Births and wars outlined in Brisbase weekly digest
President pledges peace for the Americas while England contemplates war. Tokyo reports Japan’s high birth rate and rising marriages. The Harold Vanderbilt cup awarded in bridge goes to a four-player Kaplan team. China resists Japan’s advances as Basil Zaharoff, famed munitions broker, dies at eighty six.
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Americas
England
London
Montreal
Iebec
Paris
Bordeaux
Tokyo
Japan
Kaplan
Phil Abramsohn
Fred Kaplan
Harry Fishbein
Irving Epstein
Vanderbilt
Hitler
Basil Zaharoff
Constantinople
Zaharoff
The Gray Leader Breaks The Rat Attack On Billy Mink
The rats in the big barn plan to ambush Billy Mink if he returns, but fear spreads from Billy’s family to the young rats. The old gray leader discovers fear has ruined the assault as he flees to save himself, ending the plot.
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Billy Mink
Billy
Mink
T. W. Burgers
Christmas candy fondant recipes from Mothers Cook Book
A recipe roundup from the Mothers Cook Book detailing coffee fondant maple fondant and coconut centers for bonbons. Instructions cover boiling sugar with coffee or maple mixtures forming fondant, ripening twenty four hours, shaping into patties or pills, dipping in chocolate, and decorating with nuts fruit or flavor drops. Western Newspaper Union.
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Western Newspaper Union
The Joy of Giving Christmas Poem by Malloch
A verse urging generous giving during Christmas and the season of joy. The poem honors sharing with the needy and urges acts of kindness toward women, children, and strangers, linking giving to Christ’s day and holy living.
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Douglas Malloch
WNU Bervice
Thumb Characteristics and Temperamental Traits Revealed
The thumb reflects temperamental reactions to life’s environment and molds. The nail joint shows will, the middle joint logic, and the palm joint affection and motion. Length, shape, and separation when at rest indicate generosity or its opposite and reveal unfavorable traits to be corrected.
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WNN
Institution of Nobility and Its Generational Privilege
The piece traces noble origins across Europe from Roman patricians to Venetian merchant elites and broader feudal lords. It notes nobility arising from wealth and privilege rather than birthright, with lords wielding near-kingly power during the feudal era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Venice
Europe
These Cuddle Toys Solve Gift Problems
Delightful cuddle toys for babies with four animals in pattern 5609. Instructions and material lists included. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept. at 259 West Fourteenth St, New York, NY. Include pattern number, name, and address.
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Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept
West Fourteenth St
New York
N. Y
The Cop Had a Test for the Cowboy
A mid western taxi driver runs a red signal and nearly hits a bus while a traffic officer signals him with a whistle. The cop teases the driver with a mock challenge about picking up a handkerchief with his teeth, then warns of a ticket if not real.
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Cowboy
O.K
Montreal Star
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Arthur Brisbase
Aie
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Atey
South America
Chicago University
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Lewis
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King Features Syndicate
Ing Wnu
Thornton W. Burgess
Mothers Cook Book
Christmas
Coffee Fondant
Rocks
Cornwall
St. Ives
Rose Descat
Girugian
Elizabeth
WNU Service
Nes
By Douglas Malloch
Leicester K. Davis
Pubic Leotger, Via
of Nobility
Benie
Meenie
Minie
Noth
L Ike Foley
Vox
Doan
Doans
Tee
Ipada
Peter ~ Hid
Bell Syndicate
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