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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 26, 1936)
^ Street Cleaning Truck Can Battle Poison Gas The latest development in military defense against gas attack makes use of the ordinarily un-war-like street cleaning truck. An auxiliary apparatus, attached to the truck, throws out jets of water to disperse poison gas in the air, and also sends out fan shaped sprays of water to cleanse walls and roofs which have been contaminated by poison gas. A demonstration of the new equipment is shown in London with the "crew” of the truck clad in gas proof clothing, complete with mask. Iowa Farmer Shows Rivals How to Be Corn Husking Champ Carl Carlson, thirty-eight, of Aud ubon, Iowa, who won the national corn husking championship recently near Newark, Ohio. He won the title by husking 21.039 bushels in 80 minutes on a rain soaked field. * Velvet Lined Bathtub Is Latest Barbara Beck, pretty Broadway dancer is the proud possessor of the first bathtub in New York to be covered inside and out by mohair velvet. The picture shows her with the newest item of modern apartment house equipment. Interior decorators predict a popular future for this new fad. Captain Jimmy Keeps Breaking Records Capt. James (Jimmy) Mollison pictured at Croydon airport. London, following his recent crossing of the Atlantic in record time. He brought his plane “Dorothy Ward” to earth after being in the air 13 hours and 13 minutes on a 2,100 mile flight from Harbor Grace, Newfoundland, to London. The British flyer has a number of records to his credit. Seattle Attorney Wins House Seat of Late Zioncheck Warren Magnuson, recently elect ed congressman from Sei ttle, who will take the seat of the late Marion Zioncheck. Magnuson was former ly prosecuting attorney of Kings county, Washington. Plans Speeded for San Francisco Exposition This is the first official view of the Golden Gate International exposition island, as it will appear in 1939. The view is from the shore of Yerba Buena island, looking north. Preparations for the exposition are being speeded. San Francisco held one of the most successful fairs in history in 1915. Scenes and Persons in the Current News 1—Joachim Von Ribbenthrop, German ambassador to London, photographed on his way to his official office. 2—View of Madrid, Spain—the prize for which the rebels and loyalists have been contending for months. 3—Secretary of State Cordell Hull (right) and Assistant Secretary Sumner Welles enroute to Pan American peace conference in Buenos Aires. Roosevelt Enrolls in Red Cross Admiral Cary T. Grayson, chairman of the American Red Cross, shown enrolling President Roosevelt as the first member in the annual roll call. Miss Hebe Reynolds, a representative of the District of Co lumbia chapter made the presentation in the oval room of the White House. NEW NAVY CHIEF Admiral William D. Lea.iy has been selected by President Roose velt as the new chief of naval opera tions, succeeding Admiral William H. Standley, who is retiring. Ad miral Leahy has been commander in-chief of the navy’s battle force with the rank of full admiral. Letting You In on Television’s Ground Floor O Although still in its swaddling clothes, television has been found practical and it is only a matter of a little time until the radio owner of today becomes the television owner of tomorrow. Photo shows a television broadcast of live talent. It looks like a movie studio, cameras and sound booms record the picture and the sound of the actors to be flashed out over the air. NANNY W. HONEYMAN | The Democratic majority in the next house of representatives will ii dude Nanny W. Honeyman, of Portland, Ore., who won over Judge William E. Ekwall, Republican in cumbent. Mrs. Honeywell is a close friend of Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt and was a bridesmaid at the wed ding of President and Mrs. Roose velt ( Crack Horses Compete in Chicago Show Bluebloods of horse flesh from the leading horse breeding states are competing for honors at the International Horse show at Chicago, which is a daily feature of the International Live Stock exposition. One of the most coveted prizes is the $1,000 jumper stake. Horse and rider are shown in competition for this honor. Foremost among expositions of its kind in the world, the stock show yearly attracts thousands of farmers from every state in the Union and neighboring Canada. Print your child’s name inside his rubbers when he goes to school. This will make it possible for his teacher to identify them, which would otherwise be impos sible to do where there are so many rubbers of about the same size. • • • When making mayonnaise, stir the beaten eggs into cold vinegar and when it is boiled it will not curdle, as may be the case when eggs are added to hot vinegar. • • * To remove the feathers from wild ducks, dip them in boiling water, then wrap in a thick cloth. The feathers are steamed loose in a very few minutes and the “pins” will give little or no trouble. • • • Borax whitens napkins. Use • tablespoon of borax in each two quarts of water used for rinsing. • • • If cinnamon toast is served fre quently, it pays to mix some cin namon and sugar and keep it in a shaker so that it can be used quickly. • • • Before storing winter cabbage wrap each head in an old news paper. This will keep the cabbage crisp and green much longer. • • • To prevent the delivery boy from tracking dirt across the kitchen floor place a shelf at the back door on which he can place packages. C Hell Syndicate.—WNU Service. Ask Me Another 0 A General Quiz © Util Syndicate.—WNU Serrice. 1. In court procedure, what does “in camera” mean? 2. Did Lincoln's assassination precede or follow Lee’s surren der? 3. What elements make up the dentist’s aughing gas? 4. Where is Faneuil Hall? 5. What is the Nibelungenlied? 6. Where are the Society Is lands? 7. What relation was Napoleon III to Napoleon I? 8. Who was William Harvey? 9. Who was the first president of the German Republic? 10. What is “turbid” water? Answers 1. Not in public court; privately, 2. Lincoln was shot April 14; the surrender took place April 9, 1865. 3. Nitrogen and oxygen. 4. In Boston. 5. A medieval German poem, telling of the Nibelungs, a super natural race. 6. In the South Pacific. 7. Nephew. 8. 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