Impersonator Bets On Bradford Circuit Breakthrough
Ed Bradford, owner of the Bradford vaudeville circuit, scorns an aspiring impersonator but agrees to a test. A young man posing as a female impersonator performs, revealing himself as Johnnie Sherwood, a skilled contestant who wins a contract after exposing Bradford's bluster and a mistaken door entry.
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Ed Bradford
Bradford
Johnnie Sherwood
Johnnie
Mr. Bradford
Fat Ed Bradford
Corpse Right of Way Puzzle Weighs Leatherhead Legend
Legal minds debate a Surrey legend that a corpse carried through the Swan brewery yard in Leatherhead established a right of way. As the Swan hosts give way to shops, residents ask whether the ancient tale remains legally valid amid fee claims and historic anecdotes.
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Surrey
Swan Tavern
Leatherhead
Morning Post of London
Gypsies in the Balkans and Their Noted Traditions
The article discusses Gypsies origins in the Balkan region, their intermarriage with Egyptian slaves in Macedonia, and how their wanderings and fortune telling gave them the modern name. It describes their values of freedom, marriage vows, and the skill of horse trading as a valued art learned from childhood.
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Balkan
Macedonia
India
Egypt
Europe
Frederick Babcock
Chicago Tribune
Primitive Molten Magma Split Into Iron Core And Silicate Crust
Carnegie Institution chemist Dr L H Adams argues the early earth began as a magnesium iron silicate melt with water and iron. It separated into a molten iron core and a silicate crust, with silicate crystallizing first and concentrating volatiles in remaining liquid until crust formation. The crust’s distinct composition supports a crystalline earth.
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L. H. Adams
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Eyelids Mark Character Says Austrian Scientist
The Montreal Herald reports a new rule from an Austrian scientist: look someone straight in the eyelids. Protruding eyes indicate action, sunken eyes suggest a dreamer, and the eyelid reveals temperament. Deep eyes do not guarantee greater thought.
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Montreal Herald
Tricks in Elephant Sales in India Highlight deceptive preparations
A Collier's Weekly writer describes Indian elephant sales where traders disguise flaws. Body scars from ill fitting howdahs are dyed over, head and facial defects are chalked over, foot cracks filled with putty, and missing toes glued on to achieve five fore feet and four hind feet, a standard that drives perceived value.
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India
Collier’s Weekly
Patches At The Mai Mai Market In Johannesburg
The Mai Mai market in Johannesburg is a rare open air venue where men may remove trousers and have patches sewn on by open-air tailors. Patches are fashionable among native miners from the Reef, who hurry to the Mai Mai on pay day to hire tailors and display more patches as a sign of style.
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Mai Mai
Johannesburg
Collier's. Weekly
Ten Generals in U S Army Since Separation From Britain
Ten men have held the rank of general in our army since independence. George Washington became a general on June 15, 1775 by the Continental Congress. He later returned to service as a lieutenant general in 1797. Ulysses S. Grant was the first to be commissioned a general under the Constitution on July 25, 1866.
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Great Britain
George Washington
Continental Congress
Ulysses S. Grant
The Candy Girl by Jane Osborn McClure
Martha, a college graduate nicknamed the candy girl, plans to earn a living by candy making. She seeks a contract with a major news stand chain, faces low prices, and enlists Bertram Ross, now a law student, who cautions on the deal but offers support if they marry, promising a stable future.
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Martha
Bertram Ross
Bertram
Martha's
Candy Kitchen
Women Physicians Through History From Salerno to Philadelphia
The article traces women in medicine from ancient Agnodice in Greece and early female teachers in Salerno to modern milestones. It notes Egypt India Mexico and Siam fostering women doctors, England’s first registered woman physician in the 1850s, and the U S opening big colleges around 1915. It highlights Philadelphia’s Female Medical College of Pennsylvania, now the Woman's Medical College, which has graduated nearly two thousand physicians.
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Agnodice
Greece
Egypt
India
Mexico
Siam
England
Salerno
Italy
Philadelphia
Medi Cal College
Pennsylvania
Woman’s Medical College
Elders Ridge Guernsey Group Reorganizes 4-H Calf Club
Elders Ridge Guernsey Group and 4-H Calf Club reorganized with officers named for 1937. James Patterson serves as president of the Guernsey Bull Association, with I M Speedy as vice president and A B Gray as secretary treasurer. The 4-H Oak club elected Robert Gray president and Raymond Speedy secretary, with youth leaders named. A show and round-up is scheduled at West Lebanon on June 9 in cooperation with Riders Ridge Guernsey Bull Association. Each calf club member owns a purebred Guernsey heifer.
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Elders Ridge
Guernsey Bull Association
James Patterson
Weat Lebanon
I. M. Speedy
Livermore
A. B. Gray
John G. Henderson
Badri
Ross Wilson
Avonmore
W. F. Barkley
Guernsey Oak Club
Robert Gray
Carl Henderson
Raymond Speedy
Mabel
Doris Coleman
Ralph Gribbs
John Henderson
Paul Townsend
West Lebanon
Riders Ridge Guernsey Bull Association
Public Sale On Farm North Of Indiana February 20 1937
Auction lists extensive property at the T C Aul farm four miles north of Indiana on Route 119. Goods include livestock such as a eight year old mule eight cows two to be fresh soon three fat hogs and many chickens, plus vast farm machinery and household items. Items like hay, grain, churns, beds, furniture, sewing machine, cooking utensils, and tools abound. Terms announced sale day. no noon lunch. Mrs Sara Fpairman owner. R W George, auctioneer.
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T. C. Aul
Indiana
Sara Fpairman
Auction sale of 50 horses and mules near Freeport Pa
An auction of 50 horses and mules will be held at the farm along Route 366 near Freeport Pennsylvania on Tuesday February 16 at 1 00 PM. The stock includes high quality mares and can be sold or traded up to the sale day. GRANT SHUSTER.
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Route 366
Freeport
Grant Shuster
No objections to asking daughter for marriage
A witty exchange features a wealthy man who pretends to object while encouraging a titled suitor with no money to win his daughter. He claims education and newspaper reading equip her to decide, implying she should say no if she deserves better luck.
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Millonaire
Argonaut
It Does Not Take a Bright Girl to Dazzle Men
A short old style quip noting that cleverness or wit can attract young men, suggesting charm and confidence outshine intellect in social appeal. The line presents a gendered view of social dynamics in courting.
Man in asylum jokes about fishing amid flowers
A Bee Hive quip describes a visitor asking a resident how many were caught today. The reply, You’re the ninth, shows the nutty humor of an insane asylum scene. The line reflects the era’s flirtation with stark humor and asylum imagery.
Notre Dame Lineup Champions Start With O Neill
The fighting triad at Notre Dame begins this year with the name O Neill likely to anchor the franchise. The Progress and Pittsburgh Post-Consti tution mention the shift as the season opens.
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The
Progress and
Pittsburgh Post- Gazette
R. D
Notre Dame
O'Neill
Atlanta Constitution
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Candy Girl
Jane Osborn
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
WNU Service
Abraham Lincoln
First National Bank
Indiana, Pennsylvania
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
H. H. Eichenlaub
Western Pennsylvania Hospital
Pittsburgh
R. W. George
Luxenberg
Indiana County
U. S
Royal
Firestone
Gateway
Goodyear
Ae Sattake
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