Empty purses and the value of sacrifice in life and character
The essay reflects on how an empty purse exposes true friendship, tests loyalty, and strengthens character. It argues money cannot buy knowledge, goodness, integrity, or happiness, and notes the higher value of toil and sacrifice in shaping life purpose and lasting virtues. It ends by considering great cathedrals.
Caring for Jewelry and Coping with Wrong Turns
Practical advice on cleaning jewelry including pearls and stones with sawdust and soap. It contrasts proper care with preserving vs damaging pieces and notes pearls' special handling. Then an essay on staying hopeful when things go wrong, urging constructive thinking, patience, and readiness for better changes.
Glenda Farrell Debuts British Navy Linton Tweed Coat
Glenda Farrell appears in a reefer style coat described as navy linton tweed with large copper buttons and wide seam stitched pocket revers. A red scarf and matching gladiator hat complete the coordinated look.
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Glenda Farrell
Chic blouse and skirt patterns show versatile fashion appeal
Separate blouse and skirt patterns demonstrate mix and match chic. Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1958 B offers sizes 14 to 46 with busts 32 to 46, requiring two and five eighths yards for the blouse and two and one eighth yards for the skirt in 39 inch material. Price 15 cents. Send for Fall Pattern Book from The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept. Chicago, Ill. TM Bell Syndicate.
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Barbara Bell
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Adams S&j
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Bell Syndicate
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Homemaking Tips for Busy Families
The article suggests practical kitchen and home care tips. Use straws in lunch boxes, color gravy with a touch of kitchen bouquet, and renew narcissi bulbs to enjoy bloom from November to March. Borax keeps white flannels soft, and leftover meals can become appealing by simple adaptations. Cotton tweed curtains in men's rooms look smart with white balls and gray drapery.
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Bell Syndicate
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Skyline Drive opens new segment along Blue Ridge
A second segment of Virginia's Skyline Drive opens on 65 miles of scenic highway along the Blue Ridge crest in Shenandoah National Park. The piece highlights grand views, trails, and park features with references to Hawksbill and Stony Man peaks and nearby Massanutten Ridge.
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Blue Ridge Mountains
Virginia
Washington, D. C
Shenandoah National Park
Blue Ridge
National Geographic Society
Skyline Drive
Shenandoah Valley
Massanutten Ridge
Allegheny Mountains
Free State Hollow
Rapidan Camp
Hawksbill
Stony Man
Everett Marshall Uses Sandenstein as Practice Partner
Everett Marshall, claimant of the world heavyweight wrestling title, trains with a wooden dummy named Sandenstein in the Arena Gardens gym in Detroit. The dummy, built with springs and braces, acts as a constant shadow and training partner for Marshall during sessions.
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Everett Marshall
Sandenstein
Arena Gardens
Detroit
Honey Described By Aristotle As Dew From Stars
The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle described honey as dew distilled from the stars of the rainbow, a poetic metaphor linking sweetness to celestial imagery.
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Aristotle
The Noble Nature Poem By Ben Johnson
The verse contrasts growth and endurance with fleeting beauty. It declares that a lily, though brief, is worthier than a long living oak, and that life reaches perfection in small, bright measures. The poem celebrates transient beauty as a form of life’s light.
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