From Brooklyn to stardom Clara Bow recalls It girl breakthrough
Actress Clara Bow recounts her long road to fame from early dreams of film acting in Brooklyn to winning a Brewster contest and a screen test. She details initial rejections, the pivotal interview, the breakthrough role in It, and her rise with Schulberg and Paramount, crediting Elinor Glyn.
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Telly
Brewster’s Magazines
Bayridge High School
Brooklyn
Sii
Conte
About Ourselves What Do We Live For
This line contemplates life’s purpose beyond easing others’ burdens. It asks readers to consider personal meaning, duty, and societal impact, inviting reflection on what we value most in our daily actions and choices.
Bermudians Still Seek Spanish Treasure Trove
Bermudians hold onto legends of a buried Spanish treasure in Bermuda. Stories from 1600s and 1693 describe stone heaps yellow trees with brass plates and a wooden cross guiding seekers. Some locals recall phantom ships and fire drakes and a mystic stone used by an earlier expedition.
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Bermuda Islands
Central
South America
Bermuda
Airplane control that relieves pilot burden on long flights
The Sperry automatic pilot uses gyroscopic control to keep a plane level on a true course, correcting for air currents and weight shifts. Military bombers and many ships already use the device, which reduces crew strain while permits takeoffs and landings to be handled by the crew as usual. It operates in darkness or fog and enables uninterrupted air transport and long-range flights.
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Sperry
Humming Birds: A Quick Look at Native North American Species
The ruby throated humming bird is the sole East of the Mississippi species in this region. Humming birds are small, global in the Americas, with about 400 species. They are often misread as timid due to constant in-flight display, but they can be trained to eat sweets.
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North
South
Central America
Mississippi
Renerall
North America
Poem Fragments Reflect A Portrait Of A Town
Fragmented lines describe a transformed city along a road toward Potmertesy. Vague images of townspeople, air, and streets hint at change and memory as the speaker notes a future certainty and a yesterday fade along the roadside. Pera News.
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Potmertesy
Vinonbenins
Peetye
Tweedy
Ted Qirokemn
Pera
Fragmented verse fragment from wartime diary
A garbled OCR style excerpt presents a wartime period meditation on family and loss. It weaves mentions of a newborn daughter and parental affection with tossed phrases about winds, hearts, and distant figures, creating a reflective but unclear scene.
Paleontological Pits in Los Angeles Preserve Fossil Life
Very interesting fossil animals have been recovered from La Brea tar pits, the Spanish term for tar. The pits are named for a deep tar formation that preserved bones, located in a public park on Wilshire Boulevard, the main westward artery to the ocean.
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Los Angeles
Wilshire Boulevard
Strange Interlude on screen captivates with new talkie form
A Metro film version of O'Neill's Strange Interlude features Norma Shearer and Clark Gable in leading roles. The drama explores psychology with striking makeup and acting range, with a strong supporting cast including May Robson, Maureen O'Sullivan, and Robert Young.
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Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer
O’neill
Norma Shearer
Clark Gable
Nina Leeds
Miss Shearer
Gable
Ned Darrell
Thea of the
Alexander Kirkland
Ralph Morgan
Nina
Robert Young
May Robson
Maureen O'Sullivan
Henry B Walthall
Mary Alden
Tad Alexander
Olympians edge Warren Town Team in tight season opener
In Warren Scenic Hall Olympians led by Oscar Herzig and Captain Georgie St Angelo beat Warren Town Team 33 to 31 in a tense opener. Bristol’s passing and defense kept them ahead 10 4 after one period and 16 12 at half as Warren surged late but fell short in the final frame.
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Oscar
Herzig
Rhode Island
Bob Getchell
Olympian
Warren Town
Warren
Bristol
Georgie St. Angelo
River” Cardoza
Piepowski
Piepawska
Pete Magee
Bernado
Chassie” LeClerc
Colt High
Early Use of Word Mortgages Noted in Language Preview
A historical snippet discusses the early appearance of the word mortgages in a sentence about pledging property. It cites an instance where a debtor is said to have mortgaged land beyond its value and warns against selling a dance for debt.
Hamlet Ambition Among Actors Noted By Critics
Critics note that top actors seize Hamlet opportunities while lesser ones only talk of ambition, earning the derisive nickname Tam for their repetitive chatter. The remark reflects tensions between aspiration and chance in theatre careers.
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Hamlet
Tam
Dear Teacher Warns Against trusting experience as sole teacher
Ai tells readers outside Chinatown that philosophers err in thinking experience alone teaches. The Washington Star notes the skeptical view on learning law or medicine by trial and error and urges caution in relying on experience.
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Chinatown
Tines Wooshington
Eyeing Defiance and Deception in a Steady Gaze
An unreadable fragment hints at a confrontation about deception. The speaker notes a defiant stance and a habit of exposing lies by unwavering calm.
