Simple Needs Rule Life Elsewhere in a Changing World
Kathleen Norris reflects on excerpts from Saint Exuperys Wind Sand and Stars and a London air raid letter to illustrate how basic comforts like water baths beds and safe shelter highlight humanity so often takes everyday privileges for granted. She notes the vast contrast with life in parts of the world where basic needs dominate daily existence.
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NCE
Europe
Hind
St. Exupery
England
London
Appreciation Lacking in Modern Views of Love and Life
The piece contrasts American views with experiences in China and with an amah. It argues that simple living and stoic acceptance of death foster humility, while Western entitlement and taking love for granted harm marriages. It warns that nine of ten divorces stem from viewing love as a right and not a choice.
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Miss Lorris
London
China
Amah
Emai
Local Post Office Aide Builds Gadgets From Junk
Martin G. Murray, assistant postmaster in Huntington Beach California, crafts scientific instruments from scrap materials. The photos showcase his DIY devices used to track earthquakes and monitor weather, illustrating his inventive hobby.
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Martin G. Murray
Huntington Beach
Calif
Murray
College football prognostications across Big Nine and independents
Analysts forecast Minnesota as a top team with speed and power. Michigan notes losses of Harmon and Eva shevski while Ohio State Wisconsin and Northwestern loom. Navy under Larson and Texas under Bible show strong outlooks with key players returning for Bowl contention.
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Minnesota
Bernie Bierman
Michigan
Bernie
Tommy Harmon
Evashevski
Bo—McMillin
Indiana
Big Nine
Ohio State
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Swede Lerson
Navy
Marines
Larson
Lou Little
Columbia
Harvard
Yale
Dartmouth
Texas
Dana Bible
Texas University
Layden
Crain
Bible
Preseason college football outlook across major programs
The article surveys SMU Rice Texas A and M TCU Stanford Vanderbilt Duke Alabama Tennessee Tulane Princeton and Notre Dame as they approach the 1940 season. It notes losses and returns, questions about Spike Nelson Red Blaik and Neyland, and predicts strong or improving teams with key battles ahead.
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Southern Methodist
Rice
Texas A
T.C.U
Sammy Baugh
Davey O’brien
Stanford
Red Sanders
Vanderbilt
Dixie
Duke
Alabama
Tennessee
Tulane
Sanders
Princeton
Nashville
Commodores
Spike Nelson
Red Blaik
Dartmouth
Bob Neyland
Neyland
Ohio—State
Buckeye
Notre Dame
Quiz Questions From A Classic Game Show
A playful set of ten trivia prompts covers topics from geography astronomy and literature to coinage and music. Questions ask about a South American river its basin and origin and compare weights of common items.
Quiz Answers Cover Wide Range Of Facts And Figures
A scrambled quiz page presents topics from Damascus to Fasces and Antares. It covers units of weight and notable presidents, explains overlapping planks, and defines canon as a multi part religious musical piece with early example Non nobis domine by Birde.
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Damascus
John Adams
John Quincy Adams
Chester Arthur
Birde
Gulliver’s Travels Swiftly Puts Size in Perspective
The Answers 1 Argentina 2 Swift in Gulliver’s Travels notes inhabitants of a land of enormous scale. A whimsical measure claims one gallon of water weighs 8 355 pounds highlighting absurdity of estimates.
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Argentina
Swift
Across the Channel Feats Highlighted in Collier's
The English channel has been crossed by swimmers a paddle-boarder bicyclist and a water skier, per Collier's. It was also raced across by two athletes, one in a casket and the other in a washtub, with earlier feats noted as well.
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English
Collier's
Mile Awhile Get-Together Day Picnic Theme
A sketch defines a picnic as a day set apart to improve communal soundness through outdoors with risks from insects and plants. The dialogue hints at social dynamics and playful banter about victory and marriage scenes.
Expression in Evelyn-Helen’s Singing Draws Gasps
Evelyn-Helen delivers a highly expressive performance and cues a chorus of reactions as Joy-Well notes her sweeping facial expressions during the number.
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Evelyn
Helen
Fragmentary private letter line ends with attributed phrases
Readable bits show a personal confession or note with quoted phrases about imagined actions and affection. Names like Gladys appear as addressee while someone else is referenced in a dialogic fragment. The text is incomplete and lacks clear event or date.
Mind Tit riches increase and pace of thought
Quotation advises that wealth grows with mental discipline and steady pace. It urges the mind to grasp riches by aligning thought with wealth and maintaining noble tempo.
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Sir T, Browne
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