The Best Book We Read In The Library
A soft toned clock strikes twelve and a little boy meets talking books in a library room. The books quarrel over popularity while a girl named Alice interjects and explains that all readers enjoy different books. Alice invites the boy to hear the story of Wonderland before returning to her page.
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Alice
Little Boy
Alice In Wonderland
Theodore Roberts Grand Old Man of the Movies
Theodore Roberts a veteran character actor born in San Francisco over fifty years ago began on stage after schooling. He rose to Broadway before entering film and earned the nickname the grand old man of the movies. He stands six feet one inch tall weighing 245 pounds with snow white hair and blue eyes.
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Theodore Roberts
San Francisco
Flo
Mr. Roberts
Whats in a Name Florence Flora and variations
The piece traces the name Florence and its diminutives from Flora in myth to Florus and beyond. It links Florence Nightingale to the name’s esteem, notes spellings across Gaelic French Spanish and English histories, and cites talismanic carnelian as Florence’s gem with luck and courage but dream omens.
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Florence
Florus
Flore
Lucilla
Spain
Julian
Orinda
Flora
France
Scotland
Florie
Florentia
Diocletian
Gaul
England
Nlorrie
Flossie
Lora
Wheeler Syndicate
Toc
How to Treat Friends' Servants With Courtesy
Advice on proper conduct toward servants of friends. Greet them politely, thank them for services, and avoid requesting favors. Distinguishes between overbearing and kindly behavior, urging deference and respectful casualness in social visits.
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Jane
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Alcohol From Acorns Promising Industrial Use
Acorns show potential for alcohol production as recent experiments demonstrate. Shelled acorns contain about 40 percent starch that can be readily saccharified and converted into alcohol.
Crocodile Digest Reveals Telltale Wire Link to Missing Boy
A Tanganyika crocodile shot in East Africa yielded curious remains including antelope hoofs tortoise shells and many bracelets beads and a long wire strand. The wire explains the missing boy who tied faggots along the riverbank with wire and likely met his fate.
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Tanganyikan
New Use for Stamps on a Street Car
Auntie left writing materials on the table and Maurice the four year old placed stamps on his street car to make it go. When asked about the missing stamps he explained he stuck them on the street car so it would go.
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Maurice
Gingham Morning Dresses and Knitted Summer Styles
Gingham fabrics dominate summer fashion with morning frocks aprons and house dresses featuring gingham paired with chambray and pique. Knitted outerwear and novelty sweaters appear as a leading style noting gray body tones with bright vest accents and a range of colors for tub frocks and house dresses.
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Ingham
Binghams
Hospital Rabbits Delight Children With Outing Adventure
Two rabbits sent to join a hospital pet in a city wardyard delight children and staff. The rabbits dig instinctively after outdoor exposure, while the ward’s cat, dog, and chocolate bunnies amuse patients. Pets lift spirits for sick children and nurses serve cabbage and greens daily.
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Tramp
History as autobiography a note on societal self awareness
The piece argues history is bunk and only true history emerges when humanity attains an objective self consciousness. It suggests history is a racial autobiography reflecting the current status and collective biases of a people.
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Dearborn
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