Lunatic Scientist Traps Man In Parlor Encounter
Charley visits a club room where a violent lunatic with a parrot attacks him and threatens electroshock testing. A plan to entrap Charley fails as he escapes, aided by a police stakeout and a Bellevue hospital observation. The assailant later dies in Matteawan asylum.
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Charley
Mma Goldman
Emma Goldman
Bellevue Hospital
Hater
Matteawan Hospital
Beacon
N. Y
de Maupassant
Color Blindness Causes and Historical Notation
Color blindness or achromatopsia and daltonism hinder color distinction. Most common form confuses bright colors yet others are seen. it may be congenital or acquired and is more frequent in males. Dalton’s 1794 self case popularized the condition. tests arose for maritime and railway workers.
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Indianapolis News
John Dalton
Mercantile Marine
People Who Are Old and Youthful Bodies Compared
A reader's reflection notes that age is not fixed by years. True old age is marked by diminishing strength, health, and activity, while some eighty year olds may be physically fitter than younger seniors or middle aged people.
Color Film Breakthrough and Hollywood Buzz
The piece highlights The Trail of the Lonesome Pine as the first all color outdoor film and notes star performances by Sylvia Sydney Fred MacMurray and Henry Fonda. It also reports on Hollywood chatter about Mary of Scotland Queen Elizabeth roles Claudette Colbert attitude toward Old Maid and other industry updates including Ken Maynard's circus venture and Adolphe Menjou's recovery.
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Sylvia Sydney
Fred MacMurray
Henry Fonda
Lonesome Pine
Queen Elizabeth
Claudette Colbert
The
Desert
Paramount
Crocheting Afghan Offers Cozy Comfort and Pattern
This item promotes an easy crocheted afghan described as warm and draped in pastel stripes resembling daisies. It notes a simple pattern with three shades of one color or varied hues, with directions, illustration, materials, and color ideas in pattern 5254. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept in New York.
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Golly
Charles K. Ulrich
Long Island City
Charley
New York Herald
Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept
Fourteenth St
New York
N. Y
Knox College Definitions Prompt Slang From Exams
Galesburg Illinois students at Knox College defined terms after mid year exams. The glossary includes Jackets an animal description, kinetic a state, atoms a presidentsly label, paddle to sell in the street, miscue a daughter of Madame X, epistle a gangster's weapon.
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Knox College
Galesburg
United States
Madame X
National Guard Honored Lafayette Legacy Across Regiments
The article recalls Marquis de Lafayette's 1824 U S visit and the impact on national defense formations. It notes the New York Seventh Regiment adopting the National Guard name and the World War era evolution of militia designations. The Seventh's gray coat and white trousers with a shako trace to Lafayette era improvisation by a sergeant.
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National Guard
Marquis de Lafayette
United States
National Guards of
Paris
New York City
Seventh Regiment
One Hundred and Seventh Regiment
Lafayette
Natonal Guards
States
The
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Constance Bennett
Clara Kimball Young
Hays Office
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Tom Mix
Maynard
Adolphe Menjou
Major
Bowes
Charlie Chaplin
Chester Morris
Boris Karloff
Joan Bennet
Melinda
Virginia
Bruce
Myrna Loy
C. Simmons
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Firestone
Firestone Auto Supply and Service
Firestone Tire Dealer
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