Creating a Family Hobby Room on a Budget
Families should consider converting attic or basement space into a recreation room. Plan the purpose whether for games, music, hobbies, or a small stage. Address basement architectural issues, finish walls with affordable materials, and choose floor options like painted concrete, wood over concrete, or linoleum to suit use and budget.
Duty as a mental tonic and moral guide in family life
Kathleen Norris argues duty is practical social responsibility. She explains duty spans husband wife and worker roles, shaping marriage stability and civic order. The piece frames duty as a constructive force guiding everyday acts for family, neighbors, and society.
The Reader's Courtroom and Other Courtroom Tales
A column recounts humorous and moral courtroom tales. An 18 year old stenographer sues for defamation after a harsh instalment letter to prove she was honest, but the judge rules the letter targeted her alone. A 76 year old man injures his head when a train halts, but is blamed for standing up. A hurried doctor is found liable for an unhealed broken leg. A man sues over a train hernia with a large jury verdict that the judge voids for juror bias.
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Be Smart Jersey Blouses Shape Smart Separates
The article discusses jersey blouses as essential pieces in modern separates, highlighting a left sketch with a sewn-in stripe for contrast and a neckline choker accessory. It also notes a right design that offers a tailored look suitable with a suit or a separate skirt.
Military plan favors selective service over recruiting
Brig. Gen. A. A. Kessler Jr. outlined wartime manpower ideas at a conference in Bayonne New Jersey. He described using selective service only when needed and when training and equipment are ready. Plans include vocational training labor priority and housing to boost manpower efficiency.
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A. A. Kessler Jr
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Canary Bird Turns Stool Pigeon in Shoplifting Case
In Detroit a canary in a shopping bag chirped evidence when Mrs. Irene Zaja denied theft but a detective heard a canary cheep. She pleaded guilty to simple larceny and received a suspended sentence for taking a prize songster to keep her company while husband is away.
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Detroit
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1000 Women Serve As Test Subjects For Cosmetic Shop
New York report notes more than a thousand women from teens to seventies serve as guinea pigs for a cosmetic testing lab. Volunteers receive free treatments while researchers compare home permanents shampoos depilatories and creams on one side or limb. The aim is to judge safety efficiency and esthetic appeal before products reach stores.
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New York
S. F. Coneybear
Evans Research and Development Corp
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Gale
Dejobulated British Official Receives Wistful Plea
A Nigerian based colonial office receives a long letter from a dejobbed West African native complaining of destitution after being removed from service. He cites 16 wives and 16 children, pleads for reinstatement, and questions the laziness accusation. Officials are unsure if he will be reassigned.
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London
Nigeria
This Society Makes Good On Claims for Members
The Brooklyn Benevolent Uplift society freed two accused members by locating the real culprits. After cab drivers were robbed of 20 each, two BUS members were arrested but proved innocent. The society then returned with a dozen members who brought in two other men, later identified by the cab drivers as the robbers.
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New York
Brooklyn Benevolent Uplift Society
Sewing Circle Patterns Curved Lines Trim Dress
Curved waist and hipline details tailor a neat winter day dress with back buttons and cap or three quarter sleeves. Pattern No. 8282 offers sizes 12 to 18 with a size 14 cap sleeve and uses 4% yards of 39 inch fabric. Also notes Fall Winter issue of Fashion 64 pages with patterns and tips.
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