President Wilson and a teenage shorthand prodigy in 1919
A teen narrator recalls visiting President Wilson at the White House during Armistice anticipation. Wilson demonstrates stenography skills while the youth reads back editorials, tests shorthand speeds, and trades sentences about Gregg and Pitman systems. The scene blends tension with casual classroom banter.
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White House
Mr. Wilson
East Side
Billy Rose
Wilson
Gregg
Rockefeller
Convalescent prayers and presidential anecdotes
A letter expresses faith and encouragement for a convalescent friend, asking for patience and courage and promising healing. The narrator recalls meeting Woodrow Wilson and Bernie Baruch, noting Wilson’s sigh after missteps and a brief exchange about keeping notes, then a quick White House encounter and a chocolate soda request from Baruch’s secretary.
Fiction Buying The Moon Howler At Alpha University
At Boynton University Percival Oakes passes initiation into the AAAA fraternity. He gains attention by baying at the moon, charms Delia Winter, but fears her judgment when she praises his imitation gift. A dance scene climaxes with Percival’s moonhowling performance and self reassessment.
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Boynton University
Percival Oakes
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Delia Winter
Dartmouth
Delia
Percival
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues Mixed
A scrambled puzzle list with across and down clues ranging from secure to color, including names like Herod and Greek letters, plus various short phrases and partial words. The fragment shows numerous spelling errors and mis-typed entries, suggesting a rushed OCR of a crossword puzzle page with entries such as evil, garb border, and distant.
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Persia
SW Asia
Republic
Trapa
Last Week's Answer 38 40 41 42 25
A compact glossary clue set appears with items numbered 38 to 42 and a final entry 25. The list hints at a shield advertisement wager and a Swedish coin as possible definitions.
Hollywood and club scenes shine on starry 1950s TV
A collage of entertainment notes from Atlantic City and Hollywood highlights: Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis debut as a team, earning about ten thousand dollars weekly as their fame grows. Betsy Blair leaves Broadway for a key role in Mystery Street alongside Gene Kelly. Haide Goransen attracts heavy movie offers after Life cover. Don MacLaughlin’s first live studio audition marks a new career milestone. Betty Clark, ABC’s 13 year old blind soprano, garners magazine attention while Vic Damone, a Brooklyn neighbor, supports her career and mutual talent boosts.
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Betsy Blair
Gene Kelly
Hollywood
Haide Goransen
Life
Robert Smith
Robert Briskin
Stockholm
Fox
Universal
Betty Clark
ABC
Vic Damone
Brooklyn
Betty
Vic
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