Quiz and miscellany from a trivia column
A collage of Q and A trivia items on topics from language origins to barbershops and currency. Includes notes on Soviet journalism, a 1945 barber shop claim, eclipse history, Library of Congress preservation with crepeline, and standard measures for cups, ending with readers’ quirky remarks and local blurbs.
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Russia
la Semaine Titteraire
Geneva
Soviet Russia
Izvestia
Moscow
United States
New York
City
Edward Phalon
Henry XV
M.T
Jane Seymour
Library of Congress
Bureau of Standards
Restoring German honor and the world’s response
A Bavarian leader Von Kahr pushes a propaganda plan to label France as robber and shirk war blame. The piece argues the world seeks understanding and repentance from Germany, followed by reparations and cooperation to restore respect and possible relief from allied demands.
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von Kahr
Bavaria
Germany
France
America
Great Britain
Divorce and marriage trend shown by census data
The census bureau reports 7.6 marriages for every divorce, easing pessimist views. Yet many divorced individuals remarry, yielding a net score around six to one in favor of traditional marriage, a relatively low but still positive indicator.
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Census Bureau
Autograph Hunter Seeks Fortune From World Travel
A Hungarian youth, 21 years old, travels the world collecting autographs. He has covered over 200000 miles, met kings and presidents, and keeps a 57 pound autograph book in a wagon. He hopes to buy land and start a home with the proceeds, yet laments lacking true companionship.
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Hungary
United States
Fire safety tips marked in national fire prevention week
Passaic New Jersey fire chief urges households to follow classic fire prevention rules. Emphasizes handling matches and lighters safely, proper fuses, turning off heat sources, using safe cleaners, inspecting chimneys, cleaning smoke pipes, and storing ashes in metal containers. Continuous public education could reduce preventable fires nationwide.
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Passaic
N. J
New Cable to Alaska to Start May From Seattle Harbor
The Dellwood, an Army cableship, will sail from Seattle in May to lay an 1000 mile Alaska cable to Sitka with a 1800 mile project. A London factory prepares a single 1000 mile insulated span weighing over 3000 tons. The operation demands perfect insulation and 100 percent accuracy, with the Dellwood guiding and laying the cable to Sitka while Signal Corps officers monitor weather and equipment.
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Washington, D. C
Army
Dellwood
Seattle Harbor
Sitka
Alaska
London
De'rwood
Seattle
Signal Corps
Dell
Atlantic
Newfoundland
Seattle-Sitka
Seward
George C. Gibbs
Gibbs
England
Questions and Answers Page Note From The Information Desk
Fragmentary OCR shows an offer for readers to request information by mail from a director in Washington DC. The garbled text notes no advice on medical or financial matters and asks to enclose stamps with a request, though specifics are unclear.
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Frederi i
Hin
D. C
Col House Promises Papers to Yale Upon Library Completion
Col House pledges to present Yale University with his personal collection of political papers on the origin and conduct of World War I and the Peace Conference after Sterling Memorial Library is completed.
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Col. House
Yale University
Sterling Memorial Library
Coll House
Athens Day by Day as Seen by the Messenger Watch Dog
A rambling diary style piece recounts an October day in Athens including a Lancaster fair trip, encounters with locals and a peddler, a visit to Logan, and observations on people, weather, and events. The author notes family crafting, a tense return ride, and reflections on a barn fire case near Fisher Station with an implied sentencing outcome.
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Athens
Samuel Pepy
Cicero
Catailine
Lancaster
Pomeroy
Nelsonville
Logan
L. C. Laube
Knights Templar
Columbus
Cap Lauer
American Legion
Bart. Hull
Crooksville
Concrete Has a Thousand Uses for the Home
A Washington Information Bureau offers a free booklet titled Concrete Around the Home with simple instructions for concrete projects. No builder needed. novices can complete jobs with basic guidance, and readers can obtain a free copy by mailing the coupon with two cents for postage.
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Washington Information Bureau
Want Ad System Praised by Dozens of Readers
Dozens of people have remarked on the new Want Ad System. Read the Want Ads tonight.
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Want
Woman Accuses Husband as Cup Hits Baby in Eye
A woman told the magistrate she threw a cup at her husband and accidentally struck the baby in the eye. Also notes a local August death toll where nine of eighteen victims were over sixty five. The item references car lubricants and graphite novelty in advertising.
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Willesden
Eng
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