Paris Le Bourget Hub of World Air Lines
Le Bourget in France is described as the world’s grand central for air travel with routes to London Brussels Amsterdam and beyond. The piece notes 1930s era services by Air Union Imperial Airways and others, daily flights between Paris and London, typical travel times and costs, and safety features plus freight such as a race horse and other goods.
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Paris
Hub of
World Air Lines
le Bourget
France
Europe
Grand Central Station
Charles A. Lindbergh
New York
Dieudonne Costes
Joseph Lebrix
Tokyo
China
India
Asia
Nungesser
Coli
Templehof Field
Berlin
Trafic
Amsterdam
Cologne
Times Square
United States
Louis Bleriot
England
Croydon
London
Air Union
Haymarket
Paris-Brussels
Paris Marseilles
Toulouse-Persignan
Brussels
Rotterdam
Bremen
Hamburg
Copenhagen
Malmo
Budapest
Vienna
Nuremberg
Strassbourg
America
Imperial Airways
Zurich
Cherbourg
Suez
Lyons
Marseilles
Geneva
Antibes
Corsica
Tunis
Compagnie Internationale de Navigation Avienne
Prague
Belgrade
Bucharest
Constantinople
Farman
Essen
Four-Legged Duck Found By Portland Poultry Dealer
A Portland Oregon poultry dealer discovered a duck with four fully developed legs inside a crate. The bird moves its rear limbs but walks on the front pair, and remains normal in all other respects.
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Portland
Ore
Personal crisis reports rise in Gotham deaths in 1927
Health Commissioner Harris notes rise in self harm across ages in 1927 and early 1928. The sharpest increase was among ages 35 to 39, with gas as the leading method in 1926 and 1927, while poisons declined. Men accounted for most suicides, with 368 in 1926 and 453 in 1927, and 269 men and 1 boy in 1926 vs 304 women and 1 girl in 1927.
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Gotham
New York
Harris
To Get 142 500 for Making Cannon Safer
John W. Stockett a War department draftsman for over 25 years devised five inventions during the Spanish American War to improve breech closing and firing mechanisms of cannons. Congress approved a bill granting him 142 500 dollars, noting prior refusal happened because it was his job as a government employee.
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Washington
War Department
Congress
House
Senate
John W. Stockett
Stockett
Reno Still Popular Center for Divorces
Reno remained a leading divorce hub in 1927 with Nevada state records showing 1,953 divorces, up 932 or 91.8 percent from 1926. The surrounding county granted 1,603 divorces, a rise of 847 or just over 10 percent, though city-specific figures were not listed.
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Reno
Nev
Nevada
United States Department of Commerce
Credi
Name Change Granted for Obvious Reasons
The court approved Samuels a Kuku to change his name from Samuels a Kuku to a new name for clear reasons. The judge ruled the request valid and issued the order.
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New York
Samuells
Kuku
Ponds Open Forever for Public Fishing in Massachusetts
The great ponds of Massachusetts were decreed in 1641 by the Massachusetts Bay colony to be open forever to the public for fishing. A humorous exchange follows about marital ignorance and miscommunication.
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Massachusetts
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Noah period dining room furniture showcased in Adam era
An elegant exchange in a showroom highlights the salesman presenting Adam period pieces while a patron questions Noah period authenticity. The dialogue suggests a playful framing of antique style classifications and customer interest in historic furniture periods.
In boosting you must not anger the knockers
The saying warns that getting mad at critics undermines progress and undermines effort to improve. It emphasizes staying calm and focused on growth rather than reacting to opposition or doubt.
Ox Wagon Fortress Laager Defined
The term Ox-Wagon Fortress Laager described by Boers in South Africa refers to a defensive camp made by circling ox-wagons with wheels outward to create a continuous rampart.
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South Africa
I'll Think About It Ends the Discussion Quote
The saying implies a closed decision moment where no further argument will alter the speaker's stance. It signals finality and shifts the conversation toward awaiting a personal choice or outcome.
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Lester J. Hendershot
Colonel Lindbergh
le Bourget Field
Channel
Calais
Dover
Light Airways
Ey Ca
U. S
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