Venice: Queen of the Adriatic
The article portrays Venice as a city built on islands linked by canals where a boat ride is essential for travel and access to the hospital. It traces Venice history from doges and Oriental trade to Napoleonic conquest, and notes its surviving architecture, Murano glass, Burano lace, and gondolas as enduring links to its past.
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Sanford Markey
Central Press
IFE
Venice
Wirth
San Michele
Europe
San Mark
Piazza San Marco
Titian
Carpaccio
Billinis
Heydey
Burano
Yesteryear
Casanova
Bridge of Sighs
Grande Canal
Quick Embroidery Pattern 7017 Bring Bright Bird Motifs
Easy beginner embroidery transfer with six 7 by 7 inch motifs of birds to decorate kitchen towels. Includes pattern-visual charts photos and full directions. Send twenty five cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Union 608 Front Street W Toronto with name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Union
Front Street W
Toronto
Smile of the Week headline about two girls on way home
Two girls discuss religion after Sunday school with one declaring the Devil exists, the other replying that the danger is closer at hand as one insists Santa Claus or father poses the threat.
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Santa Claus
Helpful hints for home care and storage
A collection of practical advice on seasoning waffle irons, ink stains on wood, dust protection for open back radios, and rayon garment storage. Includes steps to reseason irons, prepare pumice linseed mix for ink, cover open radio spaces, and note that rayon mothproofing is unnecessary though cleaning before storage helps prevent stubborn stains.
Why soap cleans and silk culture in early America
The article explains that soap removes dirt by forming a liquid film between surface and dirt, a discovery linked to electron microscopy. It notes soap’s long honored use and questions public understanding. It also mentions silk culture arriving in the United States around 1737.
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National Bureau of Standards
Innovations at Chicago winter furniture market
A chair that bounces baby and a king sized bed with shelf room and outlets will be shown along with a long lounge twin chaise for outdoor use that becomes a bed a stroller that converts to a sled walker or rocker and a combination dresser vanity desk luggage rack plus a card table that opens to seat 14 and a coffee table with a built in record player.
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Chicago
Importance Of Ward Staffs In Mental Hospitals
Dr. J. D. M. Griffin of the National Committee for Mental Hygiene stresses the need for high calibre ward staffs in mental hospitals. He links better training to improved patient outcomes amid psychiatrist shortages, citing Saskatchewan’s three year 500 hour program and ongoing course revisions. He notes about 50 percent of Canadian patients recover or return home, with staff stability and proper orientation as key factors.
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J. D. M. Griffin
National Committee For Mental Hygiene
Toronto
Doctor Griffin
Canada
Griffin
Saskatchewan
North American
English Pronunciation of Tea Through History
In 1610 the first ten arrived in Holland and in 1657 in England. The English adopted the name cha from China as the voyagers heard it. When the East India Company was established at Amoy port the local dialect yielded tay, which the English pronounced tea.
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Holland
England
Cha
China
East India Trading Co
Amoy
Tay
Tunney Declares Dempsey Best Heavyweight Ever
Gene Tunney in Collier’s names Jack Dempsey the greatest heavyweight of all time, arguing he eclipsed Joe Louis. He analyzes rivals like Louis, Johnson, Jeffries, Corbett, Sharkey, Schmeling, Baer, Braddock, Carnera, noting Dempsey’s speed, instincts, and finishing ability in an era-spanning assessment.
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Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Dempsey
Collier's
Manassa Mauler
Joe Louis
Louis
Tunney
Braddock
Black Jack
Johnson
Stanley Ketchel
Jim Jeffries
Corbett
Jack Sharkey
Max Schmeling
Max Baer
Jim Braddock
Primo Carnera
Eskimo youth Tells Hopeful Tale Of Recovery In Edmonton
An 18 year old Eskimo, Koomayuk, rescued from Cresswell Bay and treated at Doctor Camsell Indian Hospital in Edmonton, has had both feet amputated to stop infection but is learning to walk on artificial limbs. Doctors say he may not return to the Arctic this winter but could go to a territorial school and might become a leader or clerk for his people.
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Edmonton
Alta
Arctic
Koomayuk
Charles Camsell Indian Hospital
Air Force
Cresswell Bay
Camsell Hospital
Gems of Thought on Education and Wisdom
A collection of quotes on education and the aims of knowledge. Figures cited include S F Scovel Walker Balzac John M Mason Humphrey and Mary Baker Eddy. The excerpts discuss aligning will with divine laws, purpose of creation, choosing useful erudition, and viewing mind as a living fountain.
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John M. Mason
Cobego Creature From East India Described In Detail
The cobego or kaguan native to East India is a slender long-limbed fox headed animal related distantly to males and shrews. It has large claws a long tail and soft mottled fur. A folded skin extension runs from neck to near tail and its fully webbed feet are noted.
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East
India
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Rialto Bridge
Times Square
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Ward
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Windsor
Ontario
S.N.S
God
S. F. Scovel
Walker
Humphrey
Mary Baker Eddy
Magee
Ottetrer
Cobego
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