Bonds of Empire Enduring as Canada Reaffirms Loyalty
The piece argues empire unity rests on language, interests, and tradition, not just the crown. It notes Canada's loyalty during King Edward VII’s abdication, Canada’s independence drift fading, and Dominion ties surviving through shared history and monarchy debates.
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Edward VII
Great Britain
Toronto
Canada
Toronto Globe and Mail
British Empire
Kipling
Our Lady of the Snows
Britain
Globe and Mail
Irish Free States
Olympia’s modern Noah Predicts 1938 Doomsday
The piece notes a self styled prophet from Olympia Washington who predicted an world ending ark based catastrophe for 1922 and now claims 1938. It questions why public mockery did not rise and cites recent events such as Schmeling Louis Northwestern Roosevelt and King Edwards divorce as distractions. It suggests reservations about the prophecy amid sensational current events.
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Noah
Olympia
Wash
Schmeling
Louis
Minnesota
Northwestern
Roosevelt
King Edward
Olympia Ark
Pledge of relief assurance amid wartime shortages
The article notes Harry Hopkins pledging that no one in need will be cut from relief this winter despite work relief cuts in cities. It emphasizes the continuing unemployment problem and the need to prevent hunger and destitution while warning about misquote risks and other political remarks.
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Harry Hopkins
Hopkins
United States
Self-Discipline Lets Writer Rise From Doubt
A successful writer credits self-discipline for progress from early morning writing to quitting his job. He details starting by waking a half hour earlier, then extending the time after work, selling stories, and finally dedicating himself full time. The lesson remains: a half hour daily to self-mastery can unlock latent talent and improve any task.
The Glee Club
A poem by George Elliston about orphans and a children's home. The speaker longs to bring warmth and love to motherless and fatherless children, offering clothing and daily bread and a secure, hopeful life. The verses express deep compassion and a wish to comfort needy youths.
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the Glee Club
George Elliston
Money Poem About Wealth and Its Power
A compact verse warns money rules, can corrupt and wreck empires, yet can be used for good if kept in service and balanced with joy. The poem counsels ensuring money serves, not dominates, thoughts or life.
Shrimps Offer Sparks Question About Money
A brief, quoted exchange shows a character asking Dolly if shrimps are available and whether they have any money. The line suggests a casual scene about resources and payment.
Barber Notes Tongue In Cheek Retort During Cut
The exchange centers on a barber cutting through the cheek with a sharp tool as the victim replies humorously that the mouth on the other side saved him. The banter reflects a lighthearted, improvised moment amid a minor injury.
Wiggins and Higgins Quip About Blake Breakdown
A brief exchange features Wiggins asking how Blake suffered a nervous breakdown and Higgins replying that Blake had a one track mind and his train of thought ran off the track. The dialogue presents a sharp, humorous critique of Blake.
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Wiggins
Blake
Higgins
A Deal in Diamonds in a Quiet Exchange
Jones asks if the man who found a diamond cuff link is present and Smith offers to buy the other cuff link. The dialogue centers on identifying the finder and negotiating a price. The scene hints at a jewelry dispute or puzzle over two matching pieces.
Ethel Wins by Quiet Suffering in Courtship Tale
A playful gag suggests Ethel outlasted her famous suitor by enduring sore gums and silence while he pursued her. The exchange highlights the humorous notion of restraint and social wit in courting.
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Ethel
Baltimore woman knots British lion tail remark
A Baltimore woman’s remark about a British leader’s legacy is noted as tying a knot in the lion’s tail. The judge cites statements about driver sleepiness after a crash. The exchange hints at public perception and timing in selecting a suitable family for a great man.
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Baltimore
How to restrain the boom in 1930s markets
Washington discusses steps to curb speculative excess in stocks and commodities. The piece notes forward buying by businesses creates fictional demand, hurting future production and causing sudden busts when orders cancel. Banks prefer these notes as prime commercial paper and credit remains available despite tighter policy.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Banks
Reserve Board
Europe
Britain
Needy Families Receive Toys and Baskets in Ferriday
Ferriday Louisiana December 22 special noting the Ferriday Women’s Club with the high school home economics department and Boy Scout troop distributed toys gifts and baskets to about 150 needy families at the school auditorium. Local merchants donated the baskets and gifts while the girls repaired and repainted damaged dolls and toys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferriday
N. L. Sebastian
Joseph Pasternack
Ferriday Women’s Club
Boy Scout Troop
Merchants of
Santa Claus
Boy Scouts
Home Economics
Good Fellows Fund total and Monroe charity drive noted
The News Star reports the Good Fellows Fund for 1921 reached 1257.50 on December 22. Monroe enjoys a stronger Christmas season per Postmaster J T Bryant as business acts as a barometer. Klan No 4 of Monroe donated 15 to Terminal Heights and Gordon Avenue missions after a misallocation was noted. The KKK branch notes total charitable gifts exceed 300 to churches and other institutions.
