Popular Mechanics

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Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.
 

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Contents

Risks men face in subs
353
Submarines
Giant liners of the air equipped with diners
356
Seaplanes
Mystery of port of missing planes solved?
360
Aviation (Safety measures), Air pilots (Health and hygiene)
Opera broadcasts helped by mixing panel
366
Radio broadcasting (Music)
Babe Ruth's homerun secrets
370
Babe Ruth; 1895-1948, Baseball
On the trail of hidden treasures
434
Treasure trove
Queer island seen as continent in the making
441
Bogoslof Island (Alaska)
Nation's greatest ships
442
United States Navy, Aircraft carriers
Right this way gentlemen
451
Carnival games
Bridge built like a watch is engineering feat
460
Drawbridges

Engineers seeking way to save Niagara falls
465
Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)
World's deepest mine
467
Gold mines and mining (South Africa)
You can build this B-eliminator for fifteen dollars
473
Radio receivers (Energy usage)
Adapter makes short-wave set of standard receiver
477
Radio receivers
Utility cart for housewives
489
Kitchen furniture, Labor saving devices
Simple toy merry-go-round
507
Toys
Automatic boiler man
509
Steam heating
Tin-can mechanics
515
Household appliances, Tin cans
How to care for balloon tires
520
Tires, Automobile

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