Street Safety Thoughts and Sea Voyage Grins
A motorist recalls shivers watching children play near traffic and urges extra caution, urging mothers to keep kids off streets. A Philadelphian lists sea sickness tales from crossings, noting sailors and soldiers endure mal de mer and hunger on land after voyages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mal DE Mer
Europe
Jennie
Commercial Trust Company
Tars
Pamlico Sound
Dave Harum
Dave
Forthcom
The Gremlins Stanley Artwork and Oscar Hype
Stanley created an abstract male figure without a model and earned 500 dollars for the work. The piece helped him regain footing, leading to recognition as a teacher at a Los Angeles art institute. The piece hints at potential Oscar contenders with Greta Garson and Jimmy Cagney noted for Mrs Miniver Yankee Doodle Dandy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley
Los Angeles
Greer Garson
Jimmy Cagney
Mrs. Miniver
Bette
Hollywood
Bette Davis
Academy
Oscar
Donald Gledhill
Helen Hayes
Marie Dressler
Min
Bill
Howard Strickling
Walter Brennan
Janet Gaynor
Cedric Gibbons
M-G-M
The
Gibbons
George
Oscar lore and Lincoln notes in a mixed 1939 column
A collage covers scoured wool, merchant ships, Lincoln’s birthday observations, Vivien Leigh, the Oscar statuette’s origin, and Hollywood legends. It blends trade notes with cultural trivia, highlighting film awards and historical reflections alongside industry facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vivien Leigh
Hollywood
London
Scarlett O'Hara
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Oscar
Creomulsion Promises Quick Relief for Coughs
An old health notice warns that a three days cough signals danger and may lead to chronic bronchitis if untreated. It promotes Creomulsion, claiming it targets the cough and phlegm without narcotics and offers fast relief with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Charlotte A. DuBois
Christian Science Monitor
New Salem
Illinois
London
America
Harold J. Laski
Readers
Union
Korlene
Pat
Ady
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WAAC
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Uncle Sam
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St. Lawrence Seaway
NEA Service
Erskine Johnson
India
Ark
Em Etna
Dew ST. Ee
Jergens
Pepsodent
Haley
Scott's
Adlerika
Rinso
Orox
Rex
BAYER
Lady Esther
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