Ways to Become Famous Then and Now
A humorous survey shows varied paths to fame from record setting fasts and large Bible projects to marrying, queen titles, and odd feats like chicken eating and chin golf. It notes many names and places across the United States while urging caution about chasing popularity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Joe Dokes
Dr. Tanner
California
A. H. Wiseman
Los Angeles
Terrence MacSwiney
Louis Waynai
J. Q. Whipple, Jr
Princeton University
New York
Whipple
Overweight and Health Risks Explored by Experts
The article cites actuaries and doctors, including Dr. E P Joslin and Dr. Herbert I. Coombs, linking overweight to higher diabetes and heart disease risks. It notes insulin, kidney strain, high blood pressure, joint arthritis, mood changes, and poorer surgical outcomes in heavier patients, plus constipation and diarrhoea patterns in various conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Insurance Company
E. P. Joslin
Boston
Herbert I. Coombs
British Medical Journal
Coombs
Dish-Drying Is a Picnic With These Cross-Stitched Towels
Cross-stitched towel designs brighten dish drying with 8 by 8 inch motifs. Pattern 5858 includes six 5 by 7 inch designs, material needs, color tips, and stitch illustrations. Send 15 cents for pattern to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept., 259 W. Fourteenth St., New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept
Fourteenth St
New York
N. Y
Riddle of Names in Fruits and Foods
A playful parsing of fruit names and pantry items shows misnomers such as grape fruit, breadfruit, pineapple not being pine or apple, prickly pear not a pear, alligator pear not a pear or alligator, sugar plum not a plum, and butter content in various dairy terms. The wording toys with common labels and meanings.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Elmo Scott Watson
Emerson
Ernest Vincent Wright
Thomas H. Staggers
Cleveland
Ohio
Dr. Staggers
Jackson Whitlow
Stooping Oak
Tenn
Henry S. Tanner
Minneapolis
Albert A. Cole
Portland
Maine
Grocer
Calif
Abagail Leffingwell
Warren Rapelje
San Gabriel
Kennard E. Goldsmith
Portsmouth
N. H
Child Bride
Tennessee
Eunice Winstead
Charlie Johns
Inez Swanson
Edna Mae Potter
Reva Whitcomb
New York State
Rochester
NRA
Brooklyn
Supreme Court
Schecter Brothers
York
Fred C. Perkins
Doris Harrison
Bartow, Fla
Florida
Winter Haven
Kalita Humphreys
Galveston
Texas
Ellen Harkonen
Pelkie
Mich
Michigan
Muriel Wolfson
Lakewood
N. J
Mitzie
Greene
Miami University
Oxford
Missouri
House of Representatives
Kansas
Securities
Wall Street
Garcia
Western Newspaper Union
America
Emperor Norton
Woodlawn
San Francisco
Joshua Norton
Mexico
Mark M. Sanderson
East Ellsworth, Wis
A. Richieri
Buenos Aires
Dr. Barton
Napoleon
Eadache
Collins
Snes
WNU
Nature
Doans
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