Changed Their Changed Their Matrimonial Program
Frank Southwick pleads with his brother John after a broken engagement and a mistaken coat swap lead John to meet Winifred Stone at the Prize Package. Misread egos melt as Winifred realizes the truth about John and plans to marry Frank, leaving him to become her brother-in-law.
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John
Frank
John Southwick, Jr
Frank Southwick
John Southwick
Winnifred Stone
Miss Stone
Southwick
Miss Winifred Stone
John Crerar
Winifred Stone
North Woods
Winifred
Town
Winnie
Boards of cornstalks give strong rapid test results
The United States Bureau of Standards tests boards made from cornstalks. Chemists have found a method that converts the material to a pulp in two to three minutes, then molds and presses it to a finished board in five more minutes. The long fiber boards are strong and usable as ordinary boards, while short fiber boards lack strength but have some applications.
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United States Bureau of Standards
Hard to Escape Hawk Power of Vision and Speed
The hawk uses its keen sight from a dizzy height to spot a mouse across a field. It dives with uncanny velocity and strikes its prey with unerring aim.
World science quip echoes from St Paul in 19th century mood
The St Paul Pioneer Press notes a Munich professor’s remark that radium may turn into lead over 1 860 years and mocks the idea with a chorus line wondering if it is not too bad, hinting at public amusement with scientific conjecture.
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Munich
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Hidden Rio Beauty Masks Industrial Eyesores
Irvin S. Cobb extols Rio de Janeiro as an untouched vista where no gas tanks docks or chimneys mar the panorama. He condemns a lone electric tire sign and a few modernist additions while praising the city’s restraint from utilitarian fronts.
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Rio de Janeiro
Xerxes Crossed Hellespont On Dual Pontoon Bridges
One of the early military leaders to employ floating bridges, Xerxes crossed the Hellespont using a double pontoon bridge. One span rested on 360 ships and the other on 314 vessels, enabling the transport of troops.
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Xerxes
Hellespont
Colonial Type of Home on Corner Lot Featured by Radford
William A. Radford promotes a colonial style home suited for narrow corner lots. The design measures 22 by 28 feet with five rooms, sun parlor, sewing room, bath, and upstairs bedrooms. A sunlit, airy plan includes a central living room, dining room, kitchen, and two large corner bedrooms.
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New England
Most Homes Need More Closet Space This Spring
Housewives seek space solutions as closets are scarce in many rooms. Build shallow wall closets with two doors from floor to ceiling, add upper shelves for hats, a hanging rod below, and drawers or shoe shelves at the bottom. Use overhead or end shelves if room allows.
Insulation Saves Coal Adds Comfort in Summer
Home and Field magazine advisor G W Alder warns that many homes lose heat or gain heat needlessly due to poor insulation. He urges installing wall insulation using boards or quilted materials and even loose bulk insulation injected between studs. Attention to wind exposed walls and especially roofs is essential for reducing heat loss and cooling costs.
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United States
G. W. Alder
Home and Field Magazine
Home & Field
Wrought Iron In Home Decoration Surges In Use
Wrought iron has become increasingly important in home decoration. It is used not only in lighting fixtures and grill doors but also in furnishings with whole pieces of furniture now being developed.
Inward Opening Casements Fail Weather Tightness
Open inward casements are not guaranteed to be weather tight in all locations. Outward opening casements are decidedly more satisfactory and reliable for weather sealing.
Painting Prep Guide for Dry Surfaces
The guide stresses applying paint only after the surface is completely dry and free of dust dirt grease mortar loose paint and scales. Surfaces must be clean smooth and free from contaminants before coating begins.
Freshen With Paint For Weathered Lattice Work
The house body and roof still show last year’s paint but touchups here and there help. If the lattice is weather beaten, the neat overall appearance is lost and a fresh coat would improve the look.
Eldorado for Jobless in Outskirts of Tokyo
A reclaimed Tokyo tract after the 1923 earthquake becomes a magnet for the unemployed as coins semiprecious stones and metal fragments are found by wanderers. Initial finds grow into a makeshift gold rush as land is shared for scavenging and sale of valuables proceeds. The richest find so far is a semiprecious ring stone sold for 25 dollars.
