Origins of shaving and its romance with modern advertising
The piece traces shaving from ancient times with Egyptian and Assyrian depictions of clean shaven faces to early tools and methods across cultures. It notes the metal razor’s age and Genesis reference, then cites Alexander the Great’s order to shave before battle. The text argues romance as a motive emerged with modern advertising and women’s influence.
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Egypt
Assyria
Joseph
Alexander the Great
The Curious History of the Lead Free Pencil
The pencil is not lead but graphite. Graphite mines boomed in England before 1795 when Conte in France mixed graphite with clay to cut costs. A later English inventor added rubber erasers, earning over $100,300 yearly in royalties, showing the money in a single idea.
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England
Conte
How Blotting Paper Was Invented
A Berkshire paper mill worker forgot sizing, ruining a run. The owner, furious, drafted a letter but ink smeared. he realized unsized paper could dry ink. The scrap stock sold well, and the factory shifted to blotting paper, using capillary action in fibers to absorb liquids.
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Berkshire
England
Elba Island A Small Mediterranean Kernel of Land
Elba Island lies in the Mediterranean about 20 miles long and 1 broad, roughly 40 miles from Italy. Ceded to France in 1802, Elba gained fame with Napoleon's arrival in 1814. The island holds relics from Napoleon's era.
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Elba
Mediterranean
Italy
France
Napoleon
Finger of St. Louis and the Arkansas frontier appear
FAYETTEVILLE ARK. An Arkansas home welcomes Charles Finger the author and former editor of the St. Louis Mirror. He moved with his wife and five children to Gayeta Lodge near Fayetteville after supervising the Mirror and guiding its end. He hosts visiting friends and recounts railroading days and frontier writing.
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Fayetteville
Ark
Ozarks
Gayeta Lodge
Charles J. Finger
American
South America
Africa
Gold Coast
Seven Seas
Finger
Marco Polo
England
St. Louis
Charles Finger
William Maroon Reedy
St. Louis Mirror
Railroader
Reedy
Mirror
Weekly
The
Billy Reedy
Arkansas
University of Arkansas
Squire
Luana
Gypsy
Fstteville Sage
Gayeta
Stephen
Lord Kitchener
Squire Finger
WNU
Barge Captain Survives Damaging Delaware River Storm
Warren Roop of Orange New Jersey captained the 10,000 ton coal barge Victor during a November 1913 northeaster. With rope lines failing, the vessel broke loose from the wharf, battled four bridges on the Schuylkill and finally was towed ashore by a police boat. Roop clung to a midship line for fifteen minutes as the barge slammed through the river, then crawled back aboard and survived the ordeal.
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Warren Roop
Orange
N. J
Warren
Victor
Peacock Coal Company
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Schuylkill
Delaware
New Jersey
Delaware River
WNU Service
Young Nauplius Barnacles Grow Five Shells Fanning Water
The text describes young barnacles called nauplius that later attach to rocks or boards. They grow a protective double shell with five compartments as new shell sections are added. Long appendages wave water to feed on countless tiny creatures in the sea.
Crocodiles and Alligators Compared in Brief
A Washington Post writer notes crocs cannot stick out their tongues and move it up and down. He explains crocs are not lizards, with alligators as closer relatives and differing snout shapes. Sea and Nile crocs are described as vicious man eaters, while orangutans may counter them but are not immune to croc attacks.
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Washington Post
Samson
Hollywood Studios Face Theft Frustration in Movie World
Industry figures bemoan theft of ideas as visitors and workers hinder access to studios. Alice Faye shines in On the Avenue while Cary Grant signs with Columbia after a push for his contract. Greta Garbo Camille tickets inspire fans, and Deanna Durbin counts steps in New York.
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Alice Faye
the Avenue
Irving Berlin
Twentieth Century- Fox
Dick Powell
Warner's
Madeleine Carroll
Walter Wanger
Ritz Brothers
Cary Grant
Paramount
Santa Monica
England
Grace Moore
Columbia
Jack Cohn
Columbia Pictures
Cary
Deanna Durbin
Eddie Cantor
Universal
New York
Deanna
New Crochet Initials for Linens Pattern 5749
Learn a new way to initial linens with crocheted letters for towels pillow cases sheets and more. The pattern includes an alphabet transfer motif charts and instructions for initials plus two motif sizes and stitch illustrations. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept 259 W Fourteenth St New York NY for pattern 5749.
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Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept
Fourteenth St
New York
N. Y
Covetous Person Lived For Self Not World
A moral reflection condemns the covetous individual who hoards wealth and clings to possessions, living as if for personal gain and giving nothing back to the world. The passage cautions against greed and self centered desire.
Honesty Is Best Judgment
A brief reflection contends that honesty alone does not guarantee sound judgment in every matter, warning against equating virtue with universal prudence.
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Death of the Mirror
Floyd Gibbons
Barnacles
STAR DUST ‘Movie + Radio
Hollywood
Marx Brothers
Jack Benny
Burns and
Allen
Carole Lombard
Jean Arthur
Dramatic School
Greta Garbo
Camille
Capitol Theater
Clark Gable
Coleman
Ion
Biki
B. T. Babbitt
B.T. Babbitt, Inc
Dept. WN
Fourth Ave
New York City
Ad Paid
Color — Tite
Red Devil
Denton’s
Denton
Dentons Facial Magnesia Select Products, Inc
23Rd St
Long Island City
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