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Newspaper
Cambridge Sentinel
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1936
Page
2
A Boston restaurant feature praises the Georgian at 22 Dunster Street Harvard Square as a top dining spot with quiet refined ambience. It advocates Thanksgiving meals there offering private group seating, expert cooking, and a holiday feast outside home for better digestion and health.
The Cambridge Tuberculosis and Health Association begins plans for the thirtieth annual Christmas seal sale. After Thanksgiving the group will offer two million five thousand seals to support health work in Cambridge for the coming year. Delivery relies on local letter carriers. Seals fund Sun Shine Camp for Cambridge youths exposed to tuberculosis or with heart disease. After care programs and health school activities receive ongoing support. The committee includes William D. Swan, Mrs. Albert B. Carter, Dwight H. Andrews, Miss Miriam Greene, A. John Serino, Mrs. Robert M. Ganz, James A. Mitchell, Mrs. Mabel G. Smith, and Donald Born.
Mardi Gras meaning fat Tuesday comes from French tradition before Lent. Shrove Tuesday marks confession before Lent. Pancakes, pageants, and carnivals evolved in Europe and the United States, with New Orleans adopting a festive parade scene starting in the mid 19th century.
Fragmentary note references early bookplates including a woodcut circa 1450 and cites an American example possibly tied to a Seabee figure.
The Corporate Members plan their fall meeting next Tuesday evening with remarks by Raymond C. Chaffee and tributes to the memory of Bruce Elwell and Ernest Webber. Speakers include Henry Ward and Roy E. Coombs. Cambridge Y's Club to host Fresh Air Fund Bridge Party December 3 to raise funds. Fifty five men have earned points for bringing in members. leaders named.
A historical note explains the origin of the Christian era named by Dionysius Exiguus in Italy around 533 A D. and its spread to France and England in later centuries. It discusses the traditional year of Christ’s birth, the absence of year zero, and the crucifixion date commonly placed at 29 A D with Christ aged about thirty-two or thirty-three.
The fighting cattle of South France resemble the aurochs. They inhabit the Rhone delta notably the Camargue island between Rhone branches. They are small, swift, active and used for bloodless bull fights in Provence. They are black in color with winter hair and horn shapes like ancient aurochs. They are bred to keep primitive wildness and show few domestic traits.
The Tower of London armor indicates middle age men were short by today’s standards. Upper class families faced harsh physical training to conform to these standards.
The Bureau of Fisheries states sharks do not need to flip onto their backs to seize prey, clarifying misconceptions about hunting behavior.
A Boston area notice urges business owners to subscribe to towel rental services to avoid towel shortages and unsanitary conditions for patrons and staff. The Bay State Clean Towel Company offers regular truck service, providing freshly laundered towels with initials, serving offices, factories, and hotels. Call Kenmore 7720 or visit 221 Columbus Ave. Boston for details.
A compact history of the Thanksgiving turkey detailing its American origins from Pilgrim feasts to aboriginal domestication. It traces the bird’s symbolic rise, notes its Mexican links to modern varieties, and explains the etymology of the name Turkey. The piece emphasizes the turkey as an American bird with no foreign imports.
The article argues gratitude implies a divine giver and probes why some remain thankful despite scarcity. It warns against mechanical thanksgiving and stresses a thankful spirit as a human duty. It notes practical character impact and the call to kindness alongside gratitude. It cites Pope’s verse as fitting for the day.
The piece urges gratitude for the chance to learn from mistakes and to pay back what is owed. It frames thanksgiving around personal responsibility and reflection, attributed to Judge Harry B An.
A brief reflection on living by hope as a universal force guiding all who enter the world. The speaker suggests hope sustains people through life’s uncertainties and challenges.
Cambridge residents are invited to Duquette’s at 373 Huron Avenue to order a complete Thanksgiving dinner. The ad touts fresh poultry and fine fixings, noting a long‑standing market, clean premises, prompt polite service, and low costs from modest profits. Customers are urged to call Tro 7985 for Sunday and Thanksgiving orders and asked to specify turkey duck goose or chicken as preferred.
At a regular meeting on Thursday November 12 J C Wellington Camp S of U V elected officers Commander Howard Montgomery senior vice commander Frank H Tufts junior vice commander Gerald Erickson camp council Edward A Jarvis Edward Doyle and Daniel A Mullen treasurer Charles E Carruth secretary Joseph S Doyle
Collier's Weekly names the fifteen most famous women in history including Elizabeth I Anne of England Mary Stuart Catherine the Great Cleopatra Marie Antoinette Joan of Arc Josephine de Beauharnais Catherine de Medici Madame de Stael Madame de Maintenon and others from France England Scotland Russia Sweden Egypt Hungary and France.
Cambridge outlines selecting a new director for art education. The department serves all pupils by training them to see, develop hand skill, and cultivate lifelong design standards, a vital factor in their future success.
The chief lady in waiting to the queen in historical Spain was called duenna. The term also denotes an elderly woman who acts as guardian to a younger woman within a Spanish family.
The article extols women’s fashion and the power of dressing well. It highlights Edith Goodell Shops at 1676 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge and 78 Trapelo Rd Belmont as sources for stylish dresses hats and hosiery with courteous service and budget-friendly prices.
The article notes average brain volumes for men and women and lists famous individuals by skull capacity. Daniel Webster near 2,000 cm3, Bismarck 1,965, La Fontaine 1,950, Beethoven 1,750, Kant 1,740, with an Aleut skull unusually large and a Russian writer Turgenev at 2,030 cm3 ranking first.
The article lists old British measurement units with sample weights and volumes. It mentions a cord of wood 123 cubic feet a chaldron of coal 85 pounds a chest of cloves 200 pounds a chest of tea 84 pounds a hogshead of tobacco 12 to 18 hundredweight a matt of cloves 80 pounds a peck of flour 14 pounds a cran 37 percent gallons a long hundred 33 warps or 192 herrings.
Central Square Theatre shows The Big Broadcast of 1937 an all star musical film headlined by Jack Benney Burns and Allen Benny Fields Martha Rae Benny Goodman Stokowski and more. Companion thriller 36 Hours to Kill stars Brian Donlevy Gloria Stuart. Ramona in technicolor with Loretta Young Don Ameche closes Friday ahead of The Big Game. Kiddie Show Saturday matinee with Bob Mills.
A newspaper urges strict record keeping for all merchants and manufacturers highlighting tax accuracy and tighter margins. It cites the Leo M. Rosenberg auditing firm in Cambridge, located at 1053 Street, as experienced experts ready to review clients' books and improve systems.
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