Mauretania vs Bremen
Mauretania’s record crossing of the Atlantic in 1929 following a refit 22 years after being launched.
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Johnson Outboard Motors 1927
Johnson Outboard Motors 1927
Joyful Hours of Relaxation are Yours when water-motoring with a Johnson
You who love the waters know the lure of wave-lapped shores—the joyful hours of relaxation that lie in peaceful pools—the thrill of spray-tossed bow and foaming wake —the joys of water-motoring.
This summer go water-motoring with a Johnson at the stern of your [...]
Summer Skiing Holidays in Switzerland 1927
SUMMER SKIING IN SWITZERLAND
MIDSUMMER sports are seldom associated in the minds of vacationists with skiing, yet this. is one of the many events entered on the calendar of Switzerland this summer.
This is made possible by Switzerland’s sharp contrast of altitude. While the valleys and lower mountain slopes are flower-decked and the lakes fringed with rich [...]
The Return of the Toll Bridge 1927
THE RETURN OF THE TOLL BRIDGE
A FEW years ago the toll bridge was thought to be on the verge of obsolescense, but the automobile is rapidly bringing it back. New and expensive toll bridges are being erected all over the country to handle automobile traffic and to be paid for by that traffic. So it [...]
UK Outbound Passenger Lists 1920-1929
Another decade added to the UK outbound Passenger Lists 1920-1929
A boon to Genealogists and family history buffs. Findmypast.com has added another decade of passenger records to the UK Outbound Passenger Lists which are available for searching right now. Records have been expanded to include an incredible 15,749,960 names with over 97,614 passenger lists spanning the period from 1890 to 1929, which [...]
Hyperinflation Conditions in Germany 1923
The effects of Hyperinflation on the People and Economy
The general impression received from three months in South Germany was of a people on short ration, mentally distressed, and living from hand to mouth; a people terribly shattered, terribly demoralized. They were industrious without hope; their moral nature was weakened, their courage undermined, or worn to [...]
Take Your Own Car to Europe 1927
TAKING YOUR OWN CAR TO EUROPE” MADE EASIER
A LARGE travel for next year of American motorists taking their own cars to and from Europe is now assured, we read in a Montreal dispatch to the New York Herald Tribune, by the new arrangements which have been made by the Montreal Motorists League in cooperation with [...]
See Scotland First 1927
The Romantic Gate to the Old World
The ideal way to the Old World, through the natural Gateway of Ancient Caledonia— Scotland, land of mists and mystery; rugged Highlands in the North; romantic Lowlands in the South; and all around, Lochs, Rivers and Firths.
Beautiful Edinburgh; great old Castles; thriving Glasgow; the picturesque Hebrides, snug little Orkneys [...]
Holiday in England 1927
What to see in ENGLAND
You cannot afford to visit Europe without a trip to England — where the language is yours, where you will understand and be understood better than in any other part of Europe.
It is the home of wondrous York—city of the famous Minster which this year celebrates its 1,300th anni-versary. Not only [...]
Christmas Shopping 1926
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING BY BUS
THE two most prominent developments during the present Christmas shopping rush noted by J. C. Royle, Consolidated Press correspondent at New York, are the elaborate stocks of mechanical toys and the extent to which the motor-bus, rather than the railroad, is being used by the Christmas shopper. Says Mr. Royle in one [...]
