Secrets of longevity and a worthwhile old age
Dr. Leaf of Harvard identifies four longevity factors heredity diet physical activity and recognition. He cites Hunza Georgia Russia and Ecuador as areas with many centenarians and argues meaningful living beyond years creates a good old age. Emphasizes attitude health wealth and ongoing growth as core to a rewarding elderhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leaf
Harvard University
Hunza
Pakistan
China
Afghanistan
Georgia
Russia
Ecuador
Emerson
MacDonald
Bennington News in Brief 1934 Highlights Disappearances and Debates
Forty years ago on September 23 1934 Marion Bushee 19 of Oak Street was missing amid a wave of disappearances in Bennington. Dr Ira S Wise a New York psychiatrist spoke at Bennington College on social illusions. Local business changes included a closing sale at J O Burt Sons. Unionization votes were set for Ben Mont Papers Inc. Polio cases rose with two new victims. Breen elected Vermont Federation of Labor vice president. Cushman Company drew national attention from a New York newspaper spread. St Joseph College opened its second year as an accredited junior college. North Bennington Water faced a critical supply crisis. Historic references include Jones defeating Serapin in 1779 and Dempsey vs Tunney in 1926 core events leading to the UNRRA 1941 and Internal Security Act 1950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Bushee
Carlo Bushee
Oak St
Bennington
Ira S. Wise
New York City
Bennington College
J.O. Burt & Sons Clothing
Opera House
Eugene C
National Labor Relations Board
Ben Mont Papers Inc
Dorset
Bennington County
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Elmer A. Stanley
Bradford Pl
Christopher Mills
New Jersey
Charles F. Breen
North Bennington
Vermont Federation of Labor
Rutland
Cushman Company of
New York
Furniture Exchange
New York Sunday News
Illusions and alcohol in modern life satire
A reflective commentary argues rising booze sales mirror fragile illusions in modern life. It cites Gabby Hayes and westerns to illustrate disillusionment and suggests warning labels as a paradoxical remedy, noting the need to balance enlightenment with protective illusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gabby Hayes
Midnight cinema critique of a Carradine mad scientist
A reflective piece on John Carradine in a mad science role, noting the predictable shocks and stone cellar setting, while arguing horror films mirror society’s unease about science. It contrasts hospital realism with the isolated lair and suggests the public fears scientists more than fiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Carradine
Mad Science
Lon Chaney
Count Dracula
George Zucco
Maria Montez
Carradine
Hiroshima
Los Angeles
Dr. Kildare
Romance and catalog dreams in the mail order era
In a Boston Phoenix opinion piece the writer recalls how home shopping evolved with catalogs, early computers, and mail order fantasies. The piece contrasts romantic kitchen table evenings with practical items like galoshes, rivets, bands for the Ford, and a party line delivery waiting at the freight depot.
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Gosh
Ford
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By Frank L. Oktavec
Shaftsbury
Holmes
Longfellow
Burt
Orrin B. Bowen
St. Joseph College
Bonhomme Richard
John Paul Jones
Serapin
Scotland
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Philadelphia
United States
Britain
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Congress
US S. Supreme Court
By Dick West
Washington
UPI
Hopalong Cassidy
Gabby
Peter de Vries
Demendrum
Stone
Jewelers
Vermont
American Gem Society
Pulsar
Reer
Time Computer
Boston Phoenix
Simpsons-Sears Ltd
Canada
IBM
Zenith
Kenneth A. Beaucheman
Main St
Aenith
AID Center Datas
Mammoth Mart
New England
the Shea Agency Inc
Sa Um Ld ‘Insurance
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