Famous hoaxes show how gullible people can be
NEA Service notes a string of famous deceptions from the Cardiff Giant to Poe and Welles. It recalls New York Zoo panic of 1874 and Lindbergh flight rumors, plus impostors like Baron Krupp and Dorothy Logan. The piece argues mass credulity fuels hoaxes and headlines.
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NEA
Mortain
Orson Welles
Hallowe'en
New York
New York Herald
The
Herald
Lindburg
New York Sun
Atlantic
Monk Mason
Edgar Allen Poe
Poe
Ballon Hee
Albuquerque
Nlm
Dorothy Logan
Folkestone
England
France
Getrude Ederle
Miss Logan
Barnum
Cardiff
George Hal
Binghamton
N.Y
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nevetheless
Backache and leg pains signal potential kidney trouble
Warning of tired kidneys and toxin buildup suggests a visit to a doctor. Doan's Pills are advertised as a remedy to relieve backaches, leg pains, and urinary symptoms by aiding waste elimination from the blood.
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Dors
Nature
Niles
Duan
Off year party balance shifts in 24 states report
Democratic losses emerge in key races while Republicans tally 14,010,223 votes across 24 states. Democrats hold 60.2 percent of House seats with 262 representatives and 48.5 percent of major party vote nationally, as off year totals approach historic scales.
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Midwest
House
New York
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Fitzgerald Beats the Odds to Star in Dark Victory
Paul Harrison profiles Geraldine Fitzgerald, from Dublin Art School to Broadway to Warner Brothers. After a six month contract they sent her back to Ireland, she returned to Hollywood by cable and was cast as the second lead in Dark Victory under Bette Davis. She dislikes California but embraces the career leap and shares her early life and studio hurdles. Joan Bennett disputes a magazine joke about wearing glasses in a letter to Harrison.
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Hollywood
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Ireland
Bette Davis
Miss Fitzgerald
Shelash Richars
Abbey Theater
Gage Theater
Warner Brothers
California
Ocean
Clark Gable
Mr. Harrison
Movie Scrapbook Portrait of John Litel in 1940s Era
Veteran actor John Litel rose from stock company stages to Broadway fame before Hollywood interest. The profile notes his Warner Bros. signing, marriage to Ruth Pecheur, extensive travels, tastes for fine food, smoking habits, landscape painting, and plans around turning 44 on December 30.
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Bill Poter
George Scarbo
John Litel
United States
Hollywood
Warner Bros
Ruth Pecheur
Ridge
Oklahoma Convict Sought in Slaying
Malvern Arkansas police hunt a paroled Oklahoma convict in the beer bottle slaying of a man tentatively identified as W. J. Van Hooser of Lubbock Texas. Officials say the suspect left a Clarksville Texas tourist camp to drive Van Hooser toward Memphis.
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Malvern
Ark
Oklahoma
W. J. van Hooser
Lubbock
Texas
Clarksville
van Hooger
Memphis
Methodist Leaders Forge Continued Roles Across Arkansas
Disjointed OCR notes list J S M Cannon C F Hollis and Fred Moore from Little Rock Warren Pine Bluff and Hendrix College Conway naming Dr C D Greene as vice president with assistants Clem Baker C R Roy Otto Tague and George Meyer. Mention of C E Whitten A W Humitton and G W Warren as statist ical secretary and aides. Further fragments reference Rosie, a well incident, and a 20 year old daughter seeking a license amid unclear context.
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J. S. M. Cannon
Little Rock
Millinery tips from Pauline Matson spark Cleveland craft scene
Pauline Matson, once a millinery shop owner in Cleveland, now delivers advice on fashion fit. She states that handing items to women in millinery helps keep hips down and suggests practical styling guidance.
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Mirs
Pauline Matson
Cleveland
Andorra's Tiny Armed Force Details
Andorra, a small European state, maintains a small military with one brigadier and nine other ranks. The nation has about 200 inhabitants and spans 191 square miles of territory.
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Andorra
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