Let Our Motto Be GOOD HEALTH by Dr Lloyd Arnold
A health feature arguing that plump figures are healthier and more normal for young women than slender, detailing how growth from infancy to womanhood supports curves, the dangers of dieting, and public health endorsement of fuller figures for 1935-36 fashion. It cites cultural ideals and the role of nutrition in vitality and infant health.
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Lloyd Arnold
University of Illino’ College of Medicine
New York
Cleopatra
Venus of Milo
Fatima
Lillian Russell
Mae West
Western Newspaper Union
Roosevelt New Deal politics loom in 1986 outlook
Washington commentary assesses how New Deal era strategy may shape 1986 elections. It analyzes New York as pivotal, California’s shift, and Ohio’s swing potential, noting church groups threaten to pressure lawmakers over char ity tax changes and relief funding pressures from Harry Hopkins.
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Roosevelt
New York
Cleveland
Wilson
Hughes
California
Ohio
Buckeye
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Indiana
West Virginia
Mississippi
Illinois
Wisconsin
Golden Gate
Rhode Island
Washington
Bar Association
Los Angeles
San Francisco
San Diego
Tammany
House
Farley
McKee
Harry Hopkins
Congress
White House
WNU Service
24 LANDLORDS DECISION
A slum-dweller and a visitor spar over repairs in a deplorable tenement area. The visitor questions the landlord for neglect while the resident jokes that a Naples tour to Pompeii changed his view of the building.
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Naples
Pompeii
Tit-Bits Magazine
Go between lines about a bill
A dialogue snippet shows a grocer named Jimmy being asked to time a visit to his father for a bill. The exchange includes jokey banter and a line about an orchestra selection And a hostile taunt about jumping in the lake.
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Jimmy
Polo Lessons From a Farmers Tale
A hired man muses on polo being hard to learn while Farmer Corntessel notes it requires expert skill and close attention from the small but active hogs, implying humor in the farming scene.
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Corn Tessel
After another section said Farmer Corntossel a chef for summer boarders
Farmer Corntossel contemplates hiring a chef for the summer boarders. Mrs Corntossel questions what a chef is and learns a chef uses a large vocabulary to rename the daily soup.
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Farmer Corntossel
One Benefit of a Bargain
Mr and Mrs Barnes discuss a bargain based on give and take. He notes it takes two to make a bargain while she quips that only one of them gets it.
Redheads in History Debate Sparks Oxford Claim
A St. Louis Post Dispatch note summarizes Oxford history professor Dr. J. M. Thompson dismissing redheads as dull and claiming no redheaded student ever won a first in history at Oxford. The piece argues redheads influenced many great eras and figures, from Elizabeth I to Don John of Austria.
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Oxford University
J. M. Thompson
Oxford
Doctor Thompson
Alexander
Julius Caesar
Europe
Don John of Austria
Titian
Leonardo
Niles
Mississippis
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Plum Crop Wrecked by Storms Leaves Couple With Few
A farmer describes a hail and wind sequence that halved his plum crop and then wiped out the remainder. He and his wife managed to eat the last two fruit, illustrating a hard season.
Postum Free Week Offer in Advertisement
Read the offer from the Postum Company promising a full week supply of health giving Postum free to anyone who writes for it. Ad placement notes the free sample deal appearing in another part of the paper.
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Postum Company
Ady
Engagement Ring Question Echoes Market Talk
In a market era aside, a dialogue notes Nellie ending an engagement and intending to return the ring only at its purchase value due to rising diamond prices. The exchange reflects social customs and economic tones of the time.
Chartres Veil Now On View Daily Behind Master Altar
The veil of the Virgin, a treasured Chartres cathedral relic for eleven centuries, can be viewed daily rather than only on Sundays. The change comes amid rising global requests and it is kept in a jeweled reliquary in the choir behind the master altar.
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Chartres
France
Had the Habit Bryan was not the most defeated candidate
Debs ran five times for president, indicating the persistent challenge faced by reformers in U.S. politics. This note contrasts Bryan’s higher defeats with Debs’s repeated campaigns, highlighting enduring third party activity in the era.
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Bryan
Debs
Combined Professor to Mother of Freshman
Letter reveals a humorous exchange about a student’s thirst for knowledge and its source. The mother is told the son learns from one parent while the other supplies the drive, highlighting family dynamics in education.
Eggs Eaten in the United States Spark Debate
A reader notes the vast egg consumption last year totaling eighty six billion. Another reader counters that twenty billion more eggs should have been eaten the year prior, prompting discussion about dietary trends and agricultural supply.
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United States
Education Pays Mistress in Dust on Piano Keys
A humorous exchange from Everybody’s Magazine features a servant praising education as a wonderful thing while a mistress boasts she can write her name in the dust on piano keys, highlighting witty class dialogue.
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Everybody’s Magazine
Court Defines Speed Limit In Vision-Based Judgment
Lord Justice Scrutton states the speed limit rule in the Court of Appeals London case. If you travel so fast you cannot stop within sight of impending danger and an accident occurs you are in the wrong.
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Justice Scrutton
Court of Appeals
London
A Little Meat Helps Man Save Money
A brief note quotes a maximalist claim that bread alone sustains life and that meat is a sure way to save money. The fragment implies dietary and economic considerations without named people or places.
Milnesia Wafers Offer Quick Pleasant Elimination
A health notice promotes Milnesia Wafers as pure milk of magnesia in tablet form to relieve acidity gas headaches and bloating. The ad claims quick pleasant elimination and recommends chewing then swallowing with directions on the bottle or tin. Wafers priced at 20 35 and 60 cents and sold by druggists.
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