Why would you need a lucky talisman when you’ve got all that secular power?
DO YOU WANT POWER?
Power to make you victorious in all you undertake? Power to make people admire you? Power to earn money? Power to gain popularity-love? Power to make anyone follow you? I will send you information which is the result of scientific research. Read the rest of this entry »
New Stockings Made Like Gloves
GLOVE stockings are the latest novelty to enter the field of feminine style. As shown in the photo below, the stockings are shaped to fit over the toes and are designed particularly for use with sandals during the warm weather season. The idea emanates from Paris.
NEW FLYING EXPERIENCE COMES TO AMERICA
World’s first Propeller-Turbine Airliner to fly for TRANS-CANADA* and CAPITAL AIRLINES
A new flying experience is coming to America soon. Two famous airlines—Trans-Canada and Capital — are adding Vickers Viscounts to their fleets for service in the United States and Canada.
Already flying on 40 major world air routes, the Vickers Viscount has won the overwhelming preference of passengers everywhere. American air travelers who have flown in the Viscount describe the experience as wonderfully different, more enjoyable than any flight they’ve ever known.
Behind the Viscount stands the great name of the Vickers Group—internationally famous as makers of aircraft, ships, industrial machinery, and precision equipment.
VICKERS VISCOUNT
built by VICKERS-ARMSTRONGS powered by ROLLS-ROYCE
Sea-Going Pleasure Parks
Outdoor Sports on German Floating Amusement Palace
ONE of the most unique sea-going entertainment palaces in the world is the floating pleasure park being built by Louis Reinsch of Bad Reichenhall, Germany. As depicted on these pages and on the cover of this issue of Modern Mechanics and Inventions, Mr. Reinsch’s boat combines features of barge and ocean liner. Read the rest of this entry »
Super Health – What Does It Mean?
Bernarr Macfadden’s Personal Message
Decoration by ROBERT A. CAMERONMOST people consider themselves healthy.
If they are able to eat three meals daily and perform their regular duties—do not need medical advice—they take it for granted that they are enjoying good health.
But super health is something far beyond the physical status that enables one to merely assume usual responsibilities without pain or discomfort. Read the rest of this entry »
“Kodatoy” Home Movie Projector Shows Finest Pictures
MANUFACTURERS nave recently introduced a new home movie projector, called a “Kodatoy,” that has all the optical and mechanical features found in the large costly machines. The machine, shown in the photo at the left, has a high grade condensing and projection lens, a three blade shutter, and an automatic framing device. Using 16 mm. Kodak safety films in 100 foot rolls, the projector produces pictures of extraordinary clarity and steadiness. The complete kit includes the Kodatoy, two metal spools, and play theatre silver screen.
If you’d like an idea of why you don’t see a lot of ads using handwriting style fonts, check out this screen shot of my OCR app. (“7hen science discovered twat”)
Capitalization in this particular ad is also really hard to determine. With text that is in ALL CAPS, letters that are supposed to be capitalized are generally in a larger font size. But look at that first paragraph; the only text in lower case is “once planted” which is just weird.
Anything with actual handwritten text I have to almost always transcribe by hand.
Also, on the content of the ad, what isn’t made from soy today?
Unlocking Secrets of the Soy Bean
The soy bean, once planted only as a rotation crop, was plowed under to increase the fertility of the soil.
Then science discovered that soy bean flour is wholesome… the oil makes good paints and salad dressing…the meal is good cattle feed… the fibre makes plastics… but first extraction methods didn’t get all the oil… only partially separated the other ingredients. Read the rest of this entry »
New Toaster Works Automatically
TWO slices of bread can be toasted at once to any predetermined degree in a new automatic toaster recently placed on the market.
Bread is inserted in holders in the door, as shown in the photograph at the right, bringing the bread between the heating elements when closed. A dial on the front of the machine regulates the length of time the current is left on. determining whether the toast is to be light or dark. Read the rest of this entry »
DOCKING the Normandie With New York’s TUG FLEET
The Normandie, for all her great size and power, is one of the easiest of the big ships to handle, claims Anton Huseby, Norwegian captain of the Moran Fleet of New York Harbor tugboats, and the man responsible for docking this great liner. Last time he berthed her in 20 minutes —fast work on any vessel.
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HOUDINI’S Mystifying Magic Stunts EXPOSED
By R. D. ADAMS
The Mechanic Who Made Houdini’s Trick Magic Apparatus
Recognized as the Master Magician of his time, the great Houdini performed tricks of magic which were the marvel of millions. Only one man knows the secrets which Houdini carried to the grave with him. That man is the mechanic who made Houdini’s illusion-producing apparatus, who concludes his expose below.
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Fighting Harbor Fog With “Electric Mist”
A NEW way to get rid of fog has been recently proposed. Experts long have believed that the chief cause of fog is electrification of the tiny, individual water droplets, so that these repel each other and will not combine to form ordinary raindrops. By electric tests, a German professor has confirmed the fact that fog always is electrified and can be dispersed if electrification is removed or neutralized. Read the rest of this entry »
LET’S SPEAK OF VALUE BENEATH THE STYLE
Asked to name the one car responsible for today’s hand’ some designs, most people would say Lincoln-Zephyr. They would be right. The influence of this car has been great. It ushered in a new style era!
But ask more than 65,000 Lincoln-Zephyr owners which feature of the Lincoln-Zephyr they most admire, and “style” will not predominate. This group, perhaps the most enthusiastic ever loyal to one car, values the Lincoln-Zephyr for its unique combination of features. Read the rest of this entry »
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