18 Nov 1936
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1936
Page
1
The Star announces charges will apply to tributes, cards of thanks, resolutions, or memorials about the departed. Commercial papers will follow this policy in news columns to protect readers from surplus memorials. The Star disclaims responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts.
Family Doctor notes ulcers on the eye from pneumococcus gonococcus and syphilis can perforate the eyeball if untreated. Early treatment advised with Wassermann tests for syphilis, and attention to overall health and hygiene to prevent recurrence and blindness.
The article profiles anonymous anatomical doubles in Hollywood who stand in for stars in hands feet and leg closeups. It notes handwriting specialists like Margaret Burt and Myrtle Flynn, their pay, and how these “evil hands” and other doubles help preserve star glamour without exposing faces.
Bruce Catton notes Shirley Millard's I Saw Them Die as a wartime diary based portrait of frontline hospital life. The book follows a WWI nurse overseas from training through patient care as Americans arrive, showing suffering, questions of why war continues, and a powerful antiwar message.
The text traces Emma Schumann Heink’s career from her Lohengrin performances at Chicago’s Auditorium, through signing a Berlin contract, paying to extend leave, and rescinding deals. It covers her 1903-04 US tour, appearances in Loves Lottery, health decline, return to Germany, and 129 appearances in 10 years, with later tours and roles including Erda Fricka and Orpheus. It notes major Wagner festivals at Bayreuth and Covent Garden performances.
Marcia Canfield daughter of wealthy Philip Kendrick pursues the mysterious disappearance of Kendrick. She teams with John Waddell and Frank Kendrick’s flight prompts a tense, rapidly shifting plot set in Chicago and a hotel restaurant as they chase clues and confront past secrets.
Marcia contemplates the vanished Frank Kendrick after he fails to appear for work, while John Waddell and the manager search for clues. Marcia grapples with betrayal and cowardice, realizing she valued friendship over romance and faces an unsettled future. To Be Continued.
The Star outlines a political notice for a Democratic primary in Hope Arkansas set for Tuesday November 24 1936. It names Vox Mayor ACCRUFP BOVETT ALBERT GRAVES and references garden London and Prague personal histories entwined with Ernesti ne Roessler a singer noted for overcoming discouragements and a failed audition before a Vienna court opera.
Sylvia Smo recounts the singer's turbulent career from debut in the 1880s to her rise in Hamburg. It traces multiple marriages, legal troubles, battles with contracts, roles such as Carmen, and her wartime performances and aid to soldiers.
The notice advertises a pattern book for fall and winter dress designs priced at 15 cents, with an option to add the pattern above for an extra 10 cents. Readers are instructed to fill a coupon and mention the newspaper name to secure the pattern and sewing instructions.
John P. Cox Drug Store promotes a free sample of ALLIMIN Essence at Garlic Parsley tablets for high blood pressure. A Chicago-based company produces the tablets with a special two-week course claimed to deliver results. Local readers are urged to visit Cox Drug Store for the sample and a booklet.
A compact note promotes Black-Draught as a adjustable laxative. It claims dosage varies by age and that proper sizing cleanses the digestive tract without harsh effort, suggesting regular use to aid ongoing elimination and stressing availability in 2i-cent parks.
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