Old Ship Meeting House Claims U S Oldest Continuously Used Church
In Hingham Massachusetts the Old Ship Meeting House is hailed as the oldest continuously used church in the United States built in 1681 by ship carpenters. The article notes its simple 18th century interior, later additions, and long tradition of town meetings and Sunday sermons.
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Hingham
Mass
United States
Ship Meeting
Kansas City Star
Peter Hobart
Hingham Church
St. Paul
Boston
Winthrop
Old Ship Meeting House
New England
First Farm Show Birthplace in Scotland 1783 Society Formed
The Highlands and Agricultural Society of Scotland was formed in 1783 to organize farm shows across multiple Scottish towns, establishing the official birthplace of farm shows and exhibitions.
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Scotland
Highlands and Agricultural Society of Scotland
Our Basic Needs by Leonard A Barrett
An analysis argues that many expenditures exceed essential needs and that post prosperity we pursued luxuries. The piece notes how budgets reveal spending on privileges, which could be trimmed without harming welfare.
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Leonard A. Barrett
Rugged Resources and Basic Needs in Modern Civilization
A reflective piece argues the economy should honor basic needs bread water and light over possessions. It questions whether modern society has stripped inner fortitude and urges appreciation of simple essentials while recalling Tolstoy and a wandering minstrel tale.
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Tolstoy
Lucerne
Restoring an Old Home and New House Renovation Ideas
Betty Wells shares reader letters about buying a run down suburban house for a 700 mortgage and plans to modernize with gray enamel, blue and green draperies, and slip covers. Another reader describes rebuilding a 1823 home with maps, old county atlas pages, and 19th century furnishings to preserve Victorian charm.
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WWE
Lansing A. Dickson
Betty Wells
WNN Service
Parlor Tips for Home Care and Lawn Care
Paraphrase guidance covers repairs with paraffin for floors and greens cooking in uncovered pans to keep color. Advice includes reseeding bare lawn spots in April, and polishing mahogany with olive oil and vinegar. A color boosting butter mix uses pimiento or watercress for hues. Associated Newspapers WNU Service.
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Associated Newspapers
WNU
Hollywood Buzz From the Star Dust Columns
Jack Benny moves to New York for their radio broadcast drawing huge crowds at the Waldorf Astoria. The piece notes awards, contracts, and upcoming projects for Luise Rainer Paul Muni Walt Disney Edgar Bergen Vera Zorina Jane Withers Janet Gaynor Skippy Asta Joan Crawford Sonja Henie Tyrone Power Bobby Breen and others in the entertainment industry.
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Ittle
Jack Benny
New York
Radio City
National Broadcasting Company
Waldorf-Astoria
Benny
Jack
Luise Rainer
Metro - Goldwyn- Mayer
Paul Muni
Louis Pasteur
Janet Gaynor
Hollywood
Skippy
Asta
Joan Crawford
Sonja Henie
Tyrone Power
Bobby Breen
Singing Kid
National Broadcasting
Paramount
Western Newspaper Union
General Knowledge Quiz from Ask Me Another
The item lists twelve trivia questions with brief answers including relatives, figures like Theodore Roosevelt and Augustus, places China and Lake Constance, and topics such as the jolly Roger and shin plaster. It presents both questions and provided solutions in a quiz format.
Hope of Future and Storms of Despair Reflections
A poetic meditation contrasts nights of blackness with failed light and gray storms, expressing bleak despair and the absence of clearing days. Two epigraphs frame the sentiment, crediting John Kendrick Bangs and C. C. Cameron.
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Sam Goldwyn
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London
Vera Zorina
Monte Carlo
Jane Withers
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Bel! Syndicate
WIU
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Lake Constance
Philadelphia
Yokohamas
Theodore Roosevelt
China
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Robert Bruce
Switzerland
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C. C. Cameron
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