Rewards for Being a Glorious Failure at Colby College
Herbert Hoover attended Colby College to mark Elijah Lovejoy’s centennial death, underscoring that failure can outlive success. Lovejoy, a 1830s anti slavery editor, was killed after presses were wrecked and offices burned. The piece argues enduring value in failure and heroism over safe success.
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Herbert Hoover
Colby College
Elijah Lovejoy
Haijah Lovejoy
Ovejoy
Dalby College
Illinois Praire
Alton
Lovejoy
Dismantling Montreal R-100 Mooring Mast Signals End of Airship Era
The St Hubert Airport mooring mast near Montreal, built for nearly 1,000,000 and used only once when the British dirigible R-100 visited in 1930, will be dismantled and sold for scrap metal the end of an era of sky liners. The wreckers’ call marks the departure from a transportation dream of vast airships and future skyways once imagined.
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St. Hubert
Montreal
Avetal
The Family Doctor on Hair Growth and Treatments
This eighth in a Pr Fishbein series discusses abnormal hair growth in women and men, its relation to glands, psychological factors, and limits of treatment. It notes no proven link to face creams or sun wind exposure, and mentions early motorcycle ignition history with a Bunsen burner reference.
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Pr. Fishbein
Worm Wen i
Colo
Haseen
The House That Cost Too Much to Build
A satirical, repetitive item questions a contractor not engaged by a man who does not live in the unfinished house. It lists unused materials, unpurchased items, unpaid wages, and laborers not employed, concluding with a jab about perceived high costs.
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Jack
Stuay
Is today’s mother more dependent than the old fashioned
A musing column compares modern mothers with grandmothers from the eighties and nineties. It notes women worked during wartime, enjoyed clubs and entertainment, and questions how much care at home defined maternal roles across generations. It mentions ball games, orchestras, and the difficulty of travel in earlier times.
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Grandma
Great Grandpa
Gome
Pauline Hall
Gilbert and Sullivan
New York
Secret tunnel clues in hillside cavern
Mary Melissa confronts Holliman’s advances as Bob Barry and Honey Bee seek Indian signs in a cliff cave. They uncover a draft and a hidden chamber with a body near the entrance, hinting at a possible secret tunnel beneath the valley, while tension rises between Mary Melissa and Barry.
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Bob
Honey Bee
Lissa
Robert Barry
Mary Melissa
Lisea
Scott
Honey Bee Plans Secret Expedition For New Dungeon
In private, Honey Bee and Bob plot to explore a new dungeon with Miss Lane, fearing exposure from professors and reporters. Honey Bee insists secrecy, while Hulliman watches Mary Melissa with interest as camp dynamics shift toward a bold, undisclosed venture.
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Hulliman
Honey Bee
Bob
Miss Lane
Hades
iHlolliman
Liccr
Temarresy
Fragmented World War II Era Sports and Politics Satire
A garbled OCR item blends football talk with sweeping political satire. It cites Goering, Nordic philosophy, and Germany, then shifts to sports drama with five touchdowns and a tense street scene featuring New York figures like LaGuardia. The piece mixes war figures, urban politics, and athletic imagery in a chaotic, satirical mosaic.
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Lan’ Shaw
Spades
Lin
General Goering
Turkey
LaGuardia
Gra vet’s unreadable note stirs stage rumor
A garbled report hints at Gra vet, Teresa, and a theater project with songs and stage roles. It suggests a frothy comedy titled Food for Scandaie with a Heather vehicle, referencing King and the Chorus Girl in a scheme.
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Teresa Somit
Scandaie
Itis
Gravet Aims for Versatile Hollywood Stardom
Paul Harrison profiles Fernand Gravet, the Belgian-born actor living in England and working with Carole Lombard on Food for Soldiers. The piece highlights his Holzmann-like hobbies, modeling 14 000 Napoleonic tin soldiers, dressage horse training, expert driving, fencing, dancing, and a farm in central France.
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Hollywood
Fernand Gravet
Fratee
Grant
Gravet
Carole Lombard
Duke of Windsor
England
France
Dane Renouart
Graver
Mervyn Lerfey
Los Angeles
LeRoy
Gravel
Deauville
Yesterday's Children and Modern Mothers Reconsider
A nostalgic essay contrasts past and present childrearing. It notes yesterday's children played cards like euchre, helped with farm work, and roamed freely, while modern kids enjoy more outings but face changes in family attention and independence. It argues smaller families and apartments alter relationships and chores.
Fragmented quotes and misprints from midcentury issues
The text compiles garbled quotations and stray phrases from a historical newspaper page. It includes misrendered names and titles, references to Rev Minot Simmons, Ramsey MacDonald, Hieo Unemployed, V Smith of the National Labor Relations Board, and Secretary Henry A. Wallace, with scattered remarks on poverty, happiness, and a farmer’s year, all presented in a clipped, unclear OCR form.
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Minot Simmons
Lonnon
Distasisi
Goegetter
Marston
Tam
Ramsey MacDonall
Nf Land
Hieo
Win & Smith
Nation Labor Relations Board
Agriculure
Henry A. Wallin Atte
Winter Pattern Book Draws Sewing Fans with Charming Designs
Pattern 8087 offers a trim blouse and coordinating hat and muff in velveteen or rayon crepe, with sizes 6 to 16 years and yardage details. Pattern 8052 covers robes and dresses in multiple sizes, with two robe lengths and fabric guidance. The new Winter Pattern Book features 32 pages of designs, photographs, and step by step sewing instructions, priced at 21 cents for patterns and 15 cents for the book.
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Carol DA
Brook N.Y
Orauig
Terial
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