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Good Fellows Fund
News-Star
Monroe
J. T. Bryant
Klan No. 4
West Monroe
Terminal Heights
S. C. Blackmon
Gordon Avenue
E. Jones
Best Postal Christmas in Bernice on record
Bernice Louisiana reports this year’s Christmas mail volume as the largest since the postoffice was established. The season saw peak activity through December with heavy parcel and letter handling and strong postal demand.
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Bernice
Bernice Postoffice
Postoffice
Dey Ain't Nobody in This Work Got Time to Do All
A humorous note mocks busy labor with a lively dialect voice. It highlights a scene of Drayling and Lucy urging duties while time slips away. The snippet preserves character and regional flavor in a compact, period newspaper style.
Why Do We Have Tonsils And How They Heal
The article explains tonsil function and infection actions caused by streptococci and diphtheria and describes symptoms such as throat swelling fever and difficulty in swallowing. It notes examination methods including swab testing and laboratory culture to distinguish diphtheria from streptococci and outlines severe tonsillitis where swelling can block breathing.
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Health Department
Olla-Standard Honor Roll Honors Local Students
Olla Louisiana December 22 Special The Olla-Standard school announces honor roll selections for the past six weeks Names listed by grade include first grade Albert Bass C B Blazier Dorothy Davis Blondy Davis Hazel Dean Gilliam Charles Dean Griffin Raymond Melton Marselene Franklin second grade Betty Joe Neal Bobbie Roy Branch Anna Mae Reitzell toe Joe Nethery third grade J D Cruse Clara Mae Pendarvis Lawrence King Jr Ernestine Parham Wilma Ray Net her y Elenor Poole Vernon Tannehill fourth grade Mary L Brooks Charles Gwin R Jackson Emma Jean King Hazel Love Jack Snoddy fifth grade Mary Francis Griffin Clayton Cartwell Joe Nugent sixth grade Aliene Schuman L Sanders P Hibbets Nadine Whitehead Sammie Reitzell eighth grade Clyde Reece Marjorie Dell Morris ninth grade Fay Hopkins tenth grade Harry Griffion eleventh grade Annie Mae Brition
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Olla
Olla-Standard School
Albert Bass
C. B. Blazier
Dorothy Davis
Blondy Davis
Hazel Dean Gilliam
Charles Dean Griffin
Raymond Melton
Marselene Franklin
Betty Joe Neal
Bobbie Roy Branch
Anna Mae Reitzell
Toe Joe Nethery
J. D. Cruse
Stars Gift List for Christmas from Paul Harrison
Hollywood holiday humor imagines Santa delivering gifts to stars. The piece teases wishful spoofs for actors and directors from Robert Taylor to Mae West, Katharine Hepburn, Clark Gable, and Jane Withers, with playful, period-tinged satire of studio life and industry quirks.
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Paul Harrison
NEA
Hollywood
Corre
Spondent
Santa Claus
Hollywood Boulevard
Robert Taylor
Barbara Stanwyck
Greta Garbo
Dick Powell
John Barrymore
Myrna Loy
Joan Crawford
James Cagney
Clark Gable
Rhett Butler
Gary Cooper
Shirley Temple
Paul Muni
Marx Brothers
Spencer Tracy
Academy of Motion Pictures
Bob Burns
Jane Withers
Simone Simon
Eddie Cantor
Manhattan Miscellany and Holiday Tales in 1940s New York
A column sketches postwar New York life with Community Sings hay rides and quaint entertainments. It notes police morale near Wall Street, Woollcott lectures, Noel Coward theater charity, and a Holmeses of Baker Street critique. A hotel Santa party faces low turnout and a near festive scare at the McAlpin.
