Heirloom Crazypatch Quilt Patterns and Embroidery
Introduction to the oldest crazypatch quilt design with angular lines and silk embroidery stitches joining patches. Instructions cover basting, stitching to foundation, tying, and minimal padding. Advertisement offers patterns for Early American Quilt Blocks, and Mrs Spears booklets with 42 embroidery stitches and other sewing gift items available by mail for 10 cents.
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Spears
Specars
Bedford Hills
New York
Plow Buries Cable Deep Undersea Furrow Off Ireland
A sea plow now buries submarine cables to protect them from trawlers off Ireland. It creates a deep furrow, lays the line, and covers it, functioning at depths up to 2400 feet to save the $500,000 annual damage.
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Ireland
Record for bell ringing set at All Saints Loughborough
A record for bell ringing was set by a group of men who rang 21 000 changes of eight bells in a little over 12 hours at All Saints church in Loughborough England on Easter Sunday 1909.
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All Saints
Loughborough
England
Reversed photography misleads self likeness choices
People accustomed to mirror images often select a reversed photograph as the better likeness because they associate the mirrored view with their true face and fail to recognize their own features in nonreversed photos.
Deaf workers in shot blasting plants used to protect hearing
In several British munitions plants only deaf men are employed in shot blasting departments because the roaring noise would ruin the ears of men with normal hearing. Collier's notes this safety practice reflecting wartime industrial conditions and worker health considerations.
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Collier’s
Adolf and wife clash over war as they argue late at night
A dialogue traces Adolf Hitler and his wife in a tense late night exchange. She chides his war plans while he vows to win and dismisses her counsel, revealing strain, nerves, and a charged domestic scene. The strip ends with both exhausted as the confrontation continues.
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Adolf Hitler
Adolf
England
France
Wilhelm
Reform, War, and Public Feelings Crosstalk
A collage of quotes and notes reflects on reform fatigue in America and political saber rattling. It mentions Durant and Hitler, Moscow and the Finns, and proclaims a desire to curb reform while noting culture and politics. Miami Library Week and custody talk for Quint cases appear amid a Hollywood Yes Man trend.
Health check for aviation cadets urged by doctor
Dr James W Barton cites Rocky Mountain Medical Journal urging thorough history taking and medical criteria for aviation candidates. He lists disqualifying conditions from sleep disorders to heart disease and kidney stones, noting some conditions can be treated while others may end flying ambitions.
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Samuel E. Brown
Rocky Mountain Medical Journal
Apoplexy patient urged to resume normal life after stroke
After a stroke a patient should return to normal activity gradually but quickly to curb fear of another attack. Physicians should involve patients, explain the event, and avoid prolonged bed rest while small meals and rest help prevent blood pressure rise. Recovery may be rapid for weeks then slow over months.
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O. C. Perkins
New York State Journal of Medicine
Western Newspaper Union
Hollywood Gossip Roundup of Stars and Snares
Star Dust Niven enjoys a welcome in New York as fans snap up hats for her. Alice Faye and Don Ameche slated to star in a Fox film tracing radio to television. Diana Lewis hailed as a rising talent in Forty Little Mothers. Vivian Leigh's divorce saga contrasts with Waterloo Bridge buzz. Kate Smith famous horn gift lights traffic jams. Buck Benny Rides Again title ownership shifts to Paramount as writers cash in.
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Twentieth Century-Fox
Alice Faye
Don Ameche
Vivian Leigh
Waterloo Bridge
New York
Kate Smith
Miss Smith
Buck Benny
Benny
Morrow
Beloin
Comedia
Paramount
Alec Templeton Times Moves to New York for January 8 Broadcast
Alec Templeton relocates the Times from Chicago to New York for an January 8 broadcast and a five week stay. He plans extensive concerts across New England and the Atlantic seaboard, spending most time en route if the move hadn’t occurred. Templeton and Neville Freeson wrote four songs headed to a major music house for publication.
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Alec Templeton
Chicago
New York
Templeton
New England
Atlantic Seaboard
Neville Freeson
Hollywood
History Repeats Well These Masterful Times
Editorial fragmented quote noting era comparisons to Elizabethan times. Sparse readable text recalls grandeur and mistakes of past ages. No clear人物 names or events, but the tone suggests a reflective, cautionary mood about current governance and cultural shifts.
Vote Selling Charged in Ohio
Local report notes charges of vote selling in Ohio with mention of cash exchanges and political pressure surrounding a first ward election. Details remain fragmentary but indicate illicit payments tied to ballots.
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Ward Heeler
Ohio
Charming Vista Conversation Sparks Casual Crossword Unclear
A brief exchange shows a caller and listener discussing a charming vista and puzzles. The dialogue hints at misunderstanding and reluctance about crossword puzzles.
Women’s hands grow larger they say and grasp the world
Readers remark on changing fashion and ambition as women claim growing strength and reach. The exchange highlights evolving gender roles and the era’s social shifts through a witty dialogue about grasping more than before.
Snappy Comeback Sparks Talk of Bright Future
A witty exchange features a character named George who claims burning the candles at both ends signals a brilliant future. The banter underscores optimism and self-assured ambition.
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George
Ask Me Another General Quiz 1
Questions cover state nicknames literary terms wordplay grid logic and calendar basics. Topics include Arizona eight capacity bon mot boar bore calendar squares signatures drain direction non reproducing animal hydroplanes oldest Western Hemisphere university and nuance among tired weary sleepy.
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Arizona
Answers From The Quiz On Daily Knowledge
The list provides concise definitions and facts across topics. It notes copper cotton and cattle production excellence, a witty repartee, various names for a peasant, standard age, John Hancock as a famous signature, typical clockwise direction, the mule as a pack animal, Aquaplane and Hydro plane watercraft terms, Lima Peru hosting the University of San Marcos founded 1551, and tired weary sleepy meanings linking fatigue and drowsiness.
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Lima
Peru
University of San Marcos
Duty Called Constable to Go the Utter Limit
A new special constable on his first night beat reports at 3 AM then vanishes for the next night. He later returns, exhausted, claiming a red light in the distance lured him 43 miles out to a long distance moving van that stopped for a tire issue.
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