How I Broke Into The Movies
Hal C. Herman recounts a life in theatre and early film, from London beginnings to New York stages, a prizefighting stint, and a 1919 actors strike that nudged him into movies. He details key breaks, a World War I era shift to screen work, and his later success with The Leather Pushers and Universal Pictures, noting his marriage to Betsy Lee.
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Richmond
Surrey
Fingland
Old Court Theater
London
W. H. Denny
St. Francis Xavier College
Sussex
India
The
Orient
New York
Bandman Opera Company
Harry Preston
Rene Haisman
Calcutta
Shubert
Equity
Lee Shubert
World Film Studios
Long Island
Evelyn Greely
Miss Greely
Arthur Hopkins
John Barrymore
Barrymore
H. C. Witwer
Betsy Lee
Universal Pictures
WNU Service
Bad Manners in New York City and Beyond
A columnist notes pervasive bad manners in New York and other cities, from crowded subways and elevators to theater lobbies and restaurants. He recalls elbowing, shoving, and harsh reactions after minor collisions, praising some shifts but warning visitors not to forget their manners in busy urban life. The piece reflects on civic behavior in 1933.
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New York
Paris
Manhattan
Park Avenue
Delancey Street
New Yorker
Bell 8 Syndicate
WNU
Yolandi Patti Cast in Al Santell Film Role
Yolandi Patti, a studio commissary waitress, is chosen by Al Santell for a part in one of his pictures. The selection marks a career shift for Patti as she joins the cast.
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Yolandi Patti
al Santell
How It Started By Jean Newton
The essay traces how the phrase Sub Rosa ties to secrecy through legend of Harpocrates Cupid and Venus. It links rose symbolism in Catholic rites and etiquette to silent decor at European tables, noting a historical fashion for sculptured roses to signal discretion.
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Jean Newton
Harpocrates
Cupid
Venus
Europe
Shipboard nuptials teased in lovers' banter
In a lighthearted exchange a couple jokes about marriage and a honeymoon aboard a ship, imagining future plans amid playful flirting. The dialogue frames a romantic scene of anticipation and commitment aboard a maritime setting.
Influence of Diet on Teeth
An article by Edith M. Barber explains how maternal diet affects baby teeth, stressing minerals like calcium and phosphorus and vitamins A C D, with milk as a calcium source and sun/irradiated foods for vitamin D. It notes no danger from vitamin excess and includes recipes for caramel bread pudding and tomato rarebit as dietary ideas.
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Edith M. Barber
Doctor McCollum
Johns Hopkins University
Mountain Goat A Funny Sight Described In Verse
A playful poem compares a mountain goat to a human climber highlighting its shaggy white coat sharp black horns and thick hump. It notes the goat's ability to scale jagged slopes without slipping and mentions a maternal backstory hinting at inherited climbing skill.
Glazed Bananas With Pineapple Recipe Feature
Recipe directions describe seasoning and cooking bananas with pineapple on low heat until smooth then serving on hot toast. Another dish, Glazed Bananas With Pineapple, uses 3 bananas and 8 pineapple slices with sugar baked for ten minutes at 375 degrees F. Serve with meat. 1933 Bell Syndicate WNU Service.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU
Making apple pies with raisins and care tips
Practical domestic hints from 1933 describe enhancing apple pie flavor with raisins and using simple brushing and cleaning methods. Advice covers washing combs, cleaning teeth with a nailbrush, cooling cakes by steaming, and kerosene to remove grease from stoves and surfaces.
Saving Burnt Pudding Technique
Immediate removal from heat and immersion in cold water can salvage milk or rice pudding. Stirring while cool helps neutralize the burnt flavor and preserve the dish.
Bargain Shooters Attend New York Show
A confrontational exchange recalls a trip to New York where two fans paid five dollars each for two dollar seats for a show deemed not worth fifty cents, highlighting disappointment and perceived overpricing.
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New York
What Girl in Her Teens Should Do for Good Health
A health guide for teenage girls explaining weight gain and loss through diet and exercise. It warns against fad diets and reducing powders, advising gradual weight control via a daily routine of vegetables, fruits, milk, juices, and a mile walk twice daily. It emphasizes avoiding excessive thinness during adolescence.
Dr Pierce's Pellets Laxative Cathartic Claim Ad
An advertisement touts Dr Pierce's Pellets as best for liver bowels and stomach. It claims one Pellet for a laxative and three for a cathartic in a concise sales pitch.
Human Nature and the Choices Men Make
The line suggests men follow their own culling of costs and benefits whether it pays or not. It portrays a view of self interest guiding decisions regardless of outcomes.
Training babies bowels with a half teaspoon per day
Old family doctor’s prescription claims daily half teaspoon of Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin trains baby bowels for regularity. It asserts benefit for bottle or breast fed babies, reducing fretfulness and vomiting. The ad touts Caldwell’s 47 years of practice and 3500+ births without loss of mother or child.
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Caldwell
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Lights of Aan
Trumbull
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Montreal
St. Jacques Mineur Church
American Animals
P. F. Volland Company
Associated Newspapers
Bobbie Alberts
California
Palm Springs
Bobbie
Mount San Jacinto
Amelia H. Grant, M. A
R. N
Bureau of Nursing
New York City Health Department
Orn. W. B. Catonene
Doctors
Cee
Rinso
America
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