St Mary’s School Concert and Royal Arcanum Installations
On March 21 1908 St Mary’s Sunday School children staged a concert and operetta at Bristol Opera House with an Irish themed program led by Rev Fr Downing. The program featured songs readings and dances plus an operetta The Merry Company. Mt Hope Chapter 1187 Royal Arcanum met at Pokanoket Hall with Deputy Grand Regent Henry W Burrows officiating as officers were installed including Regent Harrys Ho Shepard and secretary George Hi Manchester.
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Children of St. Mary’s Sunday School
Bristol Opera House
Fr Downing
Ireland
Mary Theresa Sullivan
Mary Silvia
May C. Magee
Mary Leahy
Elizabeth Keegan
Sadie Donnelly
Shannon
Thomas Downey
Stephen Garity
Louise Snow
Erin
Grace Conley
Merry Company
Little Old Man
Stephen Garrity
Gertie
Mary McKenna
Bessie
Catherine Paull
John Magee
Edward Hughes
James Garrity
Policemen Gay
Ted Morris
Charles Callan
Philip Morris
Wilfred Hamill
Mt Hope
Royal Arcanum
Pokanoket Hall
Henry W. Burrows
Pawtucket
Harrys Ho Shepard
Fred “Williams
Gastram
MacDougall
Jefferson F Galvin
George A Arnold
George Hi Manchester
J T Young
Lewis B Waldron
Mohawks Falter to Providence in Local YMCA Basketball
The Mohawks lost 30 to 20 to Providence Independents at the town YMCA arena. After a 16 to 8 halftime deficit, Bristol trailed but narrowed it to a 14-12 second half rally led by Bristol’s Stowell and Mathewson while Providence spread scoring with Laird Tucker If and Dobson.
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Providence Independents
Y MC
Bristol Boys
Providence
Laird
Rf Tucker
Stark
Dobson Rg
Briggs Ig Mohawks
McCaughes
Stowell
Deck of Cards Origin in Anglo Saxon Theccan Term
The term decks of cards traces to the Anglo Saxon theccan meaning cover with earliest playing card use noted in 1593 in Henry V text Shahesmuenre 6.
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Shahesmuenre
Henry VE
Imarsinary Interview Defeated Candidate
A report describes post election reflections from LE and wishes for their opponent to secure a strong position after a discouraging setback. The piece notes hopes for success and future contributions while recognizing the electoral defeat.
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Ous
Rattae
Detrat News
Unclear Text Report Signals Data on Stated Measurements
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a figure around % inches and an approximate average near 135 inches on a stated side. The source lacks complete nouns and context to determine exact event, location, or subject.
Memorials for Presidents in Death Arise in Many Places
The article surveys memorial ideas for Calvin Coolidge and lists burial sites for U S presidents, noting graves and monuments across Arlington, Mount Vernon, Canton, Monticello, Montpelier, Richmond, New York, Buffalo, Albany, Oyster Bay, Nashville, Greenville, Quincy, Springfield, Concord, Lancaster, Princeton, Indianapolis and the National Cathedral. It highlights no single precedent for presidential memorials.
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Madison
Montpelier
Monroe
Tyler
Richmond
Ohio
Harding
Marion
McKinley
Canton
Garfield
Cleveland
Hayes
Fremont
Harrison
North Bend
New York State
Grant
Hudson
New York City
van Buren
Kinderhook
Fillmore
Buffalo
Arthur
Albany
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Presidents
Tennessee
Jackson
Polk
Nashville
Johnson
Greenville
John Adams
John Quincy Adams
Quincy
Mass
Taylor
Memorials and a Coolidge grave in Plymouth VI
The piece notes national monuments in the capital, praises Colorado marble memorials, and mentions Calvin Coolidge buried in Plymouth VI. It muses on whether his name will be carved in stone or an amphitheater, leaving judgment to future generations.
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National Capital
Colorado
Calvin Coolidge
Plymouth
The Peril of Overextended Credit in 1932 Grocery Trade
An early 1932 case shows a New York grocer who gave away food tickets funded by city aid, depleting cash and credit. He faced default, a $67 bill, and a sheriff sale as creditors fled. The article warns service grocers must balance charity with cash flow to avoid ruin.
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New York
Community events listing for March and April activities
A sequence of village events includes a St Patrick's Day dance by Kearney Ship Sea Scouts at the G A R Hall on March 17, a March 18 Altar Society food sale at Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church, PTA meeting March 28 at Reynolds School, a two day Dramatic Cantata Belshazzar at Guiteras Memorial Junior High School to benefit the Rotary Club April 3 and 4, Rotary Frolic April 17, Meat Pie Supper April 19 at State Street M E Church, and musical comedy Prince Charming April 24 and 25 by Straight Brothers for the Doric Club.
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St Patrick's Day
Kearney
Sea Scouts
G A R. Hall
Altar Society of Our Lady of Mt Carmel
Congregational Street
Belshazzar
Guiteras Memorial Junior High School
Rotary Club
Straight Brothers
The
Doric Club
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Mount Vernon
Taft
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Jefferson
Monticello
Lincoln Memorial
Washington, D. C
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Reynolds School
State Street
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Epworth League
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