Greatest Deed and the Richest Man in 1935
Arthur Brisbane surveys 1935's top scientific feats led by the artificial heart and a 200 inch telescope lens. He also notes the Nizam of Hyderabad as the richest ruler, British air power plans, and ominous imperial tensions touching Europe, Asia, and Africa.
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Universal Service
Lindbergh
Carrel
Rockefeller Institute
Nizam
Hyderabad
Rockefeller
Ford
Mellon
Lightfoot Faces Fatigue in the Big River
Lightfoot the hedgehog struggles to cross the wide Big River after a long run from pursuing hounds. He swam against a current toward a distant tree stump, then turned downstream to gain the easier flow, fearing capture as he weakens. He pauses on a sand bar to rest, hoping to recover strength.
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Lightfoot
Lightfoot the Deer Reaches a Sand-Bar Escaping the River
The tale follows Lightfoot the Deer as floodwaters push him toward a distant shore. Hopeless at first, he clings to life, nearly giving up before his forefeet strike a sand-bar in the Big River. He regains breath and prepares to swim again toward safety.
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Lightfoot
Mother's Cook Book Noodle Based Pastry Substitutes
A household guide promotes baking pies with noodles instead of pastry. Recipes describe apricot stuffed noodle nests with lemon, sugar, and almonds, and an egg noodle veal and pea ring baked with onion fat, Worcestershire, and a flour-thickened gravy. Western Newspaper Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice
Western Newspaper Union
Taught to Read and Keolin Clay in U S Newspapers
Poem extols schooling and literacy with a warning that books can mislead. It argues teachers must guide what children read. Keolin, a weathered clay, is described as used in pottery and paper making with U S deposits cited in several states.
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Earth
Douglas Malloch
WNU
United States
Vermont
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Delaware
North Carolina
Georgia
Best and Tomorrow Prepare for the Future
The note urges choosing your best effort today as sure preparation for tomorrow and all future sorrows, emphasizing consistency and forward planning. It frames effort as protection against later regret and challenges.
Velvet Cape Over Pale Violet Gown From Bonwit Teller
A dramatic parma violet silk velvet cape trimmed with shirted ruffles drapes over a pale violet glace satin gown. The one piece gown features a peplum effect and low back fullness. Designer Bonwit Teller provided the costume.
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Bonwit-Teller
Kosciuszko Tomb At Cracow Cathedral Poland
The tomb of Kosciuszko, once Washingtons adjutant, rests in Cracows Cathedral vault. Every year hundreds of Americans visit the site and the large earth mound built by Polish people to honor him. Peasants delivered the soil in long flowing sleeves and aprons.
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Kosciuszko
Washington
Cathedral of Cracow
Poland
Magnetic Dice Trick Surfaces Explain Simple Magnetic Hold
A brief note describes a billiard table style parlor trick called the Magnetic Dice. By moistening the lower side of the upper die and stacking with another, the pair will cling together during the toss, fooling observers about magnetism while revealing the real secret of the illusion.
Lynn Fontanne Wins American Arts Medal
Actress Lynn Fontanne, born in London 1882 and wife of Alfred Lunt, receives the stage diction medal from the American Academy of Arts and Letters in recognition of her stage career.
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Lynn Fontanne
American Academy of Arts and Letters
London
Alfred Lunt
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Brisbane
England
Great Britain
Italy
Ethiopia
Reggland
Britain
Pittman
Japan
Philippines
Asia
Mexico
Hauptmann
Death House
Kuyuan
China
League of Nations
Baldwin
Moussolini
Tali
Elens
Africa
King Features Syndicate
The
Arizona
J. D
M. D. Rust
Salt River Valley
Ariz
By Thornton W. Burgess
T. W. Burgess
WNN Service
Dada
Rift In the
Bell Syndicate
Ian Fern
WNU Service
By Douglas Malloch
Simon
Ponjay Harrah
Public Ledger, Inc
Lynn
T Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Germany
Army
David Magowan
East 45Th Street
New York City
Capudine
Malden
Mass
Houston
Galveston
Doan
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