Quiz Questions and Answers from a 1930s Newspaper Page
A compilation of trivia with answers including the cost of currency paper at 87 cents per pound and total 1937 usage, baseball abbreviations AB R H O A E BB, a skein price, meaning of edelweiss, Carlsbad air freshness, the boudoir parliament, top sales tax state, cash basis retail share at 67.8 percent, and the 56 degree constant room.
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United States
Carlsbad
Mme. de Maintenon
Louis XIV
California
Illinois
Michigan
Department of Commerce
Electric Harpoon Ties New Whale Killing Method
Collier's Weekly reports a new electric harpoon method that delivers current from a wired head through the whale and back to the ship, completing the circuit and causing instant electrocution.
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Collier's Weekly
Shanghai Fears Plague Amid Cholera Toll On Liner Attacks
Shanghai faces plague fears as a cholera outbreak raises deaths on an American liner amid bombing protests. Britain reports growing unrest as Chinese planes attack an envoy and intensify anti foreign sentiment in the city.
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Shanghai
Britain
Shanghai Struggles Threaten City as Plague and War Rattle
Amid Shanghai turmoil a bubonic plague outbreak spreads from the French concession amid sanitary crises. American ships face blockade while war risks and evacuations spark a broader international strain.
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Shanghai
French Concession
Hongkow
Concession
International Settlement
Harry Yarnell
United States
Asiatic Fleet
China
War Costs Rise As Armaments Budget Looms
London financial circles report parliament will seek supplementary funds for Britain’s armament program this year. Five year costs rise from February estimates of 7.5 billion dollars with higher prices for antimony copper steel plates and other metals. Jersey City youths protest Mayor Hague and Senator Moore demanding more playgrounds leading to clashes with police. 15 youths were seized after renewed demonstrations.
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London
Great Britain
Jersey
Jersey City
N. J
Frank Hague
United States
A. Harry Moore
Washington News Digest on New Deal Party Strain
National topics interpreted by William Bruckart examine the Democratic split and Roosevelt era pressures. Guffey’s anti court packing rhetoric targets Wheeler Burke and O Mahoney as political stakes rise amid party purge talk and administrative strategy.
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Washington
William Bruckart
National Press
Washington, D.C
Political split in Democratic ranks deepens in 1938 view
A Western Newspaper Union analysis argues the Roosevelt era party rift could explode at the 1938 convention. It contrasts Senator Guffey loyalties with O Mahoney and Burke criticisms and warns Farley machine power may push Roosevelt nomination. It notes potential challenges to Wheeler or Burke and the risk of a party schism affecting 1940 plans.
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Lydia
Middle Acre
Sauling
John L. Lewis
Mr. Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Wheeler
Burke
Roosevelt
Farley
Guffey
Barkley
Senate
Senator Barkley
Senator Guffey
O'Mahoney
Guffey Radio
O’mahoney
United States
Pennsylvania
New York
United States Senate
Nebraska
Household Tips From The Warmer Season
A collection of home remedies and fashion tips including removing grease with eucalyptus oil, flavoring boiled ham with vinegar and cloves, reuse of old shaving brushes as black lead brushes, tea stain removal with salt, cauliflower soaking in lemon juice, embroidery stain removal with methylated spirit, and rhubarb charlotte recipe with sponge cake and lemon jelly. WNU Service.
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WNU
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Denton
Denton Mage
Murcor
Facial Magnesia Select Products, Inc
Long Island City
N.Y
Nous
Rer Union
President Hoover
Dollar Line
Hoover
Manila
Harry E. Yoernell
Japan
Woonshoe
Yoneptze
Lincoln
Wang
Uent
Cordell Hull
Hughe Montgomery Knatehboli Flugessen
Tokyo
Ilegal
Ford Por
Martin
Lewis
Unity Group
Ford Motor Company
Henry Ford
Hughe Montgomery Knatchbull- Hugessen
Montana
Wyoming
Indiana
Kentucky
Virginia Dare
America
Fantee
N. C
Committee For Industrial Organization
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court
Senate Judiciary Committee
New Deal
Omar Randall
Sioux City
C. B
Taosity
Towa
Labensky Stock Yards
Hloux City
Iowa
CRC
Civca
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