Story for Kiddies at Bedtime: Miss Betty Beaver’s Bond
Martha Martin presents a children’s tale of Miss Betty Beaver and her builder mate, Mr. Beaver. The couple dream of a floodproof home in Beaver Meadow and a life of devoted partnership. Neighbors praise his skill while crediting her with giving the house its warm, personal touch.
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Martha Martin
Betty Beaver
Aliss Beaver
Hetty Beaver
Mr. Beaver
Vall
Beaver
Theo Allis
Mothers of Men Daisy Poem Fragment
A fragmentary poem about mothers of men recalls a child presenting a daisy and a single lasting flower. Refrains emphasize enduring memory beyond fading blooms and reference a McCure Newspaper Syndicate credit. The OCR text shows garbled lines and mixed phrases.
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McCure Newspaper Syndicate
Lipstick Age Claims Cosmetics Drive High Hotel Costs
Atlantic City hotel managers report maintenance costs rising sharply due to extensive lipstick use and cosmetics by female guests. They say napkins towels and towels are used to wipe cosmetics and bleaching agents may be needed to restore whiteness of linens and surfaces.
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Atlantic City
Seasonable Chestnut Dishes Featured In 1937 Western News
Nellie Maxwell presents seasonable recipes highlighting chestnut rich dishes. Chestnut bread uses graham flour brown sugar and buttermilk baked thirty minutes, Old-fashioned gingerbread blends butter brown sugar eggs and ginger for cakes, Chestnut stuffing for turkey combines chestnuts bread crumbs mashed potatoes and butter with herbs and onion for a savory holiday side.
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Taranto
Turkey
Tofon
Date of the earth birth F A Walker speculative outlook
The article surveys earth age estimates from 500 million years to 20 to 400 million years, cites Moreaux in Bourges, and discusses tides, rock formation, fossils, and ancient human presence. It suggests future earth life could progress over millions more years and urges ongoing pursuit of knowledge and civilization.
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Moreaux
Observatory
Bourges
France
Earth
William Thompson
Luray
Virginia
Angis
Cro Magnon
Thoughtful Children Bring Milk Home for Mother
A neighbor asks if children are thoughtful and a mother replies they arrive home late, bring the milk, and place it in the icebox for her, illustrating a small domestic virtue.
Throwing Old Shoes After Bridal Couples
The custom of throwing old shoes after a bridal couple is seen as a survival of an ancient transfer of property rite. Across cultures women were treated as property, and shoe exchanges marked alliances or dowry acts. The practice likely traces to Egyptian or Jewish antiquity, with variants in Saxon weddings and other societies.
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Texas
Manhattan Bridge
New York
Seattle
McClury
Woman finds relief with Pinkham Vegetable Compound
A discouraged Iowa woman near Hite town recovered after four months of illness. A booklet of letters from users inspired her, and after drinking three bottles she felt relief and stronger health. She continues with eleven bottles and endorses the product, inviting letters from others with similar troubles.
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Pinkham
Mra. Daugharty
Lydie B. Pinkham
T Pegan
Davensery
Orchard Ave
Muscatina
Iowa
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