Secretary Bird Shares Names and Tales in Zoo Conversation
Billie Brownie chats with the Secretary Bird at the zoo. The bird explains why it is named for its feathered head resembling a secretary and notes an alternative name Archer. He discusses archery, bravery, fighting snakes, and compares Crowned Crane and Sandhill Crane. The talk ends with a self made verse.
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Billie Brownie
Secretary Bird
Billie Brownlie
Bird
Archer
Africa
Crowned Crane
Crane
Lupe Velez Began Stage Career in Mexico City at Fifteen
Lupe Velez started on stage in Mexico City at age fifteen with a musical comedy. Her first major film role came as Douglas Fairbanks’s leading lady in The Gaucho. Named as a WAMP baby star of 1928, she is noted for an olive complexion dark eyes and dark hair with Lady of the Pavers among her latest productions.
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Lupe Velez
Mexico City
Douglas Fairbanks
Wampas
Miss Velez
Plan Tasty Menu And Serve It Neatly
4 H club girls in Albemarle Virginia learn to plan a healthy menu cook it palatable and serve it gracefully. A home demonstration agent shows six place table settings with a low flower centerpiece and proper placement of covers forks knives spoons water glasses and napkins. Crumbing and clearing practices are outlined and a rugless dining room is noted for cleanliness.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Albemarle County
Co-Operative
Decimal system and Regiomontanus role in history
The decimal system, basis of the metric system, divides units into tenths and hundredths aiding money reckoning. It traces to Regiomontanus Johannes Muller, a 15th century German astronomer who translated Greek mathematics and advanced arithmetic, trig, and algebra. He died after working in Rome on calendar reform for Pope Sixtus IV.
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United States
England
Regiomontanus
Johannes Muller
Rome
Sixtus IV
Teelandis winds blamed for scarce vegetation
Ma Heleus Malverna notes the man prefers women to fight for rights rather than join them. The region Teelandis shows minimal greenery due to persistent heavy winds.
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Ma Heleus Malverna
Teelandis
Sons of Rich Parents Recognized in Morgan Partnership Rise
An editorial notes three young men promoted to partnerships at J. P. Morgan & Co. in New York, aged 28 to 30, all with college degrees and banking experience. The piece emphasizes their wealth-backed start yet applauds self-made effort as the true measure of merit and privilege.
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J. P. Morgan & Co
New York
Western Newspaper Union
Warning Wires Spark as Crew Tests High Voltage
In a terse exchange two workers handle live conductors, one warns not to touch the other wire, noting it carries 6,600 volts while confirming safety on a routine test. The scene underlines the dangers of high voltage work and the careful communication required.
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Bill
Hangman's Rope Superstition Tied to Ancient Sacrifice
A passage explains the belief that carrying a piece of rope used to hang a man brings luck. It traces the habit to ancient human sacrifice and the symbolic link between the sacrificial knife and modern hangman’s rope as protective magical imbued objects.
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Odin
Thor
McClure
Saw 5 By Viola Brothers Shore
A dramatic dialogue about risk and neglect, contrasting the notion that abundance requires taking chances with cautions about marriage and reputation. The piece features Mr Blot and the Little Woman debating prudence, ignorance, and responsibility in love and life.
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Viola Brothers
Bundance
Mr. Blotto
Home Made Chocolate Confections for Festive Occasions
Learn to make two unusual treats from the Bureau of Home Economics. Jellied Grapefruit Peel Dipped in Chocolate and Chocolate Coated Apple Confection use grapefruit peel and apples with a slow melt chocolate dip. Directions cover prep, syrup, and drying for home kitchens.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Home Economics
Sausage Cabbage and Apples en Casserole Recipe
A bureau of home economies dish layers fried sausage with shredded cabbage and sliced apples in a baking dish. Alternate cabbage and apples with salt between layers, top with sausage cakes, finish with a vinegar rinse, cover and bake until tender. Serve from the dish.
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Bureau of Home Economies
Large Canned Peaches Used for Melba Dessert
The bureau of home economics suggests using slightly colored peach halves as a sauce for a Melba dessert. Drain peaches, cook sirup to thick, tint pink with coloring, cool, and fill hollows with vanilla ice cream. Top with pink syrup and chopped nuts.
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Bureau of Home Economics
Indigestion Relief With Phillips Milk of Magnesia
The ad touts Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a fast fix for indigestion from rich meals. It claims the product neutralizes stomach acid, relieves sourness and gas, and offers longer lasting comfort than soda.
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Phillips
Theaters Draw Masses as Critics Scorn Speaking Pictures
Despite critics deriding American talking motion pictures the general public floods theaters to hear them. The line between art and entertainment grows blurrier as audiences flock to sound films.
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America
Happy Day Laundress Hangs Snowy Wash
A laundress sings of a happy day as she hangs laundry on the line aided by Red Cross Ball Blue, a household product praised in the ad copy.
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Adyv
Queer Things Happen to People Regardless of Awareness
A reflective note on how odd experiences frequently affect individuals who may not recognize or acknowledge the uncanny events around them. The piece suggests curiosity and openness to unexplained happenings.
California Fig Syrup Promoted For Digestive Health
Denver mother praises California Fig Syrup as a safe vegetable remedy that regulates bowels and stomachs, strengthens tired children, and supports growth. Physicians endorse it, with millions of bottles sold yearly. A Denver mother recounts her child’s recovery from constipation after use. Protect against imitations. look for the word California on the carton.
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R. W. Stewart
Raritan G&t
Denver
Colorado
Raymond
Cross
California
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Springfield
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