Bluebird Homecoming Brings Longed For New England Orchard
A tall American, abroad for years, returns home to New England longing for bluebird memories. He recalls Uncle Hiram and Aunt Hetty, their knot-hole nest in an old harvest apple tree, summer scenes, and hopes to see Hiram's grandson and his wife. He sends a telegram and plans to visit, hoping familiar grandchildren greet him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winifred Black
Hiram
Hetty
Tall Amera
New England
Coppright
Newspaper Feature Service, Inc
Helpful Advice to Girls From Nancy Lee Ear Nancy Lee
A reader asks how to handle a lost ring and why a past beau stopped speaking. Guidance urges showing sympathy and interest in his hobbies, then offers practical steps about returning the ring and whether to question his behavior, emphasizing calm, direct questions.
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Nancy Lee
Helen
Elen
Glorious Eden of Cintra and Portugal's Royal Past
The article tours Cintra near Lisbon in Portugal’s Mountains of the Moon region, highlighting its royal palaces and rooms. It recalls Byron and Southey praising Cintra as a glorious Eden, notes the Pena Palace halls like the Hall of the Magpies and the Hall Swans, and describes royal symbols preserved under Portugal’s republican government.
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Portugal
Lisbon
Cintra
Manuel the Fortunate
Ing
Rd Byron
Childe Harold
Southey
Hamlet
Manuel
Manuel II
Notable Nativity Horoscope for Sam Bernard
Ad segment offers planetary readings with chatter about a lively day of social festivity under favorable Uranian aspects. It predicts travel, change, and activity in labor and industry, with stability and responsibility seen in elderly individuals or institutions, while employment faces concerns.
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Sam Bernard
Those Born on Friday July 3 Face Social Shifts and Progress
The outlook for those born on Friday July 3 highlights strong personal relations and activity with travel and new environments. With practical effort, solid progress is possible, yet care should be taken not to offend employers or authority. A child born this day should be industrious, skilful, ingenious and popular socially.
Modern Lorelei: Dorothy Flack Depicts a Changing Siren
In this piece the author redraws the Lorelei myth for modern times, contrasting the Rhine legend with contemporary sirens aboard ships. It notes today’s sirens are women who seek admiration, use charm and fashion, and prioritize self-pashioned glamour over domestic duties, making men more indifferent to traditional lure.
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Rhine
Lorelei
Legion
Going Away Sparks Noel and Mary Party Plot
Noel confronts Mary’s announcement of leaving and Mary's plan to attend a college friends house party at the Brixtons with cadets and West Point cadets likely to be there. Avis Arlen toys with Noel’s jealousy while Marion hints at an unplanned arrival. Noel fumbles, Mary remains calm, and the scene sets up a dramatic continuation.
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Noel
Mary
Avis Arlen
Marion
Brixtons
Ronald
West Point
Yale College
Veritzen
Bill
Carolyn
Jim
Miss Arlen
Newspaper Feature Service, Inc
Glandular Extracts As Health Builders
Royal S. Copeland M D United States Senator from New York discusses internal secretions or hormones from glands such as pineal pituitary thyroid parathyroid thymus and adrenal. He notes potential health benefits from thyroid extracts in myxedema and cautions readers to rely on physician guidance due to unscientific claims and possible harm.
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Copeland
M. D
United States
New York
New York City
Piecisteeman
Answers to Health Queries from a 1930s Column
Shortness of breath has many causes. get an exam for proper advice and treatment. Until then, avoid heavy exertion and indigestion. for full details send a self addressed stamped envelope and repeat the question. Fatigue from auto intoxication may improve with diet, exercise, and clear systems. seek full particulars by mail.
Memorable Sweet Corn By Alice Lynn Barry
The Home Kitchen recalls corn on the cob as best when freshly picked from the farm. Freshness matters as milky glossy kernels indicate quality. overlong shipping risks flavor loss. Boil well salted water, husk and silk then cook until tender, test with a knife, and serve immediately while hot.
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Alice Lynn Barry
New Ideas in Summer Makeup and Vanity Accessories
A shopping tour guide highlights modern cleansing tissues in pads sheets and rollers, perfumed shades, and single sheets to remove cleansing cream. It notes scented cotton puffs, a perfume inspired respiration deterrent with a sponge cork, and wooden vanity bowls with long lasting soaps. Also mentions two piece chamois powder puffs travel friendly vanity boxes and spill proof liquid soaps for trips.
Afternoon Cotton Net Frock Charms in Pinky Tan
Vera Winston observes the rise of cotton fabrics in fashion noting cotton net frocks for afternoon and evening wear. The sketch portrays a pretty pinky tan cotton net frock with double tiers, pleats, and stitched borders, highlighting youthful, informal style.
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King Cotton
Knarf the Shadow Boy Tries a Race in the Kitchen
Knarf the shadow boy boasts of speed and seeks a race, challenging Inda the cook and the running faucet. The milk spills, water surges, and Knarf is splashed to the ceiling as the kitchen proves faster than shadow speed. Copyright 1931 Newspaper Feature Service.
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Johnny Pace
Shadow Song
Knart
Knarf
Hanid
Mij
Flor
Yam
India
Inda
Ins
Words of Wisdom from the Collected Quotes
A sequence of aphorisms and literary quotes from Pascal Browning Longfellow Burke Collins Bacon Cornwall Addison offers reflections on force opinion patience forbearance virtue pity religion and the value of silence. The passages juxtapose moral insight with rhetorical praise and caution.
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By Nancy Lee
By Temple Manning
Byron
Genevieve Kemble
Dorothy Flack
Heart of
Wife
Adele Garrison
Herself
Brixton
Dr. Copeland
Josephine Huddleston
Vera Winston
Maxtrell
Words of
Pascal
Browning
Longfellow
Burke
Collins
Bacon
Cornwall
Addison
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