Quick Wits and Quips from A Dated Exchange Panel
A collage of humorous exchanges spans lending neighbors buying radios shelves jokes about baby speech and a sailor’s tale. A traveler brags of the Nile while a witty man notes fashion formality and timing in a dressy world. The quips showcase dry British humor across everyday scenarios.
Duplicate Grandma Sifts Party Guest List
In the scene Peggy suggests the Morton twins for a party, noting they are exactly alike. Grandma considers the choice as they plan the guest list for the event.
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Grandma
Peggy
Morton Twins
Curious questions and historical facts quiz
The excerpt lists varied facts and trivia. It states Quebec as the only walled city in America and explains the blue sky by dust particles reflecting blue light. It notes the British Gold Coast colony near zero latitude and longitude, Burr’s rumored empire plan in the Southwest, and Southampton harbor with two daily tides. It mentions a long Asian Minor pipeline built recently under American direction about 1150 miles, plus authors like Conrad Shaw Milne and Bernard Kirkwood.
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America
Aaron Burr
Quebec
British Gold Coast
Mexican
Louisiana
Southampton
England
Asia Minor
Joseph Conrad
George Bernard Shaw
A. A. Milne
Tax Plan Drives Revision of U S Tax System
Secretary of Commerce Daniel C. Roper urged a broad tax reform at a Chicago business advisory banquet. He called for simplifying tax determinations, broadening the base to include more earners, and distributing the tax burden more equitably.
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Daniel C. Roper
Commerce
United States
Business Advisory Council
Chicago
Roper
Largar
Floyd L. Carlisle
Consolidated Edison Company
New York State Public Service Commission
Wendell L. Willkie
Commonwealth and Southern Corporation
Roosevelt
Willkie
Washington
Farmers' Grain Corp Votes to Dissolve National Group
A special meeting set for January 24 will consider disbanding the Farmers' National Grain Corporation and transferring marketing duties to individual state groups centered around 11 regional offices. The federal government funded most activities for eight years, making dissolution costly for the government. Also noted is Italy recognizing Manchukuo as part of anti-Red alignment with Japan and Germany.
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Farmers’ National Grain Corporation
J. O. McClintock
Santa and Sew-Your-Own team for Christmas gifts
Santa Claus and Sew-Your-Own collaborate to offer festive patterns and ready gifts. Features include velvet house coats, aprons in practical and dressy styles, and a Temple Trio hat scarf and muff set. Patterns 1210 1422 1393 1423 priced 15 cents. orders via The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept Chicago.
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Milady
Santa Claus
Sew
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Drive
Chicago
Brighter Glass and Home Care Tips Across The House
Household hints cover cleaning glass bowls with warm soap and clear water plus a touch of vinegar, preserving patent leather with glycerine, knitting progress tips to avoid counting from the start, and removing tar stains from carpets using turpentine and fullers earth left to set before brushing.
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Western Newspaper Union
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Senate
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Federal Trade Commission
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Nature
Lydia KE
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