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Newspaper
Cambridge Sentinel
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1935
Page
2
A 10 year old house was rebuilt with Diamond Metal Weatherstrips and now shows improved appearance and reduced cold air leakage. The firm at 20 College Avenue Medford offers installation and a service guarantee, promising lower fuel costs and protection for drapes and carpets.
The article lauds motor trucks as the pivotal evolution supplanting steam and rail, crowning the Big Three Inc of Boston as a leading transport provider. It argues rubber tired trucks offer direct, economical service, saving time and costs and transforming American business.
An advertising piece promotes VIVA chocolate candy as rich in dextrose, claiming it provides energy, aids growth, and helps fatigue. It cites Dr Herman H. Bundeson and health authority quotes, notes broadcasts on Yankee Network, and mentions VIVA Band shows with Carl Moore. Produced by Edgar P. Lewis & Sons, Inc.
An educational notice urges housewives to learn about cheese nutrition stressing vitamins A and D and the bone building value of good cheese making. Berkshire Creamery Co. of Boston is highlighted as a key supplier, with contact via Capitol 4757 for availability at local grocers.
A New York Times correspondent notes picnics as a social staple shared by rich and poor across centuries. The piece traces the word to about 1802 from the shortened pick-and-nick practice and cites an 1618 account of Charles I’s birthday feast with lords, knights, and guests bringing their own dishes.
The Suez Canal story traces how Ferdinand de Lesseps formed the company in 1858 with broad share ownership in France Egypt and few in England. It opened in 1869 after funding difficulties and a large Egyptian loan. The Khedive sold nearly half his stock and Disraeli enabled Britain to purchase the shares making the British the largest holder. The company remains French dominated though the French government holds no shares.
The Columbia University Press notes the Diamond Sutra printed in 868 as the earliest known printed book. Wang Chieh produced it, and only one copy exists. The era shows changing beliefs from witchcraft to skepticism around the time of Britain’s 1600 Restoration and the 1620 Revolution.
In London a peculiar shop serves mostly professors who request butterfly wings rabbit legs tissue bee mouth parts or hydra transfer sections. The items are sold to researchers for study and curiosity, reflecting a surreal catalog of natural curiosities.
London maintains 6 708 acres of parks and open spaces with only three acres inside the city. The largest green space outside the city is Epping Forest, spanning 5 560 acres.
Advice emphasizes frequent tire inspections to maximize life and warns that misalignment, improper toe-in, castor, and camber cause excessive wear. Recommends American Auto Spring Service in Cambridge for automatic wheel alignment testing, free if no issue, with Bean System. Also notes spring replacement department and in-stock springs with prompt installation. Call Trowbridge 8231 for details.
Readers urged to pick a reliable oil dealer focusing on clean Hy Grade Penn Fuel Oil and prompt delivery. The Pennsylvania Oil Co of Somerville with vast storage and wide heating service claims to offer correct oil selections for max heat at minimum cost.
The advertisement urges prepare now for winter heating by ordering coal from Metropolitan Coal Co. Tro 2062. It touts fall prices, high quality coal, reliable delivery, and expert advice for stove furnace and steam systems at 724 Mass. Ave Cambridge Tro 2082.
The Public School Association of Cambridge endorses James J. Cassidy Cora Butler Conant and William F. Galgay for re election to the School Committee. They cite Cassidy for fair pay distribution and teacher examinations Conant for attendance and readiness and Galgay for honesty and broad oversight to improve the city schools.
Analysis asserts that no island is permanently unreachable due to wind or current. It notes small Pacific islets lack safe lee, steep shores hinder landing, reefs create limited access, yet any sizable island can be landed on at some time.
Officers William Lawrence Galvin chairman Chester C. Steadman vice chairman Henry A. Ginsburg treasurer Marcus Morton Jr secretary The Officers and Robert F Bradford Mrs Kirk Bryan J Joseph Conway Paul A D Agostino John A Daly J A DeLacey Morris B Frankel Dr J T Harissis Larkland F Hewitt Mrs Horace E Hildreth Harold G Jackson Dr Arthur L LaFlamme Harry J Mahoney George F McKelleger Dr William H Moran Mrs Norman B Nash Roger V Pugh Edward M Rowe Anthony O Shalma.
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