When Is a Man Old
Dr Nicholas Murray Butler argues that age is mental not numeric and cites Cicero Leo XIII Gladstone Bismarck Newman and others to show many aged minds remain youthful. He urges continual growth, adaptability, and activity beyond years, warning against fixed age limits for usefulness. A note ends about a tilting easel platform for enlarged photographs.
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United States
Cicero
Plato
Isocrates
Pan Athenaicus
Georgias of
Leontini
Leo XIII
Gladstone
MacCauley
Great Britain
Bismarck
Cardinal Newman
Disraeli
Lothair
Endymion
John M. Marshall
Beveridge
Marshall
Barnard
Elihu Root
General Smuts
Pius XI
Chauncey M. Depew
Mr. Depew
Solomon
Two Former First Ladies Active in Society in Middle Seventies
New York reports two former first ladies, both in their mid seventies, remain active in public life. Mrs. Taft, 77, sails for six weeks in England after a winter of hosting, supporting music and art projects, and a Mediterranean trip. Mrs. Roosevelt, who turns 76 in August, attended her grandson Kermit Jr.’s Connecticut wedding and plans to open her Brooklyn Connecticut summer home. Mrs. Roosevelt has traveled about half a million miles since her husband’s death and remains outspoken and sociable.
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New York
United States
White House
William Howard Taft
Edith Kermit Roosevelt
Taft
England
Theodore Roosevelt
Kermit Jr
Mary Lowe Gaddis
Connecticut
Brooklyn
Conn
Who Likes His Job A Myth of Career Satisfaction
The Huntsville Item cites instances from Con radar McIntyre and Irving S Cobb showing famed writers and theater men who dislike their work yet excel. It concludes that determination to do good work builds ability and success, regardless of liking the job.
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Joseph Conrad
O. O. McIntyre
New York
Irving S. Cobb
America
Huntsville Item
Donley Woman Farms 15 Acres All by Herself
Clarendon report profiles Mrs. M. F. Roberson, 71, the sole woman farmer in Donley County who manages 115 acres, runs equipment, and markets produce alone. She contour farms, grows cotton, corn, kaffir, maize, cane, potatoes, and operates a curing plant for sweet potatoes.
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Donley
Track for model railroads invented in flexible form
A new flexible track for model railroads has been invented, designed to be laid in any direction desired. The invention promises easy assembly and routing around layouts, enhancing versatility for hobbyists and engineers building intricate garden or tabletop railways.
Fragmentary vintage ad copy mentions nutrition and a built-in radio
The text recalls past nutrition practices with corn bread and buttermilk and notes Vita min tested foods and adjusted vitamins. It ends with a description of a refrigerator containing a radio set for a housewife, implying a domestic appliance feature.
Recipe Programs While At Work
A brief note describes listening to recipe programs while at work. It suggests multitasking with cooking guidance and kitchen ideas during tasks, implying interest in culinary tips without specifying a formal program or source. The statement lacks named entities or concrete actions.
Joke Says Stalin Took Radek To Task For Tales
A historian recounts Stalin chiding Karl Radek for telling too many stories about him. Radek replies calmly that the joke is not his. Stalin asserts his role as Russia's leader.
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Stalin
Karl Radek
Russia
Radek
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Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Texas Weekly
Billy Rose
Fort Worth Frontier
Fort Worth
Sal
Billy Kane
Casa Manana
Paul Whiteman
Rand Everett Marshall
Harriet Hoctor
Aphrodites
PT Worth
Ashburn
Ashburn’s
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