Ladies, heed these words:

“If the woman in the next block would remember that she married her husband because he was her superior, and content herself with her pride in him and her delight in serving him, as she did during the first year of their marriage, all might be well with them. “

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How I Made My Marriage Happy

A Woman’s Personal Story Few of Us Find Everything We Want in Marriage, But One May Make the Most of What One Gets

Illustration by Charles Flanders

HOW often have you remarked, as you looked among your friends, “What did she see in him?” or “Whatever made him marry her?” And even when you tried to puzzle out the answer, it was not forthcoming. I think, sometimes, that Nature has no thought of us as individuals; but just some far-off goal toward which she pushes us and to attain which we are used only as tools to achieve an end. Read the rest of this entry »

Inventor Makes Propeller-Driven Tricycle

A THREE-WHEELED vehicle constructed of airplane parts and powered by a two-cylinder motor and small propeller has been designed by John Dacy, a young inventor of Zion City, Ill.
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N. B. C. Studio Marvels at Radio City

SEVEN ACRES OF FLOOR SPACE IS USED FOR BROADCASTING STUDIOS AND EQUIPMENT

One of the modern wonders of the world is Radio City in New York. ‘ Principal of the Radio City attractions is the National Broadcasting System’s arrangement of studios. These occupy eleven floors, nine of which have no outside windows. They are ventilated by the most intricate air-conditioning system yet built. Air is forced through petroleum-coated glass wool filters and washed by seven and a half million gallons of water a year. Read the rest of this entry »

Medical science proves the HEALTH-PROMOTING VITAMINS A and D of cod liver oil are concentrated in these candy-like tablets

Science now gives you a pleasant, most convenient way of feeding your children the precious vitamins A and D of cod liver oil —without the nauseating, fatty acids which are so often upsetting. It gives you these valuable vitamins in candy-like form-White’s Cod Liver Oil Concentrate Tablets. Each tiny tablet contains the vitamins A and D of a teaspoonful of cod liver oil… Contains those qualities which aid in building resistance and promoting growth… Fine for teeth and bones. Read the rest of this entry »

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New and Novel Devices

HOTEL TOILET CABINET

An automatic coin-operated cabinet for the delivery of toilet articles to guests of hotels is shown in the illustration. It would seem that this device fills a long-felt want in that it places at the disposal of the guests a complete selection of toilet requisites and obviates the necessity of calling a bellboy with his customary tip in addition to the cost of the article. Read the rest of this entry »

Aquaplanes Carry TENNIS to Sea

IT JUST had to come! With a mile-long waiting line at the public tennis courts of most cities, the devotees of the sport just had to find some place to play; and as a net across the pavement might interfere with traffic to a certain extent there was no place left except the wide-open spaces of lake, river, ocean, or what kind of water have you in your neighborhood?

Aquaplane tennis, which started in the South last winter and rapidly obtained a foothold at the northern resorts during the summer, requires three speed boats, two aquaplanes, four bathing beauties and a lot of water. If the service is rotten you can always go swimming. It’s a great racket even if it is all wet!

Graveyards Should Be Cheerful

A CHANGE in public psychology which would do more for human happiness than any other is one in the usual attitude of fear and horror toward death, an eminent scientist recently stated. No small part of this usual attitude is due to the atmosphere of gloom, sorrow and decay in the average cemetery.

Wreaths and similar objects placed on graves by private mourners should be prohibited in favor of permanent flower beds.

Sun Bath Helmet Prevents Sunburn

THE latest contribution to the science of improving feminine beauty is a helmet having a glass shield which is treated to remove infra-red rays from sunlight, allowing wearer to retain white skin on the face.

West Coast Bridge Fans Can Sit in at New York Games

A MECHANICAL boon to bridge fans, which will place the favorite indoor sport of 25,000,000 men and women on the same basis as big-league baseball, has been perfected by a Racine, Wisconsin, inventor.
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House Of Salt Withstands Elements
THE crystal-like structure which houses the Information Bureau at the Texas Centennial is formed from rock salt. More than 20 tons of salt were mined from the Dallas salt dome and transported by truck to the Centennial grounds where workmen laid the rocks in place to form the unusual building. Engineers who were in charge of its construction claim the salt will defy all elements for at least two years. Their claims were well substantiated recently when a 2-inch rainfall failed to shrink the building or weaken any of its masonry.

New Motorized Office and Hotel For Traveling Executive

A COMPLETE executive office and comfortable living quarters have been combined into a single motor bus body by Fred D. Martin, an executive of a linen supply firm in the Southwest. He uses the vehicle to visit the branches of the company in which he is interested, thus being able to conduct routine business while en route.
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