Ban on The Merchant of Venice Sparks Free Speech Fight
A columnist rails against school bans on Shakespeare alleging censorious boards targetShylock and race themes. He defends The Merchant of Venice as a major work and mocks efforts to suppress discussion of race in literature. He compares bans to attacks on films and theater classics and urges freedom of thought.
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Winifred Black
Merchant of Venice
Venice
Shylock
King Arthur's Court
Massachusetts
Josh Whitcomb
Shore Acres
Land of the Free
America
Boards of Education
King Features Syndicate
Terrified Scream Throws Madge's Night Into Turmoil
Tess fears a scream from the bungalow as Lee Chow and Hugh Grantland with Harry and Dicky interrogate Chinese suspects. Lillian, calm and blunt, questions the scene and urges Jane to listen, while contrasting imagination with the situation and warning against overthinking.
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Lee Chow
Hugh Grantland
Harry
Dicky
Madge
Lillian
Night of Fear and Secret Plots in the Library
Adele Garrison describes tense late night scenes as two antagonists and a group of men enact a fear inducing hazing ritual. The narrator observes planned dangers and hints at a hidden conspiracy led by Lee Chow, with relief promised only by dawn.
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Lee Chow
A Fashion Model's Diary on Spring Styles and Palm Beach Trends
The diary notes preparations for a Spring show with Paris buying activity and January openings shaping expectations. Beach wear, resort outfits, and white crepe dresses dominate, with navy and yellow ensembles predicted to be popular. A navy jersey beach outfit features a wrap skirt, yellow wood buttons, and a matching cap.
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Palm Beach
Coats on Fifth Ave Display Diverse Charming Styles
Seen on Fifth Ave coats this year differ greatly from prior displays and entice shoppers. The line features unique collars and detachable fur capelets, with some coats showing more fur than fabric, including a Persian lamb model and a ribbed fabric collar insert with fabric button detailing.
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Oie
Colen
Astrological forecast for Thursday February 18
Genieve Kemble notes adverse astral influences may bring trivial vexations in business and personal dealings. Caution in signing writings contracts and with strangers. possible small financial or social pleasantness. A child born today may be popular yet impulsive and variable, requiring firm discipline in youth.
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Genevieve Kemble
Travel Wardrobe Essentials For The Smart Woman
A fashion sketch by Marie Marot highlights practical travel wear. It features a putty homespun coat with a brown seal collar and attached fur scarf, raglan sleeves, patch pockets, and a matching dark brown jersey suit with striped wool accents. The design emphasizes comfort for walking and climbing during travel.
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Sher
Shall He Wash Dishes
Homemaking column notes differing views among wives on whether husbands should wash dishes at night. Some oppose it as unbecoming, others praise willing husbands who tackle the chore, while a few cite accidents and pride in kitchen dignity. The piece suggests letting him decide and hints at possible time-saving ideas.
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Jack
Erna
Jeff
Paragon
Athlete's Foot and Ringworm Explained by Dr Copeland
Royal 8S Copeland M D explains that athlete's foot is a form of ringworm caused by the tri chophyton fungus. He details symptoms, typical sites, and treatment approaches including cleaning, lotions, antiseptics, and rare X ray therapy, plus emphasis on hygiene to prevent spread in pools and gyms.
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Royal 8S
Copeland
M. D
United States
New York
New York City
Expert Eye Glasses and Health Q and A
A reader asks if cheap glasses harm eyes and the answer urges prescription after a careful examination by a competent person. Other questions cover heredity catarrh and a six year old boy's night sweating with advised medical assessment. Additional queries discuss bath itching likely from sensitive skin or wrong soap and brittle nails treated by daily warm olive oil soaks.
Helpful Advice to Girls and Nancy Lee Q&A
A reader asks about dancing without mother permission dating at 17 playing cards at parties and solo car rides with or without a chaperon. Nancy Lee and Squaw reply that limits exist but occasional group outings or a party may be acceptable. a chaperone is wise for solo rides.
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Nancy Lee
Mary Woolley Named U S Delegation Member to Geneva Conference
The article lauds Mary Woolley, president of Mt. Holyoke, as the most qualified choice for the American delegation to the Geneva General Disarmament Conference next month. It notes feminists applaud her, while others recognize the moment as a testament to merit over gender and the authority backing the appointment.
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Mary Woolley
Geneva
Woolley
Mt. Holyoke
Mary Woolley Chosen for Ability and Scholastic Work
Mary Woolley, noted president of Mount Holyoke College, is praised for advancing women’s higher education, peace, and suffrage while remaining opposed to radical groups. Born in South Norwalk, Connecticut, she studied at Brown University and led Mount Holyoke since age thirty five, expanding the college’s national reputation.
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Mary Woolley
New England
Mount Holyoke
South Norwalk
Conn
Brown University
Brown
Yale
Smith
Amherst
Good Night Stories about a pencil and sharpener
Shadows and five children wish for a pencil with a working point. The pencil fears breaking further after a worn point and resists rolling to the sharpener across the desk. The sharpener refuses to move, insisting the pencil come to it. A sharp voice offers to give the pencil a point. Tomorrow: Mr. Jack Knife.
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Mij
Flor
Hanid
Yam
Knarf
Mil
Jack Knife
King Features Syndicate
Our Rhyming Optimist by Aline Michaelis
Poetic reminiscence on returning summer as memories of emerald forests and dancing flames warm the mind. The speaker invites quiet reflection while shutting out winter night and snow, recalling sunlit forest aisles and swaying boughs. Summer waits in remembered brightness.
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Our
Aline Michaelis
Belief and heart in Swinburne’s sharp line
A brief quotation from Swinburne contrasts belief with the absence of heart to disbelieve. The line implies inner fervor or lack thereof governs judgment. The verse captures a tension between conviction and emotional willingness to doubt.
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