New Decade Reflections on Calendar Errors and Progress
Elmo Scott Watson notes calendar misalignments since Caesar and Pope Gregory, explaining why the year 1931 marks the fourth decade of the 20th century. He surveys 1921–1930 events, from peace efforts and treaties to rapid advances in radio and aviation, and forecasts hopeful trends for the coming decade.
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The Kitchen Cabinet and Children’s Lunch Box Tips
A Kitchen Cabinet column offers lunchbox guidance for school meals. It suggests fresh fruit when possible and provides recipes and ideas such as orange jam, fruit paste spread on bread, cottage cheese sandwiches, carrot and celery with lemon dressing, egg sandwiches, and festive banana raspberry fillings, with tips on wrapping and presentation.
Little Sammy and the social worker’s car ride
The Philadelphia Record recounts a social worker from the Family society taking Sammy and Mary, aged ten and six, to a hospital clinic. Sammy’s curiosity made him stand and lean from the car window until warned to sit. He quips that the worker’s children mind her, and Mary notes the miss’s office, not a home with children.
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Last Stand Fates for Ivory-billed Woodpecker in Florida
Natura Magazine suggests the ivory-billed woodpecker may be near extinction in Florida's Cypress swamps. The last breeding record dates to 1924 by Dr A A Allen. It is now illegal to kill the bird. The Caroline Parrot is likely extinct in Florida after heavy shooting and trapping.
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Deadly Visitation and Phosphorescent Road Safety
A historical note recalls the 1848 49 plague known as the black death causing vast fatalities across Europe Asia and Africa. Separately German officials apply phosphorescent paint to trees along Rhine roads to warn autoists at night and prevent accidents.
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Memory and Trust Grow Through Burdens and Belief
The memory strengthens as burdens are laid upon it and becomes trustworthy as one trusts Thomas de Quincey. This reflective note links memory to endurance and faith in literary authority.
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Ancient Peruvian Calendar Allegedly Used 12 Month Year
Prof Arthur Posnansky, cited by Popular Science Monthly, argues a 12 month calendar with three 10 day weeks used 4000 years ago by Tiahuanacana people on a plateau between Peru and Bolivia. Relics include colossal stone structures and carved doorways, linking Peruvians to ancient Egyptians in mystery.
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Popular Science Monthly
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Atlantic crossing craft described as unsinkable
A German built steel craft with weighted keel and aloft passenger space is claimed unsinkable. An American named Jackson works near Belfast at Loch Neagh to build a 15 foot wooden craft for a crossing attempt.
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Capitol value and upkeep through time cited in report
A historical accounting shows Capitol costs totaling 2 483 844 13 up to 1827 for the building grounds grading and repairs, with 1927 assessed value listed at 37 100 000. The figures reflect long term capital expenditure and appraisal of grounds and structure.
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Ambition and Genius Tensions in the Modern Mind
A compact reflection on how extensive effort often yields little value and how true genius often comes from lofty, distant viewpoints. The piece notes that many great feats arise from bold, high vantage points, yet questions their worth when misapplied.
What A Woman 39 Years Old Should Weigh
An advertisement promotes Kruschen Salts as a weight loss plan for women age 35 to 39. It lists target weights by height, urges cutting pies and sweets for four weeks, and suggests taking Kruschen Salts each morning. The ad promises safe fat loss and renewed vitality in four weeks.
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