Poor Braking Vital Cause Of Skidding
Detroit reporting on highway safety with an Iowa State College study led by R. A. Moyer. The research outlines three skids straight, impending, and sideways with friction as the key relation. It finds 51.5 percent braking on average four wheel cars and notes poor braking distribution worsens wet surface skids while recommending curbside gravel and road widening as preventive steps.
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E. Y. Watson
Detroit
Mich
R. A. Moyer
Iowa State College
Moyer
Professor Moyer
Old fashioned Hebrew employer argues over raise
An employer remonstrates to a worker over pay by counting days off in a year. He cites sleep, lunches, Sundays and Saturdays, vacations, sickness, and holidays including Yom Kippur to claim the worker owes him money.
World wheat supplies outlook amid shrinking carryover
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics estimates the world wheat supply excluding Russia and China will be about 24 million bushels smaller than 1934-35. Production stands at 3.52 billion bushels, about 60 million more than last year, while world carryover sits near 800 million, down 300 million from a year ago. Russia may export up to 30 million bushels, offset by Chinese imports from a smaller crop. US shortages could keep domestic prices high near import basis, with a 760 million bushel expected domestic supply and carryover likely to drop further.
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Russia
China
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States
Rockies
Notable Economic and Demographic Facts Across Nations
A compilation notes the Bureau of Biological Survey estimates $2 billion in annual returns from game and resources. It cites four forms of sales tax, a September typhoon in Japan causing $145 million damage, and Russia leading Irish potato production with 1.6 billion bushels. It also mentions high demand for work horses and mules, large defense spending by leading nations, and vast grazing land needs.
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Bureau of Biological Survey
Japan
Russia
Germany
San Francisco
Denver
Europe
Kitchen Tips And Simple Household Tricks From A Vintage Page
Practical advice on preserving white vegetables with lemon, air drying sweaters, making a cocoa shake for all ages, cleaning burnt saucepans with salt and water, and a paprika cheese roll sandwich idea for tasty snacks. The tone mirrors a midcentury home guidance column with concise how tos and quick recipes.
Rayburn Reveals Plan for Active Campaign in Texas
Representative Sam Rayburn said a subtle deceptive campaign will target him in his district over his utility control efforts. He cited a Texas friend who warned utilities will mobilize to create a bad impression of him. Rayburn pledged to speak out upon returning home and oppose utility influence.
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Washington
D. C
Sam Rayburn
Bonham
Texas
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Congress
Rayburn
Whisky Washing and Witty World of the Witty Wife
A narrator recounts emptying 12 whisky bottles after a quarrel, keeping one glass per bottle, and drinking from each. He misreads items, counting bottles as 24 then 72, turns bottles inside out to clean them, and boasts of a “wifiest little nide” in the world. Alpine Avalanche notes the rambling, humorous tale.
Women Seek Exclusivity in Pricey Dress Paradox
A Washington woman found the same dress for four dollars in a second shop, but the exclusive store charged twenty five dollars. The piece argues rich women chase status by paying high prices, preferring rarity over value.
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Washington
Pahtfinder
Panhandler Seeks Help by Listing Groups in Satirical Plea
A humorous vignette shows a panhandler pressuring the old man with a series of religious and fraternal group names. When told he belongs to none, the panhandler switches to socialist and social uplift descriptors to solicit aid. The exchange highlights social division and entrapment in charity.
Nervous Woman Finds Rapid Relief With Cardus, Claim
Mrs Cora Sanders of Paragould Arkansas reports regular shaking spells from nervousness and exhaustion. She says Cardus improved her health and her daughter’s condition, with thousands of women testifying to Cardus benefits and urging others to try it.
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Cora Sanders
Paragould
Ark
Cardus
Rainy day quip sparks theater tomato finale
A joke scene shows a manager ordering rain from the warehouse after a customer jokes about not having rain. An usher notes the lady said no rain lately. The play ends with a villain hit in the face by a tomato from the gallery.
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Villian
Pay as He Goes Fined for Speeding at 75 Miles Per Hour
A courtroom exchange ends with a $75 fine after the judge declares a speeding habit. The speeder admits driving 75 mph and the judge comments that a man should pay as he goes.
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Speeder
Captains of Industry Eye Art as Commerce Boom
Dustin Stax predicts America will lead in art as it has in commerce, asserting that industrial leaders are waking to art’s value and know when to buy and sell to profit from it.
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America
Dustin Stax
Fractions Lead to Crumbs in Cake Cutting Puzzle
Three boys share a final cake piece. Howard aims to divide into thirds then ninths, calculating by fractions. The mother asks, and the youngest interjects with a witty response, leaving a playful math moment.
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Howard
Taste test triggers quick reprimand in army kitchen
A bossy colonel inspects the army kitchen and tests a kettle of soup. He decries it as dishwater and learns the men were draining empties. A separate sob story involves a buyer offering ten shillings to make a pup cry, but the wife would be heartbroken.
Comic exchange on dancing lesson missteps
On his return from a first dancing lesson Bobby says it’s easy just turn around and keep wiping your feet. Jack calls Marvin a genius then mocks himself saying perhaps they are both mistaken in a playful dialogue with Jill.
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Bobby
Jack
Marvin
Jill
Tombstone Dealer and Widow Trade Simple Inscription
A tombstone dealer suggests the words Gone Home for an inscription. The widow agrees noting it was where the departed always thought of going, closing the exchange with quiet finality.
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Sunbury
Mass
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First National Bank
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Whitewright, Texas
Whitewright
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L. LaRoe & Co
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