Town beauty urged as safeguard against modern ugliness
The Literary Digest laments urban decay and loss of pastoral charm, while the Christian Science Monitor advocates town beautification. It cites billboard suppression efforts and calls for advisory art committees modeled after England's system to guide development and curb vandalism.
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Literary Digest
The
Christian Science Monitor
America
Art Commission
Washington
English Art Commission
Royal Institute of British Architects
England
Removal of Billboards Affects Pacific Coast Highways
Standard Oil of California has torn down 1200 highway signs across California Oregon and Washington to preserve scenic beauty. Kenneth R Kingsbury says coast wide public response includes editorials letters and telegrams. Skyline Boulevard as it nears completion is reported to be insured against billboards.
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Pacific Coast
Standard Oil Company of
California
Oregon
Washington
Kenneth R. Kingsbury
San Francisco
Pacific Ocean
Attractiveness as business asset in urban buildings
The Kansas City Times notes that beauty raises value in residential districts and asks if attractiveness pays for commercial buildings. It cites a large city where ugly shops often lack tenants and are the first replaced, suggesting aesthetics influence urban development.
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Fifth Avenue
New York
Michigan Boulevard
Chicago
Kansas City
Fire-Site The Fire-Safe Home and Its Benefits
A man building a fire-safe home adds permanent wealth to the community and provides a fire barrier. Install a fire-safe roof covering as tested roofing options prove worthwhile for the small extra cost. A fire-safe home often earns larger loan support from bankers due to added security.
Guard Against Fire After Home Completion
The piece urges vigilance against fire once a house is finished. It warns of the tragedy of large conflagrations destroying thousands of homes and leaving hundreds of owners with losses that insurance cannot fully compensate. It notes that many items in a home cannot be replaced and insurance covers no risk to human life.
Mr Fox Uses Moonlight Walk To Lure Goosey
Mr Fox plans a moonlit visit to Miss Goosey with breakfast on his mind. Miss Goosey and Miss Young Hen discuss the proposal, while an old goose cautions against going out with the fox. The trio debates the plan as the fox tightens his scheme.
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Miss Goosey
Mr. Fox
Miss Young Hen
Old Goose
Alices Terrys Early Life Cited Before Film Career
The text notes Alice Terry from Vincennes Indiana before she entered films. A recent popular picture described her at eighteen with skin like silk, graceful form, oval face, gold hair, blue eyes, a Grecian nose and a sensitive mouth.
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Alice Terry
Vincennes
Ind
Mr Fox Trapped After Goose Protects Henhouse Tale
A talking goose recalls sly Mr Fox and his last steps with a warning. Days later the farmer traps the fox, and the goose defies him with keen lines about not straying on toonight walks. Fox plots revenge, eyeing old goosey as his first call if he escapes.
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Mr. Fox
Old Goosey
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Captain Valliant’s Elevator Encounter Sparks a Marriage
Captain Valliant recalls the humorous elevator ride that leads him to hire Sunny Jim who, in turn, convinces Jim to marry. A later match with Jim’s bride confirms the “habit” that drew the couple together and impressed the captain.
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Jim
Valliant
The Marion Name Tales and Traditions Explored
The article traces Marian and its variants Maria and Maid Marion from Robin Hood lore to French and Scottish usage. It notes Marionettes may derive from Marian, mentions agate as Marian’s talisman, and cites Sunday as Marian’s lucky day and the wild rose as her flower.
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Ary
Marian
Maria
Marion
Robin Hood
Robin
Angers
France
Maron
Scotland
Menie
Wheeler Syndicate, Inc
Policing as Call Boys in European Cities
The article notes that in parts of Europe police officers on residential beats may act as call boys or alarm clocks for residents who request early arousal, provided they do not neglect their official duties. Several policemen wake those who rely on specific wake up times.
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Europe
Man of His Word and a Witty Exchange
A humorous exchange contrasts marital vows with a pun on single blessedness. A recipe note explains cleaning a bottle that once held oil by using ashes and gradual heating, followed by washing with warm soap and cold rinsing.
Women of Middle Age Praise Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Letter series from women in Illinois and Pennsylvania extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for changes of life and nervous weakness. Testimonies from Mrs Kate McPeak Frankford Pa Mrs Abbie Harvey Carlyle and Mrs Louisa Brand Carlisle speak of improved health and ability to work. Nationwide canvass reports 98 of 100 benefited. For sale by druggists everywhere.
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Louisville
Illinois
Lydia E. Pinkham
Kate McPeak
Frankford
Pennsylvania
Lydia
Abbie Harvey
Leonard St
Frankford, Pa
Carlisle
Ilinois
Pinkham's
Louisa B. Brand
Fairfax Street
Carlyle
September Names Through Time
September bears many names across cultures and eras. It marks Libra in the zodiac and derives from septem the seventh Roman month, with variations as harvest month in Charlemagne era, barley month to Saxons, and Moon of Falling Leaves to American Indians.
Abyssinian Alphabet and Keyboard Size Speculation
The article notes Abyssinia with over 10 million people and high illiteracy, mentions the Abyssinian alphabet containing 236 letters, and posits a typewriter built on Western plans would need about 500 keys. It suggests 472 baseline keys yield 944 letters numerals and characters.
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Abyssinia
America
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Socrates
Plutarch
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Missouri
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