Elephant Hunt in West Virginia
Floyd Gibbons recounts Jimmy Brogan’s encounter with a berserk circus elephant in West Virginia. A hunter and his friend fled through dense woods as the animal rampaged a farmhouse and barn before a patrol of circus staff ended the threat with heavy rifles. The elephant had escaped after killing its trainer, and the pair received $50 in settlement.
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Ello
Adventurers’ Club
James Brogan
Tompkinsville
S. I
N. Y
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Frank Buck
Jimmy
Africa
Elephant
Vatican City: pope's residence and list of treasures
The Vatican in Rome has served as papal residence since ancient times with a 1450s expansion. It covers 13% of an area with 7,000 rooms, plus a 250,000 volume library and 34,000 manuscripts. The two large museums house priceless art treasures. Down trees headfirst is common for small rodents, while heavier climbers descend tail first or variably.
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Rome
Avignon
France
London Answers Magazine
Vatican City
Stimpson
Cobb
Scarlett
Fannie Brice
Ritz Brothers
Charley McCarthy
Reorganized
Brain Trust
Washington
Charley
Ham Fish
Women in Commerce Posts Put on the Map
U S trade commissioners in seven nations are women showing prowess as trade envoys. Miss Viola Smith in Shanghai and Miss Elizabeth Humes in Rome are praised for boosting American trade with backless swimsuits and cosmetics. Miss Gudrun Carlson excels in Oslo, with Italy, Brazil, Guatemala, Chile and Venezuela also represented by women.
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New York
Uncle Sam
National League of Women Voters
A. Viola Smith
Shanghai
Elizabeth Humes
Rome
Smith
Department of Commerce
China
Los Angeles
George Washington University
Peiping
American Women’s Club of
International Committee of Women’s Organizations
Italy
Louisiana
Switzerland
Red Cross
Gudrun Carlson
Oslo
Norway
America
Brazil
Guatemala
Chile
Venezuela
Wall rises in Anta Monica as vets joke about ruins
In a letter from Anta Monica California a reader notes a siege wall near the new terminal resembling a Shanghai scene after bombing and jokes about a Welcome American Legion sign. He then ponders movie tastes gossip and whimsy about Hollywood figures and 1940 politics.
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Anta Monica
Calif
New York
Cathedral of St. John
Los Angeles
Fifth Avenue
Shanghai
Los Angeleno
American Legion
ABCs in Manners: Social Etiquette Questions Answered
A collection of etiquette guidance from Mrs. Post on introductions saying goodbye to someone you meet you might say I hope I see you again or it was pleasant talking with you wives addressing or calling a new daughter in law how to handle visiting cards when to say sorry and how to title Miss or Mr on cards for young people in society rules for departures and greetings in social settings.
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National Park Service
Santa Claus
ABC
Post
Margaret Blank
Sunny Blank
WNU Service
Twain and Howells argue over fame then visit photo shop
Mark Twain and William Dean Howells discuss whether Twain is famous. They enter a photography shop to settle the question, and the clerk’s puzzled reply hints at a humorous misdirection about a supposed “she” who plays in a picture.
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Mark Twain
William Dean Howells
Howell
Twain
Mark
Backbone Needed in Rights Debate
Citizens press for stronger stance in civil liberties, arguing a firm backbone is essential to defend constitutional rights and confront ongoing challenges to personal freedoms.
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Backbone
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