Women Wage Earners and Family Life Editorial
A United States study based on census data from Passaic Jacksonville Wilkes Barre and Butte shows over 88 percent of women over 14 in these cities engage in gainful work. About 38 percent supplement family earnings and two thirds work outside the home. The piece discusses whether wives’ employment undercuts the home and what this means for industry and marriage rates, noting the report raises questions without offering solutions.
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Women’s Bureau
United States Department of Labor
Passaic
N.S
Jacksonville
Fla
Wilkesbarre
Butte
Rome
Ivo
Legs and Brains Theory Tested by Columbia Doctor
A columnist mocks a Columbia University doctor’s claim that long legged people have bigger brains. The piece notes tests on 450 University of Chicago students and jokes that the theory would favor the Columbian expert, while adding birds and insects offer no leg to stand on.
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Columbia University
Aesop
University of Chicago
Star of Bethlehem Legend and Venus Veil the Sky
The piece discusses the enduring belief in the star of Bethlehem and its link to Venus seen in the evening sky. It recalls a New England reader seeking the star, notes Venus’s brilliance, and references Tycho Brahe remarking on a bright Casiopeia star in 1572.
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Betirlehem
Venus
New England
Star of Bethlehem
Ches
Rober Grienan
Tycho Brahe
Al Jolson and Tycho's Star: A Tangled Tale of Belief
The text blends Al Jolson lore with reflections on Tycho Brahe's Nova 1572, contrasting public fatigue and scientific caution. It discusses moral weariness from labor, then pivots to astronomy history, noting Tycho Brahe's accurate position and later speculative ideas about a long period variable star and dubious reappearances.
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Venus
Tycho
Sycho
Cassiopeia
Christ
Bethlehem
Judeat
Tyche
Jost
Freaks of Nature The hunter uses a gas mask on Himalaya pursuit
A 1925 King Features piece describes a hunter in Central Asia who relies on a gas mask rather than a rifle. The prize is musk from a deer’s abdominal scent sac, emitting a strong odor that can cause pursuers to faint. the musk occurs across Asia from India to China.
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Himalaya
Central Asia
Asia
India
China
Ryiy Tne
Health by Suggestion: Dr Crane's Cure for Blues
Dr King Brown of Bermondsey argues a dental and health theater of suggestion can cheer a downcast man. He proposes electric sighs and humorous verses to boost mood with lines about aging teeth and toothbrush imagery. Copyright 1928 by The Tec Newspaper Synthesis.
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King Brown
Bermondsey Fown
England
Dan
Gramps
Will
Bermond
Tec
Fever sores in children and remedies noted by health official
A health official explains fever sores or herpes labialis in children, detailing causes after fever, progression from a single blister to crust and crack, and risks from itching. Advice includes restraining hands, using mittens, boric acid powders and antiseptics, and general health measures to aid healing.
Over-Life’s Hurdles Practice in Skepticism
A reflective note urges readers to challenge gossip and unverified claims rather than accept them. It emphasizes checking facts independently, avoiding unfounded judgments about friends, and using judgment to sift truth from rumor while balancing skepticism.
Keep Your Happiness By You Amid Luxury Pressures
An 1825 piece from the International Feature Service discusses the tension between pursuing luxury and maintaining social position within one’s means. It warns that financial strain and future security clash with the lure of expensive lifestyle and social circles, urging a balanced approach and prudent spending.
Repartee and Phrases Echo in Chaotic Quarter
Fragmentary chatter shows a lively exchange with mentions of government, income tax returns, and a reference to the poorhouse. A cheerful greeting lingers, while others speculate about a speaker seen as an advocate of a movement and a sea voyage remark hints at recent travel.
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Mn Daghene
Catnip
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Lempley
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Gibbons
Hoya
Jack 1S
YD -Leee
Xrite
AL Jolson
Wien
Frank Crane
Tam
United “States
Bingtor Fom Ney Xo
New York
Premaler Syndica
Tate
International Peature Service
Zou
International Feekut Service, Incorporated
Repartee
Bonehead Brothers
Koobh
Innd
Simp
Seaai
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