Looking: George and Benton on a national coal strike
The piece condemns John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers for a two week layoff that halted coal production and pressured rail transport. It warns this demonstrates dangerous labor power and calls for clear labor laws protecting the public and workers from leadership excess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Boyd
U. S. Bureau of Mines
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Associated Press
Kiss sweetness linked to lipstick saccharin
A Monsanto explanation claims the sweetness of a kiss varies with saccharin in lipstick. It notes about 1 200th of a gram per lipstick provides a sweet taste, while more can taste bitter. The piece also mentions S R O meaning standing room only in theatre lobbies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Monsanto Chemical Co
Monsanto
International Harvester
Prngidrawer
Beach Magic device aids monitoring in medical care
The doctor explains a machine that can record readings at intervals from 30 seconds to an hour. It helps reduce patient anxiety by avoiding direct doctor presence and allows anesthetists to monitor blood pressure and heart action while multitasking. It can also chart respiration and be rigged as a lie detector, though not commonly used for that purpose.
Blood Pressure Recorder Doubles as Lie Detector
Wisconsin scientist Dr Warren E Gilson has created an automatic blood pressure recorder that also serves as a lie detector. The device uses an inflatable cuff and dual pen writers to graph blood pressure and sound intensity, reducing patient discomfort and potentially exposing deception even under anesthesia.
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San Diego
Calif
Wisconsin
Warren E. Gilson
University of Wisconsin Medical School
Gilson
Black-Draught Laxative Promoted for Constipation Relief
The advertisement claims Black-Draught eases listless fatigue caused by constipation and offers prompt thorough relief when used as directed. It emphasizes low cost per dose and a four generation sales track as a best seller, urging readers to try a package today.
Refrigerator price cuts by International Harvester and peers
CHICAGO Officials of the International Harvester Co announced price reductions averaging 8.3 percent on 1949 household electric refrigerators. Sears Roebuck and others have also cut prices, with Harvester citing competition. Prices for home freezers would remain unchanged.
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Chicago
International Harvester Co
Sears Roebuck
International Harvester
Harvester
The Walker
A humorous poem by Edgar A. Guest about a dangerous toddler using a walker. The speaker laments the chaos caused by the fast moving child as furniture is bumped and varnish scraped, warning of future wreckage when the child runs.
Comic Book Hobby Triggers Divorce in Santa Monica
Mrs. Carol Sims told Judge Orlando Rhodes that her husband William Sims spent almost all his time on comic books and model airplanes. He quit his ice plant job, leaving her to work to support the family.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Carol Sims
William Sims
Orlando Rhodes
Sims
State Liquor Receipts Reach $1 010 947 in February
The State Liquor Control Board reported February revenues of 1 010 947 with liquor stamp sales 620 821 malt liquor 3 755 beer stamps 251 070 wine stamps 59 559 permits and licenses 61 329 and confiscated sales 13 973. Four illicit stills were seized in Lamar Bowie Smith and Harrison Counties and inspectors seized 210 gallons of mash 13 gallons of moonshine liquor and made four arrests at the stills.
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Lamar
Bowie
Smith
Harrison
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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