December 3, 2009

FORST “STAR” HITS (Oct, 1962)

FORST “STAR” HITS

for Holiday GIFTING and Fabulous FEASTING

READY-TO-SIZZLE STEAKS READY-TO-EAT TREATS

Give the gift of heavenly dining pleasure—delight the family with Forst’s succulent, golden-brown Smoked Turkeys, aromatically spiced, apple-wood smoked, or mouth-watering, sugar-cured, hickory-smoked Hams. Or cook up some sizzling flavor excitement with Forst fancy-restaurant-quality steaks —luxurious, tender, juicy aristocrats of steakdom! Read the rest of this entry »

SUBMARINE SAFETY – An Insolvable Problem? (Apr, 1932)

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Source: Modern Mechanix ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Apr, 1932
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SUBMARINE SAFETY – An Insolvable Problem?

Must submarines, by their very nature, always be death traps for the men who operate them? No successful rescue device has yet been developed which can be depended on infallibly in all circumstances, and recent losses of life indicate that the problem of safety is no nearer solution now than it was 20 years ago.
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December 2, 2009

LOTTERY-MACHINE RENDERS DECEIT IMPOSSIBLE (Jan, 1929)

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Source: Modern Mechanix ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jan, 1929
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LOTTERY-MACHINE RENDERS DECEIT IMPOSSIBLE

WHEN the exhibition-halls in the Kaiserdam, Berlin, opened for the 6th Internationl Bureau Exhibition, the first electric-automatic lottery machine in the world was among the many new inventions. This machine was created in an attempt to remove the human element from gambling devices. Read the rest of this entry »

I’M THIRSTY (Jun, 1971)

Um…

I’M THIRSTY

Want a little peace and Quiet?
Make a pitcher of Kool-Aid every morning.
Then it’s always ready when they are.
Kool-Aid brand soft drink mix is inexpensive.
Kids love it.
Never be without it
It works.

New Type Gyro Plane Tested on Electric Rail Carriage (Jan, 1932)

New Type Gyro Plane Tested on Electric Rail Carriage

AS interesting as is the new type of gyro plane now undergoing exhaustive experiments in France, the method of testing is perhaps of even more interest.

The trial carriage is electrically driven and attains a speed of from 60 to 80 miles an hour on rails. By means of measuring instruments on the carriage, the wind pressure, lifting power, derivation of lift, and the stresses on various parts are registered.

The plane itself is of the conventional type, except for a pair of large propellers, which turn in opposite directions, mounted on a stub shaft above the plane. These propellers work by wind pressure.

THE MODEL LIFE (Mar, 1953)

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Source: Cosmopolitan ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Mar, 1953
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THE MODEL LIFE

THE COSMOPOLITAN LOOK
BY VIRGINIA C. WILLIAMS

Tippi Hedrin, top-flight photographers’ model, leads a hectic double life. Monday to Friday she runs from one New York studio appointment to the next. On Friday she boards a train to Darlington, Maryland, and the farm where she and her husband, Peter Atwill Griffith, raise horses. For the next two days, Tippi and Peter can go about the pleasant business of leading a simple country life.

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