Speed Mania Reflects Deep Thought On Reckless Driving
A persuasive essay questions why drivers seek speed and risk lives. It argues the thrill of admiration and status drives speed maniacs, contrasting them with minds like Galileo or Newton. The piece claims true intellect values swift, expansive thinking over risky road speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galileo
Lincoln
Slowness of brain vs speed of car says Washington Times
The Washington Times argues that true speed comes from the mind, not the body. It claims alcohol fosters false impressions of speed, and that driving faster only makes the mind stay slow while the body speeds up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Times
None of His Busi ness Anyway
A California tale shows a young woman driving her father’s car and being halted by a police officer who asks about a poppy on the license plate. The girl, ignorant of regulations, says her father is at home with his mother, glossing over the change from bear insignia to poppies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Aspirin Safety Hint from Bayer Across Market
Consumers urged to buy only Aspirin tablets bearing the Bayer Cross for authenticity. Brooklyn dealer sold fake pills mostly talcum powder, risking safety. Check for Bayer Cross on package and tablet, follow proper dosage, and rely on Bayer as the trademark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayer
Brooklyn
Marguite Seeks Change in Family Matter
In a family moment Marguite responds to news of a daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Fleming. She declares she will quit paying and start advertising, signaling a plan to take action rather than remain passive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marguite
Edward Fleming
Ames Iowa Intelligencer
Booze Not a Cure for Colic Warns Ames Ad
A brief advertisement warns against using alcohol as a cure for colic. It urges seeking medical help or giving Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy instead and notes a common misconception that alcohol relieves stomach pain.
Rub-my-tism Ad This Early Medicinal Claim
An old advertisement touts Rub-my-tism as a powerful antiseptic that kills poison from infected cuts and cures old sores and tetter, attributed to Ady.
The Right Way to Reckon Matt and Skidsey Autocare Accidents
The item satirically questions Matt and Skidsey about staging accidents while noting a dubious remedy “66” that claims to cure malaria chills fever bilious fever and colds. It markets the product as a laxative and tonic with a bounty offer for results.
Little Margaret and the News of a Fleming Daughter
A mother reveals a Flemings family birth in the newspaper and a child asks how she knows about the baby. The exchange centers on a new baby sister and a child's curiosity about grown up news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret
Dan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Brooklyn Bridge
Niagara Rapids
Ture
Pupa Pga
Fie Boyd Denison
Lain
Matt
Skidsey
Patt
Ballard
Snow Liniment
Jas. F. Ballard
ST. Louis, MO
Jone
Ford
Ford Motor Company
F.o.b. Detroit
Bob Sears
Whitewright
J. F. Lilley
Wilson-Montgomery Hardware Co