Household Hints From Old Newspaper Column
A collection of practical tips on food preservation and cooking methods. Notes cover ammonia pretreatment for fabric, canned pineapple in gelatin, storage for fruit cake, maple syrup clouding, flower care, twine tension, fudge texture, cooling technique for creaminess, decorative bulb pots, woolens shrinking, and lamp parcels like hot water bottles for cold weather. Associated Newspapere WNU Servion.
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Cactus in Ethiopia Features in War Zone Imagery
Readable wartime caption describes American cactus plants appearing in the Ethiopian front scene. Text notes prickly pear species, native to Americas, now camouflaging amid troops and equipment, with reference to their spread from Mexico and South America to the Mediterranean and NE Africa.
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Africa
America
Mexico
South America
Mediterranean
Asia
Why Is It So Difficult to Teach the Mrs to Drive
A playful segment from the Troy Times-Record mocks riding instruction with farcical machinery jargon and comic misdirections, suggesting car teaching chaos and humor. The spoof imitates a driving lesson filled with silly terms to entertain readers.
Fragmented Caption About a World Safe Goal
The fragment hints at a wartime or safety slogan. It mentions continuing efforts to make the world safe and includes incomplete wording about a phrase. It lacks clear names, dates, or places to specify.
That's Man You've Got To Know A Man Very Well
A terse line notes the need to know a man deeply before he reveals personal matters, reflecting a cautious approach to trust and disclosure. The remark underscores nuanced interpersonal insight and caution in sharing intimate information.
Ants of the World and Their Surprising Habits
A National Geographic extract surveys diverse ants. It describes the shampoo ant Leptothorax emergens, mutual feeding with Myrmica canadensis, and Odontomachus aggression. It recounts rare finds like Smergella schmitti in Haiti, and notes fire ants Solenopsis geminata as global travelers. It ends with nest-building using larvae in Oecophylla smaragdina and other advanced species.
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Ington
D. C
IKB
Formica
William Morton Wheeler
Harvard
Connecticut
Braist
Father Schmitt
Jeault
Forel
Switzerland
Haiti
Carol Emery
Bologna
Smergella Schmitti
National Geographic Society
Maryella
Brazil
Solomon Islands
Molavpaina
Drive to Save 38,000 Lives Campaign Urges Action
A nationwide drive to cut motor vehicle deaths by 35 percent by 1940 launches with the Nations Safety Council coordinating state and local programs. Leaders cite 86,400 deaths in 1935 and urge universal safety education, standardized reports, and stricter licensing to save thousands of lives and reduce injuries.
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National Safety Counci
National Safety Council
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Wilbur L. Cruse
Connecticut
New York
Board of Safety
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Arnold AH. Vey
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New Jersey Safety Counci
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Tucky
Adjutant General
Indiana
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Michigan
Fr. D. Fitzgerald
National Youth Administration
Wisenpath
Iowa Safety Council
Asher Frank
Florida
Oklahoma
Nebrusky
New Mexico
California
W. W. Cameron
G. H. Watson
Watch Your Posture Health Guide From 1920s Tips
A Cosmopolitan excerpt cites Rex Beach and Dr Stanley Green on posture shaping health. It warns improper posture crowds organs and triggers ailments, advising proper seated and standing stances to keep pelvis aligned, spine straight, and weight balanced. It emphasizes avoiding slouching, sitting on feet, or one leg weight bearing to prevent spinal curves and headaches.
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Alimenta
Rex Beach
Stanley Green
Bloodhound detective hunts killers across seas
A famed sleuth, born in French Inde, China, known as The Bloodhound, has captured an average of one murderer every 25 days for 28 years. He is credited with taking 400 of 1,200 life sentence inmates tied to Paulo Condore, a noted figure in a Chinese sea murder case.
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Inde
China
the Bloodhound
Paulo Condore
China Sea
Collier's
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Cece Tane
Mary Ella Schmitt
Port au-Prince
Pere Balle
Paris
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Black Anite
William ¢. Utleyne
District of Columbia
Miller Mettintock
Harvard University
Doctor McClintock
Eyen M. W. Cameron
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Old King
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