Food Value of Dried Fruits by Edith M Barber
Dried fruits provide economical nutrition with minerals and vitamins preserved after drying. Prunes figs and raisins vary in minerals and fiber, aiding digestion. Soak in water or boil with minimal added water, cook until tender, then thicken with cornstarch and finish with lemon juice. Recipes cover prune pudding raisin stuffing apricots with bananas and baked banana dessert. Bell Syndicate WNU Service.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU
Notary’s Death Plot Foiled by Premonition and police
In Kovno Lithuania a notary’s life was saved by a premonition and swift police work. Vadja Gailevitsch and Algirdas Puijda allegedly planned to rob the notary Kovno notary Skema, staging a chemical break in using glasses of chemicals and a rope trap.
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Kovno
Lithuania
Skema
Vadja Gailevitsch
Algirdas Puijda
Notary
Flat Tire
A brief quip contrasts household roles with car care, joking that a woman labeled a “garage wife” may be more adept at practical tasks than a conventional housekeeper.
Works 12 Years on Auto Chain Device
Fairmont West Virginia. D. B. E Thomas has spent twelve years perfecting a moving chain attachment device for automobiles. Despite four years of failing sight the aged inventor nearly lost sight, yet continues work. The completed device, claimed to attach or remove a chain at any travel speed, will be shown soon.
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Fairmont
W. Va
D. BE
Thomas
Would-be murderers thwarted by warning and gas trap
Two men planned to release a deadly gas and feign a death by prussic acid to simulate suicide. Police, warned by Skema, intercepted them as they prepared to enter and carry out the scheme with gas masks and a reaction to neutralize the gas.
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Skema
Home Tips From a 1920s Newspaper Column
A short guidance piece offers household hacks such as using orange or lemon peel to neutralize tainted steel utensils, sugar in soap, Graham bread for growing bones, and bicarbonate of soda in rinse water to stiffen handkerchiefs.
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Associated Newspapers
WNU
Younger Students Do Better in College Grades
Berkeley report by Prof Noel Keys finds students entering college under sixteen and a half show stronger grades. The survey notes 180 to 280 freshmen under age yearly, with 10 to 20 fifteen or younger, and that the under-age group participates in more activities. Those entering at fourteen or fifteen excel more than sixteen entrants. In upper classes, under-age students average one third more extracurriculars per person.
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Berkeley
Calif
Noel Keys
University of California
Doctor Keys
Modern Bottles as Decorative Vases and Water Jugs
Attractive vases are formed from modern commercial bottles. Bottles with two handles are recommended for vases, while those with one or two handles suit water jugs. The shape and size indicate their use and their decorative appeal.
Egg Frosting Proportion Tip From Historical Tip
A historic tip suggests adding half an eggshell of water with a pinch of salt and cream of tartar to egg whites as they froth to greatly increase frosting quantity.
Lights of New York 1 ramblings on Fifth Avenue and city scenes
A column of quick sketches through New York life. The writer notes a brownstone on Fifth Avenue, social figures like Helen Gould Shepherd and Katherine Cornell, radio and theater clashes, fashion quirks, medical research mishaps, and the Chelsea district’s Chelsea piers. The piece mixes humor with urban observations, ending with the Bell Syndicate-WNU Service tag.
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Fifth Avenue
Forty Seventh
Forty-eighth Streets
Helen Gould Shepherd
Iaa Claire
New York
Katherine Cornell
Ray Henderson
Forty-second Street
Broadway
Metropolitan Opera House
Ecuador
Central Park
Metropolitan Club
J. P. Morgan
Twenty-third Street
London
Chelsea
Chelsea Piers
West Street
Bell Syndicate
WNU
How It Started By Jean Newton
Anatomy and horticulture clash as the Adam’s Apple is debated. The piece notes the thyroid cartilage seen in the throat and the superstition about a bite of the forbidden fruit becoming a medical myth. The column reflects on dual interpretations and ancient superstition.
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Jean Newton
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Dog chases autos in idle exchange
A humorous exchange notes a dog’s obsession with chasing cars and the lack of any real fighting ability, suggesting autos are the primary objects of his chase.
Soviet Women Revolt Over Style in Scarce Times
In a Moscow letter, Soviet women pursue better dress despite shortages. Reports note patent leather shoes and silk stockings appearing in villages, price-busting dressmakers, and state efforts to raise fabric quality. A North Caucasus kolkhoz appeals to Stalin for goods that uplift the spirit.
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Russia
Louis Fischer
Moscow
London New Statesman
Nation
Pravda
Izvestia
North Caucasus
Stalin
Literary Digest
It All Depends on a Garden in Mrs Finnerton's Inquiry
Mrs Finnerton asks about a garden for the year and Mr Finnerton counters with a quip about keeping the weeds in check. The exchange highlights domestic humor and daily life dialogue between the couple.
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Edith M. Barber
Dillinger
Lake County
Indiana
Crown Point
John Dillinger
Lights of
Stevenson
New York University
Boak Carter
Baku
Medical Center
Presbyterian Hospital
National Geographic Society
Army Air Corps
Stratosphere Flight
William FB. Kepner
Albert W. Stevens
United States Army Air Corps
The
Air Corps
Kepner
Lucas Saleom
Toledo
Ohio
Air Mall
International Market Forecast Bureau
Pearl Street
New York City
N. Y
NuArt, News
Manchester, N. H
Garfield
C. M. Windham
Lake Ave
Dallas
Texas
Dr. Pierce
Parker
Hiscox Chem
Wka
Patchogue
Hiscox Chemical Works
N.Y
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