Quick quiz bag: Latin motto and famous names
Answers: E pluribus unum means out of many one. Uncle Joe was Joseph Stalin. News did not purchase New York from Indians in 1626. Drake University is in Iowa. O’Neill Coward and Anderson are prominent playwrights. James Byrnes, Brian Aherne, and Bing Crosby share a birthday.
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Joe
New York
Drake University
Eugene O'Neill
Noel Coward
Maxwell Anderson
James F. Byrnes
United States
Brian Aherne
Bing Crosby
Notable German industrialist linked to Hitler’s rise
Born in 1873 in Germany, he built the world’s largest mining trust after merging with other industrialists. He joined the Nazi party, aided Hitler’s ascent by drawing in peers, and faced asset confiscation before fleeing to Switzerland and Paris as World War II loomed. He vanished after the Nazi takeover of France.
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Germany
National Socialist Party
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Soviet
Russia
Switzerland
Paris
France
Civil War Battle and World War II Milestones
On this date 1863 Union forces under Gen Joseph Hooker were defeated at Chancellorsville. In 1939 Soviet Foreign Minister Maxim Litvinov retired and was succeeded by Vyacheslav Molotov. In 1945 Berlin fell to Allied forces marking a turning point in World War II.
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Joseph Hooker
Chancellorsville
Gesticulate Defined in Language Guide
The entry explains gesticulate as an intransitive verb meaning to make gestures while speaking. It traces the word to the Italian gesticulare and Latin gestus gesture, noting the term’s linguistic roots and usage.
Noted philanthropist linked to Italian camp, dies in Buenos Aires
The obituary recalls a famed industrialist and philanthropist born January 29, 1874 in Cleveland. He studied with his father in business, supported medical research and other benevolent boards, wrote The Personal Relation in Industry, and lived on Park Avenue, New York. He had long been associated with controversy over his years in an Italian concentration camp and died recently in Buenos Aires after residing there since 1945.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Cleveland
Park Avenue
New York City
Horoscope for the coming year highlights growth and enterprise
A child born today is seen as active and enterprising with growth in body and mind. The piece notes that good judgment and foresight may shape the year ahead and cites a Diderot quote about ignorance and prejudice.
Speaker and Playwright Trio in Brief Notices
A fragment hints at figures tied to politics and theater. It mentions the Speaker of the U S House of Representatives and a former presidential candidate, along with Peter Minuit. The text suggests a list of playwrights, though the exact details are unclear.
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United States
House of Representatives
Peter Minuit
Cooking tips for liver and peanut butter sandwich filling
The article explains cutting liver into one inch strips, flouring with salt and pepper, and frying in deep fat. It advises draining fat as it accumulates and storing it for gravy or sauce. It also notes peanut butter mixed with pineapple makes a delicious sandwich filling between slices of whole wheat bread.
Vertical One Command and Constellation
A brief list decoding puzzle with answers: vertical number one, command and star group, and a woody fruit plus two as a prefix and a preposition.
Proud horse refuses to hold head high
St Sternvenne confronted the former owner and voiced dissatisfaction with the horse. The owner explained that the horse’s pride would make him hold his head high as soon as he is paid.
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St.Sternvenne
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Happy
Lilian Campbell
Central Press
Denis Diderot
Eas Wien
Redionale
RED Top Brewing CO
Cincinnati, Ohio
James J. Metcalfe
Field Enterprises, Inc
Horizonta
United Es
William H. Gibson
Guilford County
North Carolina
Permans
Texson
Jacoby
SOUTH
North
West
East
Hendrix
S. Wrenn
Bennett Cerf
Ma Romanoff
Rockwell Kent
Ausable Forks
Hollywood
Martin Ragaway
Pop
Kine Features Syndicate
Great Britain
Ussr
Death Valley
Charles Hudson
High Point
M. W. Nash
Municipal Court
City of
Odie D. Ingram
the Smokers of America
Harllee’s
Babette
Batiste
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