Danes Reproduce Ancient Sung Era Ceramics At Copenhagen
In Denmark at the Royal Copenhagen Porcelain factory, after fifty years of study by artists and chemists, makers have recreated Sung dynasty stoneware glazes. Copper oxide-based ox blood and celadon finishes rival Chinese originals under deliberate baking conditions.
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John Petersen
CPC
China
Denmark
Europe
Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory
Patrick Nordstrom
Knud Kyhn
Jan Nielsen
Mathiesen
H. Madslund
Madsland
Central Press
David
Goliath
Crochet Floral Towels Pattern Reminder
Crochet in two colors creates string flower designs for towels. Visual pattern shows lazy daisies with rounded petals. Directions cover crochet and knitting basics for a 5x12 inch transfer pattern. send 25 cents to Household Arts at Front Street Toronto with name address and pattern number.
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Toronto
Took Advantage Of Good Idea And Made Money
Joseph Sicker a New York fruits and vegetables broker led an unemployment relief effort in 1930 by creating low cost apples for jobless workers. The Internation Apple Shippers Association funded the purchase. unemployed dealers sold apples at two cents each to the public, generating thousands of sellers and rising prosperity across New York and beyond.
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Baltimore Sun
Joseph Sicker
New York Commission
Internation Apple Shippers Association
Sicker
New York
Baltimore
Choose Your Heel Heights Carefully
Advice on proper heel height for different activities. Moderate heels support business and street wear while high heels are better for dress occasions. High heels shift weight forward and can cause foot pain and deformities such as calluses and contracted toes.
Fight Fatigue Through Daily Rest and Relaxation
A short daily rest helps a woman overcome fatigue and restore energy for work. Relaxation reduces tension and refreshes both health and beauty, especially when combined with a foam bath to soothe tired nerves.
Smile of the Week Comic Exchange at the Doctor
A simple country man takes his wife to the doctor. While the thermometer is in use the man, unused to quiet, blurts out a humorous line asking what the doctor will take for the device. The moment plays on rural manners and a silent treatment.
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John Locke
Gang plowing: multiple discs or shares used widely today
The note defines gang plowing as using more than one disc or share to till soil, a common practice in modern farming. It explains that gang plowing involves several points mounted together to work the ground efficiently, reflecting changes in agricultural technique.
Recina Girl Lands Top London Role in Streetcar
Frances Hyland a 22 year old student of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art from Regina Western Canada will assume the role of Stella in the London production of A Streetcar Named Desire. She rehearses with Betty-Ann Davies replacing Renee Asherson. Hyland must gain at least 10 pounds before debut. Bernard Braden of Vancouver plays Mitch.
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London
England
Canada
Frances Hyland
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Miss Hyland
Regina
Renee Asherson
Stella
Blanche Dubois
Tennessee Williams
United States
Bernard Braden
Vancouver
Mitch
Blanche
Prove That Want Ads Are Read
St Joseph firemen say want ads are being read. An error put a washing and ironing ad with a fire alarm circuit number, triggering over twenty five alarms by 11 a.m. Callers were told they do not handle washing or ironing.
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ST. Joseph
Child Reforms But Not Much
Baltimore scene in Police Court where Mrs. Lillian Stummers faces harboring a biting dog charge. Judge Herbert Franklin questions the dog bite incident as Linda Hyson testifies. The magistrate dismisses the charge and the exchange turns on whether the defendant will avoid harming the dog again.
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Baltimore
Lillian Stummers
Linda Hyson
Herbert Franklin
Franklin
World Citizen buy Castle as World Citizenship HQ
Boston born Mrs. Caresse Crosby plans to buy Rocca Sinibalda Castle for 15 000 000 lire and convert it into the Italian headquarters of the world citizen movement. She aims to turn the village into a world citizen village and rally local peasant women under her Women Against War banner.
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Rocca Sinibalda
Italy
Caresse Crosby
Washington Publishers
Black Sun and Company
Women Against War” Peace Organization
Slim
Crosby
Garry Davis
Myrna Loy
Miss Loy
Gene Markey
World Citizen Movement
John Steinbeck
Albert Einstein
Yehudi Menuhin
Lord Beveridge
Women Against War
Gems of Thought on Fortitude and Duty
A collection of quotations on endurance courage duty and faith from Locke Stevenson Lincoln Eddy and others. The final line notes that in some states only about half the babies are born in hospitals.
Vancouver pioneer exhibitor recalls early film years
John Schulberg, 84, honored by the Canadian Pioneers Association as the oldest motion picture exhibitor in Canada. He bought an Edison kinetograph in Seattle for 250 dollars and screened a Spanish American War battle reel to draw crowds. His Edison Electric Theatre opened in 1904 and grew to three venues before his retirement in 1941.
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Vancouver
John Schuberg
Canadian Pioneers’ Association
Klondike
Seattle
Dutch unveil statue over a tale of Hans Brinker
In Haarlam the Dutch presented a statue to a story about a boy at a leaking dyke to satisfy tourists asking where the boy put his finger. Queen Juliana attended the ceremony as the tale, tied to Mary Mapes Dodge’s 1873 book, is said to be untrue.
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Haarlam
Netherlands
Holland
Juliana
Mary Mapes Dodge
Don’t Feed Rover White Bread Or Cake
An Edmonton veterinarian warns dog owners that white bread and baked goods harm a dog’s nervous system, recommending canned food and brown bread if bread is given. The effect appears in dogs, not in cats, humans, or most other animals.
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Edmonton
Observatory from Nimrod Era Unearthed in Nimrod City
British archaeologists led by Professor Max Mallowan of the University of London report an observatory used about 4,000 years ago in Nimrod now in Iraq. They also uncovered halls aqueducts and the palace storehouse from around 2000 BC in the Assyrian capital. The observatory had three floors and a tower.
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Cairo
Egypt
Nimrod
Iraq
Baghdad
Max Mallowan
University of London
Assyria
Helpful Hints for Better Cooking and Cleaning
Willpower helps keep vegetables in the pot and lids on during cooking. Covered pots save nutrients and shorten the cooking time while tasting better. Raisins often curdle rice pudding. cook raisins separately then add after rice finishes. Vacuum and ammonia wipe can brighten faded carpets.
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Samson and the Lion
Moses
Pontius Pilate
Recina
Tommy Cook
Los Angeles
Tommy
Tuckerman
Robert Louis Stevenson
Abraham Lincoln
Mary Baker Eddy
Rover
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