Wages and Hours Fight Faces Parliamentary Hurdles
Washington observers predict a revival of the wage and hour bill this winter or spring but debate persists over administration method and who will enforce it. Frictions center on a proposed labor board, secretary Perkins influence, and party coalitions that blocked earlier attempts. The 1938 election looms as a practical pause before any major action resumes.
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Washington
Rules Committee
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
National Labor Relations Board
A. F. of L
Department of Labor
Secretary of Labor
Frances Perkins
Capitol Hill
House
Perkins
Senate
Congress
Jimmie
Adventurers Club Echoes a Crocodile Chase in Africa
John Dunker recounts a near fatal crossing in Gwelo Matabeleland when a river crossing on a dead tree trunk almost became his last leap. The man eating crocodile surfaced from the water as he discovered the trunk was not a safe stepping point. He escaped with a vivid recollection of fear and life’s prior thrills fading to insignificance.
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Roosevelt
Jimmie
Jimmy
Papa
James
M. Curley
Boston
Curley
Senate
Bay State
James Roosevelt
Massachusetts
Opie
Ello
Golly
South Africa
Gwelo
Matabeleland
Southern Rhodesia
John Dunker
Brooklyn
N. Y
John
Adventurers’ Club
Bulawayo
Zambesi
Africa
Selukwe
Deer Leap Theory From National Bureau of Standards
The National Bureau of Standards asserts that a deer could complete a leap if started with enough force, whether alive or dead, unless external force like a bullet reduced speed or the deer altered position to strike the far side on landing.
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National Bureau of Standards
Polar Eskimos and Their Arctic Homelife
A readable sketch describes Polar Eskimos as a friendly people living far north in Greenland to Alaska. They migrate across the Arctic and dwell in skin tents during brief summers observed by observers of Arctic life.
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Polar Eskimos
Arctic
Greenland
Alaska
Inside Passage Route Described as Safe Waterway
A historic steamship path along British Columbia and Alaska spans about a thousand miles. The Inside Passage is sheltered by the insular mountain chain and island system, offering a protective corridor parallel to the coast.
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British Columbia
Alaska
Insular
Needle shedding conifers in the North and South
The larch is the sole northern native conifer and the cypress the sole southern conifer that shed all needles annually. Most conifers lose only a portion of their needles each year.
Hollywood notes on films and radio programs of the era
The piece surveys film and radio trends, noting Twentieth Century Fox’s stunt-filled In Old Chicago, Carole Lombard’s True Confession, and renewed radio shows like Front Page News Thrill of the Week. It highlights Jean Muir leaving Warner Brothers for a London stage breakout, Benny Goodman’s band leadership by his sister Ethel, Marek Weber taking over The Contented Hour, and industry tidbits about Jack Benny Myrna Loy Edward G Robinson Glenn Morris and Tony the backstage bootblack at CBS.
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Charles’ Martin
Edgar Guest
Bob Ripley
Gabriel Heatter
Paul Wing
NBC
Jack Benny
Paramount
Marlene Dietrich
Jack
Glenn Morris
Tarzan
Tony
Bootblack
New York
Kate Smith
Ee Hin
What Is the Maelstrom and Other Quiz Questions
The set asks about the Maelstrom near Norway and various facts. It notes a substitute bill replacing a defective one, Niagara Falls’ receding brink at about 2 percent per year, hippo hide about two inches thick, Mme Curie's Nobel prizes in 1903 and 1911, color-changing animals, a scaramouche as a ne'er-do-well, Disraeli's 1878 remark on Gladstone, Boulder Dam lake capacity versus Gatun Lake, and Lake Mead storage at 30 500 000 acre feet against 4 204 000 acre feet.
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United States
Boulder Dam
Gatun Lake
Panama
Arctic Ocean
Norway
Niagara Falls
Mme. Curie
Disraeli
London
Gladstone
Lake Mead
Courage Is All He Who Loses Wealth Loses All
Quote attributed to Cervantes on courage as the ultimate loss surpassing wealth or friends.
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Cervantes
Creomulsion Promises Quick Cough Relief
An advertisement touts Creomulsion for chest colds bronchial irritation and persistent coughs claiming rapid relief and soothing of inflamed membranes. It asserts refunds if not satisfied after first bottle and urges asking for the single word Creomulsion on the bottle.
Strangers The Tongue And Judgment Quote
L'Estrange notes that strangers often clash with strong opinions as quick judgments arise. The saying hints at the mismatch between frank speech and reserved judgment.
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National Capital
Carter Field
David I. Walsh
Marcus A. Coolidge
Farley
James A. Farley
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
LaGuardia
New York City
Albany
Smith
Tammany
Democratic Party
Queens
Bronx
Democratic
Floyd Gibbons
Gwelo River
RAK
Radio
Virginia Vale
Goldwyn
Twentieth Century-Fox
Chicago
Carole Lombard
Lombard
Jean Muir
Hollywood
Warner Brothers
Jean
Benny Goodman
Ethel Goodman
Benny
Marek Weber
Frank Black
Weber
Europe
Franz Lehar
Leggat Hotel
Butte
Jas, V. Morrison Co
Pontotoc, Miss
Ian Peas
Bernt Iy
Gat Edwards
George Edwards
Livingston, Mont
Nystrand Poultry CQ
Butte, Mont
Olsen
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