Branding Babies Ends Mix Ups At Brooklyn Hospital
CIENCE reports a violet ray method tested at Shore Road hospital Brooklyn to burn initials on newborn girls and on mothers arms to prevent mix ups. The four minute procedure leaves marks on the thigh for ten days. Nurse Therese Marc-Aurele is shown branding Baby Irma Wagenfeld.
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Cience
Shore Road Hospital
Brooklyn
Therese Marc-Aurele
Irma Wagenfeld
Jeanette Wagenfeld
Wealth and thought bring lasting delight in Thoreau
A concise reflection notes that true wealth lies in inner contentment found in summer and winter, as Henry David Thoreau suggests. The quote emphasizes pleasure from one’s own thoughts rather than external riches.
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Henry D. Thoreau
Cooling foods guide for hot days with desserts and salads
An article on summer eating emphasizes cooling foods and hydration. It describes easing heat with fruits and greens, milk in malted form for children, and simple desserts like Boiled Chocolate Dessert and Macaroon and Chocolate Pudding. It also suggests a Fresh Cabbage Salad with vegetables to refresh the body.
Great Sprinter Salad Dressing Recipe Note
A 1931 Western Newspaper Union cooking note describes a quick sauce mix using salt mustard vinegar and a starch blend of flour and cornstarch cooked with water then blended into oil. The paragraph ends with a jar storage tip and credits Bell Syndicate WNU Service.
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Western Newspaper Union
Flo
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Quick Mayonnaise Dressing Recipe Hint
A prep note outlines making a rich mayonnaise style dressing. Ingredients include one egg one cup vegetable oil and one tablespoon sugar, mixed in a deep quart bowl with portions adjusted for salads and a chilled jar for versatile use.
Flat Horns the Moosa Faces Fears in Green Forest
Honker the Goose and woodland friends meet at Paddy the Beaver's pond to discuss Flathorns the Moosa. Buster Bear admits a wary respect for the big horned cousin of Lightfoot while Peter Rabbit probes his size and nature.
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Buster Bear
Honker
Goose
Paddy
Beaver
Green Forest
Peter Rabbit
The
Prickly
Porky
Jumper the
Hare
Ike
Peter
Buster
Jumper
Farmer Brown
Lightfoot
Avaricious Man Is Kind to None
The saying notes the avaricious man shows kindness to no one, yet is harshest to himself, attributed to John Kyrle.
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John Kyrle
Rock garden lilies offer hardy choices for borders
Old Gardener notes rock gardeners should consider lilies for low growing, durable plants. The Siberian coral lily stays under two feet with deep scarlet flowers. Elegant Lily varieties, especially Prince of Orange, suit rock gardens, and Lilium concolor is hardy in Canada. Plant in the coming autumn.
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Canada
WNN Service
Training Wild Animals in Captive Circuses and Farms
The article notes many trained lions in circuses and menageries are raised in captivity at facilities like Hagenbeck's near Hamburg and the Charles Gay lion farm at El Monte California. Training continues year round, with dedicated trainers in winter quarters and on the road.
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Hagenbeck’s
Hamburg
Germany
Charles Gay Lion Farm
el Monte
Calif
The Tale of Flathorns and Hunters
A narrator describes big deer Flathorns, hunted for his horns by men who imitate calls to lure him. Peter and Honker discuss hunters cruelty and the danger Flathorns faces, noting the deer’s wary life and occasional revenge. The excerpt credits J. G. Lloyd and includes McClure Service dated 1931.
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Lightfoot
Peter
Honker
J. G. Lloyd
WNU
Friendship Marred by Distance in New York
Ernest L. Meyer laments urban social life in New York City noting how distance wounds friendships. The piece contrasts vast social variety with frequent failed meetups, as Bronx to Flatbush or City Island to Jamaica or Jersey City require long travel and misaligned schedules.
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New York
New York City
Bronx
Flatbush
City Island
Boon
Jamaica
Jersey City
Ernest L. Meyer
Borrowing Across Borders Echoes in London Papers
A London daily notes a widespread borrowing habit with a classad seeking return of Waverly Novels No 5 and Les Miserables Vol I from Cliveden library. The ad asks Viscountess Astor, MP, to locate the borrowers. The piece highlights that the MP refers to a member of parliament, not motion pictures or mounted police.
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United States
London
Times
Clivenden
Viscountess Astor
M. P
Field Museum Egyptian Mummies Timelines Spark Debate
A Chicago trip tale reports Mrs Mildred recalling Egyptian mummies at the Field Museum and remarking they were buried 3,000 years before Christ. The elderly neighbor challenges the claim noting she remembers when embalming was not practiced. Indianapolis News
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Chicago
Field Museum
Mildred
Indianapolis News
Air Mileage Record Between Atlanta and New York
The longest daily air mileage in the United States is flown between Atlanta and New York with three daily round trips carrying mail and passengers. Washington to New York ranks second with 11 round trips daily. The total daily U S mileage reaches 120000.
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United States
Atlanta
New York
Collier's Weekly
Washington- New York Airway
Desert Golfers Exchange Witty Advice and Quips
A playful exchange compares desert thirst to golf by explaining a quirky method to cope. An explorer jokes that in the absence of water one should drive a golf ball, while a remark cautions against calling the President unkind names.
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United States
Doctor Links Patient’s Ailments to Teeth Health
A doctor asserts the patient’s physical troubles stem from defective teeth and offers to examine them. The patient agrees, signaling a straightforward medical consultation.
Little Josephine Notes A Very Warm Morning
In a brisk morning scene Josephine remarks to her mother that it is very hot outside. The exchange highlights the heat as the grass appears to be perspiring under the sun.
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Josephine
Wild youths become staunch disciplinarians with time
Forty years on some of the wildest youths become steadfast advocates of discipline. The reflection notes that experience often fails to teach fools and that everything that lives is holy.
Cherry Blossom Land Name Earned by Japan
Tourists flock to Japan in April to view the cherry blossoms as the country earns the name Cherry Blossom Land. The season lasts only a few weeks but creates a nationwide garden and reflects the Japanese passion for natural beauty.
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Japan
Science Trouble Among Tech Girls Echoes Father’s Headache
Two tech girls discuss next semester science in a classroom chat. A small sister quips about their father’s winter head trouble, hinting at deeper reasons publishers seek for why books sell or fail.
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Small Sister
Indianapolis News
Leprosy in U S and World Totals Reported
Hygeia Magazine cites 600 to 800 U S leprosy patients and about 3 000 000 lepers globally. In the United States most are confined to Carville Louisiana. A recent report shows only one of thirty one discharged as cured relapsed.
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United States
Hygeia Magazine
Carville
To Be Pitied and Mocked in Family Dispute
Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Brown clash over a family's finances in a terse exchange. Mrs. Jones claims the family owes nothing. Mrs. Brown disparages their poverty, noting no car or radio and constant home life.
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Mrs. Jones
Mrs. Brown
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Lincoln
Neb
Girligag
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Flathorn’s
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Long Island
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Mae
Patene & Ze Ogg Sc
Tekan
Solnee Eores Chemical Corp
Malden
Sepausine Cuitensethaeion Tose
W.N.U
Kansas City
Science
Faultless
Faultless Starch CO
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