Wishful garden party in a rainlit afternoon
Ada and Crystal long for Joe-Joe the woolly lamb and other missing friends as Mr. Todd predicts rain and recalls tools, food, and supplies. The group chatter turns to Cooky, ice cream, and Clocky while awaiting signs of weather and the return of missing companions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Joe-Joe
Crystal
Grandma
Angelina
Jim
Jerry
Teddy
Mr. Todd
Mrs. Cackle
Nip
Cooky
Body Proportions No Sign of Intelligence
University of Chicago researcher Dr William H Sheldon tested 450 entering students to examine a link between body type and intelligence. He found that measured body proportions correlated less reliably with intellect and grades than a quick personal judgment formed after ten minutes of acquaintance. The study followed a 1921 Columbia university experiment by Dr Naccarati suggesting a possible relationship between body type and mentality.
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William H. Sheldon
University of Chicago
Doctor Sheldon
Doctor Naccarati
Columbia University
Journal of Personnel Research
Cornflake Macaroons Recipe Steps
Simple instruction set to make cornflake macaroons using one egg and butter. Mix sugar and cornflakes with baking powder, blend with butter, drop on a buttered tin, shape, and bake in a moderate oven.
Bridge Teaching Raises Gold Coast Tutor to $1000 Monthly
A Chicago woman, Mrs. Virginia Tubbs, once sought gold in Alaska with her husband, moved to Chicago 12 years ago, became widowed six years later, and turned to teaching bridge. She now earns over $1,000 monthly guiding Gold Coast residents in the game she learned during long Alaskan winters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Virginia Tubbs
Chicago
Pridgen Celebrates 103rd Birthday Amid Southern Honors
Mrs. Pridgen, a long living North Carolinian, had her 103rd birthday observed with flowers from the United Daughters of the Confederacy in a nearby city. Her family includes six living children, six in total this year, three unmarried and living with her, and her eldest son joined the southern army. Additional southern societies also honored her distinguished status.
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North Carolina
Rachel Riddle
Barnardsville
N. C
Riddle
Currie, N. C
Alfred Pridgen
Wilmington
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fairy Ta Tale
Clocky
Bronx
Jeanne Ginsberg
Carter
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
K-R-O
Huey
Sardinia
Ohio
K-R-O Company
Springfield
BAYER
Lumbago
Georgia
Mrs
Juliana Pridgen
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