Housework and the New Deal in a mother’s view
A New York World-Telegram letter argues that codes and time clocks cannot fit home life and that housewives will continue their duties despite reform. The writer supports overtime for mothers while opposing strict new rules, praising the New Deal but prioritizing household needs and common sense. Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets ad ends the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NRA
General Johnson
Brain Trust
Papa
Mamma
Mother
Walter Ferguson
New York World-Telegram
Self-Made Man Teaches Others to Build Success
A feature profiles a man who prides himself on self-reliance and empire of small ventures. He offers lessons on discipline, risk, and personal philosophy to aspiring entrepreneurs and readers seeking practical guidance.
How One Woman Lost 20 Pounds of Fat
A testimonial touts Kruschen Salts as the quickest fat loss method. It promises fat loss in four weeks, energy boost, clearer skin, and safety guarantees with a money back offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Pve
Idlen Smith
Haverhill
Mass
Fats That Will Provide Energy in Low Cost Meals
Nutrition article emphasizes fats as a key energy source and suggests low cost meal ideas. It highlights table fats such as butter margarine and salad oils to enhance flavor and sticking power in staples like vegetables and pies. Includes simple recipes and serving tips, noting butter should be added at the end and browned carefully for flavor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith M. Barber
Bureau of Home Economics
Washington
Bureau
Memoir of a Road Building Era and Oddities
Roy Mason recalls Yale era publicity for B F Yoakum’s agricultural expedition toWashington aimed at showing practical road building. The trip boosted freight, but led to railroad opposition with rise of motor trucks. Amusing episodes include a bearded Texan at a Hippodrome tank show and a Barrymore baby disruption. A lawyer shares a judgment skirmish story. Jean and Lee Moser party reveals a midtown backyard beer spot and that advertising managers of three Grand Rapids stores are women.
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Roy Mason
Yale
B. EF. Yoakum
Rock Island Railroad
Mr. Yoakum
Washington
Yoakum
Texas
Hippodrome
Lone Star
Jean
Lee Moser
Fourth Street
New York
Bi Fifth Avenue
Grand Rapids
Mich
Bell Syndicate
WNU Servite
Usual Program at Wedding Reveals Simple Contracting Parties
In a brief twist the couple, the bride and groom, were the sole contracting parties. No unusual details emerged about others involved in the ceremony.
Coyote Folktale Poem From Prairie Fields
A rustic verse describes the coyote prowling sagebrush and mesquite as it chases rabbits and preys on lambs. It notes traps and the sly nature of prairie coyotes with a moral about hunters hiding traps and coyotes hunting at night.
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Bowie
The Baileys at the Fair and Hollandaise Sauce Recipe
Recipe notes describe baking a dish for forty five to fifty minutes at 400 degrees in a hot oven. Hollandaise sauce is detailed with eggs lemon juice butter salt pepper and boiling water, prepared in a double boiler and kept warm. The text then shifts to a 1933 Bell Syndicate piece about The Incredible Barrymores and a Hollywood trip by Sumner Newton Blossom with stray anecdotes.
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Sumner Newton Blossom
Hollywood
John Barrymore
My Neighbor Says A Quick Household Guide From 1933
Practical tips from a 1933 column advise removing mold with kerosene soaked garments, washing warmth to remove mildew, greasing bread before baking for softness, lemon juice as shoe polish substitute, and finely chopped nuts ground in a mincing machine.
Biblical Q&A Sparks Cheek Kissing Comedy Bit
A humorous exchange plays on the biblical admonition to turn the other cheek. A speaker asks what would happen if a kiss lands on the cheek and the reply invokes the familiar restraint in a playful vignette.
Origin of eat crow phrase tied to Civil War tale
A Civil War anecdote explains the saying eat crow as rising from a Federal soldier who, after shooting a Confederate’s crow, was made to eat the crow and later overpowered, forcing the Confederate to finish the meal. The tale frames the metaphor for humble pie.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU Service
Brion Island in Istria Once a Roman Aristocrat Spa
The Italian island of Brion in Istria is noted as a watering place with a Roman era heritage. Ruins of temples baths and villas still beautify the island, recalling its seaside resort status for aristocracy.
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Brion
Istria
Brionia
Farmer Discovers Stone Marked NRA On Indiana Farm
Ladoga Indiana farmer Richard Rose found a six inch stone bearing letters NRA about an inch and a half high carved or drawn on its surface. The markings appear not to be hand cut and show no signs of alteration.
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Ladoga
Ind
Richard Rose
Promises and rewards shape a child's conduct and schooling
The article argues that promises from parents to children must be kept or trust erodes. It warns against forgetfulness and rewarding unearned success, stressing reciprocity and earned rewards to prevent future disrespect for laws and authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell Syndicate
WNU Service
Harvard Oarsmen Return in Eight Oared Shell
Old Harvard oarsmen, former students about 50 years removed, rowed an eight on the Charles river as reported by the Winged Foot. One veteran boaster said the crew reminded undergraduates how they used to win in the early fifties when technique mattered as much as today.
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Harvard
Charles River
Paris City Streets Rented to Film Companies
Collier's Weekly notes Paris rents city streets to motion picture firms with a charge for each actor animal and vehicle on location. Night rates double due to blocking of traffic and safety concerns.
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Paris
Collier's Weekly
Decline of Gaels in Britain and Ireland
The Gaels now inhabit only extreme northwestern districts of Britain and part of Ireland, but historians say at one time the whole British Isles was occupied by them.
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Britain
Ireland
British Isles
Kansas City Times
NOW IN TABLET OR LIQUID FORM MEMBER N R A
The fragment notes a transition to tablet or liquid form for a member designated N R A. It lacks clear action, date, or organization context to determine full scope. Further readable details needed to clarify who is involved and the purpose of the form change.
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Potter Drug & Chemical Corporation
Malden
Pee
Boyd Willamas
Hudson, Wate
Yarmouth
Porthcowl
Lights of
Stevenson
Barrymore
Blossom
American Animals
Little Prairie
Wolf
You
P. F. Volland
Compa
WNN
Associated Newspapers
WNU
Jean Newton
Gompers
Samuel ‘Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Robert Aitken
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