Cheerio Chapters Fun for All the Children
A 1932 Western Newspaper Union piece by Dorothy Edmonds outlines word play and puzzle instructions for children. It features syllable based word lists from Mesopotamia and a composite word activity with effervescence telephone mischievous, plus a family memory word game using animal cracker letters and a two player board game with moving pieces on white spaces only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Newspaper Union
Household Tips From A Victorian Kitchen Sheet
Practical advice on cooking and home care includes blending milk with tomato juice to prevent curdling, using a violin string to restring a necklace for durability, choosing soups that pair with avoided cream, and rust removal by oiling a dish cover followed by lime powder and dry storage.
Season Near for Fossil Hunts in Oregon Wilds
Journal notes describe a spring rush into the John Day fossil beds as scientists and enthusiasts seek specimens in Oregon. The piece compares fossil hunting to elephant hunts and notes the annual surge of activity each season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
John Day
When He Did Lady Visitor Exchange
A courtroom exchange unfolds with a life prisoner answering a visitor in a dry tone about when his term ends and his fate. The terse dialogue centers on imprisonment and anticipation of release amid formal surroundings.
Dessert Ideas From A 1932 Luncheon Menu
Simple desserts well made and daintily served finish a plain dinner. Bake pastry shells for pies, fill with lemon or crushed fruit, top with whipped cream or meringue, or choose marshmallow and fruit pudding or dainty cracker treats with meringue roses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Newspaper Union
Lights of New York and Tales of Taxi Cabs
A New York women's club mishap sparks nerves when mistaken for a death notice. Mini essays recount a garden club contest, a taxi hold up report, and Arthur Vernay's Malay expedition seeking a one horned rhinoceros with two shots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Beasley
State Garden
Arthur S. Vernay
Museum of Natural History
Malay States
Bell Syndicate
Three Gold Balls Emblem of the Pawnbroker
The piece traces how pawnbrokers became tied to the three gold balls insignia once used by the Medicis. It notes pawnbrokers aid needy communities, while acknowledging mixed portrayals of their trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
St. Nicholas
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Woman Sees Husbands Slips Cure With Fellows Syrup
A worried wife watched her husband’s decline while his mother urged Fellows Syrup. He began taking it daily and authorities claim it boosts vitality and eases nerve strain and appetite. She now recommends it to friends and urges readers to ask for genuine Fellows Syrup at druggists.
Six Step Plan for Rural Land Use by Prof Wilson
Prof M L Wilson of Montana State College outlined six steps for a national land use policy on NBC. He urged repeal of the Homestead Act, state land use plans, removal of poor land from production, tax reforms, local government reorganization, and a Domestic Allotment Plan plus part time farming and industrial decentralization to pair industry with small farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
M. L. Wilson
Montana State College
NBC
National Advisory Council
Wilson
Ingenious Camouflage Demonstrated By French Lieutenant
In Paris a French lieutenant showcased a camouflage net under a pound weight that can transform a pedestrian into a grain shock, leaves heap, newspapers pile, or tree stump. The inventor is Georges Felix and the device has other practical uses. A child joke about marriage to a doctor or minister is included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Georges Felix
Short covering defined in stock market context
In brief, short covering refers to buying back shares previously sold short to close a short position. It occurs when traders rush to cover losses or lock in profits as a stock price rises. The term appears in stock market commentary and quotes within archival papers.
Miracle street plays proposed to bring religion to nonattenders
English clergymen push revival of religious or miracle plays to be staged on city streets using trucks at blind lanes. Salvation Army official cautions slum crowds must be educated. Open air Shakespeare success inspires trial any summer. Also a French inventor claims a dot dash radio code that requires no operator. The piece ends with a joke about bee farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Colonel Hamilton
Salvation Army
Religious Drama Society
Jacques Detruiseux
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cheerio
Dorothy Edmonds
Mesopotamia
Flay
Associated Newspapers Cwnu
United States
A. M. Bond
Charles G. Abbott
Smithsonian Institution
Lights OF
New York
Walter Trumbull
Bandit
Broadway
Uptown
Europe
Kansas Capitol
Kansas State Capitol
Topeka
Shawnee County
Jean Newton
Fellows Syrup
Willie
Vpa
Boston Transcript
Rose Stahl
RINSO
Joe
Fhegran
Ted
Sayavila
Potter & Chemi Corp
Malden
Mass