While this sounds like a vibrator, it actually just electrocutes “Milady” with a pair of spoons.
An Electric Massage for Milady
MILADY’S complexion will benefit immensely from an application of “juice” from this little massaging device. There’s no danger of shock, and the complexion will not suffer a charring from the current, so it’s all quite safe. The only parts needed are: Four or five dry cells, preferably new and fresh; a short length of bell wire, two silver spoons and some tape. The hook-up of all this equipment is shown in the accompanying drawing. Note that the handles of the spoons are insulated with windings of tape, so that all danger of a jolt is eliminated. Apply the spoons to the face as illustrated in the drawing, patting them gently so as to get full benefit from the sparking. If need be, the operator can wear rubber gloves.— Walter Menyhart.
Entertaining article that explains why the core of any military force will always be made up of men and horses.
“Machines of war can only be adjuncts to their superior flexibility.”
Do we still have any mounted cavalry? I’ve seen pictures of those Special Forces guys in Afghanistan, but that’s about it.
Why Modern Armies Still Cling to the Cavalry
by M. W. MEIER
The tank is a powerful weapon, but the faithful horse can still outfight it in many situations encountered on modern battlefields.
Here is told the cavalry’s side of the story.
YOU may not know it but Uncle Sam has the finest cavalry on earth—pitifully small though it is.
It may lack the swank, color and picturesqueness of that of other nations but what it may lack in fancy-drilling ability it more than makes up for in equipment, firing-power and maneuverability—the things that really count in war.
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The caption is funny too: “Z. Wiggs out for a spin in his pooch-mobile. “
The guy’s name is Z. Wiggs, but when I read it I thought the dog’s name was Z and he was wigging out for a ride. I like my interpretation better.
Walking the Dog Drives Poochmobile
DOG power drives an odd vehicle constructed by Z. Wiggs, eighty-year-old dog trainer and former railroad worker of Denton, Tex. Operating on the squirrel-cage principle, the dogmobile has a giant central wheel which is revolved as a dog walks or
runs on its inside surface. The four-legged canine engine is anchored to a central shaft by a special collar. Power is transmitted to rear drive wheels by means of a belt-and-pulley mechanism which the driver controls by a “gearshift” lever.
So apparently men like blondes better because they have lower blood pressure?
Why Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
IF THE much discussed statement that “gentlemen prefer blondes” is true, then perhaps it is because they are steadier workers. At least, that is what a recent test made with movie stars as subjects tends to show. In a comparative series of tests with this apparatus shown below, blondes far surpassed brunettes. While exercising on a rowing machine, their breathing and blood pressure were compared. A highly sensitive air tube placed around each girl’s chest recorded the regularity of breathing. Blood pressure was tested on the left arm.
It’s kind of difficult to tell if they mean that the perferations are coded letters, or if they are actual characters cut out and then projected onto photo receptors, like this one (Living Shadow Dances on Giant Electric Sign).
News Bulletins Written in Lights
A UNIQUE news bulletin service, the first of its kind in America, is now in operation in Los Angeles. Local, state and national news in the form of short briefs is printed in 4′ incandescent letters which move across an 80′ bulletin board, broadcasting the late news flashes every evening from 7 o’clock until midnight.
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I’m not much of a gardener, but wouldn’t alcohol be bad for a plant?
Liquor Flavors Growing Melons
FLAVORING growing melons with port wine and cognac is the novel horticultural experiment being tried on the Yonkers, N.Y., estate of Samuel Unter-meyer, New York lawyer. Bottles of the beverages used are held in a tipped position by wire frames stuck into the ground near the melon vines. A wick leading from each bottle is introduced into the fruit through a slit made in the plant stem. Thomas Quin-lan, a gardener on the estate, is shown examining the liquor-fed melons, which are said to be given a superior flavor.
Heh, apparently a good rule for creating a jingle is to pick a stereotype and exploit it:
“I used the second rule on popular sayings and made an apt comparison based on the proverbial thriftiness of the Scot:
Away the blithe pennies will roll When cold isn’t under control. But, give Leonard a trial; Its bright Master Dial
GUARDS EXPENSE LIKE A SCOT ON THE DOLE.”
Lemme try one:
In travel there is something new
An airline called Jet Blue
Fly on it and you can too
save money like a dirty ….
What’s your stereotyped jingle?
How to Win a Jingle Contest
By Allen Glasser
CAN you write a prize-winning last line for that jingle at the top of the page? You can test your skill as a jingle genius on this limerick. It comes from an actual contest that the A & P Food Stores ran some time ago for their product Nectar Tea. You’ll be surprised to find out just how much you don’t know about composing the pretty little words that snag big money in advertising contests. Beat your brains with the dictionary, chase up rhymes with the biggest thesaurus you can find, then compare your masterpiece with the line that really copped the big cash prize. You’ll find the payoff line printed at the end of this article.
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