Raemaekers and Edison Echo Wartime Wonders Abroad
The piece profiles Dutch cartoonist Louis Raemaekers and inventor Nikola Tesla, noting Raemaekers’s anti German wartime prints and ongoing posters for Belgians in Britain, with Tesla’s claim of future death-ray tech, world travels, Nobel prize, and 700 patents. Also touches Edna Gladney’s charity work and early 20th century film reception.
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York
Louis Raemaekers
Raemaekers
le Horn
Sir John Tenniel
Thomas Nast
Britain
Holland
Germany
Volkvriend
Amsterdam Telegraph
Jugoslavia
Niagara
Edison
New Yorker
Heroes of sports to star on screen say studios
Columbia begins Harm on Harmon of Michigan with Tom Harmon in the title role. Republic signs Billy Conn for Kid Tinsel based on Octavus Roy Cohen. David Selznick and Metro seek a film on Lou Gehrig, a tougher assignment to cast.
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Columbia
Harmon
Michigan
Tom Harmon
Republic
Billy Conn
The
Squared Circle
Kid Tinsel
Octavus Roy Cohen
David Selznick
Metro
Lou Gehrig
Lou
Stars and film notes sweep through 1941 studio scene
A roundup of film industry items notes Gary Cooper in Sergeant York and backstage sequences with Jackie Cooper and Walter Abel. It mentions Deanna Durbin preparing They Live Alone, Navy Blue and Gold reissued as authentic Annapolis tale, James Stewart's return as actor, Herbert Marshall joining When Ladies Meet, Richard Denning linked to West Point Widow and Dorothy Lamour projects, Ann Sheridan named sweetheart by fraternities for Whistling in the Dark, Red Skelton’s debut lead in ODDS AND ENDS, Bob Burns in The Wizard of Arkansas, Columbia’s Five Men rights, Edgar Buchanan known as the dentist actor, and Swamp Water hoped to boost Anne Baxter and Dana Andrews.
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Paramount
Jackie
Cooper
Susanna Foster
Walter Abel
Jackie Cooper
Madeleine Carroll
Dorothy Lamour
Claudette Colbert
Mary Martin
Paulette Goddard
Abel
Annapolis
Metro
James Stewart
Richard Denning
Anne Shirley
West Point
Susan Hayward
Adam
Los Angeles
America
Miss Lamour
Wilds
Bob Burns
Columbia
Leslie Howard
Laurence Olivier
Raymond Massey
Edgar Buchanan
20Th Century-Fox
Anne Baxter
Dana Andrews
Patterns Ay Sewing Circle Pattern No 8968
Pattern No 8968 offered in sizes 12 to 29. Size 14 requires 344 yards 36 inch fabric seen without nap and 74 percent yards for trim as sketched. Send your order to the listed address.
General quiz questions from 1900s newspaper page
A set of trivia prompts includes how many years a chiliad equals, why people remove spectacles when speaking, name the Iberian Peninsula, identify the world's highest waterfall, and ask how many children John Brown had.
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Spain
Portugal
John Brown
Harper’s Ferry
West Virginia
Answers to five quiz clues reveal historic and geographic facts
The list covers one thousand years, Oriental customs of respect, Iberian origins, Angel Falls as the world's tallest cataract at about 4 400 feet, and a note on the Harper's Ferry raid of October 16 1859 with twenty two fatalities.
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Angel Falls
Venezuela
Niagara Falls
Harper’s Ferry
Unlucky Wedding Postponement Quip Sparks Conversation
A lighthearted exchange questions whether delaying a wedding is unlucky and replies Not if you keep on doing it. The brief dialogue hints at marriage timing without broader context.
Unclear Fragment Reflects Social Cautionary Note
Fragmentary passage presents a dated view on gender and crime, mentioning women criminals as more dangerous and a phrase about minding to be drawn in class. The text reads like a cautionary aside rather than a complete event or report.
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Helen
Johnnie
Young Patient Says He Aims For Medical Specialty
Rufus expresses desire to become a great doctor, specifically a bone specialist. Goofus comments that he has a good head for it.
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Rufus
Quiet Exchange Between Roland and Rhoda
A dove comments on Roland as Rhoda expresses concern. Roland exclaims his certainty and affection. He recalls a dog bite on his leg from the prior night at the gate, which he only noticed after reaching home.
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Roland
Rhoda
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