The Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad in the United States, running between Michigan and Ohio. A locomotive pulling a train of coal cars comes down a track. A sign on the cars read 'Ford'. The railroad was owned by Ford and its locomotives were always kept in tip top condition. (This train was possibly coming from the Wellston, Ohio coal fields.)
A northbound Detroit,Toledo,and Ironton train is taking on coal in Bainbridge,Ohio. The train continues north across the twin-span Paint Creek Bridge,then through the single span over Buckskin Creek. The railroad crosses route 41 and Buckskin creek again, below Fruitdale,and then on to Thrifton. Here the railroad crosses under the Baltimore and Ohio, this underpass is known as "Hole-in-the Wall". The two story depot that once served both railroads can be seen.The train again crosses Paint Creek at Greenfield,then continues past Island Grove,north of town.
U.S. Navy Admiral Robert Edward Coontz charges the country for neglecting the battle fleet in the United States. Robert Edward Coontz sits in a chair.
Personal hygiene for young women illustrated in the United States. A girl plays checkers with a boy while seated on the outdoor porch of a house. Such activity is necessary for the brain, fidelity and sound training if she is to be a successful mother and an intelligent citizen. A mother works in the background. A girl exercises by standing tall and breathing deeply. A girl sleeps keeping the windows of her room open. She wakes up and smiles. The girl goes to take a bath. A girl does physical exercises by bending and stretching which helps to prevent constipation.
Educational film on health and hygiene. Glands and their functions are identified on an inanimate model in the United States. An inanimate model shows oil glands which keep scalp and hair healthy. The inanimate model shows tear glands which clean and lubricate the eyes. Salivary glands and gastric glands aid in digestion. The inanimate model depicts that the internal secretion of the thyroid gland influences the activity of the brain and nerves.
From a early 1920s educational film on health and hygiene for girls. Clip focuses on sexual education, targeted to a female audience. Female organs and their functions are identified on an inanimate model in the United States. Sex glands shown on the inanimate model. Reproductive system overview with summary that healthy condition of these organs makes for happy wife hood and successful motherhood. The reproductive system shows ovaries, egg cells and fallopian tubes through which the egg cells reach uterus. `A fertilized ovum grows into a baby in the uterus. Vagina is the tube opening outward from the uterus. Reproductive system diagram depicts a male sperm cell fertilizing an ovum within the body of mother. An animated diagram shows that for nine months the child is kept warm, protected and fed within the womb. A fetus grows in the womb and the child is pushed out through the vagina into the outer world. A nurse cleans and bathes an infant child in a wash tub basin. Reproductive system depicts menstrual flow.