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Jack Benny’s New York radio shows draw massive tickets at the Waldorf Astoria. Luise Rainer lands a five year MGM contract while Paul Muni eyes kennel plans after his Pasteur award. Walt Disney collects fifth cartoon Oscar. Edgar Bergen joins Goldwyn Follies. Vera Zorina signs in London. Jane Withers guards her Beverly Hills home. Janet Gaynor retreats to New York for comedy roles.
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Jack Benny
New York
Radio City
National Broadcasting Company
Waldorf-Astoria
Benny
Jack
Luise Rainer
Ziegfeld
Metro - Goldwyn- Mayer
Paul Muni
Louis Pasteur
Edgar Bergen
Sam Goldwyn
Bergen
Northwestern University
Follies
London
Vera Zorina
United States
Monte Carlo
Charley Levine Wins Silver Star for Jolo Action
The 1913 Jolo Moro fort engagement near January 22 earned Charley Levine of Troop H Eighth Cavalry, New York, a Silver Star. He and Claude Underwood led a risky flank with a mountain gun, saving comrades under heavy fire and decapitating Moros before escaping through a creek bottom. The valor bore fruit two decades later with the silver citation.
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Oday
Charles Levine
New York City
Charley
Jolo
Charley Levine
Eighth Cavalry
Holt
Claude Underwood
Claude
Underwood
Charlie
Army
Philippine Islands
WNU
Lizards Birds and Birds Hide Bodies in Plain Sight
A Burma tale describes a brilliant lizard whose ultramarine body and white bands blend with shade, turning dull brown when threatened. The article also notes woodcock and nightjar camouflage, their eyes and posture masking presence against bare ground and leaves.
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Burma
London
Tit-Bits
Rodent Teeth Contact Can Cause Painful Death
A Science Service report cites Dr. D G Steele of Connecticut State College explaining rodent teeth grow continuously. When upper and lower teeth fail to meet they may overgrow into the mouth or nasal and brain cavities, causing extreme pain and often death.
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D. G. Steele
Connecticut State College
Science Service
Schoolmaster of a Nation H McGuffey the Nation’s Influential Educator
A biographical sketch of William Holmes McGuffey born in 1800 Pennsylvania who became a pioneer Kentucky teacher and Miami University faculty member. He published the Eclectic Readers starting in 1836 37 and through six volumes shaped American schooling with moral literary selections that educated generations. Strong praise from authors educators industrialists and statesmen credits his readers with instilling essential virtues in youth and inspiring future leaders.
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William Holmes McGuffey
Pennsylvania
McGuffey
Kentucky
Miami University
Ohio
Alexander McGuffey
American Dentist Saves Empress Eugenie During Paris Escape
The article recalls Dr. Thomas Evans, a Philadelphia born dentist and court dentist to Napoleon III, who aided Empress Eugenie during the 1870 Sedan crisis. By disguises and clever tricks he sheltered her, ferried her to safety, and arranged transport to England. Evans later helped found the Red Cross and left a fortune to Americans.
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Napoleon III
Thomas Evans
Louis Napoleon
Sedan
Paris
Tuilleries
Evans
Dr. Evans
Red Cross Society
Bridges Through Time Shape Travel and Empire
A survey of bridges from ancient arch spans to modern steel and cable structures traces how crossings enabled military campaigns and daily life. From Babylons Euphrates to Roebling and Eads, engineers reshaped continents, while myths and legends warned of crossing fates.
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Xerxes
Hellespont
Rome
Europe
Caesar
Rhine
Seine
Napoleon
Zachary Taylor
War Department
America
United States Army Engineers
United States
Pittsburgh
Mississippi
Davenport
Iowa
Abraham Lincoln
James B. Eads
St. Louis
Eads
John A. Roebling
Brooklyn Bridge
Roebling
George Washington Bridge
Hudson
New York
New Golden Gate Bridge
Happy Bluebirds Motifs for Linens Pattern 1315
The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept offers a transfer pattern with two 5 by 12 inch motifs two 6 by 7% inch motifs two 5 by 7 inch motifs and four 3% by 5% inch motifs. Includes color suggestions stitch diagrams and material list. Send 15 cents in stamps or coins to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept 82 Eighth Ave New York NY.
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Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Ave
New York
N. Y
Carduti Woman Health Aid Promoted for Menstrual Relief
A long standing remedy marketed to women claims to ease monthly periods and improve nourishment by boosting strength from food. It suggests a fair trial and advises medical consultation if no benefit is seen.
Envy a Good Envy as a Necessary Evil
A Voltaire quote notes envy as a minor good that compels improvement. It frames envy as a driver of better effort rather than pure vice.
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Voltaire
Don't Sleep When Gas Presses Heart
Don’t sleep when gas presses heart and gas bloating. Adlerika claims to purge poisonous matter and bacteria from constipated bowels, ridding gas and four poisons from both upper and lower bowels. It promises real cleansing without griping or habit formation.
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Adlerika
A Trying Person Reflects On Patience And Character
A Lavater quote discusses the difficulty of being patient with others when one lacks patience oneself. The line highlights self-awareness and moral restraint as key traits in human conduct.
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