Feis Drives Barter Talk In Rubber Tin Deal
New York reports Dr. Herbert Feis of the state department shaping a barter plan to swap U S surplus cotton for rubber and tin with Britain. London says negotiations opened with Chamberlain noting wheat and cotton as barter goods in a potential economic axis.
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New York
Herbert Feis
State Department
John Masefield
Dr. Feis
Uncle Sam
London
Chamberlain
England
Machiavelli
Feis
Diet Treatments Often Cure for Bladder Trouble
A health column explains gall bladder treatment choices from diet to surgery. It notes that surgery is reserved for cancer or severe stones, while diet and medicine can prevent or lessen symptoms for many patients. It also discusses cobra venom research at Pasteur Institute as a non habit forming pain relief option for incurable cancer and other painful conditions.
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Vor
Pasteur Institute
Idr
D. I. Macht
Annals of Internal Medicine
Maght
Pete Gear's fog bound voyage pits deck crew vs. disaster
Pete Gear of Sunnyside New York joined a coal barge crew in 1927 for a voyage to meet a ship 195 miles offshore. A thick fog trapped the barge in a shipping lane as a seasick crew fought exhaustion and manned the fog bell for 36 hours while Pete’s endurance kept the vessel from foundering until rescue by a plane and tug on the fifth day.
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Ello
Pete Gear
Sunnyside
L. I
Pete
Atlantic
Block Island
Long Island Sound
Montauk Point
Bargeman
Peter
New London
Aimless Walks and Spontaneity
A Peripatetic expert urges walkers to abandon plans and objectives. He argues that fixed aims like visiting relatives or buying raisins spoil the experience and trigger irritation. The advice is to act on a sudden impulse, opening the door and walking immediately without premeditation.
The Gospel for the World’s Salvation and Reach
A sermon urges bold evangelism based on Romans 1 16 17. It argues the gospel is God’s power unto salvation for all who believe and calls Christians to preach despite daunting global barriers in Rome and beyond. It emphasizes debt to worldly peoples and timeless reach of the gospel.
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Chauncey M. Depew
Gloversville
N. Y
Harvard
God
Paul
Jesus Christ
Christ Jesus
Wilbur M. Smith
LeRoy M. Lowell
Christ
Rome
America
China
Africa
Oilcloth scallops and red rick rack window border idea
Mrs. Spears outlines a kitchen window update using crisp dotted Swiss with wide red rick rack and oilcloth scalloped borders. She suggests border details, tiebacks, and pasting techniques, promoting Book 1 Sewing for the Home Decorator and Book 2 Embroidery and Gifts.
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Ruth Wyeth
Spears
S. Desplaines Sr
Chicago
General knowledge quiz questions for Ask Me Another
A set of five trivia prompts covering civil engineering terms, U.S. flag symbolism, Arthurian legend origin, the wash bear term, and ship timekeeping. Q1 compares bridge viaduct aqueduct. Q2 asks how many stars appear on the President's flag. Q3 asks origin of the round table. Q4 defines a wash-bear. Q5 asks time when five bells strike on a ship.
Clarifying Types of Structures and Symbols
The text explains differences among a bridge a viaduct and an aqueduct. It notes four stars on the President's flag and mentions Boswell tracing a sailor custom hiding a signer’s identity. It briefly references a raccoon and lists possible times 2 30 6 30 or 10 30.
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Boswell
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Lucius N. Littauer
Littauer
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Germany
Carl Schurz
Fritz Kuhn
By Lemuel F. Parton
James W. Barton
Dr. Barton
Adventurers’ Club
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Eet Council of Education
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Garfield Tea CO
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