Corridos, ambassadors and a geographer at City College
Delos Wheeler Lovelace surveys Mexican corridos and the Najera ambassador to Washington with a brush of satire. He highlights Dr John Hastings at City College who links weather to war and maps climate across the 48 states.
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EW York
Chicago
Francisco Castillo Najera
Castillo Najera
The
Association of Mexican Artists
Rio Grande del Norte
Mexico
John Kieran
New York
John Hastings
Tojo
Japan
United States Weather Bureau
City College
Montana
Hastings
Hitler
Flag at Half-Mast Guidelines from Collier's
Collier's notes that the U S flag should not fly at half mast except for national mourning for a major national figure or catastrophe. State city or organization flags denote mourning for figures of local prominence.
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United States
Collier’s
Moroline Jelly Quoted In Menswear Ad Seeks Relief
Nazi occupation costs cited for France Norway Belgium and the Netherlands. charges total 53 million dollars weekly while actual cost is 22 million, about 42 percent of the billed amount.
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Germany
France
Norway
Belgium
Netherlands
Everyday Household Tips from an Old Notebook
Gentle tips cover soil care with earthworms lime water to surface them, lemon juice to whiten rice, parboiling green peppers, mixing paints to produce colors, drying clover for fragrance, and wearing rubber gloves for cleaning. Additional notes advise cold cream under nails, melting chocolate over hot water, aluminum cookware care, nickel faucet rubbing, and starching linens with blueing for brightness.
Ordinary Glass Breaks Safely Under New Design
Collier's reports a new glass technology allowing controlled breaking into large pieces to reduce food contamination risk. Some glass items like jars are designed to break into large shards while glass ceilings such as those in the National Gallery of Art in Washington shatter into powder to prevent injuries from falling fragments.
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Mexico
Washington
Collier’s
National Gallery of Art
Quiz Questions About History and Language
This prompt lists eight trivia prompts covering meanings etymology geography and notable figures. Questions address chicanery macadamized roads presidential heights lines in a sonnet paradoxes about birth status of children of aliens confluence of Ohio and Mississippi states and the derby hat origin.
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United States
Ohio
Mississippi
Jean Lafitte
Navy men favor Camels for a friendly signal
A notice notes sailors dislike being called godlike and prefer Camel cigarettes. It cites sales records from service men’s stores showing Camels as the favorite, with guidance on sending packs to service members domestically and overseas.
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Navy
Army
Marines
Coast Guard
Post Office
U. S
Trickery or sharp legal practice noted in proceedings
The text cites trickery in legal contexts and mentions sharp practice within court proceedings as a defined concern. It contrasts this with a note that such tactics were observed or referenced in historical or procedural discussions. The passage also includes miscellaneous facts about road design by John Loudon McAdam and height comparisons of presidents, plus scattered trivia.
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John Loudon McAdam
Abraham Lincoln
James Madison
United States
Illinois
Kentucky
Missouri
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