Household Tips From An Old Notebook
A varied set of home remedies and craft hints from Associated Newspapers WNU Service. Tips cover stain removal with iodine and ammonia mixtures, pineapple in gelatin, fruit cake storage and pudding method, bulb flowering decorations, maple syrup clarification, fudge beating, avoiding drafts for flowers, hot water bottles in laundry, woolen stocking care, and dampening twine for tighter knots.
Eight year old cleans ears with soap blocks
Eight year old Francis Welman ignored a warning and washed his ears with soap. Emergency staff in Spokane Washington removed several sizeable soap pieces from his ears, underscoring the danger of inserting objects into the ear canal.
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Francis Welman
Francis
Spokane
Silver policy sparks debate in Washington gridlock
In Washington the silver purchase policy under Roosevelt and Morgenthau dominates discussion. Critics argue it enriches select interests while boosting deficits, as lawmakers weigh tax measures to fund farm relief and a soldier bonus amid an unbalanced budget.
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Congress
AAA
Roosevelt
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
Treasury
NRA
Weight Reduction Through Fat and Starch Control
Dr James W Barton discusses weight loss by reducing fat and starch intake and limiting liquids. He cites bears and fat fish as examples of stored fat use and argues overweight individuals can reach normal weight in months by cutting fats, starches, and liquids, while maintaining protein intake. He also notes that foods may “disagree” due to allergies and other factors and urges careful evaluation of what truly causes distress.
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Walter C. Alvarez
H. Corwin Hinshaw
Mayo Foundation
Rochester
Minn
WNOU
Women resist flattery more than men in social play
A woman writer argues that women enjoy admiration from the opposite sex as much as men but are harder to flatter. She says homely women resist empty praise while a capable flatterer focuses on genuine traits, and notes women quickly see through insincere charm.
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Ike
Tery
Bol
WNU Service
Old Shoes Worth Fifty Dollars Museum Value Noted
A department store credited a longtime customer for unused shoes found in their original box. The pair, bought twenty years ago for twenty five dollars, is valued at fifty dollars today for its museum worth.
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Wall Street Journal
Skipped His Tub Old Lady to Old Tat
A quirky Stray Stories item about a man skippering a bath and an elderly woman reacting to tattoo questions. The piece reads as a brief humorous vignette with playful dialogue and social banter.
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Stray Stories Magazine
Riddle Answer and Source Mention in Milwaukee Medical Times
The exchange presents a word riddle about removing letters and keeps the punchline that the person is a mail carrier, with the Milwaukee Medical Times cited as the source.
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Milwaukee Medical Times
Are you in the habit of speaking to girls you don t know
Answers Magazine quotes a humorous exchange about social etiquette with a boy and a girl, highlighting awkwardness in making strangers talk. The caption notes the girl’s refusal to speak to him contrasted with his claim that the girls he knows do not respond.
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Answers Magazine
Dew Talk Sparks Curious Exchange Between Student and Teacher
A light classroom moment features a student asking where dew comes from and a teacher replying that the earth’s rotation makes it perspire. The exchange highlights simple science curiosity and playful dialogue in a school setting.
Can't Eat Em and Have Em Go on Johnny Eat Crusts
A humorous exchange shows a child reluctant to eat crusts, promising to save them for later. The line captures a playful stubborn moment in a domestic scene.
Burglar Breaks Into Home. Couple Confers With Chief
A line from a Pennsylvania Keystone report quotes a homeowner noting a burglary during a night out with friends. The exchange shows the burglar reportedly took items and the wife mistook the culprit for the husband.
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Pennsylvania
Keystone
Illiterate Numbers Across Nations Highlight United States Data
The text discusses how illiteracy is defined differently by countries and cites 1980 US figures. It states 4,288,758 Americans ten years and older could not read or write, with native white 1,103,184 illiterate, foreign born 1,804,084, and African American 1,518,892.
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United States
Bayer Aspirin Promoted as Safe Pain Remedy
A vintage advertisement urges consulting a physician before using any pain remedy and promotes Genuine Bayer Aspirin as a fast, safe relief for headaches rheumatic pains neuritis and neuralgia. Buyers are advised to request aspirin by its product name rather than a generic term.
Blind to the Present Why do most people speak of hap piness in retrospect
The piece questions why happiness is narrated after the fact and suggests that present awareness fades amid daily concerns. It explores memory, time perception, and the gap between lived experience and later reflection, inviting readers to consider happiness in real time.
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