Petain and wartime legends in France and beyond
In a montage of wartime figures and showbiz, the piece recalls Marshal Petain’s postwar image, his Verdun role, and stout physique aided by rope skipping. It bundles oddly with notes on Man Mountain Dean, a wrestler turned traffic cop, and a Hollywood double for Henry VIII, tied to a famed showman wife.
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York
France
Clemenceau
Joffre
Foch
Maginot
Vori Mackensen
Ludendorff
Hindenburg
Verdun
London Daily News
Man Mountain
Dean
Einiatre i
Georgia
Norcross
Boston
Nelson
Henry VIII
Alexandre Korda
Charles Laughton
Wade
West Forty-third Street
Indian Runner ducks as egg producers in poultry farming
Indian Runner ducks excel in egg production, producing white eggs larger than hen eggs and broilers weighing 2.5 to 3 pounds at six weeks. They are lighter than meat ducks, active, hardy, and non setters, with international flocks averaging 200 eggs annually. Ducks require more feed and space but resist disease better, though their market demand and high feed costs limited widespread adoption.
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New Yorker
WNU
Brahma Chickens: Majestic Yet Hardy Giants
The Brahma is a large dual purpose breed with a pea comb, three ridges, and substantial weights from 8 to 12 pounds across cocks hens and pullets. They are known for hardiness vigor and high egg size, with distinct color varieties including Dark Brahma and English New England soft rooster lineage noted in Rhode Island.
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Philadelphia
New England
Rhode Island
Agricultural Notes on Vet Numbers and Farm Power
Estimates place 12 000 to 13 000 licensed veterinarians in the United States. Uncle Ab links stable farm power to more horses. Chicks cannibalize due to idleness crowding or hunger. China’s 350 million hens lay 26.25 billion eggs yearly. A 1200 pound cow producing 40 pounds of milk daily uses about two ounces of salt daily. Green feeds provide vital vitamins. Agriculture plans divert surplus hops to fertilizer and mulch.
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United States
Cop and Anthem by O Henry in Brief
Soapy faces winter with two options philanthropy or law. He plans a fast, cold season by feigning need at a restaurant and then smashing a window to attract police. A girl nearby becomes part of his routine as he continues his schemes amid approaching cold weather.
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Soapy
Jack Frost
The Life of O. Henry the Crime Writer
Born 1862 in Greensboro North Carolina William Sydney Porter later known as O Henry. He studied banking in Austin Texas where a 91150 embezzlement case arose and he was imprisoned in Ohio for five years. He wrote weekly stories for the New York World from 1903 until his death in 1910 in Asheville North Carolina.
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William Sidney Porter
Greensboro
N. C. O. Henry
Austin
Texas
Porter
Ohio
New York World
Asheville
N. C
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Soapy’s failed plan ends with a wary bystander
A hard edged scene shows Soapy trying to hustle a girl near a street corner while a nearby cop and Yale lads watching. The girl warns him she would have moved sooner but for the police presence. Soapy then clutches his coat and erupts into loud drunken antics as the cop reassures onlookers.
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Soapy
Yale
A Choice of Loyalties Lesson Text Study
A Lesson on choosing loyalty to God drawn from Joshua's leadership. The material stresses faith, obedience, and the consequences of turning from God, urging readers to follow the Lord with wholehearted devotion as Moses nears departure.
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God
Moses
Israel
Joshua
Russia
Promised Land
WHAT to EAT and WHY 2. Goudiss on Reducing by Diet and Health
Houston Goudiss advises weight conscious readers on dangers of unscientific reducing methods. He condemns drugging purging fasting and unsafe supplements and recommends a carefully regulated diet with carbohydrates to aid fat burn. He notes film stars use slimming clauses but must protect health.
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C. Houston Goudiss
East 39Th Street
New York City
Scientific dieting plan promises steady weight loss
The article promotes a balanced diet with calorie counting to lose weight safely. It offers a reducing bulletin with a calorie chart and a week of reducing menus. It claims one to two pounds weekly, six to eight pounds per month, and encourages slower, healthier progress.
Doilies Soon Done In Jiffy Crochet Pattern Prospects
Crochet pattern promises easy doilies in three sizes with heavy richness using four strands mercerized string. Includes illustrations and stitch details. requests 16 cents postage and address for pattern in New York area.
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Cates
Counting Calories Is Fun In Hollywood
A lighthearted health note promotes counting calories as a fun game in Hollywood. It claims the practice improves health and appearance and that dieters are rewarded with weight loss each time they weigh in.
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Hollywood
If Your Weight is Normal Keep It That Way
The notice urges thirtysomethings with normal weight to request a Calorie Chart and Reducing Bulletin to maintain their level. Those over thirty and overweight are advised to no longer delay and to begin a safe, simple, scientific plan to regain normal weight.
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WRU
C. Houston Goudise
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He Was Born
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Marine St Pond
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Anthem
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The
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C. Houston
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