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Sing to the colors that float in the light, Hurrah for the Yellow and the Blue; On Wisconsin, on Wisconsin, Bully for Old Purdue! March, march on down the field- Men of the Scarlet and the Gray; Bulldog, Bulldog, Bow-wow-wow- Watch that Army play! -GRANTLAND RICE...
...invention is for aviators flying in difficulty. The aviator presses a button which releases compressed air which blows him from his plane. Clear of the plane, the aviator presses another button, which releases another can of compressed gas, which inflates his suit. By spreading his arms he can float to land...
...five-cent pieces, was brought to the fair with some of his tribesmen in a special historic coach. One Gladys Miller, a member of the treasury department of the B. & O., who acquired, in a recent beauty contest, the cognomen, "Miss Maryland," was trundled along upon a float. Governor of Maryland Albert C. Ritchie officiated at the opening of the show. Secretary of Commerce Herbert C. Hoover, too, was present...
Baby Parade. Before the beauty parade came the baby parade. Small-appearing brats were wheeled along the boardwalk to the cheers of parents and the catcalls of a few. One baby became sick due to the swaying of the float upon which it was being wafted along. Several babies broke into tears as they heard the fearful pandemonium caused by 15 bands all playing at the same time. The dirigible Los Angeles flew over the babies, severely frightening several and terrifying two. After the event prizes were awarded to the babies who appeared most healthy...
...various points in the South, frenzied blackamoors scuttled in from fields to report balloons overhead. Three more bags dropped safely the second day. Farthest South (the race was for distance) finally dropped the Detroit, piloted by R. C. Hill and A. G. Schlosser, having floated some 800 miles. (Frenchman Bennaime's 1,358-mile float from Stuttgart to Moscow in 1920 remains the record). The Goodyear VI placed second, W. T. Van Orman piloting...