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SELF-PROPELLED SKI-DOG

Form is everything in this most exhilarating of water sports. Back straight. Limbs tucked tight. Tail leveled out. Now a quick blast of power and away you go in a foamy streak. Once the basics are mastered, any old dog can turn the trick. In fact Peanuts, the enthusiastic Miami water buff introduced here, eschews the usual requirements of skis, tow line and high-speed towboat. When the urge strikes, he simply sprints to the water’s edge, splashes through the shallows, hurls himself into the air and puts on a show of skiing that would earn applause even at Cypress Gardens.

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Mechanical and Electrical Devices for the Housewife

Water is boiled in eight minutes and an oven heated in six minutes with this new electric stove, which delivers three degrees of heat. The heating element nestles in a bowl shaped reflector which directs all of the heat towards the utensil.
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Phone Uses Light Sockets

A NOVEL telephone which a person can plug into the nearest electric light socket to talk with another person plugging a similar telephone into a similar outlet near at hand has been developed by a New York City manufacturer. It was demonstrated at the New York Museum of Science and Industry by Dr. O. H. Caldwell, a trustee of the museum. Read the rest of this entry »

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Science Outwits Industrial Spies

Priceless Secrets in Steel, Dye, and Chemical Plants of Germany Guarded from Sneak Thieves

AN ELABORATE system of industrial spies, working with almost wartime efficiency, was discovered recently in Germany. In the great steel, dye, and chemical plants of that country, this organized band of informers is attempting to ferret out the closely-guarded trade secrets which give an advantage over competitors. Read the rest of this entry »

A Ten-Million Dollar Throne

AMONG the treasures which have been accumulated for centuries by the conquerors of Turkey is the unique and world-famous throne of Shah Ismail of Persia, shown in the above photograph. Pearls, rubies, sapphires, and other precious gems incrust this priceless piece of furniture, which is estimated to be worth $10,000,000. Read the rest of this entry »

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Inventions for the Household

ASPARAGUS COOKED STANDING UP. A bunch of asparagus is placed in an upright position in this aluminum cooker in which there is boiling water. The low, heavy stalks are thus boiled and the tender tops are cooked in the rising steam. In this way the full flavor of the asparagus tops is retained.
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Behind the SCENES with TELEVISION

Scientists experimenting in the field of television predict the perfection of practical home sets within a short time. This article explains the present status of television and tells of various methods of visual reproduction used in present Radio sets.

WILL tomorrow’s home entertainment be furnished by a television set which, at the turn of a button, presents on a screen a visual and audible reproduction of a scene being enacted on a stage hundreds of miles away? If predictions of experimenters now working on television apparatus are to be believed, this is exactly what will be possible within a few years.
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Camel Time is pleasure time!

Time for easygoing taste… honest enjoyment … choice quality tobaccos. Moments seem to brighten up every time you light one up.

Make it Camel Time right now!

THE BEST TOBACCO MAKES THE BEST SMOKE!

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Santa Fe ~ the Modern Pueblo

by E. DANA JOHNSON

Travelers visiting Santa Fe, New Mexico, are astonished to find ibis modern city built in an architectural style centuries old! Hotels, postoffice, schools, and private residences are constructed in the pueblo style of architecture developed by the Indians indigenous to the great Southwest. Read the rest of this entry »

Calling all Men… STRIP-TEASE NECKTIE That Glows in the Dark

“She loses her clothes as she glows in the dark”

Astounding new STRIPTEASE NECKTIE is the latest rage from coast to coast! Spectacular new novelty tie creation for men who demand the distinctive and unusual! Brings gasps of sheer wonder, thrilling admiration the first time you wear it! By day, smart, handsome tie that is unrivalled for sheer beauty and extravagant good looks, by night a glorious goddess of light revealed for all to see! Read the rest of this entry »

Jumbo Suit Case Shows Size of Sedan’s Luggage Space

To SHOW dramatically the size of the luggage compartment in their sedans, the Hudson Motor Car Company built the jumbo “suit case” being eyed with evident dismay by the porter at the right. Nearly hiding the car, it has the same capacity as the car’s trunk —twenty and a half cubic feet.

Movies Fill Gaps in Stage Play

WHEN you see stage and movie actors present the same play, you notice how much the stage action is limited by its few possible changes of scenery. To remove this handicap, a New York inventor proposes a combined stage-and-movie show, in which movies intermittently “double” for living actors. Read the rest of this entry »