Artists Films to issue world class musical shorts
CBS vice president Rudolph Polk announces Artists' Films Inc to release 21 musical short subjects. Contracts with Albert Spaulding Jose Iturbi Mildred Dilling and Metropolitan Opera stars Helen Jepson Gladys Swarthout Richard Bonelli and Frederick Jaeger. First group due October 1.
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War by Radio Sends Satire on Global Conflict
A reader letter mixes wartime absurdism and consumer ads as it mocks radio war reporting. It riffs on Greek and French events with satire about foods, brands, and everyday items, concluding with a plea for conscription and aid to Britain amid a blend of humor and criticism.
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Tastee Gum Drop Alliance
Slipcovered Bent Wood Chair Transformation Featured
Two old bent wood chairs with damaged caned seats are reshaped by slip covers. One chair becomes a living room side chair, reupholstered in cretonne with red and blue greens and wine trim, legs stained mahogany. A plywood seat fills the cane gap using a paper pattern as guide. Next week the other chair is shown. A reader service note adds itarchived in five booklets. order Book 5.
Unclear remarks on temperaments and progress in America
A fragmented collection of aphoristic opinions about temperamental people in office, the value of experience, individual achievement versus collectivism, and a critique of Americans spending money without punishment. The text rails against swelled heads, the dangers of vanity, and the supposed ease of avoiding legal trouble.
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Ruth Wyeth Spears Drawer to Bedrora Alias Enclose 10 Cents
Reading fragments from a historical page shows a notice referencing Ruth Wyeth Spears and a request to enclose 10 cents for a named item. The garbled text implies a letter or subscription instruction with personal names and a small payment.
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Oldest inhabited city claim and classic quiz answers
Reader quiz answers cover oldest inhabited city claim Michelangelo I am ready weights and measures an immeasurable eon Pentateuch Three Musketeers postmaster correct
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Henry Clay The Great Pacificator Known as Great Pacificator
Henry Clay, renowned American statesman from Kentucky, earned the nickname the Great Pacificator for his efforts to reconcile rival factions. He helped shape policy and diplomacy during a turbulent era, influencing the nation’s legislative path.
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Henry Clay
Rug to Crochet in Simple Stitch Circa Simple Shell Rug Pattern
Crochet a shell stitch rug using IHOOSE in three colors or two shades plus white. Work in sections for easy handling with four strands of string, candlewick-like texture. Pattern 6601 lists directions and materials, with color schemes. The quote from Thoreau is included as decorative engraved text.
Cost of War Shows Veterans Costs Rising
A recent analysis cited by Collier's estimates that for every 100 dollars spent on the Revolutionary War through the Spanish-American War, 160 dollars later went to pensions and medical care. The study excludes World War I noting final costs cannot yet be determined.
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America
Collier's
One Day Honeymoon Custom Among Todas of India
A bride may reject her husband after the first day of the Todas tribe honeymoon, forcing the groom to leave. The Todas live in the Nilgiri hills of Madras, speak a distinct language, and have a unique religion. Few remain and buffalos are their wealth standard.
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