Quiz prompts and trivia in a playful general knowledge round
A list of eight questions covering meanings and history. Topics include French term recherche, the Round Table, architectural abacus, alarm signals in invasion, origin of genuine media coffee, George Washington’s age at war’s end, the originality of the slogan America First, and the identity of the March King of America.
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England
George Washcee
America
Answers to common quiz clues and historical notes
Rare or exquisite. To avoid showing distinction. A capital block stone lies above a column. Church bells. Arabia. Forty nine. No. Australia First and Britain First are noted fascist group names. John Philip Sousa is identified as a composer.
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Arabia
Australia First
British Union of Fascists
Britain First
John Philip Sousa
Youth's Expression Deeply Felt By Observers
A brief note reflects on a young man’s expressive depth, quoting Sir William Watson as remarking that his articulation is beyond the speaker’s grasp. The item highlights youthful talent and the public’s fascination with inner meaning.
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Sir W. Watson
Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin
Constipation brings discomfort after meals with bloating gas and stomach upset. Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna combines Senna with Syrup Pepsin to wake lazy bowels and ease stomach sensitivity. Children like the taste and it often provides relief when used as directed by a doctor.
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Dr. Caldwell
STAGES SCREEN RADIO by Virginia Vale in wartime notes
A collage of entertainment news cites Ronald Colman sightings in a taxi chat, Rose radio and stage moments, Mary Martin Broadway fur, Star Spangled Rhythm prints to battle stations, Dood It filming, RKO Salute for service members, and Marguerite Chapman's navy family, Gracie Allen stage fright, and Ann Thomas hustling for Counsellor at Law.
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Paramount
Moion Picture Industry
War Activities Committee
Paul Muni
Ann Thomas
Abie
Ann
Candlewicked blue bath fabrics with homemade curtains
A home craft note explains using bright blue for towels and a bath mat, with white muslin curtains tufted in blue candlewicking. It guides cutting, hemming, marking plaid lines four inches apart, tufting with four strands, washing, drying, and avoiding ironing. It also mentions box cornices to block light and Pattern 207 available by mail for 10 cents.
Old Toilet Treasures at Baghdad Museum Exhibit
A Baghdad museum exhibit features the restoration of a Sumerian grave dating to about 3000 B C. The grave contains a woman's skeleton with jewelry and personal belongings including copper hairpins earrings a shell bead belt a bracelet cockle shells eye-black copper toilet implements sandal soles and copper and clay vessels for the afterlife journey.
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Baghdad Museum
Stage Door Canteen stars pose with Hoover and TV plans noted
Ilka Chase and Mary Martin persuaded Herbert Hoover to wink during a CBS Stage Door Canteen photo. Walter O Keefe eyes a personal tour of Alaskan service camps for a NBC Battle of the Sexes broadcast. Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland begin work on Girl Crazy, their eighth joint film after Thoroughbreds Don’t Cry in 1937.
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Ilka Chase
Mary Martin
Herbert Hoover
CBS
Walter O'Keefe
NBC
Mickey Rooney
Judy Garland
Never the Same Again and Lightning Jokes in Dialogue
A quirky exchange about avoiding a repeated strike and a quip about closed minds. The registrar and teacher discuss years around a past event, followed by a humorous remark on open minds needing repairs.
Thirty With Hat Draws Ten-Year Boost
Cartoon caption style joke where a woman brags she looks ten years younger in a hat. The husband asks her age and prods that without the hat she is thirty, highlighting humor about appearance and aging.
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