A Cemetery Transformed Into a Garden of Memory
The article recounts Hubert C. Eaton’s transformation of a Los Angeles cemetery into Forest Lawn, turning gloom into beauty with park-like landscaping, bronze plaques, and flowers. It argues cemeteries should reflect faith in eternal life and suggests small communities can imitate this model with volunteer effort and native plants.
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Hubert C. Eaton
Los Angeles
Eaton
Bruce Barton
Reader's Digest
Mr. Barton
Forest Lawn
Barton
Duchess of Kent Sees Totem Pole Gift at Red Cross Bazaar
The Duchess of Kent viewed a toy totem pole carved by Louie Charey from Esquimalt B C at London’s International Red Cross Bazaar. Mrs. Vincent Massey led the stall, with two nursing dolls as the event’s centre of attraction. Proceeds fund international nursing scholarships.
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Duchess of Kent
London
Louie Charey
Songhee Indian
Esquimalt
B.C
Vincent Massey
Regina General Hospital
City Hospital School of Nursing
Saskatoon
Dogs In The Movies Dogs must manage temperaments with actors
Henry East of Hollywood supplies many of the film animals. He notes mongrel dogs take about eighteen months to mature into aristocrats and lose any chance at a career. Pound dogs train quickly and work as actors, but when they begin to act spoiled East removes them from active lists and finds homes with directors who have used them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry East
Hollywood
East
Bread pud ding served in a pan at back door
A curious note claims bread pudding is best when placed in a pan at the back door and called with a chick chant. It adds a statistic that motorcycles worldwide reach about 3,100,000, per a European estimate in 2214.
The World Moves and Business Must Keep Changing
A persuasive exhortation on constant improvement in business. The author argues that stability is a myth and progress comes from daily innovation and reevaluation of methods. He cites Ford and warns against clinging to obsolete practices, urging ongoing action to improve profits and safety.
Lost Money Through Greed The Potato Price Battle
W L Clarke sketches wartime price controls in England on potatoes. He compares profiteering to Canada, recounting a farmer refusing to sell above eight pounds per ton, government seizure, and soldiers guarding the confiscated crop. The tale emphasizes greed and regulatory restraint.
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W. L. Clarke
Windsor Daily Star
England
David Lloyd George
Mr. Lloyd George
Canada
Detour Described As Roughest Distance Between Points
A pithy saying defines detour as the roughest distance between two points. The observation frames travel as a path marked by extra effort and time compared to direct routes.
Aviator Tests U S Bomber With 20 000 Foot Drops
In New York state a US aviator wearing a heavy leather suit performed a series of dives in a new bombing plane to test its strength. He reached 20 000 feet, then dove 15 000 feet at 500 to 600 mph, pulling out each time without incident. Twelve dives were completed and the craft remained intact. The tester then left, saying only Nice ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
United States
Halifax Chronicle
Ramsay MacDonald Declines Peerage and Order of Merit
The Daily Sketch reports that Ramsay MacDonald refused an earldom from the King and declined the Order of Merit. He argued a peerage would confuse his place as Labour's first prime minister, and that OM should not be awarded for political services.
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Ramsay MacDonald
MacDonald
Labor
Daily Sketch
The Hard Part by Mark Lemon on writing funny paragraphs
A reader asks for guidance on crafting humorous paragraphs. Lemon responds that the act of writing is easy once ideas occur, noting the real challenge lies in the occurring of those ideas rather than the act of writing itself.
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Mark Lemon
Lemon
June Rain Said to Drive Crop Yields, Expert Claims
The Farmer's Advocate notes that despite ongoing preaching on cultivation and soil care, a timely June rainfall is what truly boosts crop yields. The column stresses weather over fertilizers as the key factor for strong harvests.
Selected Recipes for Tomato Pepper Relish
A recipe set uses 24 large tomatoes 8 onions 3 peppers 1 head celery with cider vinegar brown sugar Crown Brand Corn Syrup white and cayenne pepper. Peel slice vegetables salt soak overnight drain add syrup and seasonings cook slowly 5 to 6 hours then bottle while hot yields five pints.
Cockney wit and a meal misread during London visit
A wealthy Irishman boasts at a top London restaurant by ordering cocktails to impress. His companion whispers a refined demand for a wing instead. The note closes with a curious fact about the woodcock’s beak acting like forceps.
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London
Ports Located Inland All Three Harbor Cities
The ports of Philadelphia New Orleans and Baltimore lie more than 100 miles from the open sea. A Harvard University Arnold Arboretum hosts over 400 lilac varieties in its grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Baltimore
Arnold Arboretum
Harvard University
Ambitious four year plan to rebuild Great Britain proposed
Major Ernest Matthews of the Institute of Chartered Architects unveils a four year plan costing about £1 billion aimed at almost full reconstruction. The scheme, backed by scientists and MPs, includes tunnels between Scotland Ireland and the continent, concrete roads, canal system rejuvenation, and the construction of over 1,000,000 new houses at about £300 each.
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Great Britain
Ernest Matthews
Institute of Chartered Architects
Matthews
Scotland
Ireland
Port Patrick
Donaghadee
England
Continent
Goodwin Sands
Hampshire
Isle of Wight
Thames
Firth of Forth
Junk price up but car in hand worth more than in ditch
A compact editorial notes that rising junk prices do not negate the value of owning a usable car. It cautions drivers to consider the practical worth of keeping a vehicle rather than abandoning it to loss, urging prudent asset management.
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Gydnia
Poland
Blackheads
Neilson Jackson
Saturday Evening Post
Henry Ford
Ford
Minard
Liniment
P.S
Ogden
Britain
Firestone
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