St Malo Then and Now Finds Corsair Pastand
The article tours St Malo, Brittany, detailing its shift from famed corsairs to a seaside resort. It recalls medieval walls, harbor life, and the old dogs guarding the beach, while noting statues, gates, churches, and streets named after notable figures like Jacques Cartier and Jean de Chatillon.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
WNU Service
Tvl
Malo
Old Brittany
Seaport
Brittany
France
St. Malo
French North Coast
New St. Malo
Naliens
England
Europe
English Channel
St Malo
Grand Banks
Newfoundland
Americas
Indies
Canada
Rio de Janeiro
Ganges
Madras
Holland
St. Vincent's
Jacques Cartier
St. Lawrence River
Maupertuis
la Mettrie
Doctor Broussais
Porcon de la ‘Barbinais
St. Thomas
Chateaubriand
Jean de Chatillon
Jean de la Grille
Aléth
Aaron Rock
Jean
Rome
Longfellow Prompted Whiskers Comment by Mary
A Boston Globe item recalls a school talk on character where a teacher shows a picture of Longfellow to students. When asked what stood out about the poet’s face Mary replies that he has a lot of whiskers.
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New England
Longfellow
Mary
Boston Globe
Little to Say Wifle There’s Nothing More to Be Said
A brief cartoon caption depicts a wife insisting there is nothing else to discuss while the husband demands she speaks up. The dialogue plays on marital standoff and communication.
Child Bets Hat Is Not Frightening
A young girl named Susan stares at a visitor’s cloche hat and responds that she likes it. She mentions her mother and Aunt Milly warned it was a perfect fright the other day but says it does not scare her at all.
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Susan
Verger Reports Wedding in Progress Amid Arrest Warrant
A London humorist report notes a Verger announcing a wedding underway while an arrest warrant for a man named Dashington Binks is outstanding. Officers and friends stand by as ceremony proceeds at the church.
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Dashington Binks
Verger
London
One-Liners on Births and Death in Newspapers
The exchange notes newspapers favor headlines on famous deaths over births. It suggests media bias in event focus, highlighting public fascination with mortality and celebrity life events over beginnings.
Training Bond Between Couple Sits Atop Radio Fascination
A lighthearted exchange shows Jack obsesses over a radio while Mrs Wyse compliments the training of a husband. The dialogue hints at domestic humor and affection within the home setting.
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Jack
Governor Questions Convict Who Composes Popular Songs
An exchange reveals the governor questioning a convict described as the composer of popular songs. The governor suggests sending him to the copying department as a potential assignment.
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der Wahre Jakob
Berin
His Idea of Polo
A casual remark recalls watching polo and questioning the sport’s rules as to hitting the ball, implying a skeptical view of the game. The quote suggests a recollection of an unusual or poorly played match.
Why do you refer to politics as a prem game
Senator Sorghum jokes about politics being a pregame publicity ploy and aims to place the discussion on the sporting page to boost visibility. He suggests using readers to test interest and broaden exposure for his message.
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Senator Sorghum
Unclear OCR Note Highlights Odd Speech Fragments
Fragile OCR passage shows garbled dialogue with incomplete phrases and misread names. It reflects poor transcription quality rather than a coherent event or report from the page.
Marine Band at Work in National Farm and Home Hour
The United States Marine Band performs on radio as part of the National Farm and Home Hour with Captain Taylor Brinson directing. Rehearsals are strict and the band is in constant demand for diplomatic, civic, and patriotic events in the Nation's Capital.
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Aoa
Marine
Marina
National Farm and Home Hour
United States Marine Band
Taylor Brinson
Marine Band
White House
Cast notes and quirks from NBC radio and Palooka sketches
Microphonics Tessien Dragonette reports a Bermuda holiday revelation about zebras as sports model mules. Wilfred Glenn nicknamed Bill recalls his father naming him Kill by the first of the month birth. England sees whiskers rise while Ray Knight jokes on mutton chops. The Coldbergs cast features Jewish principals with Gertrude Herg as Mrs Goldberg and James R Waters as the father. Palooka sketches on WABC-Columbia include Ted Bergman and Ham Fisher with Ted Husing and Harry von Zell in boxing insider roles. Frank Readick plays Knobby Walsh ready to throw in the sponge.
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Wilfred Glenn
Bill
Kill
Calsforth
Wabc-Columia
Joe Palooka
Ted Bergman
Palooka
New York
Ham Fisher
Ted Husing
Harry von Zell
Frank Readick
Knobby Walsh
How One Man Lost 22 Pounds
Detroit resident Herman Rankis credits Kruschen Salts with easing rheumatic aches and aiding a 22 pound weight loss after using the product for a month. The ad claims this safe quick fat loss comes from a half teaspoon in hot water each morning before breakfast and offers a money back guarantee if unsatisfied.
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Herman Rankis
Detroit
The Autocrat Coined Mutual Admiration Society
Olivér Wendell Holmes is credited with creating the phrase Mutual Admiration Society in The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table. The line exemplifies his witty social humor and enduring linguistic impact.
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Olivér ‘Wendell Holmes
Magic of a Name Teacher Now James on exercise
A fragmentary dialogue presents a child named Jimmy and a teacher discussing the definition of exercise as work. The Boston Transcript style is hinted through the phrasing and the casual exchange about calling a mother and rain. The text reads like a clipped excerpt with nonspecific context.
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James
Jimmy
Boston Transcript
Nagging Sue and the promised health balance
An advertisement touts Fellows' Syrup as a remedy for a run down household and tense nerves. It claims the product improves appetite tones the system and boosts vitality for skeptical spouses and frazzled nerves.
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Sue
Fellows Syrup Transparent Aluminum
A German chemist has produced an alloy by substitution that keeps aluminum properties while allowing light to pass. The initial light shows a yellow tint, with efforts ongoing to create a clear glasslike product. A proverb notes a dollar in a man’s pocket is worth two he owes.
Doctor Pizen Hospital Update
A report notes Doctor Pizen is in the hospital. His wife is said to have provided him some of his own medicine.
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Crab
Pizen
Col
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