What to Leave Undone in Daily Housework
Advice on managing a busy homemaker’s day by Lydia Le Baron Walker. It explains choosing routine essentials, shifting tasks to other days, and occasionally relaxing to protect health and mood. A practical method includes noting item locations in a simple "Tell You Where" book to speed searches.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU
Fame Found in Youth Through History’s Examples
E B DeGroot cites young achievers in history, starting with William Pitt, to show ambitious twenties can shape big accomplishments. The Rotarian Magazine piece discusses early success by youths and how a maladjusted world can be navigated by those who act.
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E. B. DeGroot
California
William Pitt
Wrap Around Pattern 2538 and 2539 for a versatile frock
A sewing pattern ad describes a jiffy wrap around with shirtwaist style, easy to wear from morning to daily chores, no petticoat needed, and flat ironing. Pattern 2539 lists sizes from 14 to 48 and requires 35 yards of 36 inch fabric for size 16, with illustrated steps and 15 cents price. The text then digresses into a long series of historical age anecdotes.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
Seventeenth St
New York City
Transatlantic Air Service Planned For 1937 Start
The State department announced a US Britain agreement to enable regular transatlantic air transport by summer 1937. Negotiations cover northern and southern routes via Canada Newfoundland Irish Free State and Puerto Rico with England. The northern route offers shorter distance but faces flight practicality challenges.
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State Department
United States
Great Britain
Atlantic
Engind
Irish Free State
Canada
Newfoundland
England
Puerto Rico
American
Transatlantic air routes to start with southern line plan
The state department explains that Portugal blocks Azores landings delaying transatlantic air service. Experimental flights are planned for summer 1936 with four round trips weekly once regular service begins by summer 1937. Northern and southern routes may share traffic with ports at New York Baltimore Cape Charles Norfolk or Charleston.
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Great Britain
Portugal
Department of Commerce
Transatlantic Airways
Canada
Newfoundland
Irish Free State
England
Bermuda
Puerto Rico
Atlantic Seaboard
New York City
Baltimore
Cape Charles
Norfolk
Charleston
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Epidemic Opinions and the Power of Suggestion
The piece argues that fashion, slang, and popular songs spread by imitation and headlines. It warns that public opinion can be molded through suggestive statements, likening it to a contagious outbreak that distorts thinking.
Yolk Position Within Egg Centered When Left Static
The yolk tends to settle toward the shell when eggs stay stationary for long periods. This phenomenon explains uneven yolk distribution and how rotation affects center alignment.
Free thinking and the danger of mob opinion
A Western Newspaper Union message argues for independent thought over popular opinion. It questions surrendering freedom of speech and urges individuals to think for themselves and express original views.
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Western Newspaper Union
Size of Sea Lion and Walrus Described
An adult male sea lion is about 11 to 12 feet long and weighs 1,200 to 1,500 pounds. The walrus reaches roughly 10 feet in length and can weigh about one and a half tons.
Delphic Shrine Yields Rare Bronze Charioteer Statue
In ancient Delphi the famed shrine brimmed with statues as Nero carried off about 500 pieces unnoticed. The best find was a bronze charioteer statue retrieved by French excavators nearly intact after a rock fall.
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Delphi
Greece
Nero
Prisoner Chooses Money Over Time in Court Exchange
In a terse courtroom exchange the prisoner faces a choice between a 610-day sentence or ten days behind bars. The judge offers the option and the prisoner opts for the money.
Guilty Without a Doubt in a Stray Stories Exchange
A wry line presents a car crash dispute where one driver claims right of way and the other counters with social influence. The officer notes the powerful family ties of the other party, including mayoral father and police chief brother, while a marriage plan is implied.
Similarity Test Fillins With Provided Words
Determine the fourth word that matches the relationship of each pair using only the given options: flying London mallet poetry banking ocean steamboat gun hockey.
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London
Gentle Peace Among the Instrumentalities of Love
A reflective line extols gentle peace as a sweeter voice than any music. The phrase evokes harmony and tranquil sentiment through artful wording about peace and healing.
Quite Proper Nighttime Exchange of Discreet Interest
A dialogue snippet features a remark on propriety as a young man is reproved for kissing. The response defends the act by noting an assessment of the suitor’s finances.
No Regrets in Stray Stories Magazine Par ty Retrospective
A Stray Stories Magazine excerpt recalls a social gathering with playful apologies and forgotten plans. The dialogue highlights social missteps and casual banter in a light, whimsical tone.
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