Elephants Use Liquor Cure Tales From India and Beyond
An Illustrated Weekly of India tale notes two highly intelligent elephants and their strange alcohol habits. Zip shows gin with ginger to ease stomach pain while another circus elephant drinks whiskey, becoming unmanageable without a drink. The piece extols elephants’ memory, work discipline, and calm under pain, citing Rangoon teak yards and Ceylon rubber estates as examples.
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Bombay
India
Illustrated Weekly of India
Zip
Rangoon
Ceylon
Color Scheme in Northern Virginia Kitchen
A new Northern Virginia home features a semi gloss white ceiling and walls with medium gray woodwork trimmed in vermilion. The floor bears a deep gray finish and window curtains mix vermilion with white in a checked pattern.
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Virginia
Is This a Friendly World by Leonard A Barrett
A reflection on whether the world is friendly explores limits of evolution and reason. The author argues evolution explains cosmic and human development but cannot answer all questions about truth and meaning. He cautions against forcing certainty when clear paths are lacking and urges careful reasoning.
Purpose as the key to a friendly world in a moral cosmos
The text argues that despair fades when purpose governs life and events. It compares medicine to life’s challenges, asserting that not extracting sorrow but seeing a larger pattern reveals universal order where all things work for good. It emphasizes the cosmic role of purpose from grass blade to forest giant.
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Western Newspaper Union
Wise money use and knife racks for safe kitchen storage
The piece compares spending habits of two families, noting that prudent use of money creates the appearance of affluence. It then offers practical guidance on knife racks, describing wall mounted options, proper placement, and safety tips to keep blades out of reach and walls undamaged.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU
Colored Ceilings a Colorful Decorating Variation
A decorating note suggests painting walls in light neutral gray and applying the room color on the ceiling. A deep rich color can enamel the floor and woodwork or furniture to carry the accent. An attractive scheme uses a shell pink ceiling, cream gray walls, and jade green enamel woodwork.
One Way Passage Revival Hinted By Theatres
A film recall piece notes One Way Passage as a standout of its era, suggests New York theatres may re screen it. It praises stars William Powell Kay Francis and Frank McHugh and recalls actors and industry gossip of the time. It also teases upcoming projects and industry moves from Judy Henie and others.
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New York
William Powell
Kay Francis
Frank McHugh
Cuddle Toys Inspire Soft Baby Gifts Pattern 5609
The Sewing Circle offers pattern 5609 with a transfer pattern for four cuddly animals. simple two piece construction except for the bear jacket and the chick wings. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept. 259 West Fourteenth St New York NY for the pattern and instructions.
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Ekenie
Meenie
Minie
Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept
West Fourteenth St
New York
N. Y
Hobby Restores Youth Through Miniature Tabernacle
An elderly Minneapolis man revived his youth by building a miniature tabernacle of Moses following biblical specifications. The article parallels such hobbies with the life-giving value of leisure time, offering relaxation zest and deep satisfaction.
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Minneapolis
Moses
Minneapolis Star
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America
CR Household
von Walker
Loyola University of Los Angeles
Zoo Park
Anna May
Tom Lieb
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Eddie Cantor
Margaret Sullavan
Leland Hayward
Katherine Hepburn
Mr. Hayward
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Lily Pons
Connecticut
Helen Hayes
Sonja Henie
Paulette Goddard
Chaplin
Lee Reiser
Rosalind Russell
Craig
Robert Taylor
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Spencer Tracy
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Luden
Ares
Doan
Doans
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