Underweight Children Improve Diet and Rest for Health
Dr James W Barton discusses how improved diet and rest can help underweight children. He cites studies showing milk, meat, eggs, and mineral rich foods boost height and weight, with Japanese and English data supporting height gains and athletic power. Rest and a balanced intake are emphasized for long term development.
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Japan
Tokyo
The Marriage Problem by a Noted Author
The Marriage Problem presents insights from the author known for Why Marry and The Married Life of the Frederick Carrolls. It surveys social questions of matrimony, partnership, and family life with a historical lens.
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the Frederick Carrolls
The Future of Marriage and Social Rules
The author argues against extremes denying or enforcing marriage change. Humans possess mating and social instincts, so organized society requires rules to regulate mating despite differing views on marriage.
Marriage forecast: more unions amid changing kinds
The speaker predicts future increases in marriage with two distinct forms emerging. He believes society will favor more unions than today and suggests marriage will diversify rather than vanish.
There is a significant shift in marriage under way
The passage notes an urgent, unseen change in marriage occurring today, not yet reflected in laws or social rules. It frames sex as a persistent puzzle for civilization that may never be fully solved, suggesting ongoing debate about intimate relations and societal norms.
Reframing Love as Natural Union in Modern View
The text argues that love between people is a natural arrangement, not a weakness, challenging old views as unworthy and even blasphemous toward creation. It asserts science supports acceptance of diverse relationships and the Creator's design.
Reactionary views on love in modern times discussed
The passage notes that reactionary writers rarely label love as purely physical yet claim to be progressive, highlighting a paradox in contemporary attitudes toward love and sexuality.
Fragmented miscellany from a public reading prompt
The excerpt compiles humorous questions and quips about lunch wagons and food quality, plus arithmetic failures and moral advice. It includes numbered jokes, misattributed literary lines, and quiz prompts on authors and poems, reflecting a light educational/entertainment page with occasional satirical asides.
Monograms for Linens Enhance Personal Style
Pattern 1126 offers four alphabets in large to small sizes for monograming linens. Includes satin seed and buttonhole stitches with cutwork and transfer patterns. helps place initials and monograms on Hope Chest pieces. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle for pattern and instructions.
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Sewing Circle
Needlecraft Dené
Eighth Ave
New York
N. Y
Almanac That Saved Life of Columbus Exhibited
A library exhibition in Paris displays 120 items printed 1489 to 1569 from European printers. Columbus carried the Perpetual Almanac by Abraham Zacuto on his voyage, and legend says he predicted a solar eclipse to deter Native Americans, saving his life.
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Christopher Columbus
Portugal
Paris
San Francisco Chronicle
Europe
Columbus
Abraham Zacuto
America
Phillips Milk of Magnesia ad advice for home and travel
The passage urges readers to try Phillips Milk of Magnesia for stomach relief. It promotes a home bottle and a 25 cent box of Phillips tablets for on the go. It warns to ensure any bottle or box is clearly marked Phillips Milk of Magnesia.
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General Foods
Forward and Upward Anywhere Quote by David Livingstone
A reflective meditation contrasts forward motion with return, noting the value of being a forerunner. It also remarks that Jamaicans eat salted Nova Scotia fish instead of catching local fish, highlighting a colonial-era dietary observation.
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David Livingstone
Jamaica
Nova Scotia
Birth control and the changing form of marriage
The text notes birth control or voluntary parenthood as a leading revolution in modern marriage. It argues the issue is still controversial but predicts a growing number of childless marriages will become common, creating a need for special laws.
Youth and Love Versus Marriage in Modern Times
A reflective note contrasts youthful passion with societal expectations, stating that youth is the time for love but not for marriage. It frames the tension between natural urges and civilization’s restrictions guiding decisions.
Natural mating time cited in youther years
The passage argues that youth reaches a natural mating period in all life forms except the highest, noting that among professional men the average marrying age is nearer twenty than twenty.
Notable Vision of Marriage Ages Ahead of Time
The speaker notes widespread evils and misfortunes, then asserts a future where young people marry at natural ages, signaling a shift in social norms and family life. The remark frames marriage as a natural milestone rather than a dated convention.
Corollary to early mating and its social cost
The text argues that early mating leads to mismating and remating, predicting an inevitable rise in remarriage. It claims easier marriage will cause easier divorce and labels this outcome regretful but true. This reflects a pessimistic view of marriage stability.
Limited Parenthood Seen as Privilege for the Fittest
The passage argues that future marriage will favor couples who desire children and that parenthood will be a scarce privilege granted to the “fittest.” Pessimists are assured rejection of large family norms as society prioritizes selective reproduction.
Fitness Beyond Muscle Brings Mental Temperament to Fore
The statement emphasizes that true quality in selection hinges on more than physical prowess. It highlights mental sharpness and stable temperament as crucial alongside strength for judging capability.
Curious Facts and Aims of a Playful Canary
A compact fragment lists odd curios about worms and a joke about attached can openers. It then presents a playful poem about a canary, noting the bird's endless hopping and energetic singing, ending with a childlike plea for rest.
Aristocracy of Parenthood Proclaimed as World’s Best
A public note from Public Ledger, Inc. via WNU Service envisions an aris tocracy of parenthood as the greatest and only sound aristocracy the world has known.
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Public Ledger, Inc
WNU
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