Forest Lawn as a park of memory and faith in eternal life
An article argues death is a passage to a brighter afterlife and endorses transforming cemeteries into serene parks. It cites Bruce Barton on Hubert C. Eaton’s Forest Lawn, detailing landscaping, plaques, and affordable care to honor Christian beliefs.
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Srea
Hubert C. Eaton
Los Angeles
Mortagage
Ceemite
Forest Lawn
Barton
Mr. Barton
Creny
The Hard Part About Writing Funny Paragraphs
A reader asked Mark Le for guidance on crafting humorous paragraphs. Lemon responds that writing is easy, requiring only pen paper and ink. The real challenge lies in letting ideas occur naturally and surfacing in the moment.
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Mark le
Lemon
Ambitious British plan to absorb unemployment proposed
Major Ernest Matthews proposes a four year reconstruction program costing about £1 billion to absorb nearly all unemployed Britons. Projects include steel and concrete tunnels linking Scotland and Ireland and routes across the Goodwin Sands, plus vast arterial roads, canal rejuvenation, and over one million new houses at about £300 each.
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Britain
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
Peer with aged robes seeks coronation gear
An American visitor admires a famed title and asks about robes. A 90 year old peer replies dryly that the robes are very old and worn by more peers than he can count, highlighting the financial strains of ceremonial pageantry.
United States aviator tests new bomber through extreme tests
In New York State an aviator in a heavy leather suit tested a United States bombing plane by diving from 20 000 feet at 500 to 700 miles per hour. Twelve dives were completed with the craft remaining intact, prompting jubilant remarks from the makers as the pilot walked away saying Nice ship.
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United States
New York State
Alman
Avia
Halifax Chronicle
Elected Recipes for Tomato Pepper Pickle Venture
A vintage recipe card lists ingredients for a tomato pepper pickle: 24 large tomatoes 3 green peppers 1 head celery 1 pint cider vinegar 1 cup light brown sugar 1 cup Crown Brand corn syrup 44 teaspoon white pepper 44 teaspoon cayenne pepper. Peel slice tomatoes, mix with onion, salt, drain overnight. Chop peppers celery prepare syrup, then combine, salt gradually for up to six hours. Bottle hot yields five pints.
Wealthy insaman's London dining faux pas prompts retreat
A wealthy insaman proudly plans showy hospitality during a visiting compatriot's London trip. He orders cocktails for two at a fashionable restaurant, prompting his companion to protest aloud, Walter, if you don't mind I'd rather never wing.
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Insaman
London
Walter
MacDonald declines peerage and Order of Merit
Rammy MacDonald refused two honors from the King, turning down a peerage to avoid political controversy and declining the Order of Merit, arguing it should not be awarded for political services. The Daily Sketch notes his stance, while the Farmer's Advocate emphasizes a June rain as key to crops.
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Ammay Macerchald
Rammy MacDonald
MacDonald
Daily Sketch
Duchess of Kent Bids on ToEm Pole at Red Cross Bazaar
The Duchess of Kent eyes a toy carved totem pole by Louie Charley Songhee Indian Esquimalt B C at the Canadian booth in London. Mrs Vincent Massey introduces stall heads as two Regina General Hospital nurses show off dolls. Nursing associations from over twenty countries display gifts to fund international nursing scholarships.
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Sa of Kent
Duchess of Kent
London
Louie Charley
Esquimalt
B.C
Vincent Massey
Regina General Hospital
City Hospital School of Nursing
Saskatoon
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