States Increase Speed Limits in Several Regions
A A A survey shows speed limits were raised this year in at least ten states. Idaho raises open country limits from 30 to 35 mph, Indiana 35 to 40 mph, Texas 20 to 25 mph in city residential zones, Maine 8 to 15 mph at intersections, Maryland 35 to 40 mph open country, New Hampshire 25 to 35 mph open country, and business districts from 15 to 20 mph, North Carolina 35 to 45 mph open country, North Dakota 30 to 33 mph, Oregon 30 to 40 mph, Washington 30 to 40 mph.
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American Automobile Association
Idaho
Mit
Indiana
Maine
Maryland
New Hampshire
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oregon
Washington
Greek Drivers of Hacks Helped by Government
The Greek government supports aged hack drivers through a special bureau that grants indemnities and trains chauffeurs. The bureau funds itself with a gasoline tax and buys cabs at a good price, granting $62 to $880 per man according to age. As men learn to drive cars they purchase their own vehicles.
Making Efficient and Sturdy Spring Bumper
A 12 inch section of tire casing filled with tightly rolled inner tube forms an efficient sturdy bumper. It fits over the spring and is adaptable to both gear and fruit springs. Useful for tourists overloaded with camping gear on rough roads and serves as a cushion to drive home after a broken spring.
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3. M. White
Ormond
Daytona Beach
Florida
Albert J. Robinson
J. M. White
Fruit Springs
Popular Mechanics
Grange Declines College Coaching Career
Grange says he will not coach college football and plans to stay in the pro game a few years more. He cites heavy criticism for coaches and notes a knee injury but says it was accidental. He comments on age in pro football and contrasts college stars with older players. Bennie Friedman also appears in the discussion.
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ED Grange
United States
Red
Grange
Treston
Notre Dame
Bears
Yankees
Bennie Friedman
Michigan
Illnois
Troubleshooting the Bit Power Unit in Radio Systems
Charles Golenpaul explains a methodical approach to power unit troubles in radio gear. Start by confirming 110 volt supply reaches the transformer primary, then isolate the B unit from the radio to test components backward from the resistor bank through the filter, rectifier, and transformer. A common issue is open or burnt resistors causing voltage drops, detectable via a high resistance voltmeter or a 220 volt lamp tester to compare tap brightness and identify open circuits.
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Charles Golenpaul
Radio
Turno
Automobile items predicted for growing car tech and driving habits
A aging, garbled note describes four wheel cars, gas costs, and mileage. It advises careful driving for 20 000 miles per tire set. It mentions bright headlights and suggests windshield repair may evolve with future auto hammering fixes.
Interesting Little Sport Items Of Various Kinds
A collage of sport notes mentions West Point football in 1896, Babe Ruth advertising pay, Yale unpaid coaches, English greyhound racing prices, Jack Fournier Newark signing, Walter J. Travis golf career, A A title races with Major Goodsell and Barry, coast to coast record by Edward Weston, Eddie Bas Roach Maple Leafs, Colonel Edward D Miller polo trainer, Gene Tunney contemplating lectures, Irish Football Association meeting France on Shrove Tuesday February 21 1028 in Paris.
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Irish Football Association
Paris
Five Daughters Made Athletes
Norman A. Elberfeld, former major league star and former New York Yankees manager, trains five daughters to excel in swimming, boxing, tennis, basketball, and horse riding. Ruth and Dorothy lead in diving and swimming titles while Miriam and Miriam's sister share tennis and basketball honors. all maintain strong academics and dancing skills.
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Norman A. Elberfeld
New York Yankees
Tobasco Kid
Syhile
Elberfeld
Signal Mountain
Chattanooga
Ruth
Indianapolis
Dorothy
Charlotte
Southeastern Amateur Athletic Union
Mobile
Ala
Arkansas
Miriam
Alabama
Non
Bulch
Nan
Speaker placement to reduce howling from microphonic tubes
A guide explains that positioning the speaker ten to twenty five feet from the set mitigates howling caused by microphonic tubes. Dampening methods include metal covers or wooden boxes over tubes, and ensuring cabinet parts are tightly assembled to prevent vibrational feedback.
Romances of Industry Visualizes Underground Wealth Theft
Popular Mechanics cites 60 plus subjects in a bureau of mines film series about stealing wealth from underground. The piece notes 12,000,000 candle power lighting rigs including a large searchlight used in 8,000 foot deep shoots for the Story of Copper. A brief Life vignette follows a troubled arranged marriage and disapproving in‑laws.
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Bureau of Mines
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Amusing Tale Of Gas Explosion Delay In Press
A Midlands town speech by then Foreign Secretary Austen Chamberlain coincided with a gas explosion. The next morning's billhead boasted Mr Chamberlain's speech with the note remarkable escape of gas, a quip from London Tit-Bits via Sir Edward Miffe MP.
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Austen Chamberlain
Edward Miffe
Champerlain
Midlands
Billa
London
Tides in Earth's Crust Bodily Rise Like Seas
Dr. Walter D. Lambert of the coast and geodetic survey notes the earth's crust rises and falls in tides caused by sun and moon. Popular Mechanics states measurements have not been attempted due to lacking instruments and heavy computations, yet scholars affirm the movements beyond doubt.
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Walter D. Lambert
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Dispute Over Tomato Pronunciation Sparks Debate
Howe's Monthly notes a debate on how to pronounce tomato with "to may to" versus "to mah toe" and "to mak to" in American usage. A reader and a gentleman contend both sides are correct, reflecting differing dictionaries and regional speech.
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United States
Howe
Monthly
World Population Estimates By Leading Foundations
Path finder Magazine cites World Peace Foundation and League of Nations figures to estimate world population around 1.906 billion. It notes previous estimates ranged from 1.6 to 1.7 billion and acknowledges regions like central China lacking censuses.
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World Peace Foundation
League of No- Nations
Earth
China
Pathfinder Magazine
Thoughtful and Wise Guys in a Quirky Exchange
A Cincinnati Enquirer line features a witty exchange between a Thoughtful Guy and a Wise Guy about being in two places at the same time and balancing debts with game timing. The dialogue highlights humorous character contrast in a clipped boardroom style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Enquirer
Wise Bird Comic Quip Sparks Family Debate
A humorous strip features a line where a bird asks about a new sister and another character quips they blame the stork for the addition, reflecting lighthearted family dynamics and cartoon wit.
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Tommy
Stork
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6 & Tlis
Carefm
Orward Army
West Point
Babe Ruth
Blair Prench
Illnois Us
Murphysboro
Yale
England
Boston Braves
Newark
Jack Fournier
King Me
Pennsylvania
Walter J. Travis
A. A
Major Goodsell
Barry
Edward Payson Weston
Toronto
John Bas Roach
Maple Leafs
Tte Lorkey
Liev
Edward D. Miller
The
Ish Army
India
Gene Tunney
America
William J. Bingham
Tes al Linmvind
Abmanees
Anold Boren
Tobasco
Reid, Murdoch & CO
Chicago
Pittburgh
New York
Jacksonvilla
Tampa
Los Angeles
Rough Oln
Beacon Falls
Go, Light, Co
Milford Ave
M J
Torr? Co
Dept. Bs
Aeie Michigan Avi
Parker
Tds’s
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
Scotland
Htc van Beane
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