DUSTY MOVIE AND RADIO PAGE FURLS HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP
Death of Ernest Torrence leaves a gap in film lore as friends recall his villain role in Volable Day, while his career spans opera, musical comedy, and piano. The piece notes Hol Wynns radio project, Marlene Dietrich fashion stunts, Greta Garbo and Joan Crawford crossfire, and a budding actress Claudette Colbert in a stage opportunity.
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Rnest Torrench
Dick Barthelmess
Wsim
Faust
Guc
New York
Potpourri on young labor in tea harvests in China
A 1938 Western Newspaper Union item notes children aged twelve or younger shoulder tea cargoes of eighty pounds for a 400 mile trek to market and return in twenty days, with adults carrying 350 pounds. The piece frames the gruelling task as a traditional young labor practice.
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China
Deyou
Tujon
Tots arrive in spotlight as Claudette Colbert rises star
Vocational notes chronicle Claudette Colbert landing a major leading role with Brock Pemberton after auditioning on stage. The piece traces actors finding fame through tough breaks, with familiar names like Miriam Hopkins, Chaplin, Nagel, Pickford, Mae West, and Chester Morris. It notes Universal’s new acting school and upcoming appearances by beauty contest winners in Every Man for Himself.
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Yous
Claudette
Miss Hopkins
Sandiences
Charlie Chaplin
Chayling
Conrad Nagel
Constance Cummings
Leslie Herard Piemre
England
Mary Pickford
Mae West
Angel
Russ Colombe
California
Beverly Hills
Chester Morris
Universal
Constance Bennett
Sally Filery
Europe
Sylvie Sidney Hus
Sale of bulbs and poultry from Salem vendor
D A Thowpsaen of Salem advertises priced items including dahlias per dozen tubers and gladiolus bouquets and poultry varieties such as Jersey giant chicks. Prices listed at 1.66 dollars in various lots with eggs available in black or white.
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Jersey
Bantaras
Vallerd Duex
D. A. Thowpsaen
Salem
GNE CENT SALE Adverts With Vague Gladiolus Mention
A garbled notice references a sale of Rainbow gladiolus bulbs or blooms with unclear pricing and a note about postage. Names or places are unreadable. details are fragmentary and not fully decipherable from the text.
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Rainbow Gladiolus
ALREE
Uke Band Promises Self Sealing First Aid Utility
A Poughkeepsie New York seller touts a self sealing band for first aid. The ad highlights wide buyer interest and claims a 19 cent profit. The sample implies large market potential for this product.
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Banduke
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Short Tail the Shrew Defends Busy Hunter Image
Peter meets Short-Tail the Shrew who claims to be a lonter and a heavy eater. Short-Tail boasts of hunting anything that walks or flies and consumes large portions of food daily, explaining his constant search for nourishment as essential to his survival. The conversation reveals humor and a glimpse into woodland manners and creature personas.
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Peter
Short-Tail
Short- Tail
Pater
ShortTail
Zameen
Short- Vail
Peter Dd
Petar
Pei
Mike
T. W. Burgess
Vinegar Mother Formation in Distilled Vinegar Cells
A description explains that a biological organism, Saccharomyces aceti, forms the vinegar mother in distilled vinegar. The organism converts salable cider into acetic acid, during which the mother appears in the vinegar cells.
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Hol Wynn's
Ray Perkins
Rosamund Johnson
Peter Dixon
Gus Edwards
Furwards
Marlena Dietrich
Tee
Snale
Hol
Tywond
Marlene
Hollywood
Focal
Sally Iters
Carole Lombard
Malibu
Mac Murray
Greta Garbe
Sternberg
Marling Dietrich
von Sternberg
Joan Crawford
Penwe
Aime Morrison
Brock Pemberton
Miss Morrison
Tei
Claudette Colpert
Art Students’ League
Miss Colbert
Art
Peake
Gdndhorst - WU
Borns
Aven
E. A. Hof
Baldwin St
Fman & CO
Elmira, N.Y
Bedtime Story
Thornton W. Surges
Jimmy Skunk
Callvita
Oxford
LosAuce
Muick Petion
Roxenthal
Daleeran
Nod
Plone
Sherwood
Antea Cohe
Sciant
Kologer
Scranton Reb
Gleveland
Rennablade Corp
Centre Bt
N'Y.c
Line Street
Somerville
Muad
Wrights Pil Co
Gold St
N.X, Citr
Bay
Times Square
Washington
White House
Hay-Adams House
Fariff
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