Big Money Made In Rare Autographs
The article notes half a million autograph seekers in Britain and over two million in the United States with ten thousand full time touts. Shakespeare autographs fetch about 500000 each, film star autographs sell for a quarter, and studios pay stars to sign. Collectors stalk celebrities outside hotels and use various tactics to obtain signatures.
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Britain
United States
William Shakespeare
London
Don Bradman
Shaw
Lawrence of Arabia
T. E. Shaw
Lawrence
H. M. Bateman
Hints On Proper Care Of Hands
Well groomed hands reflect on a person and deserve care. Use night gloves, hand cream, and cuticle maintenance. Assemble a home manicure kit and follow shaping, filing, and polishing steps with care for neat nails and a poised appearance.
Variety Meats Cookery and Recipe Ideas from Table Talk
A column offers preparation tips for variety meats such as liver kidneys hearts and sweetbreads with methods like broiling braising and grinding. It includes recipes for beef heart stuffed with rice lamb liver casserole and sweetbreads with crushed potato chips baked in a casserole.
Shaw Letters and Caricatures Spark Collector Reactions
A letter from T. E. Shaw recounts a caricature of a sergeant-major found in a fetter, later framed by the sergeant. The piece notes the value of Shaw's signature and collectors seeking to name ships after notable figures. A charity fundraiser email to George Bernard Shaw yields a sharp reply and a sale of the card for fifty dollars.
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Bateman
T. E. Shaw
Shaw
Bernard Shaw
Tragic Real People Behind Beloved Nursery Rhymes
A historical look at real figures behind rhymes like Mary had a little lamb and Mother Goose. The piece notes Mary Sawyer's lamb tale from 1815, Mother Goose’s Boston roots, Mother Hubbard’s dog bone inspiration, and Jack Horner as a Tudor era steward.
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Mary
Mary Sawyer
John Roulstone
Mary Taylor
Mother Goose
Boston
U.S.A
Edward Goose
Mother Hubbard
Sarah Martin
Miss Martin
Jack Horner
Glastonbury
Rhyme Origins Tied to Monasteries Tax and Plague Tales
The piece links nursery rhymes to historical events and legends. It notes the dissolution of monasteries under Henry VIII with Glastonbury as a target, Jack Horner’s bribe discovery, and the Manor of Mells. It also connects Baa Baa Wool to Edwards 1275 wool tax, Taffy as border raids, Ring a Ring o Roses to the Black Death, and Jack and Jill to Norse myth with Polynesian variants of Jack and the Beanstalk.
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Glastonbury
Jack Horner
Henry
Horner
Mells
Edwards
England
Flanders
Taffy
Jill
Jack and the
Jack and the Beanstalk
Polynesia
Jack
Vatican Issues Stamps for Beatification of Pope Pius X
The Vatican releases four postage stamps to mark the beatification of Pope Pius X. Two stamps bear his portrait and two show his profile. Distribution will be very limited.
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Vatican
Pius X
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Buffers
Edward F. Butler
Office of Price Stabilization
Butler
Dane
Italy
France
Belgium
Switzerland
Piano Cinque Miglia
Sally
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