How to Keep Well in 1926
An advisory column from 1926 offers practical health tips and routines for daily living. It covers nutrition, exercise, hygiene, and preventive habits, urging consistency and simple steps readers can apply at home to improve wellbeing.
A Successful Man's Rules for Success
An article cites Judge Elbert H. Gary of United States Steel Corp as a model of longevity health and achievement. It lists his daily regimen including fresh air sleep hydration and moderation and notes two missing keys ancestors and personal development. It concludes most can optimize their own physical and mental potential within limits.
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Elbert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Gary
Making Comfort A Priority In Caring For The Sick
A home care perspective argues comfort speeds recovery. A sick room should be well lit, clean, and near a bath, with plain walls and minimal furniture. Regularly turning the mattress and keeping the space orderly reduce fatigue for ill patients.
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Florence Dakin
New Jersey
New Orleans Beauty Thelma Roeling Will Represent City
Miss Thelma Roeling a New Orleans high school sophomore and daughter of Dr and Mrs W H Roeling has been selected to represent New Orleans in the Atlantic City beauty pageant.
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Thelma Roehling
W. H. Roelling
New Orleans
Atlantic City
When Nobles Were Book Buyers in Henry VIII's Era
The piece recalls a time when first editions were rare and costly, reserved for royalty. It notes Henry VIII's prized volumes including a Gospel binding gifted by Pope Leo X, and traces early printing milestones from Gutenberg to Duranti, highlighting royal and religious influence on books.
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Henry VIII
Henry
Leo X
New York Times
Rotdolf
Venice
Mary Queen of Scots
Rome
Petrus de Tuerre
Albrecht Durer
Nuremburg
Hans Wechtlin
Durer
Gualtherus
Alexander the Great
Mainz
Fust and Schaeffer
Rationale Divinorum Officiorum
Gulielmus Duranti
The Prince of Wales Pub Names and a Royal Joke
A snippet notes England hosts many pubs named The Prince of Wales. It recalls a humorous incident from Prince's Oxford days when a failed telephone call led a new servant to think the prince was in a public house. The prince chuckles at the miscommunication.
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Cheyenne
Dawes
Gov
Nellie Ross
Wyoming
Jumping Eagle
Governor Ross
Princess Nellie Tayloe
England
Prince of Wales
Oxford
Modern Youth Provokes Piping Rock Luncheon Debate
Cortlandt Bleecker at a Piping Rock luncheon derides modern youth as a sad lot. He cites a tale of a young man declaring distrust of all girls while admitting engagement to five, illustrating cynicism about relationships.
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Cortlandt Bleecker
Lost Mind at Sandy Mush Dogs Trade Hootin Nanny Car
Local chatter in Slippery Slap claims Tobe Sagg of Sandy Mush has lost his wits after swapping three prized dogs for a Hootin Nanny car. An acquaintance questions what he might do next as the tale spreads.
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Sandy Mush
Lum
The Waltz Through Time in Old Dance Circles
In early social dancing the waltz sparked a major sensation as it replaced the quadrille and cotillion. It was never faster than earlier tunes but remained a dreamy, lingering tempo rather than a gallop, unlike later trends such as jazz.
Pride and Bragging Between Beetle and Locust
A dialogue features Mr Hercules Beetle and a Red-Winged Locust debating pride and status. Beetle cites South American origins and bravery while Locust questions lineage and worth, ending with the beetle crawling away in modest pride.
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Mr. Beetle
Red-Winged
Mr. Red-Winged Locust
Red-Winged Locust
Heig-Ho
South America
Hercules Beetle
Red Winged Locust
Dictionary Knows the Rest Says Boy About His Father
In a humorous exchange, Ted recalls his father’s boast that he knows everything. Ted counters with the joke that their dictionary knows the rest, implying limits to parental wisdom.
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Benton
Ted
Dolly Learns Name of Boy Next Door
A mother asks Dolly what she learned in school and the child replies she learned the name of the boy who moved next door. The exchange captures a simple domestic moment reflecting daytime lessons and neighborhood awareness.
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Dolly
Mamma
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