Properly Framed Pictures To Liven Any Living Room
A guide to using framed pictures to brighten rooms with balanced groupings. It covers selecting styles by period, employing matting and frames, and arranging small and large works to maintain unity. Decorative plates can substitute for prints when wall space dictates, emphasizing harmony and proper hanging height.
Pictures and Plates Adjoining as a Group Display
Describes arranging large pictures with sofas and consoles forming a cohesive group. Notes that each piece should fit the surrounding furniture, with large prints paired with large sofas and other sizable prints positioned on consoles or mantels.
Tee tax on golfers sparks satirical tax proposal
A humorous critique of Secretary Snyder and President Roosevelt, denouncing a proposed 20 percent greens-fee tax for golfers and other sweeping fiscal ideas. The piece mocks broad taxes on daily life, golf, autos, and leisure, accusing Washington of draining wealth and labeling missed putts as patriotic contributions while urging readers to see the satire.
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Snyder
Truman
Kathleen Norris Lost Confidence and Illusions
A Duluth mother describes daughter Fay 24 who mounts celebrity romances and wild flirtations while losing critical judgment. Fay’s mental strain, alleged infatuations, and engagement rumors prompt parents to steer her toward stable work and charity involvement to shape a lasting, mature life.
How Old Is the Oldest Turtle in Fact and Folklore
News dispatches claim captive sea turtles captured in the Tasman Sea and Korean waters could be 1,000 years or more, implying ages near 200,000,000 years in their evolution. Scientists caution against antique-era timelines, noting no modern turtle predates the 1588 Spanish Armada or the 1620 Mayflower voyage.
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Australia
Tasman
Hastings
Leif Ericson
Earth
Brucellosis Revealed as Occupational Hazard in Animal Work
A report by the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, based on a joint U S Public Health Service and Indiana health board survey, finds brucellosis a real occupational hazard for veterinarians packinghouse workers and farmers. Blood tests over three years on hundreds of veterinarians show up to 25 percent exposed or ill. Packhouse workers also show notable exposure, with up to 33 percent reactors in high contact groups. Farm workers show nearly 4 percent of men and under 2 percent of women reacting to the test.
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Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
U.S. Public Health Service
Indiana State Board of Health
Economical Pinex Home Cough Remedy Recipe
An old advertisement touts a no cooking cough relief mix using sugar syrup or honey with 244 ounces of Pinex and a pint of syrup to create a ready to use medicinal product. It promises quick, soothing relief from bronchial irritation, easier breathing, and restful sleep with a money back guarantee.
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By Ertta Haley
H. I. Phillips
Washington
Uncle Miltie
Roosevelt
Traiman
Kathleen Norris
Luzy Cotton
Duluth
Fay
Meg
Emily
Harry
Tam
Red Cross
Wesson Oil People
Peter
Ben-Gay
Wel Ben-Gay
Baume Analgesique