Foreign Phrases and Their Definitions Inprint
A compact list of selected foreign phrases with English translations and notes on usage. Includes A votre sante for to your good health and Le roi le veut the king wills it. Provides brief glosses such as Carte blanche full powers and Non constat it has not been shown.
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Roosevelt
American Yu
State Doctrine Department
France
Great Britain
London
Russia
Japan
S.S.S. Tonic Promises Weight Gain Through Digestive Boost
An ad touts S.S.S. Tonic as a simple path to regain weight by restoring stomach juice and red blood cells. It claims improved digestion and firmer flesh after meals, urging immediate use and promising compliments on appearance. Available at drug stores from a noted company.
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S.S.S. Tonic
S.S.S
Last Resource clears pimples in three weeks
Miss S Fortier of Pasadena describes relief from disagreeable facial pimples and rashes after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. She reports a clear and smooth complexion in three weeks. The testimonial notes the product provides wonderful relief for pimples and itching.
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S. Fortier
Worcester Ave
Pasadena
Cal
Treasury borrowings raise questions about idle funds
The Morgenthau move to borrow about a billion dollars and extend about 550 million in maturing securities drew critique. It leaves the Treasury with around 1.7 million in idle cash, raising concerns over debt, taxes, and the impact of unsettled foreign conditions on American policy and prosperity.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Treasury
Roosevelt
Mr. Morgenthau
Europe
Asia
Truth Telling and the Courage to Be Honest
The text argues truth telling reflects strong mind and character. It links honesty to accurate observation memory and justice while criticizing cowardice behind lies. It suggests daily prayer to truth leads to progressive honesty and warns against building tomorrow on today’s false foundations.
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Ruth
Handsome Cloth Crochet Pattern Promises Quick Success
The instruction promotes crochet square design pattern 3193 for table cloth and home decor. It highlights a lacy square, easy learning, and options to join squares for a cloth, bedspread, scarf, or pillow cover. To obtain the pattern readers send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept. in New York with name and address.
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Sewing Circle Household ‘Arts Dept
Fourteenth St
New York
N. Y
Aborigines Thrilled at Sydney Amusement Park Visit
Aboriginal visitors from Palm Island in full war paint enjoyed distorted mirrors, repeated rides on the merry-go-round, and the slippery dip. They shouted with delight on the scenic railway and marveled at the tall pitches, one man in a frock coat and top hat grinning as he joked about wind and height.
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Palm Island
Sydney
Australia
Maroubra
Slang Of Old A Century Ago In American Talk
A glimpse into vintage slang from a California weekly noting terms for widow ace of spades watered whisky baptized water a convict canary and a physician crocus, reflecting colorful language from past decades.
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Caliine’ S
Bryan Toasts Water at Japanese Banquet
At a banquet in Japan William J. Bryan refused wine and delivered a water toast. He praised water as the daily need of life, rising from the earth to the sun, nourishing flowers and grain, and as the drink that cheers without sorrow, invoking Creation's dawn. He cited a biblical line that water is good.
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Japan
Wm. J. Bryan
Jehovah
What He Sees The Town Man Admiring Country Life
A town man focuses on the esthetic appeal of country living, valuing scenery and lifestyle over practical concerns. The piece contrasts urban polish with rural simplicity, reflecting a wistful appreciation for pastoral life.
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Arcene
WNU Service
William Bruce
National Press Building
Washi
Ngton, DC. Co
Germany
Stalin
Hitler
United States
Union
William J. Bryan
Keesa
Savi
Mantle
Clabber
oRnen
Dionne Quins
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