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Tokyo
Japan
Untraveled Vermont Clergymen See Sea at Last
A Boston Globe report notes fifteen of seventeen Vermont clergy who attended the New England rural church workers conference near Orchard Maine had never seen the Atlantic. They had lived within 210 miles of the ocean for life yet never viewed the sea.
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Athantic Ocean
Vermont
New England Rural Church Workers
Ol Orchard
Maine
Boston Globe
Phillips Milk of Magnesia promotes lasting stomach comfort
The ad touts Phillips Milk of Magnesia as the perfect anti acid to relieve sour stomach and indigestion after hearty meals. It claims medical endorsement and widespread use, noting the product is a US registered trademark of the Charles H. Phillips Chemical Co since 1875.
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Phillips
U. S
Charles H. Phillips Chemical Co
Charles H. Phillips
How One Woman Lost 20 Pounds of Fat
An advertisement claims Kruschen Salts remove fat by stimulating organs and kidneys. It advises taking half a teaspoonful daily in hot water, avoiding overeating, and promises weight loss within three weeks along with energy boosts and clearer skin. A money back guarantee is offered if no health improvement is felt.
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U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Arkancae State Farm
K-R-O
K-R-O Co
Springfield O
Lydia E. Pinkham
Clara Riley
Fossil find prompts controversial Ben Dr Daude remarks
Dr F B Daude of Boise discusses recent Oregon fossils and makes a racially charged joke about differences between reptiles scales and humans. He follows with a crude comparison about a colored man’s leg and adds a voiced street remark. The interview at Warm Springs shows a problematic tone.
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F. B. Daude
Boise
Oregon
Warm Springs
Doctor Daude
Discovery of the heart pacemaker by Taivara in 1905
A compact note explains the heart’s pacemaker tissue as the origin of the heartbeat. It credits a Japanese medical student named Taivara with the 1905 discovery.
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Taivara
Impossible Task Woman Cannot Love Like Him
An old Cincinnati Enquirer comment notes a woman cannot be blamed for feeling and cannot love as her husband demands including self love. the remark frames a marital tension with sharp irony.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Birds Live Under Constant Fear of Predators
Birds are not carefree but live under ongoing threat from predators and potential dangers that may chase them or end their safety.
Ended Long Family Line of Sweden Counts Brahe
The 500-year old Brahe coat of arms was broken on the coffin as Count Magnus Brahe died, ending the first noble Swedish line. The archbishop cast the burial vault key into a nearby lake, continuing a time-honored custom.
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Sweden
Magnus Brahe
Brahe
Mixes Cement for a Living Reveals Doctor-You Phrase
A patient jokes that he is a cement mixer while asked about his profession. The doctor urges immersion in work, prompting a light exchange about careers and identity.
Counting Ahead Delays Talk for Better Deals
A quirky note suggests waiting ten seconds before responding lets friends finish and gives us a chance to secure what we want before they start speaking. The idea frames restraint as a social tactic.
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Guy
Quote on sin and temptation by Wendell Phillips
A brief aphorism asserts that sin is not removed from man by Eve leaving Adam, but by exposing him to sleep through temptation. The remark frames moral critique in ironic biblical reference.
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Eve
Adam
Wendell Phillips
Forgive Your Enemies but Remember They Are Enemies
A short maxim urging mercy toward foes while noting their persistent adversarial status. It emphasizes reconciliation without forgetting the underlying conflict or threat posed by opponents.
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Yee
Mt Ase Ptr
Cod & Drug Stores
Lincoln
Cornstalk
Hawk
Ocean Parkway
Rio
Irvin S. Cobb
Hearst
International Cosmopolitan
W. A. Radford
William A. Radford
South Dearborn Street
Chicago
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Roor
Eldorado
Sete
Paxton & 4Th Ave
Sioux City
Bertha Stephens
E. Ross St
Lancaster
Pennsylvania
Lydia
E. Pinkham
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