Maurois Immortalized. His Wife Earned Indirect Fame
Byline LEMUEL F PARTON notes that Andre Maurois gains immortality while his wife Mme Maurois receives honor for her unseen aid. The piece sketches Emile Herzog Maurois’s life from Rouen origins to a literary craftsman shaping English readers’ view of Shelley and Byron. He critiques modern decline of humane ideals.
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Emile Herzog
Rouen
Byron
Shelley
Keats
Disraeli
Ariel
R Walton Moore Profile in a 1930s State Department Figure
R Walton Moore of the state department, age 80 next February, shown as an amiable Southern official with aviation interest and transit to Europe aboard the Pan American clipper. Former Virginia congressman, ally of Secretary Hull, named assistant secretary of state in 1933 then counselor, bachelor commuting from Fairfax.
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R Walton Moore
State Department
Mr. Chips
R.W. Moore
State Dept
Mr. Moore
Europe
Congress
Virginia
Hull
Roosevelt
Department
Fairfax
How to cover lamp shades with curtain fabric
Ruth Wyeth Spears explains a folding shade method using top and bottom rings from an old lamp shade and a cardboard base. Fabric is pasted to the edge, with pattern lines guiding fit and a string drawing the bottom and top edges to match ring diameters. Order details for sewing books and leaflets follow.
King Quote Highlights Debate Over America’s Greatness
U S Senator William H. King criticizes excessive reliance on crutches while urging Americans to embrace the ideals that made the nation great. The remark contrasts support for practical aid with a call to uphold foundational values.
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America
U.S
William H. King
Quiz of World Facts and Place Comparisons
Questions cover roles and places such as Why is the speaker of the house titled that way and which country is called the Land of Cakes. It asks about Charter Oak, oldest parliament, a word for annoyance in noise, land surface of the British Empire, a Canadian tropical valley, Victoria Falls versus Niagara, and a Pogonip.
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House of Representatives
British Empire
Canada
Victoria Falls
Niagara Falls
South Africa
Niagara
Sierra Nevadas
Ambiguous Historical Notes From an Ancient Text
A list of historical curiosities includes a claimed name origin from Britain’s parliament, Scotland’s association with oatmeal cakes, a Hartford event about seven feet in diameter that blew down in 1856, and a 1000 year age estimate. It mentions Iceland’s Althing’s 1930 anniversary, a term dysacousia, and a note that hot springs do not affect climate with references to stories and a colorless climate claim.
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Scotland
Hartford
Chnn
Althing
Iceland
There's a Good Reason You're Constipated
An advice note urges finding the cause of constipation before treating it. It promotes adding bulk to the diet with high fiber foods like Kellogg's All-Bran, claiming it aids bowel movements and daily use. It emphasizes daily cereal intake and plenty of water, and notes All-Bran is made by Kellogg's in Battle Creek.
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Lewis C. Barrows
Maine
Stephen F. Chadwick
Seattle
Wash
American Legion
Kellogg’s
Kellogg's
Battie Creek
Sorrow's Crown Remembers Happier Times
Poetic line recalling happier memories as a reflection on sorrow and loss. The fragment evokes nostalgia and the weight of regret through literary phrasing.
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Dante
How 25 Women Lost Ugly FAT In Special M Y Test
New York reports a test where 25 women supposedly shed fat using a mineral drink. The article claims a 28 day plan with lean meats vegetables and a branded Kraschen mix advertised as safe and inexpensive.
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New York
Eraschen
Jose
Krusthen
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Harris Hill
Richard C. duPont
Wilmington
Del
Schuschnigg
Kurt Schuschnigg Jr
Austria
Hitler Youth
Vienna
By Lemuel
F. Parton
Maurois
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Mme. Maurois
Horace Greeley
French Academy
Academy
Valley of Despond
Victor J
India
Johnstown
Ruth Wyeth
Icard Board
Chintz
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