Venice Queen of the Adriatic Sail Through Time
A San Francisco sent article surveys Venice linking birth death and a boat ride. It notes hospital access by canal and the black gondola for the dead, describes city engineering with wooden piles, and traces Venice from doges through trade decline to a tourism driven present. It highlights Murano Burano glass and gondoliers guiding visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanford Markey
Central Press
Venice
San Michele
Venicé
Europe
San Mark
Piazza San Marco
Titian
Carpaccio
Billinis
Heydey
Burano
Yesteryear
Casanova
Bridge of Sighs
Grande Canal
Bethe 4 Busy vide birds needle pattern for towels
Vintage instruction note describes a Bethe 4 pattern featuring six motifs of vide birds for kitchen towel embroidery. It promises easy beginner work with clear charts and photos. Order instructions request five cents and writer’s name address pattern number 7017.
Smile of the Week Two girls discuss belief on devils
Two young girls chatting after Sunday school debate whether a devil exists. One child fears the idea while the other reassures with a humorous twist about Santa Claus. The exchange reflects childhood innocence and seasonal humor.
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Sunnday School
Ome
Santa Claus
Helpful Home Care Notes From A Bygone Era
Practical tips cover seasoning a waffle iron with unsalted fat and low heat, cleaning spilled ink from wood with pumice and linseed oil, protecting open-back radios with muslin, dust prevention, and moth-proofing rayon garments.
Why Soap Cleans A Look at Soap's Dirt-Removal Mystery
The piece explains that soap creates a liquid film between surface and dirt, allowing dirt to float away when washed. It notes the discovery by the National Bureau of Standards and contrasts growing boys wiping hands on trousers with proper washing, then briefly mentions silk culture introduction in 1737.
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National Bureau of Standards
Winter furniture market showcases innovative dual purpose pieces
Chicago will host the winter furniture market where about 20 000 buyers from 36 states and foreign countries are expected to view innovations. Highlights include a baby bouncing chair a king sized bed with shelf space and outlets and versatile furniture such as a lounge bed combination dresser vanity desk and luggage rack and a coffee table with a built in record player.
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Chicago
Importance Of Ward Staffs In Mental Hospitals Stressed
Dr. J. D. M. Griffin of the National Committee for Mental Hygiene says ward staffs are the key hands and eyes of mental hospital care. He notes the need for better training amid psychiatrist shortages and cites a Saskatchewan three year 500 hour program as a model.
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J. D. M. Griffin
National Committee For Mental Hygiene
Toronto
Doctor Griffin
Canada
Griffin
Saskatchewan
North American
English tea pronunciation history in early trade links
In 1610 ten arrived in Holland and 1657 in England. The English first called it cha from China. At Amoy port the local dialect yielded tay, which the English later pronounced tea.
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Holland
England
Cha
China
East India Trading Co
Amoy
Tay
Tunney Names Dempsey The Greatest Heavyweight Boxer
In Collier's Tunney argues that Jack Dempsey is the greatest heavyweight of all time, based on eliminating rivals and weighing Louis' weaker career against Dempsey's. He says he has highest regard for Louis despite acknowledging Dempsey's supremacy.
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Tunney
Jack Dempsey
Kinanin
Joe Louis
Louis
Dempsey
Collier's
Braddock
Black Jack
Johnson
Stanley Ketchel
Jim Jeffries
Max Baer
Jim Braddock
Primo Carnera
Eskimo youth at Camsell hospital regaining life
Edmonton hospital reports 18 year old Eskimo youth Koomayuk, rescued from Arctic conditions, has both feet amputated but fitted with artificial limbs. He shows progress in reading English and handwriting and may return north next spring to pursue education or work as a clerk.
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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 compact collection of aphorisms on education and wisdom from Scovel Walker Balzac Mason and others. It emphasizes aligning learning with divine laws shaping affections and actions and cautions against empty erudition. Various thinkers urge viewing mind as a living fountain and seeking truly worthwhile knowledge and deeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Mason
Cobego Creature Described From East Indian Habitat
The cobego or kaguan of East India is a slender long limbed animal related distantly to males and shrews. It has a fox like head, soft mottled fur, long tail, large claws, and a folded neck to tail skin extension with fully webbed feet.
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East
India
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Adriatic
Inescana
Mediterranean
Asia
Rialto Bridge
Times Square
Adam
Bethe
Household Arts Department
Union
Southeas Street
Teronte
Windsor
Ontario
S.N
Dim Jeffries
Jim Corbett
Jack Sharkey
Max Schmeling
God
S. F. Scovel
Walker
Balzac
Humphrey
Mary Baker Eddy
Magee
Cobego
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