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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1941
Page
3
News of Paul I being crowned czar of Russia in Moscow in 1796 reached St. Petersburg via relays of cannon. At 728 intervals the cannons fired in sequence, each crash heard as the next arrived, taking four hours and twenty two minutes. Paul I ruled until 1801 when he was assassinated.
AMUEL GOLDWYN backs Bette Davis with William Wyler after The Little Foxes and Jezebel success. Davis to star in The Man Who Came to Dinner while Cagney collaboration with Warner Bros faces ongoing contract frictions. Also notes on Terry Frost rising after Killer Mears stage role and upcoming projects.
A humorous exchange reveals friction between the Dance Committee chair and the orchestra leader over extending the music for a dance. The chairman implores more length while the conductor protests the limits and compares it to a rubber band.
A wry exchange contrasts happiness with wealth and debt. The speaker notes true contentment hinges on having enough to satisfy creditors rather than possess all money. The remark frames money as a measure of peace vs. pressure from debts.
A brief quotation framed as a moral note on death and sleep, attributed to Byron, reflecting on sleep as a universal human condition and its intrusion into life.
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