Wild Lands Yield to Motor Invasion
Herbert A. Smith warns in the Journal of Forestry that wilderness areas will largely disappear as states expand development. He cites the Adirondacks and the push for roads, skyline drives, and CCC projects opening forests coast to coast, with recreation tied to the automobile becoming a national habit and local demand for development rising. He argues public demand will drive continued access and warns preservation needs stronger education.
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New York
Herbert A. Smith
Journal of Jorestry
Adirondack
Mount Whiteface
Maine
White Mountain Presidential Range
Green Mountains
Great Smokies
Blue Ridge
Virginia
North Carolina Mountains
CCC
Ocean
New Hampshire
Striking Woolen Worn by Jane Wyatt in We're Only Human
The pearl gray knit fabric contrasts a dark blue background. Large frog braided cording join with wooden handle buttons at the bodice. Skirt matches blue wool. Ensemble includes an off the face hat with a folded brim and stitched felt band. Accessories in matching blue with reptile shoes and handbag.
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Jane Wyatt
RKO Radio
Miss Wyatt
Reptile
Neighbor Says: Household Tips From a Collector
A set of practical tips on selecting potatoes soaking dried fruits and packing dresses for travel. Advice covers choosing medium sized sweet potatoes soaking dried apples apricots and prunes overnight filling hot water bottles care of packing dresses with pasteboard to avoid wrinkles and using steam to lift stains from fabric.
Beon Gaelic term for woman in Scottish Highlands
Beon is a Gaelic word meaning woman used in the Scottish Highlands. The term reflects local language heritage and regional naming practices.
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Beon
Science progress and its limits in human life
A Western Newspaper Union summary notes AAAS reports praise and caution about discoveries from heart disease cures to brain research. It covers inhaled remedies, sleeping sickness serum, leprosy contagion, spontaneous life creation, aviation poison powder risks, hypnotism memory cures, new sweetener, balloon radios, and the electronic eye. The piece ends with a moral limit: science defines facts not values.
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American Association For the Advancement of Science
Poverty Death for Beau Brummell
The moniker Beau Brummell traces to George Bryan Brummell who died in 1800. For 21 years he set fashion in England as a young friend of the prince of Wales later King George IV. He squandered his father’s fortune and died a pauper.
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Beau Brummell
Beau Brummel
George Bryan Brummell
England
Prince of Wales
King George IV
Brummell
Western Newspaper Union
Jurisprudence Defined as Science of Law
A concise explanation states jurisprudence is the science or philosophy of law, examining the principles that govern legal systems and how laws are interpreted and applied in society.
Me Frousehold Craft Tricks for Book Covers and Unit Furniture
The article offers do it yourself guidance on protecting books with textile or paper covers, including hem methods and diagonal cuts for durability. It also describes unit furniture concepts suitable for small apartments, highlighting flexible arrangements like chairs and ottomans forming sofa setups and adaptable living spaces.
Dame Commander Christabel Pankhurst Honored in UK
Christabel Pankhurst, aged fifty five, has been made dame commander of the Order of the British Empire. The honor follows her leadership in the suffrage movement alongside her mother Emmeline and sister Sylvia. the photograph shows her at her London home.
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Christabel Pankhurst
Eaameline
Sylvia
British Isles
London
Ammonites and their Mesozoic Ocean Reach
An ammonite is an extinct marine mollusk related to the nautilus known for its elaborately coiled chambered shell. The group included many species widely distributed during the Mesozoic era.
Shirtmaker Frock Pattern 2507 For versatile wardrobe
The pattern 2507 shirtmaker frock offers a smart, day wear design suitable for country or town and appropriate for classroom and office wear. Sizes 12 through 42, 21 1 2 yards of 54 inch fabric for size 16. Includes illustrated sewing instructions. Send 15 cents to Sewing Circle Pattern Dept 243 W Seventeenth St New York City.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
Seventeenth St
New York City
Be Seeing You Prison Governor Cartoon Line
A Louisville Times comics caption recounts a prison governor telling a released convict they have kept him a week too long, and the convict replying it is all right and to knock it off next time.
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Louisville Times
Dialogue about tops and drawers from Pathfinder Magazine
Moe asserts plenty of room at the top while Less notes the wife restricts him to the bottom drawer. The exchange reflects light humor on social roles and domestic limits from Pathfinder Magazine.
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Moe
Pathfinder Magazine
Dialogue Q&A Playfully Questions Male Pride
A short exchange explores preferences for conceit and personal traits. The lines imply wit and social dynamics between two speakers as they debate attraction and character.
Agent lands Joe Frisco five minute bit on air
The theatrical agent persuaded a conductor to feature Joe Frisco in a five minute broadcast sketch. The agent bragged of securing air time and Frisco stammered a brief response about clearing his throat to begin the routine.
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Joe Frisco
Joe
J-j-just
New York Post
Witty domestic exchange on love and age of clothes
A humorous dialogue features a wife accusing lack of love and an old wardrobe. The husband responds with reassurance and affection despite the critique of attire. The quip highlights timeless marital banter and pride in wife’s appearance.
Which is the weaker sex in health and longevity
Dr. Edgar V. Allen argues, in Hygeia, that the weaker sex is defined by disease resistance and life length. He notes women are sicker but less life threatened, with men suffering more from ulcers, cancers of digestive organs, and brain or spinal diseases. At age 75 women outnumber men, and centenarian women outlive men.
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Edgar V. Allen
United States
Man Is Wise Asleep Fool Or Child Arabian Proverb
An old Arabian proverb says men are four: the wise who knows he knows, the asleep who knows not he knows, the fool who knows not he knows not, and the child who knows not and is teachable.
Postum Free Week’s Supply Offer in Advert
The Postum Company offers a full week’s supply of health giving Postum free to anyone who writes for it. This advertisement invites readers to request the sample by mail.
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Postum Company
Postum
Adv
Woman Trades Complaints for Wardrobe Winwear
A woman known for lamenting her lack of outfits now showcases a fulfilled closet moment. She wears a picked ensemble that marks a shift from complaint to confident style.
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Great North Woods
Adirondacks
Mr. Smith
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WNU
Arnold
Friedrichshafen
Porter
Nebraska
Me Frousehold
Lydia le Baron Walker
Unit Furniture
I Bell Syndicate
Hardy Nurmsen
New Orleans
Hudson River
Erie Canal
Great Lakes
Chicago
Illinois
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Coast
Hardy
Lake Erie
Tse
M. E. Rynersen
Indiana State
Fale Wiener
Answers Magazine
Wrigley
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