Branding Babies Ends Mix-Ups At Brooklyn Hospital
Cience has devised a safe method using a violet ray to burn initials on newborns to prevent mix-ups. In a Shore Road hospital trial, the initials were burned on the babies thigh and arm, using a tin disk, for four minutes to produce marks that last ten days. Nurse Therese Marc-Aurele applies the process to Baby Irma Wagenfeld as Mrs Wagenfeld watches.
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Cience
Shore Road Hospital
Brooklyn
Therese Marc-Aurele
Irma Wagenfeld
Jeanette Wagenfeld
Flat Horns the Moose Faces Quiet Fears in Great Woods
Buster Bear and companions discuss Flathorns the Moose, the largest resident of the Great Woods, who is worried about safety in his favorite places. The friends compare his size and horned coverage to a field horse, noting his cautious mood without stirring conflict.
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Honker
Goose
Paddy
Beaver
Green Forest
Flathorn
Peter Rabbit
Paddy the
Peter
Buster
Porky
Jumper
Hare
Farmer Brown
Lightfoot
Jim McBride Wins Margy With a Lucky Dime
A bus conductor on Fifth Avenue uses an odd lucky dime and a donated coin collection to win Margy Shaughnessy’s heart. On Sunday he gifts roses and tickets to a Broadway show, proposing marriage after cashing in coins from a mysterious book found on a seat.
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Jim
Fifth Avenue
Margy Shaughnessy
Margy
Bronx
Hamlet
Jim McBride
Tenth Street
Lady Luck
Marge
Jim Darling
Noom
Jira McBride
Rich in Thought Delights Thoreau’s Summer and Winter
A concise reflection on wealth rooted in inner contentment, citing Henry D. Thoreau. The line celebrates a person who finds ongoing pleasure in contemplation, regardless of season, highlighting the value of mental riches over material gain.
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Henry D, Thoreau
Summer Diet Tips and Dessert Recipes from 1931
In hot weather eat cooling fruits and greens, cut heat producing foods, and drink cooling beverages. Recipes include a vanilla chocolate pudding, a gelatin cream dessert with chocolate or macaroons, fresh cabbage salad with peppers onions and mayonnaise, and a basic salad dressing. The note cites 1931 Western Newspaper Union and Bell Syndicate.
Quick Mayonnaise Recipe Steps
A historical kitchen note details making mayonnaise by breaking one egg into a deep bowl add one cup vegetable oil one tablespoon sugar and a teaspoon of salt. The method emphasizes gradual oil addition and whisking to form a smooth emulsion.
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Western Newanaper Union
Avarice and Self Care in Kyrle’s Maxim
The saying contrasts greed with self-neglect, noting the avaricious man is harshest to himself while appearing to lack generosity toward others. It reflects on financial fixation and personal neglect in moral philosophy.
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John Kyrle
Rock garden lilies for hardy autumn planting
The Old Gardener suggests Siberian coral lily for low growing rock gardens with scarlet small blooms. Elegans Lily groups, especially Prince of Orange, suit compact beds, and Lilium concolor is hardy enough for Canada. Plant these lilies in the coming autumn.
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Canada
WNU
Training Wild Animals In Captivity For Circuses
Many trained lions in circuses and menageries are raised in captivity at facilities like Hagenbeck's near Hamburg and the Charles Gay lion farm at El Monte California. Trainers work year round, in winter quarters and on the road.
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Hagenbeck’s
Hamburg
Germany
Charles Gay Lion Farm
el Monte
Calif
Superstitious Sue and the Big Horned Deer Tale
A tale recalls a deer called Plathorns, the largest in the family, stalked by hunters who imitate calls to lure him for shots. Peter and Honker debate dangers he faces, noting the predators and human danger while Plathorns sometimes gets even. The fragment hints at a Southern journey and vintage newspaper service notes.
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Lightfoot
Peter
Honker
Kruschen Salts Promises Fast Weight Loss Claim
Mrs Mae West of St Louis Missouri reports dropping from 170 to 150 pounds in four weeks after taking Kruschen Salts. The ad asserts daily half teaspoonfuls in hot water before breakfast and claims an 85 cent bottle lasts four weeks with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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Mae West
St. Louis
America
Friendship Marred by Distance in New York
In New York the vast social mix yields endless acquaintances but deep friendship is rare. Distances between boroughs force long subway commutes and crowded scenes, leaving last to meet at late hours. Ernest L. Meyer argues these ties remain casual and surface level rather to shared deeper values.
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New York
New York City
Bronx
Flatbush
City Island
Boon
Jamaica
Jersey City
Ernest L. Meyer
Forum
Century
Japan Earns Name Cherry Blossom Land
Tourists visit Japan mainly in April to view the cherry blossoms. The season lasts a few weeks and turns the country into a delightful garden. Japan is called Cherry Blossom Land. Efforts aim to breed cherry trees that bloom three times a year to boost tourism.
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Japan
Hungry Max Cohen Leads Family Fishing On Opening Day
North Hollywood artist and fisherman Max Cohen takes his family to a remote fishing spot for opening day. In a midnight moment his son Buddy panics as the trout bite, while Max reassures him that angels are with them after dark.
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Max Cohen
North Hollywood
Max
Buddy
Embalming Claim About Egyptian Mummies Sparks Debate
An elderly neighbor in Indianapolis disputes a claim that Egyptian mummies were embalmed 8,000 years before Christ after a Field Museum visit. The exchange highlights differing memories of ancient burial practices.
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Chicago
Field Museum
Mildred
Indianapolis News
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