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Newspaper

Denton Journal

Location

Denton, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Nov 13, 1926

Page

7

Pola Negri’s Rise From Bromberg to Film Star

Pola Negri real name Appolonia Chalupez chose Negri from Ada Negri poems, born in Bromberg Poland, trained at a dramatic school, wrote directed and starred in Love and Passion, with many successes. She will soon appear in her latest film Hotel Imperial.

Pola Negri Appolonia Chalupez Ada Negri Pola Bromberg Poland

As Told by Irvin S Cobb in a Civil War Anecdote

A Missouri transplanted Ken tuckian delivers a war tale to a sympathetic crowd. He recalls a Confederate charge with grand rhetoric, claiming overwhelming Southern valor despite shortages. A gray listener counters that Yank regiments routed them ten miles, prompting a quip about a spoiled eyewitness story.

Nere Missouri Shelby Confederacy Southland Kurnel

Drum on Gold Coast in public life across ceremonies

The drum holds a key role on the Gold Coast offering a message for installing officials funerals and public ceremonies across native public life.

Gold Coast South African

Young man on honeymoon crashes car into tree

A honeymoon traveler crashes into a tree and remains unconscious for about two weeks, a remark in the Toronto Globe notes the long recovery period and humorously reflects on the lapse.

Toronto Globe

Inquiry Triggers Cautious Talk on Europe Visit

A quoted exchange shows curiosity about travel abroad. The speaker begins eagerly, asks if anyone in the group has been to Europe, and concludes he can speak freely only after a negative reply. The fragment hints at a casual conversation about international travel.

Europe Bostop Teanscript

Notable Quote About Barred Library Book Access

A fragment quotes Don Marquis on disappointment after finally obtaining a book that had been barred from the public library, highlighting the irony of the restricted access and the letdown that follows achievement.

Don Marquis Colfler’s

Religion Guides Just Conduct In All Public Work

A quotation attributed to Swedenborg stresses that religion requires just and faithful conduct in every office and task a woman undertakes and in all dealings with others. The message centers on integrity in public life and professional duties.

Swedenborg

Polite Prisoner Offers Chair Moments Before Execution

A prisoner named Jim remained courteous to the end and even offered his chair to the warden as execution by electrical chair approached. The note mentions a phrase about Purple Cow in passing.

Jim Tie

Modern chill Prayer Echoes in Verse

A fragmentary line invokes prayer asking to be a good girl to satisfy Fo desire to see what it feels like. The text presents a blunt, intimate tone with implied reckoning or curiosity. The brief line reads as a self reflective plea within a contemporary casual register.

Individuality in Spelling Bees Proves a Challenge

A note observes that strong individuality hampers performance in spelling bees, suggesting personal flair conflicts with standard spellings and contest rules during competitions.

Gamblers Advertise In China Gambling Houses Top Ad Spenders

Advertisements from the gambling houses dominate Chinese markets, with casino brands among the largest ad spenders. The pervasive gambling ads indicate a thriving promotional push across the sector and reflect broad consumer interest in betting services.

China

Journal Crossword Puzzle From 1926 Journal Page

The Journal's crossword shows Horizontal clues including Journal of current events Weathercock 93 A common astringent and more. Vertical clues cover back of the neck being in abstract sense personal pronoun and other entries with solutions promised in the next issue.

Journal of Current Events Weathercock Italy Spain

The Young Lady Across the Way on College Athletics

A column argues that taint of commercialism should be kept out of college sports and that the best halfback in the world deserves a living salary, highlighting a debate over pay and principles in athletics.

McClure Newspaper

Brown Sugar Recipes From The Cook Book

A collection of brown sugar based recipes including pudding parfait candy frosting and sauce with instructions. The piece blends nostalgic text with practical steps for Brown Sugar Pudding Parfait Tapaloca and related sweets, detailing ingredients and method.

Spelling Lesson from RL Richardson in Concord School

A vignette from Forbea Magazine recounts RL Richardson of the Electric Hand and Share company testing a young student at Concord Massachusetts. Emerson then headed the school board as members arrived for oral examinations. The anecdotes highlight how the boy spelled horse as Y six eight five.

Ralph Waldo Eanerson RL EL Richardson Electric Hand and Share Globe-Trotter Richardson Concord Mass Emerson Uichardson Forbea Magazine New York

Withering Wil Helmina Buys Knicker Balloon Trends

Wil Helmina dismisses balloon trousers as a general style but notes some men in knickers would benefit from the look. The remark reflects fashion opinions of the period and hints at sartorial debates among social figures.

Wilhelmina

Francis Wilson recalls vaudeville roots and rise to fame

Francis Wilson, now seventy one, reflects on starting at twenty one with Mackin in Indianapolis. They innovated a song and dance style influenced by Kean and Forrest, Hengler and Dutehanty, and Charles Walters. He recalls earning about one hundred fifty dollars a week in prime years and later leading the Actors Equity Association.

Mackin Dutehanty Hengler Charles Walters Tony Pastor Indianapolis Kean Forrest Francis Wilson America Actors’ Equity Association McClure

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