Spain’s Rise and Fall From Gold to Inquisition
A mid-century panorama shows Spain’s surge fueled by New World riches, religious persecution under Isabella and Torquemada, and imperial wars under Charles V and Philip II. The Armada era ends in decline as England’s navy shifts balance and Spain loses its golden era to abroad humiliation.
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Willis Thornton
NEA
Spain
Columbus
Cadiz
Palos
Americas
Cortes
Mexico
Fizarro
Peru
Coronado
North America
Europe
Napoleon
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Ferdinand and
Isabella
Tsabella
Granada
Africa
Ferdinand
Hapsburgs
Charles V
Padilla
Cracles
Charles
Philip II
Mary Tudor
England
Philip
France
Portugal
Don Juan of Austria
Gulf of Lepanto
Netherlands
Duke of Alba
Britain
Elizabeth
America
Drake
West Indies
Lisbon
Duke of
Medina Sidonia
Howard
Hawkins
Frobisher
Runniog
Ireland
Stucins
Spanish
Boubdil
Local Hempstead County Candidates and War Refugee Tragedy
The paper lists primary candidates for Hempstead County officials and reports on widespread village destruction in a revolt. Fires and looting displace natives into the jungle, where exposure and starvation deaths occur. Villages flee toward the French Guinea frontier as chiefs warriors harm government troops. Charles A Lindbergh Sr. authored a 1918 war book later suppressed.
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Junele
French Guinea
Sasstown
Charles A. Lindbergh
Congress
Cape Palmas
Liberia
Kroo Coast
Nimley
Monrovia
Assembling Genius from Abnormal Minds Through History
The article surveys a long list of famous figures labeled abnormal or queer in the past and argues that while eccentricity has coincided with creative output, it is not a guaranteed marker of ability. It notes Demosthenes Aesop Aristophanes Gogol Maupassant and Goethe as examples and urges physicians to assess intellectual capacity accurately while ensuring gifted children have development opportunities.
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Edgar Joe
Schumann Tunod
Southey
Nietzche
Rousseau
Ius
Pillsbury
Demosthenes
Aesop
Aristo
Keil
Erasmus
Charles Lambini
Charles V
Minehi
Schopvhael
Gogol
Guy de Maupassant
Semmelweis
Goethe
Horace
Stay-at-Home Mothers Read Real Summer Blues
A reflective column argues that summers spark fantasies of travel and glamour, but warns stay-at-home mothers that fantasies may outpace real life. It pleads for appreciating home comforts while acknowledging the burdens of hot rooms, children, and environmental irritants, urging balance and family support.
Hollywood Telephoning Powerhouse Keeps Studios Busy
Hollywood bursts with phones as studios rely on constant inquiries for work. Central Casting Bureau handles peak calls daily while executives juggle busy voices from London and Europe. Walter Wanger and Gregory Hatufre discuss projects amid a sprawling network of agents and stars.
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Hollywood
Haas
Pac
New York
Walter Wanger
Europe
Hia Welters
Gregory Hatuff
Eugenie Kedwinch
London
Eddie Sutherland
Sever
Loretta Young
Marlene Diewich
Stars and their private telephone networks
The article notes how stars like Jean Harlow Mae Weil Joan Crawford Irving Thalberg Shirley Temple and Ginger Rogers manage multiple home telephones and personal rings. It describes private lines and trunks used to control who can reach them, with stars sometimes answering personally or listening in to verify callers. Fans spend heavily on long distance calls to impress Holly wood favorites.
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Irving Thalbergs
Miss Shearer
She
Shirley Temple
Shirley
Ginger Rogers
Local Gossip From Rock Mound and Hope Area
Rocky Mound residents Mr and Mrs Hammett took a business trip to Hope last Saturday. Mrs Henry of New Hope visited with daughter Mrs Cecil Rogers and family. Beaumont Texas visitors Mr and Mrs Rhine Bennett and Mrs Theo Messer with daughter Mrs Jerial Rhingard called on Mr and Mrs E Rogers. Von Arrington visited Sunday afternoon. Mrs Goldwater, Mrs Somers and children spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Dewy Bearden. People report Shower Springs meetings ongoing and hope for rain to aid the community.
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Hammett
Hope
Henry
New Hope
Cecil Rogers
Rhine Bennett
Beaumont
Texas
Theo. Messer
Jerial Rhingard
New Liberty
Rogers
von Arrington
Candidates speak draw crowds at Bod Can Tuesday
From New Liberty to Bod Can, many residents attended the candidates speaking event Tuesday night. G F Langston, Joe Grimsley and Bernice Munn are laying brick at Bradley Ark. Friends and relatives of Bright Crider and Willacd Hamilton are very sorry to hear of their serious condition.
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Bodcan
G. F. Langston
Joe Grimsley
Bernice Munn
Bradley, Ark
Bright Crider
Willacd Hamilton
Hollywood voices swap notes on trick calls and disguises
The piece describes stars like Bing Crosby, James Stewart, Henry Fonda, Clark Gable, Robert Montgomery and Mae West using disguises and voices to handle telephone calls. It notes changing private numbers and quirky methods to identify themselves, with jokes about dialects and impersonations.
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New York
Bing Crosby
Crosby
Henry Fonda
James Stewart
Mr. Stewart
Mr Fonda
Qe Fonda
Honolulu
Clark Gable
Robert Montgomery
Mr. Montgomery
Leo Carilio
Sir Guy Standing
Wika Mere
Sir Guy
Velet
Avit
Mae West
Local News Brief From Josephine Area Weather and Crops
Weekend guests of Willie cond rain and dry spell noted at Josephine hospital. Community hopes for quick recovery of Sure Travis and others. Glanton family near Washington reports crops are fine and Farmers request community support.
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Josephine Hospital
Travis
Willie
Glanton
Washington
T. A. Glanton
Mountain Resort Romance Sparks Between Ann and Bill
Ann and Bill Ware meet at a mountain resort hotel party where Ann flirts with a wealthy playboy Jaime Laird and a bond salesman named Bill grows jealous. Bill hopes for a mountain climb and two weeks of leisure, while Ann weighs loyalty to Lefty Ponds and her own growing feelings as the story unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Ann Ramilton
Lake Racine
Ann
Lunely
Hontai
Ritia
Ralph
Dueen
Jaime Laird
Jaime Ly
Ann Trex
Feranade
Lefty
Anna
Eme Ware
Aimee
Bill
North Woods
William Ware
Princeton
Bil
Lefty Ponds
Lake Shore
Ater
Bill Ware
Falls
Ralph Spring
St. Regis Lake
Bill T
Letty
Playboy
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Clifford Franks
H. M. Stephens
Miss Lillie Middlebrooks
Arthur C. Anderson
Ralph Bailey
W. A. Formby
C. Eb, Palmer
Alex, H. Washburn
Aileen Ee Elicht Oe
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Commercial P Aners
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Morris Fishbein -Bdler
Journal of the American Medical Association
Hygeia
the Health Magazine
Roy
Newport
Tam
Brouth Belt
Utopia
Jane
Paul Harrison
Bush
Tol-E-Tex Oil Company
Seca Gel
W-Gnade
J. J
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Lewalien Orchard
Pals Curb Market
ROY Anderson and Company
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Nelson-Huckins
Page's Market
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