Men and Machines Guard New York Vaults Overnight
A detailed look at bank security protecting millions in subterranean vaults. Guards armed with tear gas patrol corridors while machines monitor noises from the sixty ton vault door to the control room. Waste-sorting and asset retention operations accompany the nightly protection system in a forty five story building. Two Boston suspects face arrest as five hundred thousand dollars in Liberty bonds vanish from the Continental Bank and Trust Company cage.
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New York
Continental Bank and Trust Company
Boston
Wall Street
Accidents Linked to Extravagance Warned by Expert
The American Weekly cites Professor Rexford B. Hersey to say extravagance in shopping and car buying during financial strain leads to careless behavior. Wives' spending and husbands' debt may cause drivers to ignore traffic and collide with lamp posts or door jambs, causing injuries.
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Rexford B. Hersey
American Weekly
Typewriter Supplies for Sale at Sun Office
Sun Office lists typewriter carbon paper and typewriter ribbons for sale. Items include standard carbon sheets and assorted ribbon packs suitable for office typewriters. Prices not shown. Available at Sun Office storefront.
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Typewriter
Sun Office
Miss M Ratner’s 35 Pound Kruschen Weight Loss Remark
Brooklyn nurse Miss M Ratner reports losing 35 pounds after four months using Kruschen. She endorses the product as healthful even for non dieters and promises a money back guarantee if not satisfied after the first bottle.
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M. Ratner
Brooklyn
N. Y
Kruschen
America
Northwest Mounted Dismounts For Good
From Winnipeg comes the news the Royal Canadian Northwest Mounted Police will forsake their horses for cars as prairies are opened and law enforcement modernizes. Automobiles replace the horse and the mounted force fades from romance to practical policing, modern symbols of progress fading the equine era.
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Winnipeg
Royal Canadian Northwest Mounted Police
Prairies
Northwest Mounted
James Oliver Curwood
Christian Science Monitor
Theological Mainspring Misfired Watch Parable
Two ministers ride to the station in a cab and fear missing the train. One man discovers his watch stopped and laments the failure. The other quips that good works would have done more to save the day.
Operating On a Boom Time Basis
An editorial argues for more efficient school funding in Texas. It critiques boom time education spending, warns of duplication and costly frills, and supports strengthening elementary schools as the foundation for better colleges and universities. The piece echoes calls for reorganizing government to lower taxes while preserving essential education funding.
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Texas
Joint Legislative Committee On
Walton
A. & M. College
Department of Service
Fifty and Fit Man Promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin
A promotional health filler extols Dr Caldwell's syrup pepsin as a tonic for aging bodies. It claims the syrup stimulates vital organs, dissolves bilious spells, and is safe for children, urging daily use to avoid auto intoxication.
Cleaning Old Paint Brushes
Spring is near so prepare brushes for house barn and garage. Soak lightly worn brushes to soften and clean with turpentine or soapy water. Use chemical cleaners to dissolve paint without harming bristles and consider Want Ads to locate items.
Thedford's Black Draught Endorsed By Wynne Woman
Mrs. Frank Champion of Wynne Arkansas praises Thedford's Black Draught for constipation saying it removes dullness and sluggishness after a dose taken three times daily. She notes many years of use and would not exchange it for any medicine. The notice advertises Carpren syrup as a new pleasant tasting option.
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Thedford
Frank Champion
Wynne, Ark
Small Towns Need Them Calls Chamber for Vision and Grit
In times like these small towns must form chambers of commerce with four or five prudent business leaders to keep affairs solvent and invest in local growth. A lean group can boost land sales, promote farm progress, attract travelers, and unite towns with shared roads and better rates, creating a distinct town character worthy of admiration. Collective courage through chambers of commerce is essential.
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Chamber of Commerce
U. S. Steel
Pittsburgh
Chambers of Commerce
Electric palate to taste and read fruit ripeness
An electrynx or electric palate that measures acidity and juice character in fruits and vegetables and records acid content of tea and coffee was developed by R C Hitchcock. It was demonstrated publicly for the first time in New York as a new scientific achievement.
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New York
R. C. Hitchcock
Highly sensitive electrynx meter records minute currents
The electrynx measures action as small as one millionth of an ampere, about one tenth the wing power of a house fly, and is 100 percent more sensitive than current market meters. It aims at portable, affordable use for photoelectric tube circuits.
Man Discusses Car Capacity For Trip With Friends
A man phoned to arrange a ride for himself and a few friends to the next town. He asked how many the car could hold. The response said four as a rule, six if well acquainted.
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Torres Straits Islands
East Indies
Fly River
New Guinea
Whitewright
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