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George Ross
New York
Manhattan
Wall Street
Ticket Canyon
Alexander Woollcott
New School For Social Research
Noel Coward
Gertrude Lawrence
Stage Relief Fund
Alfred Lunt
Lynn Fontanne
Ling
Walter Tettley
Walter
Broadway
Sherlock Holmes
Baker Street
Shirley
Quick
Watson
the Needle
John J. Woelfle
McAlpin
Radio Program Listings for Tuesday December 22 Coast to Coast
A detailed schedule of NBC radio network programs across East Midwest South Mountain and Pacific regions for December 22, including hour by hour lineups with shows like Amos n Andy News Press Radio News and various musical programs and orchestras.
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Nbc-Weaf
Weaf
Wiw
Wnac
Wtic
Wtag
Wesh
Wfbr
Wgy
Wea
Wtam
Wwj
Wsai
Midwest
Ked
Wmaq
Wdaf
Wire
Weal Wood Midwest
Canada
Wel
Wtmj
Kgbx
Wiba
Kstp
Webc
Wday
Kfyr
Crc
Efcf
SOUTH
Wrwa
Wptf
Wwne
Wave
Wjax
Wihla
Wsun
Wiod
Wsm
Wme
Wsb
Wapi
Widx
Wsmb
Kwoo
Wky
Wfaa
Whap
Kpre
Woai
Ktbs
Kths
Wsoc
Wtar
Wis
Wesc
Wihbe Mountain
Koa
Kdyl
Kghl
Ktar Pacific
Kfi
Kgw
Komo
Kpo
Kgu
Jack Armstrong
Hasie
Town Tattlers
Orch
Science
J. Crawford
Organ
Tom Mix
Midw
Press
Tom Thomas
Billy
Betty
Annie
Tme
Amos
Andy
Fred Hufsmith
Henrik Willem van Loon
Leo Reisman
Wayne King
Orchestra
Sidewalk
Fred Astaire
Jimmy Fiddler
Gossip
Roy Campbell
Royalists
West Rpt
Clem McCarthy
The
Top Hatters Orches
Dick Fidler
Wilderness
Tito Guitar
Renfrew
Herbert Foote Ensen
Ted Kusing
H. Foote
Er Rosd
Seria Ti Casins
O—Press
Detroit
Toe
Waring
Radio Caravan
Mark Warnen
Blue Velvet Orch
Hal Kemp
George Olsen
Ted Fiorito
Webe
Wrva
Wiax
Wila
Wsum
Wlod
Kgo
Kfad
Cent
Ensen
Radio New Sic
Lowell Joan
Rts
Jimmy Brat
George Griffen
Vivian Cella
Ed Gues
Wes Chiesa
Dude Ranch
Weis
Fernie and Ladsney
Husbands
Hildegarde
Ink
Froenuartet Sl
Blaine
Ch & Personality
Argoyleristmas
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Hitler
Basil Zaharoff
Uncommon Sense
John Blake
the Bell Syndicate, Inc
Orphan'’S Home
Winsor
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Carter Field
Hambone
Morris Fishbein
American Medical Association
Hygeis, the Health Magazine
Marlene Dietrich
Trilby
Svengali von Sternberg
Mae West
Miss West
Katharine Hepburn
Emily Post
Freddie Bartholomew
Ginger Rogers
Jean Harlow
William Powell
Seals
Central Park
Noel
Woelfle
Kris Kringles
Wabe Wade
Weao
Waab
Weel
Wer
Wkbw
Wkre
Whk
Wir
Wdre
Weau
Wjas
Wean
Wibl
Wspd
Wisv
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Wfbm
Kmbe
Kmox
Whas
Kfab
Krnt
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Wpg
Whp
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Wibz
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Wmas
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OIX
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Wbre
Wgam
Wdod
Isia Wree
Wlac
Wwi
Wtoc
Keid
Ktrh
Ktsa
Waco
Koma
Widbo
Wbt
Wdae Whig
Wdb
Wwva
Wmbg
Wtjs
Wmbr
Wala
Ktul
Keko
Weoa
Wdne
Wnox
Kwkh Know
Wmmm
Wmbd
Wisn
Wibw
Kfh
Wemk
Wkbn
Weco
Wibt
Kscej
Wowo
Kvor Kiz
Koh
Ksl
Kgvo
Kibb Coast—Ikhj Koin
Kfre
Kol
Kfpy Kvi Kibk Kg
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