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  2. MR. FORD ON MR. EDISON

    It is no exaggeration to say that Mr. Henry Ford worships Mr. Edison. When he speaks of nun he employs terms and tones of reverence (says an Argus" critic in reviewing "My Friend Mr. Edison." by Henry Ford, with Samuel Crowther (London: Ernest Benn Ltd.); 8s 3d). ...

    Article : 2,206 words
  3. CHANGED NEW GUINEA

    When Mr. S. Tomlinson, carpenter landed in British New Guinea he quickly learned that the isolated spot in which he had undertaken to build his ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 806 words
  4. BREAD DISTRIBUTION

    The contention of the Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Fenton), that the distribution costs of bread are too high, was supported by the secretary of the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 752 words
  5. TREASURE HUNTING IN OCEAN DEPTHS

    After valuable salvage work aimed at securing the £1,000,000 worth of gold and silver from the P. and O. liner Egypt, 40 fathoms, deep, in the open ocean last year, the famous Italian salvage ship Artiglio, undertook to remove a wrecked freighter, which since the war had ...

    Article : 1,114 words
  6. HUMAN BULLET

    Mr. J. S. Wright, the champion motor cyclist, regained at Cork recently for Britain the world's motor cycle speed record with the amazing average speed ...

    Article : 289 words
  7. RELICS OF INCAS

    An expedition to explore by air relics of Inca. civilisation in the Andes was to leave New York on the Santa Maria, of the Grace Line, in December. ...

    Article : 375 words
  8. MOTHERS TOO BUSY

    Modern mothers are too busy to listen to their daughters' problems, declares the New York correspondent to the London "Daily Mail." ...

    Article : 227 words
  9. LINGUAL CURIOSITY

    Acceptance by the Greek Government of Spain's offer to establish a chair of Spanish in the University, of Saloniki, recalls that large numbers of Jews ...

    Article : 200 words
  10. A DESIRE TO WORK

    No more parades for Turkey, no more skyrocket revolutions—work and plenty of it. That was the epitaph placed on ...

    Article : 549 words
  11. POSITION AT BROKEN HILL

    Approximately another 3000 men will be thrown out of work at Broken Hill making about 5000 in all, if the Workers' Industrial Union continues to ...

    Article : 773 words
  12. ROMAN PLUMBING OF ANCIENT BATH

    "Aquae Solis," or Waters of the Sun, was the name given by the ancient Romans to the city of Bath, England, a city which owes its existence to its hot springs—the only hot springs in Britain. For at least 2000 years 500,000 gallons of water at 112 degrees ...

    Article : 838 words
  13. £250,000 FOR INVENTOR

    A camera for taking colored photographs which brought the inventor £250,000 was mentioned in the King's Bench recently during an action in ...

    Article : 330 words
  14. WOMAN WITH 26 NAMES

    One of the most curious documents lodged at Somerset House. London, a will giving power of attorney, to a woman with 26 names, 25 of them Christian ...

    Article : 130 words
  15. EMPTY OFFICE SPACE

    The National Association of Building Owners and Managers of America has reported that the amount of vacant office space in the nation is the largest of the ...

    Article : 113 words
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