Signature Recognition and Proxy Parents in Daily Life
A Chicago police lab study found seven professors could not identify most signatures correctly with only one authentic. New York launches a group hiring young women as proxy parents to escort and supervise children in public settings. Collier’s notes that over 60 percent of life insurance payouts go to living policyholders.
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Chicago Police Crime Detection Laboratory
New York
United States
Canada
Collier’s
Pet Cemetery Sunday Obituaries Highlight Beloved Animals
A Los Angeles pet cemetery publishes weekly obituaries in a Sunday paper written and signed by bereaved owners. Notices often express deep affection with lines like Bubbles I could not have loved you more. Collier's notes the tender tributes accompany cremations or burials on the grounds.
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Los Angeles
Collier’s
Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin
Advertisement promotes Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin for constipation relief. It claims Pepsin dissolves undigested protein in the stomach and Senna stimulates bowel movement. The copy emphasizes stomach comfort and ease of use for families and children.
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Dr. Caldwell
Man in the Street Inspires Leonard Hugo Quote
A passage recalls a poor young man in love with threadbare clothing and worn shoes. The line evokes the contrast between material hardship and inner spirit in Victor Hugo's Les Misérables.
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Victor Hugo
Present Past and to Come Quote Reflects Time
A short literary quotation from Shakespeare contrasts the present past and future as the best and worst. It presents a contemplation on time and human perspective.
Pot boils in Democratic race eyes third Roosevelt term
Washington diary notes a heated push by New Dealers to renominate Roosevelt. Lewis attacks split the party while Garner gains from labor splits. Pepper Linback and Ohio moves show mixed signals as Florida and Mississippi push, with a mid June lookback promised.
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Lewis
Florida
Ohio
Pepper
Washington
Mr. Roosevelt
Senator Pepper
Roosevelt
Garner
Arthur Linback
Political flux warned as party teeters under factional noise
William Bruckart warns the Democratic party could split if the current heated climate persists. He predicts a lull after the Lewis attack on Roosevelt and Wheeler protest at the CIO meeting, with delegates boasting in Florida and Ohio settling down for a few weeks of quiet.
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C. I. O. Lewis
Roosevelt
Florida
Ohio
Washington
Democratic Party
New Deal
John L. Lewis
C. I. O. Labor Organization
Sen
Burton Wheeler
Montana
United Mine Workers
Senator Wheeler
Columbus
Lewis
Wheeler
William Bruckart
Plaids Pleats and Boleros Signal Spring Wool Fashions
Spring fashion features wool dresses and bolero suits with sheer textures and embroidery. Oxford gray dresses with light boleros, navy blues with grayed wool crepe blouses, and vyvella flannel dinner wear showcase bold color pairings. Pegtop pockets rise in midseason styles as sleeves lengthen and skirts grow shorter with pleats and circular cuts.
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Western Newspaper Union
Smart travel dress for sunny southland wear
An ideal one piece shirtmaker dress in herringbone twill of bemberg rayon and tussah silk. Features a kick pleat for ease, crush resistant and easy laundering. Packable travel fashion available in new pastel shades.
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Southland
Skirt fullness in fashion varies by design and figure
Designers debate where fullness should appear in full flaring skirts. Some favor back fullness, others front, while many garments show fullness around the hips with gathers, gores, or pleats. The trend emphasizes side fullness, but good judgment and individual fit determine the best approach.
Lingerie Accents Dress Navy and Black Jacket Suits
Fashion notes highlight navy and black jackets with dainty lingerie touches at the neckline wristline lapels and pockets. Seers predict lace embroidery and fine fabrics will reappear this spring as stylish accessories return.
New Cutout Designs To Beautify Carder
A new Aunt Martha cutout department offers wallboard plywood or thin lumber patterns with accurate outlines and painting directions. Patterns 79063 feature eight garden birds including red headed woodpecker scarlet tanager indigo bunting towhee oriole bobolink and blue jay plus a rustic bird house with adaptable openings. Send orders to Aunt Martha Box 166 W Kansas City Mo.
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Martha
Kansas City
Ex-Lax Exposes Gentle Laxative for Children and Adults
A vintage advertisement touts Ex-Lax as a mild laxative for both children and grownups. It claims no coaxing is needed because it tastes like chocolate and is easy on sensitive tummies, with 10¢ and 25¢ boxes available at all stores.
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Ex-Lax
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Couns
Rae
Bruckart
Washington Digest
National Press Bldg
Washington, D. C
Paul McNutt
McNutt
Indiana
Organized Labor
Mr. Garner
Linback
Mississippi
Wallace and
Ickes
Guffey
Pennsylvania
Joseph P. Kennedy
Davies
Peppers
Thunders C. I. O. Lewis
By Cherie Nicholas
Smart Sportswear
Carder
Lax Te Bi
Stu Bees
Carlyle
J. C. Lawson
Dr. Pierce
Doug
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