Birthday money changes Sally Jordan's thrift into generosity
Sally Jordan receives a one hundred dollar birthday gift from her husband and, after a day of shopping for herself, changes course to help others buying for a sick girl, giving lavender perfume and funds for pearls, clothing, and a church offering before returning home enlightened by faith and charity.
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Ciildren
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Plumber’s New Assistant Questions Time Charge on First Day
A plumber tests his new helper’s diligence on the first day by asking about payment for the new worker’s time. The boss replies that time is charged, even though the helper has not yet done any work. Meanwhile data on hay crops show large outputs for 1938 and 1934.
Vancouver Airport Runways Outlined With Night Lights
Runways at Vancouver's airport are outlined for night use with new light fixtures resembling round white markers about 30 feet across. Fixtures are protected by metal plates to withstand heavy aircraft and use holophane glass to diffuse light across the runway surface.
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Vancouver
Still Hope: French Academy Feuds and Talleyrand Reply
The French Academy of Science faced critics over funding for Napoleon. Talleyrand listened and said they may one day do something remarkable, noting a quip about a flock of geese saving Rosie. A child asks about a man sitting on the sidewalk and talking to a banana.
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French Academy of Science
Napoleon
Talleyrand
Rosie
Landlord Dentist Ruse Leads to Ten-Year Sentence
A comic yet tragic exchange shows a landlord threatening to pull teeth to cover overdue rent. The dentist pleads for another chance, admitting a decade of wrongdoing but seeking reform as the magistrate questions the looming sentence, which remains ten years.
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Sam
Two-Color Roads Trial In Ewell Surrey England
A 4.00 experiment in Rushey Lane Ewell Surrey lays a two color road to distinguish curbs. The road widens from 20 to 44 feet with red concrete on 10 foot strips along the edges and a central red white stripe. Motorists urged to stay on red and white sides with the central band as no man s land.
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Ewell
Surrey
England
Tuling
No Man's Land
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