Ancient eating implements found in Alaska illuminate ten centuries of life
National Geographic and Smithsonian joint expedition uncovered walrus-stew spoons knives and forks from Alaska dating back about 1000 years. The finds show utensils share roots with early shells gourds and wood and reveal how spoons functioned as family and tribal genealogy records as well as dining tools.
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Washington, D. C
Alaska
National Geographic Society
Smithsonian Institution
Evolution of Spoons and Utensil Etiquette Through Time
The article traces spoon varieties from the apostles spoons to carved handles and horn spoons, notes materials like wood ivory and basketry, and describes historical dining practices. It covers guests using one spoon, traveling with personal knives forks and spoons, and the gradual adoption of forks in Europe by the seventeenth century.
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Christ
Europe
Wisdom and Knowledge in Education
The piece argues that discernment between wisdom and knowledge determines success for groups. Knowledge advances flight and industry but without proper use leads to harm. Wisdom guides ethical aims, character, and the purpose of education, contrasting wisdom with raw facts and motives.
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Chemical Laboratory
Wisdom on education and job prospects in a changing nation
The piece reflects on how schools expand across cities and villages, with rising endowments. It notes thousands of graduates enter a tough job market, where some find employment, some fail, and some struggle to keep positions, probing why educational training does not guarantee work.
Me hrousehold By Lydia Le Baron Walker
The piece discusses seasonal style shifts in furniture and upholstery with a winter forecast. It contrasts modern and classic types, names periods and designers, notes preferred woods like mahogany and walnut, and highlights textiles such as crewel embroidery mohair and cut velvet. Colors range from plum brown blue to beige gold and yellow across large and small pieces.
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Duncan Phyfe
Chippendale
Sheraton
Why wisdom matters more than how in social welfare
A brief aphorism from the Western Newspaper Union contrasts wisdom and knowledge, arguing the welfare of social order hinges on why questions more than how. It emphasizes that wisdom is the principal thing and urges seeking wisdom above procedural details.
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Edward
Agricultural Hall
Islington
Eng
Western Newspaper Union
Novel Floor Treatment For Old House Refinishing
A border around the rug edge is painted in the same color as the baseboard with black used sometimes. A deeper hue than the main floor color is also attractive in the described method.
Star Dust Movie News Notes Olivia de Havilland and More
Olivia de Havilland tours New York by air for the first time instead of by car and enjoys the Tennessee morning view. Rumors swirl about Mary Pickford and Buddy Rogers wedding plans as Clark Gable nears Idiots Delight film rights. Greta Garbo rivals Tamara Desai in Fire Over England, and Randolph Scott's bride debates Hollywood versus Virginia as their marriage faces long distance challenges.
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New York
Olivia de Haviland
Saratoga
Calif
Tennessee
the Light Brigade
Mary Pickford
Miss Pickford
Buddy Rogers
Mary
Clark Gable
Alfred Lunt
Lynn Fontanne
Greta Garbo
Tamara Desai
Korda
England
Randolph Scott
Hollywood
Virginia
Radio and Film Notes Highlight Red Barber and Powell
Red Barber elevates World Series broadcasting and football announcing standards in New York. William Powell stars in Libelled Lady with Myrna Loy and Spencer Tracy, praised for Harrow and joy in comedy, while Doris Dudley exits RKO over role autonomy. French star Ferdinand Gravet to debut in US work, TV stars Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon dubbed first English service faces.
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Red Barber
New York
Middle West
William Powell
Myrna Loy
Jean Harlow
Spencer Tracy
Suzy
Doris Dudley
Katherine Hepburn
RKO
Ferdinand Gravet
Bebe Daniels
Ben Lyon
England
Paramount
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Western Newspaper Union
Substantial Estate Mrs Murphy and Lodger Conversation
The exchange shows Mrs Murphy stating she will marry the lodger after selling up and asks what she will live on. Mrs O'Flynn responds that the lodger’s debt will keep them in comfort for years. A policeman directs cars to pull up and a motorist asks for the nearest vacant space.
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Atlanta Constitution
Soldier’s Self-Discharge Provokes Candid Exchange
An older man recalls two years in the army and explains he quit on his own hook rather than be honorably discharged. The exchange captures plain speech and personal independence.
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Gene Hibbs
University of Southern Califoria
Jesse Hibbs
ARNOL
WNU
Leonard A. Barrett
Me Hrousehold
Lydia le Baron Walker
Woods
Bell Syndicate
WNN
Coronation
Baby Lions
Marjorie Freeman
Sissie
Buddy
San Diego
Virginia Valekx
Anariole
M. S. Ferguson
Country Gentleman
Lloyd
Young Lloyd
M. M
Phillips
Hild
Magnesia
Xo Dandruff
Glover
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