Infantile love of life and truth explored in playful essay
A speaker defends being an infantile a person who loves music, sun, books, friends, animals, and life’s varied scenes. He contrasts playful joys with the pursuit of truth, mocks cynicism, and ends noting his copyright by King Features Syndicate in 1932.
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Heart of a Wife plot twists with Marion and Ronald
In a King Features Syndicate story from 1932, Adele Garrison’s Heart of a Wife follows Madge and Mary as they scheme to influence Marion and her suitor Ronald. Mary explains her ruse to Owen, aiming to protect Marion from a rash romance while Uncle Charlie’s attentions stir tension.
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Madge
Mary
Owen
Marion
Ronald
Uncle Charlie
Lillian
Charlie
Tye
King Features Syndicate, Inc
A Fashion Model's Diary from Grace Thorncliffe
A diary entry describes a busy week in Havana with a well-connected friend, noting cultural events, social gatherings, and an interest in fashion design. The writer discusses philosophy from business life, observations on southern entertainments, and sketches of a new satin dinner gown with a jeweled waist buckle.
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Ave
Havana
Madame
Dostess
Garden Club
Bill
Odd Facts From News: Child Marriages Rise in New York
Authorities report a surge in child marriages with 652 schoolchildren wed in the past year, including a 14 year old groom and a 2 year younger bride. Also noted are lightning discharge types and India’s man-eating leopards.
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New York
India
Stars Say For Thursday January 21 Forecast by Genevieve Kemple
The reader is warned of a day of social and artistic activity with pleasure but risks to money and possible legal or document related issues. Cautions include avoiding slander while new projects may prosper. Birthday guidance notes personal activity, potential legal or financial trouble, and a sociable, artistic child.
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Genevieve Kemble
Three-Piece Suit Enters Spring Mode Fashion Preview
Early Spring fashion emphasizes simplicity and practicality with sturdy fabrics like wool jersey. The preview features a three-piece suit in bright blue home spun jersey: an Eton jacket, wool lace bodice, and box-pleated skirt with a collarless jacket and scarf accessory.
Weighing by scales best guide in baking and cooking
A housekeeper argues weighing ingredients by scales is safer than mixing cup and pound methods. The piece explains how cups vary by substance and method and recommends weighing, especially for cakes breads and candies, noting sifting and packing affect weight.
Furs Highlight Fifth Avenue Autumn Suit Styles
On mild days in late autumn women wear suits relieved from winter garb. Fur trim decorates jackets with broad shoulders and cinched waists. Some ensembles are bright and others black, all lavishly furred.
Edward MacDowell remembered as America's great composer
A compact portrait of Edward MacDowell, born 1861 in New York City, whose life was spent in Boston and abroad. The article honors his delicate romantic works like Woodland Sketches and Indian Suite and notes his persistent toil, struggle with worry, and the lasting place he holds among immortals of music.
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Edward MacDowell
MacDowell
New York City
Boston
Columbia University
Paris
Frankfort
Germany
Europe
Household Tips and MacDowell’s Musical Legacy
A collage of household hints covers cooking and cleaning tips. The text shifts to a biography of Edward MacDowell noting his Boston life, studies in Paris and Germany, teachers including Raff, marriage to Marian Nevins, performances by the Boston Symphony and New York Philharmonic, resignation from Columbia, mental decline, and enduring posthumous fame.
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MacDowell
Teresa Careno
Paris
Boston Symphony Orchestra
New York
N. Y. Philharmonic
America
Columbia
Thyroid Gland May Cause Backwardness of a Child
Article by ROYAL 8. COPELAND M D discusses how thyroid dysfunction can slow a child’s development and school performance. It explains detection via basal metabolism testing, treatment using animal thyroid extracts, and cautions about proper medical supervision and dosing. The piece emphasizes glandular issues alongside common causes like enlarged tonsils, vision or hearing problems, and undernourishment.
Health Q and A Bits on Teeth Gall Bladder and Circulation
A 1952 King Features Syndicate health Q and A column answers reader questions about loose teeth possible due to diet mineral content, gall bladder and liver issues from diet, causes of nosebleeds, and varicose veins from prolonged strain. Each answer prompts sending a self addressed stamped envelope for full particulars.
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
Snowstorm scheme by Jack Frost shadows in Ice Land
Jack Frost recruits his shadow friends to cut out snowflakes for an upcoming snowstorm. The shadows use magic scissors to produce lace like patterns, filling baskets with snowflakes before Jack Frost departs promising more work next week. The real children fail to grasp the warning despite the shouts of their masters.
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Jack Frost
Mij
Flor
Hantd
Yam
Knarf
Ice-Land
King Features Syndicate
Ine
Our Rhyming Optimist by Aline Michaelis Dream Glamour
Aline Michaelis repeats a poem about dreamers pursuing wide worlds. It celebrates the quest for desire, saying joy comes from striving as each person finds their own sacred path and river, even if the dream remains distant.
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Aline Michaelis
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