Prodigy child IQ story stirs debate on childhood
The Amarillo Globe cites a New York boy labeled a prodigy with an IQ near 196, discussing astronomy and using four bit words. The piece worries such precocity may steal a normal childhood and frames the issue within broader views on democracy and liberty.
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Marian Casad in a dangerous web with McSwain and Hamlin
Marian Casad struggles to shield her husband Lon from McSwain the crooked contractor. Max Hamlin holds crucial evidence and Marian must navigate trust as a Kanaka boy watch and a wrecked Waki car trigger a dangerous chain of threats.
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Health Talk on Gigantism and Pituitary Gland
The article explains gigantism caused by excessive pituitary activity raising growth hormone levels leading to extreme height and body size. It notes tumors can cause this and that giants may have weaker intelligence and shorter lifespans. It also covers pituitary underproduction causing dwarfism with smaller than normal stature.
FERA Students To Talk Activities At Night Meeting
FERA students enrolled in the school will hear outlines of activities at a meeting in the Senior High School auditorium tonight at 7 30. Mrs Earl Wyatt praises the program saying many who enrolled last year returned for the current term. The Rose Garden of Regent's Park in London now boasts 21000 roses in 100 varieties.
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Memories of a Waldorf interlude and fashion notes
A 1934 McNaught Syndicate piece recalls Waldorf and New York fashion as Cole Porter and ad men reshape culture. It mingles recollections of childlike antics, social figures, and headlines about Dempsey’s cafe and high society style.
End of Meadow Mouse Town in Burgess tale
The tale follows Meadow Mouse Nanny and Danny hiding in a fence post as Shadow the Weasel departs Meadow Mouse Town. Hungry threats linger on the corn shocks while the new couple enjoys a secret, safer home away from danger. They fear discovery as a wagon and Terrier approach in the cornfield.
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Viking Cache Reveals Rich Scandinavian Relics
In HELLI Sweden on Gotland Island a field discovery of 1700 silver coins and various ornaments was made by scientists exploring a warrior grave. The find is among the island's richest Viking era discoveries and highlights Gotland's historic Viking past.
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Famous pioneer woodsman linked to Kentucky opening
A trivia snippet asks which woodsman largely opened Kentucky. The answer cited is Daniel Boone (1735 1820). It also defines Flanders as a historic region across parts of France Belgium and the Netherlands and notes the Pope is elected by the College of Cardinals.
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Word Builder Puzzle Recounts A Hot Soothe Tongue Pun
Yesterday's Word Builder answer leads to a pun about heat and comfort. A girl cries Oh hot as the host fumbles a warm shot. the line turns on soothe versus soothed tongue and a playful miscue.
Jazz labeled conspiracy by church figure at Gaelic League
In Belfast on December 11 the Very Rev Patrick Confrey denounced jazz as a conspiracy. He accused a wealthy Bolshevist gang in America of borrowing jazz from Central Africa to attack Christian civilization and said the Gaelic League seeks to exterminate jazz dancing in Ireland.
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Foreign Statesman Puzzle Clues and Answer Guide
A dense list of crossword style clues and an "Answer to Previous Puzzle" note. Includes across and vertical hints for people, objects, and concepts such as German statesman, railway station, deity, wing, and bullfighter, with scattered references to months, measurements, and general terms.
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