Volunteers Preserve U S Weather Data Through Co operative Observers
A Washington symposium highlighted unpaid volunteers who maintain daily weather records at about 5,000 locations. They read instruments daily, report frosts and storms, and contribute to monthly bulletins and national climate data. The practice traces to Smithsonian work beginning in 1848 and prefigures the Weather Bureau system.
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Washington
American Meteorological Sotity
United States Weather Bureau
Matt
Weather Bureau
Cleveland
Western Reserve Historical Society
Ife
Smithsonian
Corps of Co-Operative Observers
Smithsonian Institution
Signal Service
Hinrichs
Iowa
Climatological Service
The
Town
Maryland
Couple Wed After 65 Year Courtship in Jazz Ceremony
Charles Blanchford aged eighty seven married Grace Rollands aged eighty five after a six year engagement. Canon Norman Pares officiated and allowed the couple to walk to their hymn from the altar while a jazz serenade played outside the church.
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Bogtiind
Charles Blanchford
Grace Rollands
Norman Pares
Luton's straw hat trade fuels export boom to the United States
Straw hats are worn in England mainly by schoolboys and a few bookbinders yet Luton's hat factories prosper exporting to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luton
England
United States
Hikers Force Railroad to Go Out of Business
San Francisco hikers sparked a downfall of the Tamalpais Mull railroad by popular demand and the rise of hiking. A parallel auto road thrived briefly but dwindled as trails attracted climbers from Mill Valley and San Francisco, turning the peak into a weekend pilgrimage for workers and bankers alike.
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Sir Francisco
San Francisco
Millene
Sepa
Plolpuls
Bry
Vou Yan
Mulrweanes
Tamalpais and Mull
Nikers
Tamalpais
Rhea
Bay
Mill Valley
Null Woods
International Phone Book Plans From Copenhagen Company
Annusire Telephonic International, based in Copenhagen, plans to compile an intercontinental telephone directory with 50 000 to 100 000 names. The directory would cover residents of Europe Africa North and South America and possibly Asia. The project responds to rising transoceanic calls and aims to streamline global dialing.
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Washington
Annusire Telephonique International
Copenhagen
Europe
Africa
North
South America
Ashi
Betty Crocker on the air teaches home cooking and housekeeping
Betty Crocker hosts a 15 minute twice weekly program teaching quick meals, leftovers, and economical shopping. The Washburn Crosby Company promotes the series broadcast on local stations Wednesday and Friday mornings from 8:30 to 8:45 AM Central.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washburn Crosby Company
Millers of GoLp
Oddities and sayings from a bygone era
A collage of whimsical lines and quotes. An eighty year old man dressed in fashion is praised while a pencil salesman demonstrates a surgeon marking pencil on skin. Uncle Eben jokes about gullibility and trust in a regional quip from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield Union
Uncle Eben
Washington Star
True Dyes Easy To Use Diamond Dyes Ad
An advertisement promotes Diamond Dyes as simple to apply for dresses drapes or lingerie with rich even colors that resist spotting and washing. It claims decades of fame and a price of 16 cents per package available at drug stores.
Diamond Dyes Promotes Fifty Years Of Quality
A magazine note traces Diamond Dyes praise to a long history of quality spanning five decades. It cites alumni and customers praising consistent performance and trusted products in a brief, era styled feature.
How One Woman Lost 20 Pounds of Fat
A vintage weight loss claim promotes Kruschen Salts as a health booster. It asserts fat loss, increased energy, clearer skin and vitality after taking an eight bottle course, with a money back guarantee if not impressed by results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kesner
America
Large Size Needed Clerk Toolbrush Whit glaze
A reader requests a large sized clerk toolbrush with whit glaze for a family item. The note expresses a preference or need and seeks guidance or assistance for obtaining the item.
Doris Sees Missing Portraits At Exhibit
Doris said the art exhibit was alright but she noticed no pictures of Matt and Jeff. The remark leads to a light quarrel about pacifist opinions and personal view points.
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Doris
Matt
Jeff
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National Congress
Florence
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Famous Cooking School
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Betty Crocker
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WHO
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Minn
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Malden, Mass
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