Durant again in motor finance talks at 77
William G Durant, twice head of General Motors, age 77, seeks new capital for a motor finance venture in New York. The famed auto magnate, known for building Detroit’s great car palace and leaving a lasting mark, considers merging companies to skim the cream. He reportedly pursued a public or private deal and remains a bold, restless financier.
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Covetousness Lesson Amid Christmas Reflections
A December 11 lesson on the sin of covetousness cites Exodus 20:17 Luke 12:13-21 and 1 Timothy 6:6-10. It urges heart preparation over material gain, condemns the love of money, and calls Christians to godliness with contentment rather than worldly wealth.
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International Council of Religious Education
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Christmas doll making hobby grows for adults
The piece notes grownups collect dolls from various materials and highlight a stocking doll recipe. It promotes Book 2 Gifts Novelties and Embroidery and Book 1 Sewing for the Home Decorator for Homemakers. Mrs Spears offers autographs and free CrazyPatch quilt leaflet with orders, address 210 S Des Plaines St Chicago Ill.
Submerged Farm Lies Beneath North Carolina Lake
The largest North Carolina farm was abandoned as Lake Mattamuskeet was pumped dry in a vast reclamation project. After spending 17 million dollars to seal out the sea, the lake rose again, flooding the fields. The water pumping system failed. the lake remains shallow from one to six feet deep.
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Mattamuskeet
Misworded signs and ages blur in odd sayings
Wise and Otherwise Walkers joke about a pedestrian crossing being a cash between dotted lines. A poster questions what’s wrong with the girl of today. A pedestrian dies of old age, mirroring playful notes on age and marriage, and a line about Solomon hints at happiness with different choices.
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Solomon
Sea-Going Ducks Cross Pacific In Tiny Junk Sail
An American doctor sailed a small junk from China across the Pacific in 85 days. He faced fog that hindered observations and whales that threatened the craft, though junks are noted as seaworthy and capable of withstanding heavy seas. The voyage recalls earlier explorers who saw junks survive typhoons and rough waters. The piece cites the Washington Post.
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Around the House: Practical Household Tips
Practical guidance on buying oversized sheets to fit beds, ensuring dry glue joints, drying tea leaves for flavor, choosing painted furniture, using darning cotton, and bone in roasts for soup stock.
Phillips Milk of Magnesia for indigestion relief
An ad promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a fast way to ease acid indigestion after overindulgence. It recommends 2 tablespoonfuls in water at bedtime and 2 more with orange juice on waking, claiming it sweetens the stomach and reduces nausea. Thousands use it.
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Magnesia
Minds at Peace Quote By R L Stevenson
A private meditation on inner steadiness amid turmoil. The author notes that quiet minds endure fortune at their own pace, likening calm to a clock steady through a thunderstorm.
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R. L. Stevenson
Ask Plainly Life Delivers What You Seek If You Persist
A quotation asserts that life grants exactly what you request when you ask clearly and long enough. The idea emphasizes persistence and clarity in pursuit of goals.
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Eleanor Nesbit
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