Mind Topics and Humor Tests in Old Advice Columns
A salacious collage of Q and A style tips and book promotions. It cites marriage tactics to prompt proposals, humor as a proxy for intelligence, and scent preferences, featuring quotes from a botanist and a university expert. An advertisement for The Art of Conversation by Milton Wright offers a twelve chapter guide and tests with mail-in orders.
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Vassar College
Albert Blakes- Jee
Milton Wright
A.B. Wingam
Improper Bidding Results in Trouble on This Hand
The Vanderbilt Cup hand shows North and South straying in bidding. North doubled over a doubtful takeout and East redoubled, leading to a weak no trump. Johnny Crawford and George Rapee defended, winning ten tricks despite misfires by the declarer.
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North
South
East
Johnny Crawford
Crawford
Declarer
George Rapee
Rapee
Doctors Explain Moles Risks and Cancer Warning
A Long Beach County Medical Assocation summary notes adults average about 20 moles mainly on the face neck and limbs. It warns that changing moles can signal malignant melanoma and urges surgical removal for enlarging or darkening moles with base cauterization and examination for cancer.
What Others Are Saying About the Red Hunt
The quote labels the loyalty efforts against alleged government Communists as red herrings and a witch hunt. Sen James P Kem of Missouri counters with a sharp retort claiming they caught witches, reflecting Cold War era political rhetoric.
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Sen
James P. Kem
R-Mo
Soaper Probes Stamp Subjects as Tax Bite Bites
Sen Soaper comments on the busy world of philately asking which Elizabeth profiles should appear on British stamps and whether Belgiums new king should pose with or without spectacles. An inquiring reporter notes the tax bite begins to tell as a New Yorker wonders what he would do with a million dollars.
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Philately
Elizabeth
Belgium
Hotels Roar Back Open Road Era At Last
New York hotels report a postwar revival with full rooms and brisk business. Frank Wangeman, Roosevelt Hotel manager, notes staff growth and a shift to speed and guest comfort. Women executives and traveling professionals push for modernized rooms, better parking, and lighter menus. Lobby clocks near stations run fast to curb dawdling guests.
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New York
Fort Knox
Fellows
Frank Wangeman
Cambridge University
Yale
Johnny
Wangeman
Poor Ma’s Fatigue After Decades of Slavery to Labor
The narrator laments the mother’s exhaustion after about thirty years of arduous work without a vacation, highlighting the toll of constant toil on her health and spirit. This brief reflects a personal grievance and family strain.
Modern art in all countries is essentially French says Britannica
Britannica asserts modern art across nations is essentially French. Pasteurization of milk slightly increases vitamin C content. Chicago features 40 miles of bicycle paths. The world hosts about 806 distinct earthworm species.
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Britannica
Chicago
Logy Stogy Alive in Cold Box Reader Q&A Digest
A reader’s questions are answered on cigars drying in a refrigerator, Horace Fletcher’s death in Copenhagen, the first gift tax in 1924, cost of living rise since price controls, why migratory ducks fly high, Lindbergh’s Ryan monoplane on display, and who would assume Chief Justice duties if vacancy occurred.
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United States
N.rs. A
Aunt Het Says A Girl Ain't No Old Maid Yet
A regional quip notes that a young woman is not an old maid until she boasts about the suitors she might have had. The remark frames courtship and social expectations with playful humor.
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Albert Edward Wiggam
John Almack
California University
Z.swould
Oswald Jacoby
NEA. Service
Wes We
South West North East
Fass Ld
West Anna
Rawa
Long Beach
Los Angeles County Medical Association
Level Branch
Magintaiie
Fine Ave
Sen. Soaper
By H. V. Wade
Readera
Eye St. N. Washessington
D. C Plesse
Horace Fletcher
Copenhagen
Denmark
Bureau of Labor Statistics
T.S.N. A
Charles A. Lindbergh
Atlantic Ocean
W.M. A
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D. C
Gladys Parker
Acme Loan CO
SED Singer
Reea
Hiamuknan
Sears
Rybutol
Rybutel
Vitamin Corporation of America
Iin
OWL Drug Stores
Yovania
Trleism
Vanmie
Bibotteriah
Iet
Dike Doble
Viien Ore Wert
Seiaabe C
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