Riddles and Biographical Snippets From a Gracious Era
A collage of trivia and biographical notes asks who unscrambles a sorrowful sentence, who killed a lion with an ass’s jawbone, which girl was changed into gold by her father’s love, who wrote Sweet and Low, and who authored Up From Slavery. It profiles a Brownsville adventurer born 1900, famed world traveler and journalist, lost 1939, plus an American journalist born 1811 in Amherst, New Hampshire.
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Brownsville
Tenn
Matterhorn
Switzerland
Fujiyama
Japan
Olympus
Popocatepil
Hellespont
Panama Canal
Atlantic
Pacific
Ulysses
Lake Geneva
Turin
Italy
Alps
Hannibal
American Journalist and Statesman
Amherst
N. H
New York
Portrait of a 19th Century Newspaper Pioneer
Lilian Campbell notes the founder of the Morning Post the first low cost New York paper. A Whig politician turned campaign editor he contributed to the New York Tribune and helped found the Republican Party. An anti slavery leader who was once a presidential nominee but defeated he died November 29 1872.
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Morning Post
New York
Whig Party
New York Tribune
Republican Party
United States
Anniversary greetings from conductors and stars
Ernest Krenek and Constant Lambert conduct today with William Primrose violinist Gene Kelly actor and Birger Budd Norwegian skier delivering anniversary greetings in a public tribute event lasting hours and featuring performances and messages from prominent figures.
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Ernest Krenek
Constant Lambert
William Primrose
Gene Kelly
Birger Budd
Obsolete Fashion Term Explained
A concise note defines obsolete as no longer in use or current. It traces the term to the Latin origin obsoletus and explains its sense of being out of date or antiquated.
Major historical milestones and births from 1756 to 1944
The record lists key events: 1756 the first stone of King's College Columbia University laid in New York. 1768 Sir Astley Paston Cooper English surgeon born. 1769 Baron de Cuvier French naturalist born. 1785 Oliver Hazard Perry American hero born. 1944 Allied forces capture Marseilles and Grenoble during World War II.
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King's College
Columbia University
New York
Astley Paston Cooper
Kitchens and Dining Areas Lead in Home Accidents
New York reports that 30 percent of home accidents occur in kitchens and dining spaces, with most injuries from falls on level surfaces while walking or running. The study by Metropolitan Life Insurance notes few incidents in bathrooms and urges safety education and better home practices to reduce injuries. In Winston-Salem, C. K. Shiro resigns as city memorial hospital administrator after serving since 1947. A final note observes American glassworkers still craft candlesticks as they did a century ago.
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New York
Donald B. Armstrong
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Armstrong
W. Graham Cole
Insurance Company
Winston-Salem
C. K. Shiro
City Memorial Hospital
Antiseptic Ointment Grays Aids Bruises Burns And Cuts
Antiseptic ointment aid for relief of externally caused minor skin irritations including cuts burns and bruises. Grays ointment is medicated to cling and should be used as directed for relief of pain and discomfort.
Children Educate Us As We Educate Them
Quote attributed to Mrs Signourney reflecting on mutual learning between children and adults. The remark emphasizes the reciprocal education provided by young learners.
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Mrs. Sigourney
Astrological note on Mercury Jupiter trine influences
The reading highlights splendid opportunities for pleasure advancement and attainment. It suggests a child born under this aspect will display many fine traits and promising potential.
Borrowing Brings Sorrow Says Samson Myth Tale
A fragmentary notes a proverb about borrowing sorrow in a Samson themed context with reference to Marigold daughter of King Midas and a mis-placed Alfred Lord Tennyson line. The list ends with a garbled Booker T. Washington entry.
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Samson
Marigold
Midas
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Booker T. Washington
Mexico City Erks At Cactus Plan Along Paseo de la Reforma
Mexican newspapers and residents oppose city planners move to plant cactus along Paseo de la Reforma while converting parkways into traffic lanes. Benches statues and urns were moved or removed as the central parkway was narrowed to accommodate vehicles.
Charm Keeps Returning In Asbury Park Baby Parade History
Charm seems handed down to entrants as Asbury Park prepares for its 59th annual National Baby Parade next Wednesday. More than 1,500 listed, many second and third generation contestants, with prizes including a new car and college scholarship. The parade routes along Ocean Avenue drawing up to 150,000 spectators, with judges weighing child health and costume ingenuity.
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Asbury Park
Ocean Avenue
Words of the Wise on Minds and Courage
A quotation from Goldsmith contrasts the small mind loving self with the great mind that writes boldly and deviates from the beaten path out of universal benevolence. The line lauds bravery and eccentricity in pursuit of higher purpose.
Early 1940s Infant Mortality and Birth Statistics
The 1942 report shows over 79 000 stillbirths in the United States, a ratio of 28 per 1000 births. About 72 000 infants died in their first year, with 2 800 000 babies born in the period and 35 000 dying on the first day of life. The text notes a mix up about algae and fungi in partners.
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Unitedates
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Lilian Campbell
Central Press
Happy
Universal
High Point Fox Service
RE. W. Bundy
Met
S. Main
Mexico City
Leonard Io Ddington
Asbury Park, N. J
Washington
Washington 14Th Street
Virginia
Mt. Vernon Highway
Lincos
Americas
Lincoln Power
Temple- Carry Motor Co., Inc
North Main ST
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