Amy Johnson plans to quit flying altogether
London based Amy Johnson, famed English aviatrix, says she will stop flying. She cites advancing aviation feats by Empire airliners, the Royal Air Force, and Russian polar flights, and contemplates a new life beyond stunt records, with publicity no longer a driving factor.
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Amy Johnson
London
England
Australa
Empire Airliners
Royal Air Force
South Africa
Australia
Frances
Jim
Reading from a Murky Advice Column on Muffs and Meringues
A garbled text from an advice column discusses ornate vases and the decorative value of flowers, warns against overstirring muffins, notes hot foods through a ricer require warm water rinsing, cakes cooling upside down to level tops, and soaking primes for salads to remove stones.
Completed Tasks By Leonard A Barrett
A financier ponders what ends work, asking if the worth of art and discovery is measured by price. He recalls Ruskin Kepler Milton and asks what motive drove their great works. They labored not for pay but for the work itself, finding satisfaction in completion.
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Ruskin
Durer
Kepler
Milton
Gettysburg Address as a Finished Task Inspires Society
The passage reflects on Lincoln's Gettysburg Address as a masterful completed task born of suffering and labor. It argues the work's balance and diction, its moral weight, and its lasting influence as society judges a final achievement.
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Lincoln
Ruskin
Big Families Not Fashionable But Fun In Homes
Feature discusses how large households adapt to wear and activity with taupe interiors, pastel greens, peach walls, and chintz fabrics. It notes the lively, hospitable atmosphere, practical decors, and the idea that a home’s character comes from sincere effort and craft rather than luxury. Also includes a cultural aside on Gwen’s room and the appeal of a personal studio for girls seeking independence. The piece blends domestic design with reflections on youth and self-expression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tion
Ginka Wool
Gwen
Prench
The Best Authors And The Power Of Writing
A brief note on leading writers and prolific output mentions Shakespeare Scott and Voltaire alongside others. Estates of authorship and productivity are reflected in the claim that the best authors are those who write the most.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakespeare
Scott
Dames
Voltaire
Dick Geetha
Emmanuel of Italy Takes Things Easy
Rome, Italy. Completely absorbing opulent government duties, King Victor Emmanuel spends spare time on his coin collection and agriculture. A famed numismatist, his collection is among Europe’s finest. He backs Italy’s “Back to the Earth” slogan while overseeing vast estates Castelp orziano and Sen Ros sore, producing wheat and valuable timber. Crown Prince Humbert engages in ex situ ture, including Racconigi parks turned to wheat fields amid sanctions era.
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Rome
Italy
Benito Mussolini
Victor Emmanuel
Victor Emmenuel
Tuscany
Sen Rossore
Savoy
Castelperziano
Europe
Queen Helen
Sen. Nezzareno Strampeli
Canada
Australia
Argentina
Castelporziano
Tombolo
Prince of Savoy
Victor
Mussolini
Elms
San Rossore
Humberteise
Marie Jose of
Beigives
Recconig
Dens
Haly
Ethiopia
Himebert
Wooden Salt Mortar Prize Relic of English Heaton Line
Henry G. Heaton of Carson City Michigan recalls a 300 year old wooden salt mortar and pestle made from maple by an English Heaton ancestor. Carved in 1818 from a downed homestead tree, the eight and a half inch mortar has no finish and shows age and use, tracing its lineage through the Heaton family.
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Eston Rapiis
Mich
Old England
New
Heaton
Potatoes Not Fattening Says Iowa Nutritionist
Ruth Cessna a nutritionist at Iowa State college states that potatoes have little effect on the waistline. She notes about 80 percent of a potato is water and that a medium potato calories equal a baking powder biscuit a spoon and a half of French dressing or a good sized apple or orange.
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Ames
Iowa
Ruth Cessna
Iowa State College
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Sur Ass
BY Charles Sughroe
Aviatrix
Miss Johnson
Mollie
Hull
Fleet Street
Croydon
Port Darwin
Amy
Tony
Tokyo
C. S. Humphreys
Cape Town
Cape Towns
Africa
Tommy Rose
Rose
James A. Molscan
Wales
America
Bridgeport
Conn
Floyd Bennett Airport
Congo
Okapi
Bronx Zoo
New York City
Belgian Congo
Associated Newspapers
WAL Service
Amaze
Arnold
Petroleum Products
WNU
Leonard A Barrett
Worth
Betty Wells
Mailady
Friederich der Grosse
Scapa Flow
Rosyth
Scotland
Emmanuel
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