Skyline Drive opens new segment along Blue Ridge in Virginia
A second stretch of Skyline Drive was opened in Virginia, offering 65 miles of scenic highway atop the Blue Ridge. The Shenandoah National Park spans 176,429 acres with Hawksbill and Stony Man peaks over 4000 feet, and Big Meadows nearby where glider experiments occurred.
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Blue Ridge Mountains
Virginia
Skyline Drive
Shenandoah National Park
Blue Ridge
National Geographic Society
Shenandoah Valley
Massanutten Ridge
Allegheny Mountains
Free State Hollow
Rapidan Camp
Hawksbill
Stony Man
Everett Marshall Trains with Sandenstein Dummy in Detroit Gym
Everett Marshall, world heavyweight wrestling title claimant, trains with a wooden spring loaded dummy named Sandenstein at the Arena Gardens gym in Detroit. The setup serves as a constant shadow partner after sparring complaints about punishment.
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Everett Marshall
Sandenstein
Arena Gardens
Detroit
Honey Aristotle Definition as dew from stars of rainbow
The phrase describes Honey Aristotle the Greek philosopher calling honey dew distilled from the stars of the rainbow. This poetic characterization links sweetness to celestial imagery and classical thought.
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Aristotle
The Value of an Empty Purse by Leonard Barrett
Leonard A. Barrett argues the purse’s emptiness shifts values from material wealth to moral and spiritual worth. The piece reflects on how shrinking security values reveal that gold does not glitter and that a home may outshine a house amid economic strain.
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Leonard A. Barrett
Western Newspaper Union
Empty purses reveal true friendship and lasting values
A Western Newspaper Union piece argues that wealth cannot buy character, knowledge, or love. It notes true friends endure hardship, celebrates sacrifice as a driver of character, and gives practical jewelry care while warning about perishable gems such as opals.
Changing Our Ways to Meet Tough Times
A reflective column urges constructive thinking during hardship. It emphasizes staying hopeful, seeking better Course corrections, and remaining ready for improvement as change is constant, with encouragement to act wisely and not fear misfortune.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU
Glenda Farrell Debuts Navy Linton Reefer Coat
Glenda Farrell sports a British style navy linton tweed reefer coat with copper coin buttons and wide seam stitched pockets. A red scarf and matching gladiator hat complete the coordinated outfit in this film star’s fashion preview.
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Glenda Farrell
Barbara Bell sewing pattern offers versatile blouse and skirt
Pattern No.1968 B presents a blouse and skirt with jabot neck, surplice closure, and front panel skirt. Sizes 14 to 46, busts 33 to 46. Yardage for 39 inch fabric listed. price 15 cents. Orders to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept Chicago.
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Barbara
Barbara Bell
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Adams St
Chicago
Ill
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Household hints and thrifty kitchen tips from 1920s column
Practical advice on lunchbox straws with cocoa, coloring gravy with a touch of kitchen bouquet, long lasting narcissi in bowls, borax in wash water for soft flannels, cutting leftovers with scissors, and budget friendly curtain ideas using white and gray cotton tweed with decorative white balls. Bell Syndicate WNU Service.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU
Nature’s Beauty in Brief: A Lily of a Day
Ben Johnson reflects on human vanity and the transient nature of life. He contrasts the enduring oak with a lily that blooms briefly yet shines with light, suggesting that small, fleeting glimpses of beauty can surpass long lasting grandeur. The poem champions brevity and momentary radiance.
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Washington
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Lydia le Baron Walker
Gruenwald Sea
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