Famous quotes and anecdotes about well known figures
A collection of light vignettes about F D R H L Mencken Alfred Lunt Beethoven Paderewski Henry Clay Voltaire Foch Oliver Wendell Holmes Calvin Coolidge Albert Einstein Marie Dressler and Louis B Mayer. It sketches witty retorts, humorous misreadings and chance moments from public life.
Red Cross Increases Aid to Service Members Families
The American Red Cross reports a more than six fold rise in aid to service members dependents via 3 700 chapters. Officials urge dependents to stay in close contact with local chapters to promptly handle issues and prevent wartime disruptions.
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Sewing Circle Apron Pattern No 8127 For 14 to 42
The pattern offers a simplified two piece apron designed for quick wearing with secure ties and straps. Pattern No 8127 covers sizes 14 to 42 and specifies fabric and trim needs for two versions, with material and ric rac details. Send your order to the address provided.
Do It Yourself Home Furnishings From Recycled Materials
An article suggests making a sturdy stool or small seat from a wooden box with padding and fabric coverings. It notes using salvaged moss horsehair feathers and drapery scraps for stuffing and coverings and offers a homemaking booklet with 31 ideas including directions.
Flies multiply to trillions in weeks says Reader’s Digest
Alan Devoe explains in Our Enemy the Fly that a single pair can yield 335 trillion offspring in 10 weeks if all survive. Eggs hatch in 24 hours, larvae become adults under 10 days, and females lay 100 eggs every 10 days across nine generations. He urges constant defense with swatters sprays and fly paper.
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Alan Devoe
Reader’s Digest
Devoe
Practical Household Tips From An Old Ledger
This brief compendium offers thrift advice: treat leather items with vaseline to extend life, make soap jelly from unused soap for washing hosiery and lingerie, and gauge omelet portions with eggs per two servings. It also details tightening curtain springs, saving paper, using the unused letter side for notes, and daily refrigerator checks to use leftovers efficiently.
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Uncle Sam
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Why Profile Wise Do you know why concert pianists always sit profilewise
A brief note on stage etiquette traces piano posture to Liszt liking his profile and contrasts it with earlier practice of facing audiences. The piece then shifts to military visors and a general preference for Camel cigarettes among service members, claiming Camel leads in sales and gifts. Local dealers promote Camel cartons for armed forces.
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Paderewski
Red Cross
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Franz Liszt
Liszt
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Marines
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Fortune Earned Is Retained With Care, Colton Proverb
A concise aphorism from Colton notes that what is earned with effort lasts longer and those who earn wealth tend to protect it more than heirs. It emphasizes diligence and prudent stewardship over inheritance.
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USO appeal urges support for sailors and soldiers home away from home
Casualty distances worsen morale yet USO bars automaton image and emphasizes humane care. The message highlights the six agencies uniting to aid troops worldwide and calls readers to donate to local USO committees or USO National Headquarters at the Empire State Building New York.
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New York
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