It's a Queer World Imitations and Misnomers Explained
The text lists common misnomers and etymologies noting that the jugular is an artery, moving pictures are static, catgut comes from sheep, Turkish baths are hot air Roman in origin, pencils use graphite, cork in cork legs is named after Dr. Cork, and the ladybird is a beetle. These clarifications demystify everyday language.
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Cork
How Sew Ruth Wyeth Spears Pantry Door Pockets
Instructions describe making two inside pantry door pockets from four dish towels for towels and soiled towels. Includes cutting directions and yardage needed. Promotes two books Sew for the Home Decorator and Gifts Novelties and Embroideries with order details and a free patchwork stitch leaflet.
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Spears
S. Desplaines St
Chicago
Favorite Recipe of the Week Griddle Cakes
A compact ad style cooking note presents a recipe for two dozen griddle cakes using milk Grape Nuts Flakes melted shortening and flour. Steps include sifting dry ingredients mixing eggs with milk gradually adding to flour folding in flakes and shortening then cooking on a hot greased griddle and serving with maple syrup.
Private employers faced new notices and guidance
Officials issued concise updates to private employers outlining obligations and deadlines. The notices emphasize compliance requirements and potential penalties for noncompliance, urging prompt action.
Humble and Just Theme Echoes in Quote from Prior
A brief aphorism from Prior centers on humility and justice as guiding virtues. The line urges inner counsel to keep two words humbly guiding the heart.
Prisoner Before Bar Receives Ten Year Sentence
A prisoner asked to speak before sentencing asserts his life of significance warrants a commensurate penalty. The judge replies with a dry remark that the sentence will be ten years. The exchange highlights the tension between self-justification and judicial punishment.
Questions and Answers on Roaring Forties to Red Flags
A reader quiz covers topics from the Roaring Forties to the face that launched a thousand ships. It explains Walter Johnson’s speed at 122 feet per second and how the Queen Mary burns about 225 barrels daily, with notes on the Empire State Building’s sway and a red-flag preface law for automotives in England.
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Walter Johnson
Empire State Building
New York
Fortieth
Fiftieth
Times Square
Helen of Troy
Remington Arms Co
Earth
Sicily
Italy
England
Safety Talks on Driving Skill Across Ages
The National Safety Council reports drivers peak in skill after 20. Studies show under 20 have the highest accident rate, then it declines toward age 50 before rising again.
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National Safety Council
The
Council
TIPS to Gardeners
Garden practices once common are now seen as wise to change. Harold N. Coulter says large vegetables yield more weight but poorer quality. Tomatoes should be fully mature. carrots cucumbers beets and others taste better when not fully grown. To maintain steady eating sizes plant more often than once or twice a year. Few gardeners save flower seeds as cross pollination dulls traits and seed quality.
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Harold N. Coulter
Ferry Seed Breeding Station
Perseverance Prevails in a Timely Adage
A historical quote from Plutarch declares perseverance more powerful than violence and suggests challenges yield when faced gradually, urging steady effort over force.
Uncle Says on judgment and opinion
A collection of aphorisms on judging by conduct not force, giving brief opinions, and the value of solitude and ignorance in enjoyment. It notes social scale by lightness and the nature of music and solitude.
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