The Featherheads Slightly Mixed Gladiators in India
Jimson recalls an India trip with a joke about gladiators as flowers grown from bulbs. Johnson questions the term and clarifies the humorous misunderstanding in a Stray Stories Magazine style vignette.
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India
Johnson
Stray Stories Magazine
A Crabby urchin seeks a soft collar
A crusty shopper visits the men’s outfitting department asking for a soft man’s collar. A clerk clarifies the request as a man’s soft collar and they exchange a brief mock correction. The boy points to his own collar and the shopper asks about a clean one.
Lights of New York by L L Stevenson
Benny the Bowery bum meets a rich stranger who offers a lavish meal and a new start in life. A luxury apartment, a thousand dollars, and a dramatic awakening follow a staged transformation ending with a sudden police interruption.
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L. L. Stevenson
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Gland Centered in Pituitary Sparks Dove Study
Dr. Calvin P. Stone of Stanford University reports that the pituitary gland at the brain base is the center of love in doves and that parental behavior also traces to this gland.
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Calif
Calvin P. Stone
Stanford University
Best Teachers Spare Rod Says Survey Finds
Dr Nellie M Campbell of Teachers College Columbia University reports a survey showing highly successful teachers use fewer punishments and more rewards. Teachers rated A in control of pupils resolve behavior problems through reasoning and social approval.
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Johnny
Nellie M. Campbell
Teachers College
Columbia University
Mind Meter Word Reasoning Quiz From Bell Syndicate
One-page brain teaser presents analogy problems using historical figures and places with provided answers and a light note on health pills. It includes a closing anecdote about Mr and Mrs Joseph H Degray of Chicopee Falls Massachusetts celebrating sixty years together noting there is no formula for a successful marriage.
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Joseph H. Degray
Chicopee Falls
Mass
Degray
Ferry-Morse Seed Breeding Institute promotes quality seeds
The Ferry-Morse Seed Breeding Institute at Rochester Michigan and Salinas California dedicates hundreds of acres to scientific propagation of vegetable and flower seeds. For eighty years it has improved quality by selecting plants pollinating, developing foundation stock, growing seed crops, and testing results before sale. Graduates of the institute are available to gardeners for as little as five cents per packet, with a free Home Garden Catalog and radio garden talks on Station WIR.
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Rochester
Mich
Salinas
Cal
Ferry-Morse Seed Breeding Institute
Ferry
WIR
Ferry-Morse Seed Co
Detroit
San Francisco
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