Protegee Ula Lee and the Marcia Rivalry in Opera
A detailed portrait traces Ula Lee a singing teacher and aunt to Marcia, whose devoted care shifts from her own career to guiding Marcia. After Marcia’s arrival, Ula’s ambitions fade yet resilience drives her to replace Marcia at an audition, leading to triumph as she becomes a world renowned soprano.
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Marcela
Mie
Felix Ermin
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Uln
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Earth
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Mareia
Vila
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Felis
Opera
Ula and the Felix Ermins in a Small Town Portrait
In a spring interlude between opera duties and a Europe voyage, Ula visits Felix Ermins the architect and his family in a rambling frame house set on a wide lawn. Marcia, lively yet enigmatic, embodies both envy and affection as Ula contemplates the center of paradise and peril in this quiet domestic drama from 1931.
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Felix Ermins
Felix
Marcia
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Marein
McClure Newspaner Synatcate
CWNU
Reason Advanced for Use of Oz as Ounce
The article discusses why oz is used as the ounce symbol, outlining theories from Pathfinder Magazine and the Oxford English Dictionary. It explains medieval abbreviations, the z-shaped tail, and printer practices using z for terminal contractions. it notes ounce derives from French once and Latin uncia.
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Pathfinder Magazine
Oxford Dictionary
Deers Swim to Safety Off Long Branch Shores
Two buck deer swam about two miles from Long Branch New Jersey as fishermen trimming their catch in a motor dory hauled them aboard. The exhausted animals were hog-tied and brought to shore where they were released into the woods after a rough struggle. It is believed dogs chased the deer into the sea.
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Long Branch
N. J
Nes
Perfume origins link to Catherine de Medici era
The text notes Catherine de Medici's Florentine perfumer Rene accompanied her to France and spurred progress in perfume making. It highlights Cannes as famed for rose tuberose cassia and jasmine, Nimes for thyme rosemary lavender, Nice for violet and mignonette, and Grasse region as central to growing perfume flowers.
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Catherine de Medici
France
Rene
Cannes
Nice
Grasse
Smile Test Distinguishes Good and Bad in People
Quote attributed to William Lyon Phelps states that a smile reveals character. If a smile improves a man’s face, he is good. if it disfigures his face, he is bad. The saying frames moral judgment through facial expression.
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Stig
William Lyon Phelps
Birth of Cairo Traced to 623 B C On Babylon Site
National Geographic Society bulletin traces Cairo's origins to about 623 B C when Babylon was founded by Mesopotamian emigrants. Romans fortified the site and used it as a legion headquarters. In 641 A D Islamic invaders captured the town and fort, founding El-Fostat as capital. Old Cairo now occupies part of its site.
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Mesopotamia
El-Fostat
El-Fostaat
Old Cairo
The
National Geographic Society
Baltile Riviera near Riza draws Baltic visitors
The Baltile Riviera near the city of Riza becomes a popular Baltic coast retreat. Latvians leave offices for sports and sun on dunes and woods framed by Idylle forests. Townlets grow as Germans English and Scandinavians seek summer leisure along this inland stretch reaching toward Asia.
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Baltic
Riza
Baltile Riviera
Russia
Asia
China
Providence First Settlement Named by Roger Williams
The city of Providence Rhode Island, founded in 1690 by Roger Williams, became the state's first settlement and mother town, named in gratitude to his Supreme Deliverer.
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City of
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Roger Williams
Zonolite Mineral Used in Theaters and Auto Industry
A valuable mineral named Zonolite is described as gold‑colored, ice‑cool to the touch, and nonflammable. The report notes it is employed by acoustic engineers in theaters, automobiles, and various venues for sound control.
Facts and Figures on Your Telephone Facts and Figures on Your Telephone Edie in BL Hill
Edie in BL Hill by Edwin F Hill reports rapid growth of U S telephone use with 3 million calls daily, a rise from a decade ago, and striking expansion in Chesapeake and Potomac area plant. It details Pell System plant values, annual investment growth, and Bell system expansion from 50,000 phones in 1900 to about 20 million by 1932.
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Edwin F. Hill
United States
Chesapeake and Potomac
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Bellowned
Prosperity Tickets Boost Reese Theatre Season
The Reese-Rialto-Keith Company signs with three major producers for a new season at Reese Theatre Delaware. Prosperity Tickets go on sale nightly from June 6 offering access to top sound films at 33 1/3 cents. Friday and Saturday shows feature Barnum's Texas Cowboys and Cowgirls with vaudeville. Joan Bennett stars in The Trial of Vivienne Ware.
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Reese Theatre
Prosperity
Reese-Rialto-Keith
Delaware
Barnum
Joan Bennett
George Bancroft
Paramount
Dismiss Small Worries And Choose Your View
A reflection echoes Marcus Aurelius on how external events disturb only if you add meaning. The quote urges dismissing unhelpful thoughts and accepting that your interpretation fuels distress, not the situation itself.
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Marcus Aurelius
Isthmus of Darien Defined Between Aruba and San Miguel
The Isthmus of Darien does not cover the entire territory of the Isthmus of Panama its proper range lies between the gulfs of Aruba and San Miguel about sixty miles in minimum width. It was claimed by Spaniards after its discovery by Bathon in 1414.
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Darien
Panama
Aruba
San Micael
Bathon
Forest Service report highlights new forests and renewals
Robert Y. Stuart reports to Secretary Arthur Hyde that national forests expanded by 1,275,652 acres and about 26 million young trees were distributed from nurseries, a 2 percent rise from 1930. Receipts from forest products reached 4,993,320 dollars, with timber grazing water power sites and rents. Fire protection and communications, including a Bell System network, were expanded to improve fire defense and public use.
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Robert Y. Stuart
Arthur M. Hyde
National Forest
United States
Bell
Forest Service
Resolutions of Respect for Ira Samis Carrier of Denton
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Mid-Shore Rural Letter Carriers Association extend deepest sympathy to the widow of Ira Samis of Denton. W. C. Stevens J. H. Orr L. E. Lynch express condolences on his passing and recognize his service as a fellow member.
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Ira Samis
Denton
Letter Carriers’ Association
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Duncan A. Fletcher
U. S
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Maurice Chevalier
Robert Montgomery
Mills Brothers
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L. E. Lynch
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Denton, MD
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Brd
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Westminster, Maryland
Albert Norman Ward
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