Seven Affairs for Each Mate Revealed in New York Survey
A New York City survey by the Bureau of Social Hygiene reports that the average married person has seven love affairs. Data from 200 men and 100 women show women more fickle than men, with many attachments before marriage and some romances after. The study, conducted over four years, notes peaks in activity by age and cites Rockefeller Jr. as chairman with Dr. Katherine B. Davis and Raymond B. Fosdick among directors.
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New York
Bureau of Social Hygiene
New York City
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Charles O. Heydt
Katherine B. Davis
Raymond B. Fosdick
Abraham Flexner
French Students Drop German for English
German is losing ground in France as English rises in popularity in lycees and colleges. Prewar German choice fell from more than half of pupils to about thirty percent with English near forty percent, driven by ease and prestige, though military leaders still favor German as France’s neighbor’s language.
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Paris
France
All Melons in Hawaii Wear Fancy Nightcaps
In Hawaii melons are grown mainly by Japanese farmers who wrap the fruit in paper sacks to protect them from the Mediterranean fruit fly. The sacks, marked with date and picking directions, give the melons a lantern like appearance resembling a field of Japanese lanterns.
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Hawaii
Camp Life Took Tame for N. Y. Parson's Son
Richard Milton Potter, son of Universalist pastor Charles Francis Potter, returned home after four days away from his Adirondack family camp. He described hitchhiking and farm work on the way, saying he endured two hay pitches and arrived with over ten dollars. He attributed his departure to the camp life and lively conversations of women.
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N. Y
New York
Richard Milton Potter
Charles Francis Potter
Potter
Adirondack
Richard
Dedication of Tuck Parsonage Honors Fishermen at Sea
In Sea to Fishermen's Pastor Star Island Maine the Tuck parsonage was formally dedicated ten miles offshore. Prominent Unitarian clergy attended as the stone building mirrors Gosport's 128 year old meeting house. It honors John Tuck who once ministered to fishermen and rests near a granite obelisk amid tidal sand washes.
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Star Island
Maine
Gosport
John Tuck
Isles of Shoals
Sparrows and Songbirds See Mixed Midwest Trend
The U S Bureau of Biological Survey reports English sparrows are not vanishing and are balancing after years of decline. In the West and Middle West songbirds appear to be increasing, with most species not in danger of extinction.
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Midwest
Washington
United States Bureau of Biological Survey
West
Middle West
Bureau
Weaker Sex?: Woman Rescued After Five Days in Mountains
Towanda Pennsylvania Mrs Elmer Benjamin seventy seven was rescued after five days and four nights in the mountains. She walked barefoot most of the time due to lost shoes and subsisted on berries. She reports only being tired and in good spirits.
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Towanda
Elmer Benjamin
Unknown Washington letter found in London attic
A hitherto unknown George Washington letter dated Oct 4 1781 was found neglected in a London boarding house near the British Museum. The document bears Washingtons signature and discusses army discontent and justice for the army, with Braddock noted and the letter to be exhibited in the U S later.
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London
British Museum
George
Washington
Ewan
Georgetown
Lighthouse Keeper Brings Steamer to Aid Amid Storm
Joseph Hamma, keeper of the Castle Island light, braved heavy seas to flag down the steamer Lilian Lukenbak for a remedy, using a reversed British signal flag to summon aid during distress.
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Panama
Joseph Hamma
Castle Island
Lilian Lukenbak
Two Loves Unite As Gladys Keeps Family Together
Gladys learns Elmore plans a home to include her mother despite a fear he might leave. A misheard remark triggers doubt, but a designer’s clarification reveals he intended a private, shared home for both. The couple reconciles and secures a future with mother.
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Gladys
Elmore
Blake
Ruth
O. K
Noisy Interview with a Letter-Writing Specialist
A professional testimonial writer explains a busy day revising letters for various themed clients. He recounts meetings with effervescent sult, gargle, eyewash, liver, arch support, and yeast companies, noting a surprising request to eat yeast.
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Arch
Actress in Crisis Over Duplicate Testimonials
A famous actress bursts into her press agent’s office claiming ruin after discovering two testimonials on the same page. She asserts she endorsed Mildchiff cigarettes for throat comfort and used Lymphatic lozenges to protect her throat after smoking, a coincidence that jeopardizes her reputation.
Automatic power plant readies in Sweden
A self running power station is under construction in Suraham mar Vestmanland by Svenska General Electric of Vesteras. Automatic devices will let engineers at a distant control station gauge engine speeds and high water levels and detect motor faults. The plant self regulates with turbines adjusting automatically to water flow.
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Sweden
Surahammar
Vestmanland
Swedish General Electric Company
Vesteras
Queer Aerial Cargoes Fly Unusual Freight Mixtures
A Popular Mechanics note describes cross channel air routes carrying odd freight such as a diamond package valued at 60000 dollars a half ton of gold and 500 one day old chickens. The piece highlights the diverse and surprising loads aboard aerial freighters linking England France and other European destinations.
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England
France
Germany
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Man Made Seas and Great Dam Capacities
The Boulder dam on the Colorado River could hold 26 million acre feet if completed as designed. Other major storage projects include Gatun 4.41 million, Assouan 1.865 million, Elephant Butte 2.368 million, Almanor 1.318 million acre feet.
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Boulder
Colorado River
Gatun
Assouan
Elephant Butte
Almanor
Locomotive Boiler Teases the Tender Phrase
A young woman asks about a large object in a factory tour. The polite guide explains the answer, saying the boiler is for the locomotive tender. The exchange ends as he keeps looking ahead.
Irreverent Quip Poem Clip Sells Alaska Zing
A playful exchange about going south for winter ends with a humorous Alaska jab. The piece riffs on poets and lawyers, noting performance outweighs promise and tailoring pairs with divorce suits in a wry, compact salvo.
Couldn't Hold It The Express Races Through Station
A young man tried to catch an express train and toppled milk cans at a wayside station. A porter-clerk-signalman-station master rushed out to find the man sprawled amid the wreckage while a nearby boy watched. The boy said the train got away again.
Means of Escape Office Boy Joke
A brief quip from the Family Herald sketches a scene where a poet and a stone deaf man visit the editor. The gag hinges on the editor misdirecting the poet by noting the deaf man is the editor, underscoring a lighthearted newsroom interaction.
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Family Herald
Very Exclusive Person Sings Duets Alone
A fragment hints at a social figure who fancies herself highly. The dialogue notes that she performs duets by herself, suggesting a humorous portrayal of vanity and unusual musical flair.
Burns Cottage Presented as National Memorial
The farm cottage of Robert Burns has been presented to the British nation as a memorial to the Scotch poet. The piece notes the weather forecast payoff and adds a humorous quip about roles at life’s stage, including a nod to a leading cook.
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Robert Burns
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Alaska
Hanford
Swissco
Swissco Hair Treatment Co
Cucinnati
Chip
Sinton
Reny
Hotels
Sinton Manag Doha
I. Robbins & Son
Market Street
Pittsburgh
Everbrite
Everbrite Mfg. Co
West 32Nd, N. Y
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Millers Lane
Ft. Thomas
Cincinnati
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