Air-mail planes carry snowshoes and life preservers
Popular Mechanics notes that every air mail plane flying over San Francisco Bay and the Sierra between the Golden Gate and Reno must be ready for two emergencies: a water dip or a forced snow-capped mountain landing, so planes include snowshoes and life preservers as standard equipment.
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San Francisco Bay
High Sierras
Golden Gate
Reno
Nev
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Not Worth Acquiring Pride In Religion And Status
A fragment argues pride creates division or desert, submission fails to tame city rocity, costly food ties to a keeper’s happiness, and genuine religion rests on principle rather than feeling.
Conscience That Speaks Afterward and Fear’s Kinship
The fragment links conscience speaking after events to fear as a close relative. It suggests moral reflection follows troubling deeds and warns of the parallel pull of anxiety. This brief note frames ethical hesitation as a familiar emotional echo.
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Promises Kidney Health Remedy
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments claiming it satisfies many requests by remedying urinary issues and neutralizing uric acid. It invites readers to obtain a sample bottle by parcel post from Dr Kilmer and Co Binghamton NY and notes gates and medium bottles are sold at drug stores.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Put Not Your Trust in Money, But Put Your Money in Trust
A proverb-like saying emphasizes valuing trust and financial stewardship, suggesting prudence in handling wealth. It contrasts reliance on money with the importance of trust in managing assets and future security.
A Lady of Distinction and Her Perfume Influence
A Lady of Distinction is recognized by the delicate influence of perfume. A bath with Cuticura Soap and hot water to cleanse pores followed by Cuticura Talcum powder yields clear sweet healthy skin as advertised. Joy shared is joy doubled.
How Phone Plugs Are Constructed
A historic description explains assembling a telephone plug with components B A D OC forming the base, tip receptacle H on PF, insulating gasket G, and the hard rubber tubing. It details securing tips with machine screws I and riveted needle construction to finish the plug.
Pointed plug description with secure tip and wear focus
The tail features prevent tip loosening and place most wear at the needle end. An insulating cover screws onto the base of plug D completing manufacture. Avoid plugs with loose tips insecure terminals and poor insulation at A and G.
Reward for sharing Liquid Veneer mop offer
Mrs. Urquhart of Omaha touts a chain reaction from sending for a free 10¢ bottle of Liquid Veneer and reporting the results to friends. She claims recipients can receive a $2.00 polishing mop postpaid, with 20 000 mops to be distributed to housewives, by writing to Liquid Veneer Company Dept L Buffalo NY for a free bottle and circular.
Oversight Sparked by Towel Found in Bathhouse
The Detroit News notes an odd oversight as a towel found in Nero’s bathhouse by ex excavators did not bear the Pullman mark. The incident hints at confusion over authenticity and branding in a period of scrutiny.
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Nero
Detroit News
Fresh Strawberry Shortcake from Simple Kitchen Guide
Instructions describe mixing four cups flour with Calumet powder and butter, adding two eggs and milk to form a soft dough. Bake in a hot oven for twenty minutes, cool, split into two layers, spread butter between, and top with fresh crushed strawberries and whipped cream.
First Japanese Woman Physician Begins Practice in Tokyo
Mme. Chikako Kuroda becomes the first woman to receive a medical degree in Japan and has just started practice in Tokyo, marking a historic milestone for women in medicine in the country.
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Mme
Chikako Kuroda
Japan
Tokyo
Pay Special Attention to Sockets and Tubes
A vintage radio advisory stresses inspecting valve sockets for insulation quality and nonmicrophonic behavior. It warns bakelite only, avoid lamp black materials, and notes that vibration causes tones. suggests mounting sockets with rubber isolation but cautions against direct mechanical coupling.
Hairless Fox Pup Born Hairless From Birth
A rare fox pup is born without fur, about one in a thousand. The pup remains hairless throughout life yet is healthy, prompting interest from researchers and wildlife observers.
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Watt
Fletcher
Aspirin
Bayer
Wm. J. Bader
Paul Ave
Belleville, Ill
Tanlac
Tip Construction
Mrs. Urquhart
Champion Spark Plug Company
Toledo, Ohio
Northwestern Yeast Co
North Ashland Ave
Chicago, NL
Cuba
O B
Durant Motors
ING
Broadway
57Th Street
New York
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