Deluxe rail service opens Mongolia to glam travel
Dr Maynard Owen Williams notes China’s rail line near the front offers sleeping and dining cars from Peiping to Paotow in Inner Mongolia. The route links the Great Wall, Ming tombs, Kalgan and Yun-kang grottoes, with Mongol camps, nomad life, and hunting prospects for adventurous guests.
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Asia
China
Peiping
Trans-Siberian Railway
Suez Canal
Manchoukuo
Maynard Owen Williams
National Geographic Society
Paotow
Inner Mongolia
Yale
Great Wall
Kalgan
Yun-kang
Dalai Lama
Sahara
Urga
Peilingmiao
Sharamuren
Hsi Ssu Nying
Nankow
New Silk Dress With Peplum and Crushed Collar
A spring fashion note presents a two piece silk frock with fine pleated edges to emphasize a peplum, and a high crushed collar like a handkerchief. It highlights color trends hyacinth blue, medium slate gray, aquatone green, and light red from Woman's Home Companion.
Telling the Truth in a Conversation at Illinois
A former Dean of Men at the University of Illinois recalls a clash between student McKenzie and an economics instructor. The student defends blunt honesty, while the narrator argues timing matters and truth can be relative. The piece ends with a note on a dinner with the Holts.
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McKenzie
Holts
New York for Women Irene Brown Lineman in Ojibwa
Irene Brown of Ojibwa Wisconsin enjoys a hazardous job as a lineman. She is pictured atop a high tension electric light pole near her home. The piece notes a humorous aside about a lively evening and truthful misdirection in a hostess farewell.
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Irene Brown
Ojibwa, Wis
Cuttlefish Supplies Pigment for Canaries and Sepia
The cuttlefish provides the white bone used in canaries cages and yields the brown pigment sepia.
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Canaries
Small Comforts for the Invalid Home Care
Practical advice for living spaces to ease care for the ill or aged. Emphasizes silent door use and neat, unobtrusive surroundings to prevent distress and preserve dignity. Recommends oiling hinges, smoothing drawers with soap, and avoiding drafts or noisy actions.
New Expedition Wars on Parasites
The United States Bureau of Entomology sent a large native North American parasite, Macrocentrus ancylivorus, abroad last year to assist France against the Oriental fruit moth. The American parasites are reportedly killing moths in infested orchards along the Mediterranean and thriving in their new homeland.
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Washington
United States Bureau of Entomology
France
Mediterranean
Expert lays down rules for humor logic and timing
The University of Michigan psychologist R F Maier explains how humor works in after dinner stories. He says laughter arises when a final twist seems logical to the villain yet surprising to the listener, with a sudden shift in the story’s facts.
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R. F. Maier
University of Michigan
Doctor Maler
Literary Digest
Bayer Gargle Claim Says It Reduces Infection and Pain
An advertisement touts Bayer Aspirin gargle as relieving soreness and inflammation while reducing infection. It warns to use Bayer Aspirin tablets for gargling only and to ensure they dissolve completely to avoid irritating particles.
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America
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