tarkington
Indianapolis
Bell-Ans Halts Over-Acidity Ad in Digestive Relief
An old ad promotes Bell-Ans for indigestion and related symptoms. It claims gentle, sure relief after 80 years of use and offers 25¢ and 75¢ packages via Bell & Co. Inc. of Orangeburg New York with free samples available.
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Bell-Ans
Bell & Co., Inc
Orangeburg
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Squaws in Bloomers Ride Comfortably at Glacier Park
A descriptive note from Glacier National Park describes squaws riding all day with papooses on their backs. Their riding attire uses blanket bloomers created by draping a army blanket across the saddle pommel and down to the stirrups, over calico dresses.
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Glacier National Park Reservation
Quarrel Reveals Borrowed Money From Father
During a heated dispute a husband admits he borrowed fifty dollars from the father the night he proposed. The wife accuses him of constant meanness and the exchange highlights tension over the loan and engagement.
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Father
Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills Ad Offers Laxative Tonic
Advertisement for Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills claim the product contains only vegetable ingredients and acts as a gentle tonic laxative by stimulation rather than irritation. Located at 372 Pearl Street, New York. Ady.
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Wright
N.Y. Ady
Immense camera eye records cities in a single shot
A 45 pound lens, the largest ever ground in America, is prepared for the U S air service. Mounted at 9 by 9 5 inches with an 86 inch focal length, the camera promises to photograph entire cities in one exposure.
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United States Air Service
America
Frogskin and Snakeskin Coats Stir Fashion Hype
Fashion items feature snakeskin umbrellas and frogskin coats for men and women. Snakeskin fabrics are sewn together and a pondful of frogs is required to produce one waterproof coat.
Tarpon trade and photography supply in Florida riffs
A Florida snippet notes a tarpon question linked to market trade and mentions photographers as suppliers. A metaphorical line about a thick head incubating many thin ideas appears, hinting at a creative or satirical angle.
Dairies Seek Higher Butterfat for Profits
North Carolina dairy experts say low butterfat quality and small patronage limit creamery profits. Clevenger notes the best producers average 1,000 pounds of fat per farm, about five cows per year, with costs rising for small handlers. He urges weeding out unprofitable cows and expanding commercial cream sales to boost statewide wealth.
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W. L. Clevenger
North Carolina State College
Mr. Clevenger
Clevenger
North Carolina
Replace Whole Milk in Manufactured Products
The USDA bureau reports milk powder and condensed milk replacing whole milk and evaporated milk in confectionery, ice cream, and bakery production due to easier transport and storage. Milk chocolate makers shifted to powders, with overall consumption down about 10 percent from 1925.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau
Keep Calves Hungry For Optimal Growth
Keep calves hungry but not starved, especially under four months. Feed legume hay rich in clover or alfalfa and quality hay. A one month old calf needs 10 to 12 pounds of skim milk daily, rising to 16 to 18 pounds by four months as they grow.
Dairy Notes and Calf Rearing Suggestions
Dairy notes discuss feeding dairy cows with oats and wheat for succotash and warn against feeding boarder cows. It covers preventing cream from freezing during delivery and promotes pure bred sire campaigns. It also emphasizes keeping feed records and regular milk testing for accurate production data and outlines early calf rearing: keep calf with cow 1–2 days then feed 8–10 pounds of warm milk daily for about two weeks.
Serrano Inaugurates Mexico City Tampico Phone Line
Gen Francisco R Serrano former Mexican secretary of war and governor of the federal district is shown inaugurating the new telephone link from Mexico City to Tampico a distance of 969 kilometers It is believed he may succeed Calles as Mexico’s president in 1928
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Francisco R. Serrano
Federal District
Mexico City
Tampico
Gulf
Serrano
Calles
Mexico
Divorce Suit in Paris Courts Involving Mrs Bainbridge Colby
Mrs Bainbridge Colby faces divorce proceedings filed by her husband, the former secretary of state, in Paris. Before their 1895 marriage she was Nathalie Sedgwick of Stockbridge Massachusetts.
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Bainbridge Colby
Paris
Nathalie Sedgwick
Stockbridge
Mass
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