Land Problem Is Acute in 4 Areas
Berkeley California L C Gray assistant administrator of the resettlement administration warns that free land for homesteads has vanished and four regions suffer acute misuse. He cites poverty in the southern Appalachians the old forest regions near the Great Lakes the western plains and the cotton belt due to unscientific land use and soil erosion. He calls for a national policy of soil conversion and conservation to prevent future hardships and reduced tax bases.
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Miss Model America of 1936 winner named
Henrietta Leaver of Pittsburgh won the Best of Models title at Los Angeles Market Week contest and also claimed Miss America in the beauty event. She received a screen contract and other prizes as top model among entries from leading department stores nationwide.
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Henrietta Leaver
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New Surgical Device Lets Doctors Dredge Stomachs
Dr. Gabriel Tucker of the University of Pennsylvania medical school unveils a stomach dredging device. A flexible rubber-tracked tool carries a tiny plier tip and is guided by X ray to grab swallowed objects and pull them out through the tube.
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Philadelphia
Gabriel Tucker
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Kipling Remembered in Westmin ster Abbey Corner
A reminiscence on Rudyard Kipling notes his intimate presence in his writings. It recalls his prolific output from Plain Tales from the Hills to Puck of Pook’s Hill and his lasting impact on the English-speaking world.
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Westminster Abbey
Rudyard Kipling
Kipling
Tennyson
Oscar Wilde
Kipling’s Poetic Impact Under Spring’s Ready Light
The text celebrates Rudyard Kipling’s rise as a literary star in England. It highlights his prolific poetry during a spring surge of creativity in London and Sussex solitude, his rejection of royal honors, and the lasting influence of his verse on English thought.
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London
Kipling
Sussex
Western
Union
Irish Shamrock in 19 Varieties
A catalog notes 19 varieties of the Irish shamrock. Each variety is described with distinct leaf shapes and growth habits, reflecting a broader horticultural interest in the plant.
Refurnishing Times Boost Home Looks and Value
The article urges two semi annual refurbishing periods each year when stores offer inducements and clearance sales clear seasonal merchandise. It notes DIY touches like crocheted window shades, wall pictures, or stitched table covers while suggesting frugal sofa cushion covers from existing garments to refresh decor.
Household Tips For Food And Furniture Care
All Around the House offers quick fixes from frying doughnuts in cinnamon sugar to cleaning and repairing housewares. It covers hat linings, sanding tubs, cooking frankfurters with bacon, borax stain removal, leather care, coffee pot cleaning, glass oven indicators, and glue maintenance, ending with a parmesan topped onion soup and oven cleanup tip.
Mongolian Cult Uses Hairy Faces to Demand Food
In Mongolia a fringe group with animallike facial hair uses its appearance as fortune. They terrorize villagers into feeding them and providing clothes, leveraging their distinct look to extract sustenance.
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Mongolia
Crimson Gulch Enigma Sparks Desert Duel
A stranger questions Mesa Bill about the town’s main trade in Crimson Gulch. Mesa Bill pivots to a wary exchange asking if the visitor is a drummer or a detective as tension rises between them.
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Crimson Gulch
Mesa Bill
A Generous Attitude
Mr Erastus Pinkley jokes about his dog and luck, saying he would abandon the dog if he were the animal and could find someone to belong to. The passage uses dialect and humor to portray a generous stance despite bad luck.
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Mr. Erastus Pinkley
Heaven Lacks Plumbers Says Sonny Boy
A bedtime quip from Pathfinder about heaven and leaking skies. Sonny Boy asks if plumbers exist there, and Dad replies he doubts it, noting the sky leaks too much.
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Sonny Boy
Nighttime Remedy Falls Short for Sleep
A London humorist quips about insomnia, noting a glass of wine every interval does not induce sleep but leaves him content to stay awake. The exchange highlights the futility of remedies and the humor found in sleeplessness.
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London
Acts and Belief Determinants of a Man's Assumptions
A concise social observation notes that a man’s beliefs reveal themselves more through habitual actions than through explicit creed, suggesting behavior is the true indicator of belief. The idea emphasizes practice over stated doctrine in shaping character and judgment.
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