Noise damages worker efficiency says Colgate study
Dr Logan Clendening cites Colgate university experiments showing that varying office noise reduces sustained work by up to one third. Healthy volunteers punching holes in a timed task lost accuracy with noise while steady noise had less effect. Physiological changes included increased urine, kidney and spleen reactions, and muscle tension, underscoring calls to curb city noise.
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Rolfe
Colgate University
Donald A. Laird
Howe
Corbéille
Ufe
Young women guide Capitol visitors say they enjoy their jobs
Mary Love Henry and Betty Jacobs, the Capitol guides aged 22 and 20, say they like their work guiding sightseers in Washington. Tourists often ask foolish questions such as where the president sleeps in the Capitol, but the pair enjoy showing visitors around the historic building.
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Capitol Building
Washington, D. C
Mary Love Henry
Betty Jacobs
Miss Jacobs
Miss Henry
Entertaining Menus For A Bridge Luncheon
The season invites two menus for a bridge luncheon featuring Mushroom Gratin, Cucumber Jelly Salad, Chocolate Mint Sauce cake and Raspberry Tartlets. Recipes detail cream sauce, mushroom, eggs, peppers and cheese. cucumber jelly salad uses grated cucumber lemon juice gelatin and mayonnaise. mint chocolate sauce combines chocolate water sugar mint and butter. raspberry tart filling needs gelatin jam and almonds. A Laundry Bag tip offers an easy inside-hamper laundry helper.
Boxy Coolie Coat Promises Modern College Fashion
A quirky vintage notice promotes a boxy coat described as stylish for college students. It touts suede accents, a high neckline, handy pockets, and a Chinese-inspired lock. The accompanying blurb mentions a blue eagle color and Persian jewelry trends as current autumn fashions.
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TUE College
Alii
Jan
Dear Virginia on 16 year olds and parental control
A 16 year old asks how to handle strict parents who punish her for dating. The advice urges obedience yet criticizes parental coercion, stressing self control, focus on studies, and maintaining school friendships while under parental supervision. It notes the mother’s hair pulling and slapping as excessive and counters harsh parenting with safer limits.
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Virginia Lee
Curtain Beach
Nic
Patsie
Ace
Urs Ree
Poems That Live My Star
A fragmentary Browning poem fragment describes a star with shifting colors and personal meaning. The speaker contrasts others longing for distant stars with the star that has opened its soul to the speaker, expressing intimate attachment to a singular celestial vision.
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Robert Browning
Fisherman’s Wife Preserves Fish Frying Method
A fragmented kitchen note describes adding a salt like coating to a frying pan before frying fish to prevent sticking. The text emphasizes salt air in the pan and hints at preserving flavor or texture in the cooking process.
Paris Frocks Distinguish Town and Country Styles
Paris fashion notes compare day wear for town and country by Lucien Lelong. Country frocks emphasize simple, straight lines with pleated fullness and fabrics like linen and foulard. two piece and jersey options suit fall. Town ensembles show unembellished lines with touches of fantasia, featuring Jicky and Mati Fou pieces, pockets with gold embroidery, and a navy tailored look for morning wear.
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Lucien Lelong
Cenchadl Pree
Paris
Jersey
Marlene Dietrich
Collec
de Galgneron
Comtesse Visconti
Tulle
Mademoiselle Monique de Gunzbourg
Baronne de Gunzbourg
Madame Marlene Dietrich
Dr Myers Lists Books To Aid in Arithmetic
Parents seek arithmetic help and Dr Myers suggests checking school displays and local book stores for affordable self teaching work books. He notes publishers such as Harter Scott Foresman McMillan Webster and Cleveland and New York offices can provide information by postcard. A reader shares a story about a child improving with medical guidance and a cautionary aside on relatives in marriage citing The Conservation of the Family by Paul Popenoe.
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Garry C. Myers
PH. D. Fiedd Department
Iatent Education
Cieteland Collige
Western Reserve
Garry C. Myer
Tocal
Harter Publishing
Cleveland
Scott Foresman
Cicaro
McMillan Co
New York
Woebster Publishing Company
St Lown
Myera
Jim Yeon
Itseifer
Paul Popenos
Wrong Use Of Make-up Affects Skin
Dear Miss Glad answers suggest rouge misuse can redden cheeks if not properly cleansed. Advice covers using astringent, cleansing cream, soap and water, plus thorough removal after use to avoid skin blemishes.
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Gladys Glad
America
Miss Glad
Betty
Good Gardening by Dean Halliday
Garden advice on protecting winter plants. It recommends mulching evergreens with partly decayed manure or leaves to shield roots from deep freezing and retain moisture, plus shielding top growth with shade screens. It warns against excessive manure on perennials with evergreen foliage and suggests light mulch for others.
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Dean Halliday
Gentral Press
Gargén Erpert
Adham
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Logan Clendening
M. D
Clepdening
Clendaning
Betty Jacobse
Chocaigte Mint
Virginia
Lelong
Williams and Wilkins
Baltimore
Gladys
Laurie
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