Veiled encounter in a distant city with Jebb and Miruma
Jebb awakens in an unfamiliar room in Uskub with a veiled woman Miruma who reveals she was bought and freed by a powerful Ottoman household. She recounts a life from Circassia to the Padishah and explains her status as a gift-wife. Jaffar fears discovery while Miruma arranges care and searches for a lost child.
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Jebb
Cynthia
Uskub
Vilayet
Kossovo
Nish
Effendi
Earth
America
Jaffar
Uskuth
Allah
Miruma
Circassia
Caucasus
Hanim
Turkey
Hanim Effendi
Hanim Effendim
Monsieur
Missus
Joost
Bey
Raghib Bey
Othman
Khalif
Wahideh Sultana
Pasha
Hussein Fehmi Pasha
Khanji
Khan
Padishah
Yildiz
Aidin Vilayet
Fehmi Pasha
Feerst
Smyrna
Kogar-Yali
Dr Jebb Faces Inner Struggle Aboard Nord Express
On the Nord Express bound for America, Dr David Jebb battles a deadly urge for liquor while protecting Cynthia Thatcher his five year old ward. A former classmate Bill Gaines and a mysterious drunken episode unfold as the train stops and a strange chanting sequence begins with an eerie visitor.
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Ostend
David Jebb
America
Cynthia Thatcher
Bill Gaines
David
Gaines
Jebb
Cynthia
Virginia Vale on Screen Stars and Studio News
Radio announcer Wil Wilson turns actor in Buck Benny Rides Again as Slim. Professor Quiz signs with a major studio for a shorts series. Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour and Bob Hope star in Road to Singapore. Judy Garland earns an Academy Award for outstanding juvenile. Janice Logan wins Best Dressed Woman title and in a broadcast incident Joan Bennett finds a rival with a similar hat worn by Sabu.
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Dox Wilson
Buck Benny
Slim
Macklyn Arbuckle
Professor Quiz
Paramount
Singapore
Bing Crosby
Dorothy Lamour
Bob Hope
Robert Montgomery
Earl of Chicago
George Brent
Tyrone Power
Judy Garland
Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences
Judy
Joan Bennett
Sabu
Tea Monopolies Reshaped History One Beverage’s Empire
A review of William H. Akers All About Tea highlights how tea commerce influenced world politics and destinies. The World's Greatest Tea Monopoly details the Honorable East India Company, its 1600 charter, and its rise to power shaping trade, colonization, and culture.
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Boston Transcript
William H. Akers
The
Tea and Coffee Trade Journal Company
America
East India Company
John Company
China
India
Mr. Akers
England
East India Companies
Asia
Stars and Shows Preview and Actor Vacation Notes
Douglass Montgomery will appear at the Star Theater March 27 with Florence Reed and Helen Claire in Double Door. Basil Rathbone damaged his thumb filming Destiny after petting a black cat. Joel McCrea enjoyed a cowhand ranch vacation with branding and tent living. Musical Americana, Westinghouse’s new radio program, improves again.
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Douglass Montgomery
Florence Reed
Helen Claire
Basil Rathbone
Westinghouse
Rick Rack and Cross Stitch Patterns Deal
Eight designs offered for 15 cents under item number 78548 include lazy daisy flowers in bright colors. The patterns promise a tea towel for every day of the week and an extra motif for a pan holder. Send order to:
Ex Lax Purgative Ad Claims Gentle Relief
An advertisement touts Ex-Lax as a strong yet gentle laxative that provides thorough bowel movements without stomach pain. It markets 10¢ and 25¢ boxes at drug stores and promotes a chocolate-like taste and pleasant experience.
Broad Humanity Concept Defined as Human Value Over Works
A broad humanity holds that man’s worth lies in his person not the trappings of circumstance and that value is independent of wealth status or achievement.
Loss of Liberty Reflections on Freedom and Fulfillment
A reflective aphorism notes that when liberty fades life becomes dull and unfulfilling, echoing Addison's sentiment about freedom shaping vitality and meaning.
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Addison
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Dr. Cyclops
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Art Students League
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