Wives of Tomorrow by Frances McDonald
A reader advice column critiques the modern film hero and villain through Nancy’s letters. It urges young women to develop character, resist inappropriate advances, and gain independence, urging Nancy to catch up with the times. Frances McDonald promises to answer questions from youths seeking happiness.
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Frances McDonald
Nancy
Mary
Beth
Hart, Schaffner
Iifa
S’weyrd
Fach
Washington Post
Breeding geniuses and hereditary monarchy debate
In a discussion of eugenics and heredity, the article notes claims that some families like the Sidneys and Visitors have produced many superior individuals through selective mating. It cites other lineages such as Wallers and Chesterfields, discusses intermarriage with commercial and Jewish strains, and mentions Mendelian recessive traits influencing genius across generations. It also covers practical warnings on poison ivy, moth control with chlorine and hydrogen cyanide, and reader questions on laxatives and menstrual pain with brief health guidance.
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Vaiton
Gun
Sidney
Wallers
Hamcp
Watts
Ussher
St Leger
Chesterfields
Ruenalts
Sim
Wold
Wyatt
Edwards
Jonathan
Davenport
Chesterfield
Matane
Letters for Language and Life by Edgar A Gue
Poem praising the typewriter as a tool of words and worlds. It envisions letters for beauty, love, courage, and humor while acknowledging both good and evil forged through human intent. The piece ends with a prayer for choosing right words to shape a worthy song.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar A. Gues
Edgar A. Gueat
I Do Not Know Why Women Change They Fashion
A compact verse sketch contrasts women and creatures by remarking on heels hairflats physiques and habits with a playful tone. It notes women may outguess men and humorously observes creatures like eels turtles and widows maids and wives living by their own rules.
One Thing To Be Thankful For Contagious Testimony Note
A brief fragment notes a candid speech opener and a physician urging medicine to take the offensive. It also mentions a $250 per day expert testimony for alien insanity cases, implying contagion of crime through relatives of the criminal insane.
Child's Story of Human Race by Ramon Coffman
A child friendly portrait of Christopher Columbus, tracing his Genoa origins, reading voyages, and early life. It notes his youth, schooling, and travels toward the idea that the earth is round and a westward route to India might work, reflecting on piracy and seafaring life along the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramon Coffman
Mediterranean Sea
Christopher
India
Lisbon
Portugal
Lang Scores For American Trip In Munich Dispatch
Munich reports Anton Lang, famed Christ actor from Oberammergau, and his village Players faced cool reception from townsfolk after their United States visit. Criticism centered on the small funds raised for locals and opposition to using money for a monument. Lang claims he was duped during the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
Anton Lang
Christ
Oberammergau
United States
Weser Zeitung
Lang
Cheapside Escape from Doctor Dolittle tale unfolds
In a Cheapside twist from the Doctor Dolittle adventures, a crafty rat squad poisons seed cake and tests rivals. Sir William Gigglebeak collapses from the prank, later recovering, while a cast of clever animals schemes to feed squabbling birds and protect their nest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheapside
Becky
Sir William Gigglebeak
Making the Most of Personality
An article warns against habitual mouth compression after speaking, detailing how it creates facial creases and a fixed mis impression. It explains the long term effect on personality and offers self checks in a mirror to curb the habit, noting the habit can erode expressiveness and patience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Republic Syndicate
Washington Poat
Daily Cook Book Grape Juice Preservation Notes
Jane Eddit discusses canning grape juice, stressing strict sterilization and careful pasteurization. She warns that unsafe sealing and inadequate heating shorten shelf life, with Concord grapes recommended to be cooked with water and pasteurized, and sugar aiding preservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Eddit
Man in the Shadow ends in Slakeham turmoil
Cecily confronts Lady Slakeham over Derek's fate as detective Rason probes truth and echoes of motherhood haunt the scene. Cecily wrestles with honesty and love while under pressure to reveal or conceal Derek’s imprisonment, leading toward a tense train-side confrontation and unresolved consequences.
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Cecily
Slakeham Towers
Lady Slakeham
Derek
Lord Slakeham
Aason
Slakeham
Rason
Rasen
Vong
Raaon
Slakehams
Aston
Ran Hta
Ter
Mate
Scotland
Paddington
Sevan
Agauzances
Slakeham Towere
Lordeal
Chicago Tribunia
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W. A. Evans
States Public Health Service
WOME
James J. Montague
E Bell Syndicate, Inc
Henry
Italy
Dominico Columbus
Christopherus
Christopher Christopher
Genoa
Columbus
Loa Luotov
Doctor Dolittle
Hugh Lofting
F. R
Sir William
Wiliam Gigglebeak
Owl House
Owl Houses
Great Horned Owl
Grouch
William Gigglebeak
Mildred Holland
Ituon
United States Department of Agriculture
Polly
Dad
Sophia
Mitzi
Mital
Jay V. Jay
Matthew Adama
Man In the Shadow
Roy Vickers
Ranon
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