Notes of an Innocent Bystander in 1942 Forecasts and Jests
A collage of social blurbs and satire from Jay Franklin and New York gossip, predicting 1942 columns by Walter Winchell and Dorothy Thompson, while recounting humorous bystander notes on daily life insecurity and newsroom wavering. It includes anecdotes about press figures, Broadway chatter, and political quips with playful headlines and street-corner insights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Baker
Central Park West
Mummy
Timbuctoo
Jay Franklin
Columm
Richmond
Walter Winchell
Cafe Society
Walter Lippmann
Mark Sullivan
Dorothy Thompson
Clare Boothe Luce
Julia Ward Howe
Florence Nightingale
David Lawrence
USO
Raymond Clapper
Roy Howard
John Masefield
England
King's Canary
N.Y. Post
Adolf Witler
Gas rationing chat and jokes from a wartime era
A dialogue on gas station hours under rationing rules shows stations limited to 12 hours daily with unpredictable shifts. The exchange covers essential users, plans, and the need for defense bonding, interspersed with satirical verses and brief columns on war priorities and public sentiment.
The Day of Acclaim in Holy Week Sermon
A historical sermon reflects on Jesus entering Jerusalem as King and Messiah during Holy Week. It contrasts public praise with the crowd’s later cry for crucifixion, urging faithful enthusiasm and concern for souls amid church prosperity. The speaker warns against complacency and urges obedience and outreach to those in need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Wilbur M. Smith
Jerusalem
Israel
Christ
Bethany
Ask Me 9 Another Rue The Questions
A quiz asks nine history and language questions covering mestizo meaning, a deathbed quote, the Alamo cry, intrastate commerce, a biblical figure, the paradox of one, Peru's independence, and a Dutch descent president. Answers include mixed-blood person, Cecil Rhodes, San Jacinto, within a state, John the Baptist, Everything in life nothing in tennis, since 1821, Martin Van Buren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Rhodes
San Jacinto
John the Baptist
Ife
Martin van Buren
Ferrified Deer Skeleton Found in Virginia Bog
Miners digging iron ore in a Virginia bog unearthed a deer skeleton that had become ferrified rather than petrified. The carious transformation occurred through long immersion in iron bearing water, turning the remains into iron.
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Virginia
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Ben Bernie
Jason
J. Dorsey
el Morocco
Stork
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FBI
Iceland
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la Conga
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Hickory House
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Phillips
India
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Stalin
van Steedson
Washington
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Moody Bible
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International Council of Religious Education
Hermission
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Locke
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Ieen
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