Last Newsman recalls Borah and 1936 campaign onoc
ROBERT S ALLEN retells a 1936 interview with Senator Borah as he weighs a presidential bid and later discounts Alf Landon. Borah expresses duty over rest, questions foreign loans, and reveals he will not back Landon, signaling support for Roosevelt and delivering a political scoop.
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Drew Pearson
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Mannerisms Mark the Man They All Perform Off Guard
New York feature notes how public speakers display distinct mannerisms from fiddling with coins and neckties to twirling a monocle. Examples span Al Smith, the duke of Windsor, Roosevelt, Bryan, Emerson, Beecher, and others, suggesting habits may reflect energy or appetite rather than nerves.
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York
al Smith
Duke of Windsor
Pranklin D. Roosevelt
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Henry Ward Beecher
Lights Go Out in Adrian Car as Muskrat Gnaws Wires
In Adrian Michigan John Bates found the car lights failing twice and then twice more. Suspecting foul play he set a trap under the hood and caught a muskrat that had been gnawing the wires, explaining the electrical failures.
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Adrian, Mich
John Bates
Hollywood Bets on Welles Thriller Drop In Heart of Darkness
Hollywood bets shifted as RKO shelved Orson Welles Heart of Darkness over a budget well over a million dollars. Ingrid Bergman arrived in New York en route to Joan of Arc, insisting she won’t lose her head over American ice cream. Her star power, beauty, and sincerity make her a fit for Joan of Arc, while other Oscar-era notes touch on Disney’s Pinocchio and radio staff musicians.
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Ilenty
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RKO
Orson Welles
Welles
Smiler
Heart of Darkness
Ingrid Bergman
New York
Stockholm
United States
Leslie Howard
Edna Best
Miss Bergman
Joan of Arc
Johnny Green
Johnny Presents
Robert Taylor
Vivian Leigh
Laurence Olivier
Greer Arson
Norma Shearer
Joan Crawford
Susan and
Miss Garson
Miss Shearer
Walt Disney
Joan Bennett
Walter Wanger
Phoenix
Ariz
Ony
I Am Created in God's Image and Spirit Within
Lesson for February 4 outlines Genesis 1 27 31 and 1 Corinthians 3 20 6 19 20 with cold text urging right thinking as the basis of temperate living. It argues man created in God's image, immune to evolution, and the believer indwelt by the Holy Spirit, destined to honor God with body and life. It calls Christians to a separated life and urges immediate personal revival across churches nationwide.
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Earth
God
Jesus Christ
America
Friends Teach Patience And Cheerful Company
The note urges temper control to keep friends and to be a cheerful companion so others enjoy one’s company. It emphasizes civility and steady demeanor as the key to lasting friendships.
Barbara Bell Slip Patterns Offer Wardrobe Versatility
The pattern No. 1821-B provides strap style or built-up shoulders for dresses and slips. It suits sizes 36 to 52, with material requirements listed and a 15 cent request to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept in Chicago for purchase.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
Wacker Dr
Chicago
Ill
Aisk Me Another A General Quiz 1
The quiz asks: What is the expansive force at water’s freezing point. Why Latin is used in medicine. The origin of the bugle call Retreat. Who invented the zipper. Which country is largest by area and which has the largest population. How many popes has England provided.
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England
Fragmentary Quizlet Style World Facts from a 19th Century Page
A noisy compilation cites various trivia: a pressure claim and Latin as a medical language, Crusader era language use, Judson's hookless fastener with a misdated year, Russia as the largest country by area, China as the most populous, and England’s lone pope Nicholas Breakspear with an anachronistic dating.
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Whitcomb L. Judson
Russia
China
England
Nicholas Breakspear
Advan TV
Strange Help Calls and Odd Facts From Old Times
A traveler’s crisis prompts a telegraph cut as a call for aid, linemen race miles to respond with supplies. About 1,500 marriage licenses go unused weekly in the United States. America’s phone dial omits the letter Q in automatic exchanges. Buddha, revered founder, is depicted wearing eye glasses in statues.
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Australia
Buddha
Blind students form camera club at NY Institute
The New York Institute for the Education of the Blind runs a camera club for blind persons who completed its amateur photography course and learned to take, develop, and print their own pictures without assistance.
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New York Institute For the Education of the Blind
Collier’s
Constipation Relief With Pepsin Laxative Duo
An old style ad touts Dr Caldwell's Laxative Alive Senna with Syrup Pepsin as a stomach and bowel relief combo. It claims pepsin speeds digestion of undigested protein while senna laxative awakens sluggish bowels, promoting overall comfort and ease of use for families.
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Dr. Caldwell
Lack of Imagination Cited as Failing Imaginative Faculty
A terse remark links the absence of poetic taste to a deficient imaginative faculty. The note, attributed to Richardson, laments a lack of imagination and its impact on creative discernment.
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Richardson
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