Finds Universe Built of Waves

ANOTHER proof that the whole universe is constructed out of some mysterious kind of wave or vibration, finer in structure than the supposed ultimate particles of matter such as atoms, has been obtained by a Japanese physicist, Dr. Y. Sugiura of the Tokyo Institute of Physical and Chemical Research.

The electric particles called protons, which combine with electrons to form all known kinds of atoms, have been proved to have the properties of waves, just as was proved several years ago for electrons.

WHEN BENNY WATTENBERG, star half back of the University of Chicago football squad, discovered that he was hampered in executing forward passes because of near-sightedness, the coaches decided that Wattenberg was too good a man to lose and they devised a method of fastening special shatter-proof lenses to his football gear. Read the rest of this entry »

Guided Missile Engineers and Scientists

Build Your Future in a Prime Weapons System Project….

The SM-64 Navaho Intercontinental Guided Missile

North American Aviation has prime weapons system responsibility for the SM-64 NAVAHO. This missile program is one of our country’s largest, most important armament projects … a vital part of future defense planning . . . offering you long-term security, plus the opportunity to enrich your experience and capabilities in many advanced scientific and technical fields.
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Crew Risked Lives to Repair Graf Zeppelin

by EUGENE GRANT who interviewed the Zeppelin crew.

BUFFETED by the wind, with a torn fin, the Graf Zeppelin faced destruction unless the damage could be repaired. Here is the inside story of how the daring crew climbed onto the fin and saved this giant from destruction.

LITTLE has been told of that remarkable feat performed by the crew of the Graf Zeppelin in repairing the port horizontal fin damaged by the storms and threatening the destruction of the great air liner on the first passenger trip by air to the United States. Read the rest of this entry »

I love that the type in the box below is crooked.

According to this inflation calculator, $65 is about $1590 in 2009. So basically it’s an iMac.

The Light of Typewriting – Hartford Typewriters

The Acme of Perfection

Hartford Typewriters made with either single or double keyboard. Price $65.00. Catalogue on application.

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Money Rides in Model Cars

For young people with imagination, here is an opportunity to design and build model autos. Awards wait for the best.

EACH year, $65,000 in cash and scholarships is awarded to youthful builders of model automobiles, by the Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild. Read the rest of this entry »

According to Wolfram Alpha U.S. sugar consumption is currently about 152.8 lbs a year.

Everybody has a Sweet Tooth!

AND a GOOD THING it is, too. For sugar is an energy food, essential in every good daily diet. Normally, we Americans consume from fourteen to fifteen billion pound- of sugar yearly—about a hundred pounds per person—a fact that helps to make US an energetic and healthy people.
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OUR EXCITING NEW FIRE ENGINES!

Amazing super pumpers, aerial ladders, and telescoping “Snorkles” are aiding the fight against fire!

By Ross R. Olney

THE whining scream of a fire engine is one of the most chilling sounds on earth. Who hasn’t thrilled to the siren sound, looked up in dread as the engine raced past, and then perhaps started running to where black clouds of smoke billow up into the air, shot through with tongues of scarlet flame? Read the rest of this entry »

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Something New under the Sun in Oddities of Science

by Nick Sprank

On the surface many odd facts that seem to defy natural law are easily understandable when the physical conditions back of the phenomena are known. Here are two pages illustrating facts that appear fallacious at a casual glance, but which are quite natural when all conditions surrounding them are considered. Read the rest of this entry »

Everybody a Builder!

ONE OF THE fundamental urges in the soul of every man is the urge for self expression.

In some men it is music which touches a responsive chord, and these men find satisfaction in playing a musical instrument. In others, sports afford an outlet for self expression. Still others turn to mechanics and science as a means for satisfying the urge to create. Read the rest of this entry »

Magic Vapor

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Moonlight Fragrance

Earns $60 Weekly for Agents

Women buy this new and beautiful product on sight—nothing like it— brings the breath of spring flowers Into every room—freshens and rejuvenates. Read the rest of this entry »

Hair Drier Blast from Vacuum Cleaner

FOR a cost of less than $1.00, a very satisfactory hair-drying attachment may be constructed for use in the home. Results obtained from the device are very commendable and entirely worth he cost and effort of construction.
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