{ The Rock Island Argus and Daily Union. [ Rock Island Ill.] 1920-1923} April 27, 1922
Chicago, April 27– Members of the Chicago Medical society are marveling today over the feats performed last night by Willeta Huggins, 17-year-old girl, blind and deaf, and who is said to be “even more marvelous than Helen Keller.”
The young woman brought to Chicago from the Home for the Blind at Janesville, Wis., although totally blind and totally deaf, can distinguish colors with great rapidity, read newspaper headlines, talk over the telephone, enjoy music, and carry on a conversation.
She can hear a lecture or an orchestra concert by holding a sheet of paper in the air and hears over the telephone by putting her fingers over the receiver. By fingering newspaper headlines she is able to read and tells the denomination of a bank note by feeling its number.
Help! Somebody A Flivver From Henry Himself
{ The Rock Island Argus and Daily Union. { Rock Island, Ill.} 1920-1923 April 27, 1922 }
Detroit, Mich., April 27– Henry Ford was driving a brand new automobile today. This followed the theft last night of his machine while it was parked downtown.
Mr. Ford personally called the police by telephone and notified them of his loss.
” What kind of a car was it?” the police clerk asked.
” Why a Ford of course,” Mr. Ford answered.
As the police had been unable to find the stolen machine by this morning there was nothing left for the manufacturer to do but go to one of his factories and take a new car from the storeroom.
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