Film Gossip and Theatre Lore From The Golden Age
A collage of Hollywood chatter and stage notes features Benny Goodman chatting about weather and clothing for Hollywood, Congresswoman Clare Luce with Lonsdale and Miller, and a profile on Somerset Maugham from Liza of Lambeth to Of Human Bondage. Also mentions Cuba’s Bacardi legend, Dizzying anecdotes about Willie Collier, and reviews of The Lodger and High er and Higher with notes on stars and sketches of wartime front-line photographers.
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Gur Alley
Benny Goodman
Hollywood
Benny
Miller
Clare
Lonsdale
Somerset Maugham
Lambeth
England
Edmund Gosse
Maugham
London
Gosse
Salles in Our Alley and Hollywood Quips
A fragmented column notes a movie actor praising Hollywood as welcoming to all except the afflicted with smallpox, joked about wallet size, and a quip about wartime card play at Cassino. It adds stray lines on Paschal Boland and a garbled parade reference with scattered names.
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Salles
Gamecock
Hollywood
D. Lowe
General Quiz From Ask Me Another
A snippet from a general knowledge quiz asks about soybean origin, glyphography meaning, U S state with parishes, a familiar cross name, rubicund meaning, Canada's westernmost province, Eamon de Valera birthplace, and the size of the largest plow.
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United States
Canada
Eamon de Valera
Eire
The Answera 1 Southeastern Asia 2 The art of engraving
A fragmented item lists topics and places including Southeastern Asia and engraving on gems, with references to Louisiana, the Latin cross, British Columbia, and New York in 1832. It mentions a colossal plow developed for reworking California farmlands, described as six feet deep, taller than a man, and weighing 15,000 pounds.
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Southeastern
Asia
Louisiana
British Columbia
New York
California
Gems of Thought Quote Compilation
A collection of aphorisms on oppression pride and law. Highlights include W A White on oppression and shame, Wentworth Dillon on pride, Edwin Markham on justice, and Ellen Kay on a perfect race. The piece blends reflective observations and moral judgments in a compact quotebook style.
Applique Keynote for Remodeled Room Design
Color inspired by wheat, poppies, and cornflowers shapes the applique that anchors a redesigned desk area. Craft notes explain stitches, with a stamping pattern and color guide offered for 15 cents by mail.
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Applique
Cactus Compass Guides Desert Travelers Southward
The barrel cactus is noted for its southern lean, functioning as a natural compass for travelers lost in the Southwestern United States deserts. This upright plant helps orient hikers when landmarks are scarce and navigation aids are limited.
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United States
End constipation naturally with lemon water wake-up aid
A health snippet promotes a lemon juice and water morning drink to stimulate natural bowel movements. It touts vitamin C benefits for fatigue resistance and infection defense, notes digestion support, and claims the tang freshens the mouth and awakens the senses.
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Sunkist
California Sunkist
Household Tips From A Morning Page
Bayon fabrics must be handled carefully when wet. When dry rayon regains its strength. Cut musical notes from felt and sew around hems for a cute skirt or sweater adornment. Make a spice bag with parsley cloves bay leaf and thyme in cheesecloth to flavor soups. Apply aluminum paint before wallpapering to prevent cracking or loosening.
Desertion Case Echoes Courtroom Wit
Mose Brown pleads guilty to desertion after wife Lucy’s talking leads to a comic exchange in court. The judge asserts a woman’s right to talk while Mose laments the nonstop chatter driving him to surrender. The humor underscores a domestic dispute presented as legal matter.
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Bar of Justice
Mose Brown
Mose
Jedge
Lucy
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