Honoring Amos n Andy and Local Pride in Santa Monica
The Santa Monica community plans a bronze tablet in Palisades Park to honor Amos n Andy for bringing joy. The piece notes California sunsets as a civic pride and calls for plaques celebrating the duo. The column blends humor about performers with reflections on diplomacy and a frog folklore joke.
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Amos
Andy
Anta
Monica
Calif
Amos 'N
Palisades Park
Pacific
Ocean
California
Santa Monica
Kingfish
Miggie May Gets Surprise Visitor On Staircase
Miggie May lies in misery on her apartment stairs when David arrives and claims he is her love. The two banter, she schemes to see him, and Marge introduces David as Miggie’s old friend, revealing a signet ring she promised to wear.
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Rutherford B. Hayes
Iggie May
David
Miggie May
Marge
Lil
G ‘Ruth
Hope
Mig
the Dickens
Davids
Miggit May
Shakespeare
Mr. Anderson
Perkins
Death Whisper Kills Worms Tail First Says Study
University of Chicago researchers Dr F J Wiercinsky and Dr C M Child report that inaudible supersonic waves kill flatworms tail first. Using a vibrating quartz crystal at 612000 vibrations per second, worms disintegrate tail first with head remaining last, finishing in minutes. If stopped early, parts regrow into whole worms.
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F J Wiercinsky
C M Child
University of Chicago
New York World- Telegram
Dr Child
Protective reducing diet outlined by Dr James W Barton
Dr James W Barton discusses the dangers of fad diets and promotes a protective reducing diet based on Mabel Baldwin's rules. The plan emphasizes milk, meat or beans, butter, eggs, raw fruit and vegetables, cooked vegetables, whole grains, iodized salt, and controlled portions to maintain vitamins and minerals while losing weight. Heat cramps in hot work environments are noted, with salt tablets recommended to prevent weight loss.
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Mabel E. Baldwin
New Barbara Bell Frock Pattern Promises Modern Sleeve Styles
The sewing pattern advertises a versatile day dress with short or long sleeves, paneled front, clover collar and pockets. It promotes easy, inexpensive construction from printed silk, crepe, or cotton and offers Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1928 B for sizes 14 through 42 with 4 yards of 39 inch fabric for size 16. An annual Fall Pattern Book, 100 patterns, is also advertised with 15 cent copy price.
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Barbara Bell
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Adams St
Chicago
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Foreign Words and Phrases List and Translations
A compact glossary of phrases with origins and meanings. Entries include Apres nous le deluge attributed to Madame de Pompadour and Ippissima verba meaning The very words. Each term offers literal translations and notes on language origin.
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Madame de Pompadour
Bordereaux
Deceives Then Betrays Quote by Bacon
A compact aphorism notes that zeal started in hypocrisy ends in treachery. It states deception first, then betrayal as the inevitable end of pretense.
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Bacon
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