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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1936
Page
1
Instructs caregivers to seek medical advice for ear issues in children. Describes cautious cleaning technique with warm boric acid solution, proper syringe use, and angle to avoid the eardrum. Advises gentle pressure, test heat with elbow, and repeated washing for inflamed canals.
The piece argues that modern parents face a flood of conflicting ideas about childrearing and must provide clear, immutable ideals. It recalls past norms of discipline, religious reading, and routines, asserting that children need steady guidance and lasting standards to grow with confidence.
Bruce Catton notes James Laver’s Panic Among Puritans a gentle amusing satire set in London. The novel follows ancient gods visiting the modern metropolis causing dismay and disillusionment as Venus, Jupiter, Diana and Apollo mingle with contemporary society.
Hollywood column notes Slim Summerville follows a simple humor formula to get big laughs. He has acted for 23 years since joining Keystone, earning fans and bigger contracts as studios seek his signature. The piece skewers modern society and Olympus, ending on playful satire of Hollywood and Mars.
A profile traces Slim Summerville from a pie gag in The Country Doctor to a top funny man in Hollywood. It covers his hard scrabble youth, Serendipitous rise with Mack Sennett, and later life as a busy character comic who loves San Francisco, detective stories, Italian cooking, and late night travel spurts. He is described as impulsive, untidy, tone deaf in singing, and a resilient survivor of show business.
AP reports that Yankees skipper Joe McCarthy, amid a strong current season, would relish a World Series clash with the Chicago Cubs. He hopes to avenge past losses, while Cubs veterans and former Cubs figures stir anticipation for a potential fall meeting at Wrigley Field.
Breckenridge hosts a flag raising to claim Middle Park as U S land in a ceremony that formalizes a long disputed area once called No Man's Land It details historical claims and the residents efforts amid potential foreign intrusion and questions of citizenship.
The standings and Wednesday results show Chattanooga 4, Atlanta 3. New Orleans 2, Chicago 4, Boston 4, Philadelphia 3. St Louis Pittsburgh 5 4, New York 4 14. Cincinnati 5, Brooklyn 1, Detroit 5 4. Chicago 6, Washington 4. Cleveland 6, Philadelphia 4. Boston 1 9, St Louis 3 4.
New Hope sings school hosts a pie supper Wednesday night at W F Cannon's store. Miss Inez Ferguson of Okland attends. Mr Wimberg ill. Don Crawell visits Arringtons. Floyd Hackett guests of Mangums. Miss Marie and Oma Owens weekend with Miss Dora Mangum. Others visit from Morton and Schooley households. John Ross returns home with Webster Ross of Waco for a week visit.
A 40 year old mildewed recording of Queen Victoria congratulating Emperor Menelik of Abyssinia on his sovereignty has been reportedly banned by officials due to political risk. Found with other oil cylinders by Edison-era phonographers, the artifact proved authentic after initial doubt. Two copies were made, one sent to Abyssinia, another preserved. a misrouting copy later surfaced and was re-recorded during restoration. Other discovered voices include Booth, Louis Napoleon, Rosebery, and Gladstone.
Barbs touch on Karloff in Frankenstein wearing 62 pounds of makeup. A record might be shattered as George Arliss considers playing Il Duce. An Ohio garageman astronomer reports a new comet discovery. A Detroit reader asks about neck pain. The note mentions ignoring election speeches.
A clipping lists candidates for sheriff collector and county probate judge with names Frank Ward Ruffin White Frank Rider Arthur C. Anderson Ralph Bailey W. A. Formby plus remarks on film humor Amelia Earhart and Britain’s security stance. Contains garbled prose and stray lines about marriage and employment two other states mentioned California and Colorado.
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