Marmalade and Highland Breakfast Lore Across Scotland
The piece traces marmalade’s Scottish roots from a Mary Queen of Scots tale to a Dundee importer story and a Fochabers factory in whisky kegs. It notes quince links, citrus blends, and a modern Marmalade For Men branding, alongside Athol Brose and a young Macmillan’s publishing rise culminating in a later British prime minister.
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Scotland
Mary
Dundee
Spain
Portugal
France
Germany
Fochabers
Morayshire
Athol Brose
London
Macmillan
Macmillan Publishing Company
Great Britain
Glass makers unveil self darkening light sensitive glass
Dr. S. Donald Stockey and Dr. William H. Armi stead of Corning Glass Works reveal a glass that darkens in sunlight and clears indoors. The invention relies on silver halide crystals to create a reversible light response with potential uses in sunglasses windows and auto windshields.
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S. Donald Stockey
William H. Armistead
Corning Glass Works
Corning
N.Y
Stockey
Early Cosmetics Kohl Not Derived From Coal
Kohl, used by eastern women since antiquity to darken eyelids, is not linked to coal. It is typically made from finely powdered antimony, though burned almond shells or frankincense also serve. The Arabic word Kohl means to stain and is the root of the word alcohol.
Tall Man, Short Inches, Mortal Desire, Tragic Twist
A wealthy oilman, obsessed with added height, buys five-inch shoes then dies after a car crash. His secretary Carver and Marian Carver, the tall sister, figure into a reckless romance that ends with the man’s fatal decline. A nurse perceives a miracle that dawns as a taller self seems within reach but a final telegram negates it.
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J. McWhinney
Carvers
Dng
Mr. McWhinney
Mr.McWhinney
Southern States Petroleum Company
Ders
Jim Carver
Carver
Marian
McWhinney
Dean
Time and Education Week Reflections on Time's Value
The Standard Journal urges students to value time during school years noting every second lost cannot be recovered. It contrasts youthful dreams with the realities of adulthood, warning that wasted hours shape a less fulfilled life and stressing time as the key to a full, happy future.
Critics charge Spanish aid alibi shows State Department sophistry
The Christian Science Monitor denounces US policy claiming aid to Spain continues due to Franco's steps against Cuba trades. It argues the stance is inconsistent with cutting aid to Britain over Cuba and questions maintaining bases in Spain for the sake of dictatorial ties.
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State Department
United States
Spain
Generalissimo
Britain
Castro
Generalissimo Franco
Cuba
Scy
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Dominion Square
Montreal
Regina
Leader-Post
THE
Early Cosmetics
Egypt
F. Bom. Haws
Gull Lake
Arborfield
Sask
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps
Haws
RCASC
Illustration BY
E. Shook
BY Ben Townsend
the Standard Journal
Rock Island, Quebec
Christian Science Monitor
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