Eleanor Roosevelt two day country visit and Washington events
Eleanor Roosevelt describes a peaceful two day country visit with outdoor planning at the President's cottage and her home. She then attends a Vassar College speech, meets Columbia faculty and President Butler, hosts an essay contest tour in Lancaster County, and covers events from Union Now to the Men of Boys Town film and a broadcast with the Friends of Children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vassar College
New York City
Columbia University
United States
Nicholas Murray Butler
Washington
Lancaster County
UNION
Clarence Streit
Theodore Dreier
Black Mountain College
Asheville
N. C
Men of Boys Town
Federal Employees’ Council
Congressional
Seventy-third Congress
Daughters of Patriots
Founders
White House
Friends OF Children
Friends of Children Incorporated
Friends of Children, Inc
England
Private Purkey letter from wartime camp on dishwashing life
A wartime letter from Oscar Purkey recounts Army kitchen duty with humor and grit. He describes endless dishwashing, broken crockery, and the hard work shaping his days, while imagining a future as a chambermaid. Greenwich Village and Times Square scenes punctuate the city snapshot.
Kathleen Norris Says Wrong Way to Live for Wives
Kathleen Norris profiles Ann and George Brown in a tale of domestic partnership. Ann cheers a decisive move to city life to cut expenses and pay off debts, contrasting with the Smith family and highlighting resilience, work, and saving in postwar American life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann
Jim
George
Tom
Kathleen Norris
Selecting Correct Shoes for Children
City children lack natural springy ground and need shoes that protect the foot from hard surfaces, support growth, and balance posture. The article lists features of a proper shoe including straight inner sole, round toe, full across the ball, narrow heel, higher inner heel, appropriate shank, and rigid construction to maintain arch and balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank D. Dickson
Rex L. Dively
Swollen Eyes Caused by Allergies Not Spider Bites
Dr. James W. Barton explains that swollen eyes and lips often stem from food sensitivities or other substances. Patch, scratch, or injection tests can identify triggers, with food diaries guiding elimination when testing is only partly effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Barton
W. L. Crewson
Hamilton
Canadian Medical Association
Charming sunbonnet girl cutout pattern pattern 79277
A 16 inch sunbonnet girl figure in a short dress holding a watering can is offered as pattern 79277 for 15 cents. It is designed to be traced onto plywood or thin lumber and cut with a jig or coping saw and painted. It pairs with Farmer Brown's boy pattern 29278, also 15 cents, and orders are to be sent to the stated address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Brown
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Napoleon
Oscar
Gotham
Greenwich Village
Times Square
Yokela
City Hall
Fiorello
Bell Syndicate
WNN
By Kathleen Norris
Tom Smith
Bronx
Smiths
Eileen
Jean Smith
Jean
Ethel
Glad
Billy
George Brown
Brown House
Davy
Nancy
Dr. Barton
Kansas City
J. Fuller
Jerry Link
Widow Brown
Jed Moore
Jed
H. G. Wells
Ilook
LEAFS
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
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