Wrecks and the Traffic Code by Erwin Greer
Article discusses fatal and serious traffic incidents in Los Angeles. Notes rising death toll, drivers' incompetence, enforcement gaps, and public cooperation issues. Advocates Golden Rule traffic laws and critiques police and legal enforcement, with a broader plea for safer driving and vehicle design considerations.
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Erwin Greer
Giver College of Electrical and Automotive Trades
Chicago
Ill
Harry Carr
Los Angeles Times
Broadway
Second Street
Polce
Los Angeles
V.R
Speed and ETS Penalties in Car Talk
A Chicago college piece notes car owners discuss speed limits and power. It argues no two cars are identical and driving style affects performance, comparing a car to a man in how handling and speed vary.
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Erwin Greer
Greer College of Electrical and Automotive Trades
Chicago
Arive
Salads and Ford Engine Details Highlight Sunday Page
A vintage menu describes a crisp weekend supper salad with lettuce, stuffed eggs, anchovy dressing, and a bacon toast bake. The text then explains Ford Model A lubrication as a combined pump splash and gravity system with oil flow detailed from crankcase to bearings, claiming efficiency and reliable cooling across speeds. It ends noting two sisters marrying in an airplane above Baltimore before landing.
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Ford
Theory Pays Off By Pure Thought, Not Just Practice
A defense of theoretical study arguing that great inventions arise from pure investigation. It cites wireless telegraphy, the telephone, radium, and X rays as discoveries from theory, with Lord Kelvin noting useful laws often emerge from seemingly useless inquiry. It urges recognizing the knowledge behind actions to avoid wasted trials.
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Lord Kelvin
Lagrange
William Tromson
Birth at Fairview hospital and holiday notices
Me and Mrs Charles Nasby announce the birth of a 7 lb 12 oz son Charles Leland Jr at Fairview hospital on Tuesday Oct Lith He has four sisters. Geraldine Graves takes a two week vacation from Junior College Estherville. Cass Elwood farm sale draws a large crowd as Mr Elwood moves to Spirit Lake by March. August Rosenberger visit Story City for Christmas with Olson family. Various local families host Christmas visitors and attend church services. School closes for two weeks then resumes Jan 2. Many come home from Waldorf College and other towns for the holidays. Flu illness affects several residents and keeps doctors busy.
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Charles Nasby
Minneapolis
Gruver
Fairview Hospital
Charles Leland Jr
Geraldine Graves
Junior College
Estherville
Cass Elwood
Elwood
Spirit Lake
August Rosenberger
Story City
Paul Olson
Charlie Rosenberger
Carie Buck
Irene Sraamt
Kate Grems
Swan Lake
P. C. Broad
Rudyard
Mich
Leonard Brnod
Robert Woods
Earl Dean
Angeline Ditsworth
Harkey Green
Fenton
Wallace Brown
Miss Williamson
Auburn
Miss Dilly
Akron
Miss Lund
Newell
Hwaton
Flind
Stengel Devany
Suva City
Whit Fielding
Orvin Johnson
Kanawha
C. O. Hoffland
Paul Graves
Harvey Miner
Crekge Kinline
Jerri Vetter
Clifford Hatch
Maple Hill
M. L. Hatch
Filbert Hayes
Hampton
Anthony Kuite
Leona
Morris
Anna Berg
Ryan Lake
Lewis Barg
Sylvia
Melvina Berg
Vernon Stahl
Waldorf College
Forest City
Louisa Peake
Lohrville
Philip Peake
L. N. Irwin
John Irwin
Alfred Nelson
Leonard Brood
P. C. Brood
Clifford Irwin
Milwaukee
Wis
George Lowery
Thomas Flood
C. C
Love Hown
J. H. Ramsay
Xmascus
Peter Sorgenfrei
Winnnebago
Minn
Guy Ramsey
Billie Higinbotham
Wm. Ramsey
Frank Matthes
Kensington
Kansas
Gladys Shultz
Dewain
Roy Merriott
Dolliver
Will Campbell
Ayrshire
Emma Campbell
Rockwell
Christines
J. H. Merriott
Henry
Raymond Fielding
Detroit
Wm. Fielding
Xmason
Adlerika stomach cleansing claims from Mrs Mayer testimonial
A testimonial claims Adlerika relieves gas and sourness in ten minutes by cleansing stomach and bowels. The ad asserts relief from bloating and nervousness, noting effects on both upper and lower bowel and urging readers to try the product from Jay Johnston & Co. druggists.
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Adleika
Reporter Race to the Press and Pages of Town
A bustling, fragmented item describes a reporter racing through town to gather news and items from the populace. The scene hints at deadlines, street activity, and the pressure to reach the newspaper office before the paper goes to press.
County Board Proceedings on Secondary Road 46 Hearing
The county board of Eminet County Iowa met December 21 1928 with all members present to hear objections to benefits on Secondary Road No 46. The report by the commissioners was affirmed with changes to H d Hageman and Wm Harvey allocations. The board assessed lands as shown and warned payments within twenty days of confirmation. Adjourned sine die. Dorothy Klipp County Auditor.
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H. d. Hageman
SE &Ction
Wm. Harvey
Board of Supervisor
Eminet County
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
Dorothy Klgpp
Local Social Notes and Family News Summary
Yom and Iva Thornburg left for Pleasantville after visiting the John Swanson home. Miss Mable Bradshaw will spend New Years in Emmetsburg with relatives. A baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Miller on Sunday December 30. Mrs. Rosik attended a funeral in Mallard. Mrs. Louis Dehrig of Fort Dodge visited T. O. Conlon's home on Christmas. Ruth Leupold leaves Cedar Falls for studies after holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Jake Larson visited the Mary Eads home. Howard Carling spends holidays with brother Walter in Rossie. Philip Wolf acts as school janitor temporarily. Wayne Small and Troy Fisher hosted Sunday dinner. James Adamson and family held a sale on January 9 and plan to relocate. Mrs. Harry Buckman returned from Chicago for her daughter Mrs. Spinsler’s illness. Spinsler shows progress. Mykle and Alice Eads of Spirit Lake visit Wels girls.
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Yom
Iva Thornburg
John Swanson
Pleasantville
Mable Bradshaw
Emmetsburg
John Miller
Will Rosik
Mallard Mondy
Garling
Wayne Small
Troy Fishner
James Adamson
Adamson
Harry Buckman
Chicago
Arthur Spinsler
Spensler
Myclie
Alice Eads
Spirit Lake
Wels
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