Statue of Liberty Draws Record 1941 Tourists in New York
New York reports visitors to the Statue of Liberty running about 60 percent ahead of last year, with expected attendance over half a million in 1941. Pilgrims view the monument as a symbol of liberty and the Four Freedoms, rising above the harbor with views of Governors Island and the Battery as Brooklyn and the Narrows lie nearby.
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New York
Bedloe’s Island
Radio City
Brooklyn Bridge
United States
New York Bay
Manhattan
Roosevelt
Ossining
Battery Park
Liberty
New York Harbor
Governor’s Island
The
Battery
Brooklyn
City of
Survey Urges Public Schools To Teach Budget Wise Diets
A Northwestern National Life Insurance study urges immediate family health defense classes in public and vocational schools to show American wives and mothers how to feed well despite rising prices. It warns vitamins cannot replace a balanced diet and promotes practical guidance using common kitchen measurements.
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Minneapolis
Northwestern National Life Insurance Company
Three forgotten batting battles that eclipsed Williams and DiMaggio
The piece recalls early 1910s clashes involving Ty Cobb and Shoeless Joe Jackson. Jackson, a rookie from Brandon Mills, challenged Cobb for batting crowns, leading to dramatic races with averages around .410. Cobb eventually won two straight titles, while Jackson faded from peak form.
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Cobb
Georgia Peach
Brandon Mills
S. C
Cleveland
New Orleans
Joe Jackson
Carolina
Ruth
Speaker
Joe
Ed Walsh
New Effective Hay Fever Relief Promoted
A Pennsylvania engineer credits salt in corn meal mush with relieving hay fever during a three day clinic conducted by Dr E E Selleck. The physician reports rapid relief within ten minutes for many patients and a new remedy Nakamo Bell is now manufactured by Hollings Smith Co Orangeburg NY for hay fever relief.
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Pennsylvania
E. E. Selleck
Columbia University
Selleck
Hollings-Smith Company
Orangeburg
New York
Nakamo Bell
Correct Labels on Cans Will Assist U. S. Housewives
New York reports an impending universal grade labeling effort for canned goods. Grocers in cooperation with the National Consumer Retailers council will offer graded A and B fruit and vegetable cans this year. Labels will explain grade meaning the product specifications met and serving counts.
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U. S
New York
National Consumer Retailers Council
Agricultural Marketing Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Poor Sausage and Bologna Rally at Waupun Prison
The state prison at Waupun Wisconsin saw 900 inmates refuse to eat their standard lunch and demand a better menu. Warden John C. Burke granted a more varied meal after the protest by the processed meat cousins.
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Waupun
Wis
John C. Burke
Cobb and the 1916 batting race with speaking and lajoie
The piece recalls Ty Cobb’s near miss in the 1916 race for batting champion as Speakers and his era rivals Cy Young and Walter Johnson dominated the pitching quiz. It notes Cobb’s .371 that year while Speaker hit .386, then reflects on Cobb’s long dominance and the enduring praise for the era’s great hitters.
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Cobb
Larry Lajoie
Speaker
Cy Young
Walter Johnson
Ed Walsh
Addie Joss
Rube Waddell
Eddie Plank
Chief Bender
Jack Coombs
Smoky Joe Wood
Ted Williams
Joe DiMaggio
Cobb—Jackson
Lajoie
Sail on O Ship of State Sail on O Union
The questions cover American poetry geography and history including the origin of a famous quotation, Inca empire extent, U.S. railroad mileage tunnel counts and lengths, human vestigial organs, sunburn cause, location of Babel, notable clergy poets and educators, Canada population, and female representation in Congress.
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United States
Tower of Babel
Phillips Brooks
Henry Ward Beecher
Lyman Abbott
Dominion of Canada
Quiz Answers Reveal Facts Across Subjects
A quiz presents factual lines covering topics from anatomy to geography. It lists vestigial organs once vital but now obsolete, sunburn caused by ultraviolet rays, and a United States count of railway tunnels totaling 320 miles. It also names influential women in Congress and the states they represented.
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Babylon
United States
Hattie Caraway
Arkansas
Jeannette Rankin
Montana
Mary T. Norton
New Jersey
Edith Nourse Rogers
Massachusetts
Caroline O’day
New York
Jessie Sumner
Illinois
Frances P. Bolton
Ohio
Margaret Smith
Maine
Katharine Byron
Maryland
Answers Quiz Pack: Longfellow, Peru, and Vast Distances
The list presents Henry W. Longfellow with The Building of the Ship, marks Peru as a topic, and states a figure near 236000 miles. A trailing fragment "Man possesses no less than" remains incomplete.
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Henry W. Longfellow
Peru
Bearing Reproof
A concise aphorism attributed to Pope highlights that those who merit praise endure reproof calmly and learn from criticism rather than fear it. The message frames critique as a mark of merit rather than threat.
Influence of Honor and Clarity in Self View
A reflective note on integrity and personal image urging self discipline and clarity as the lens through which one perceives the world. The quote emphasizes that honor is earned and lasting, not assumed. It underscores shaping character first to illuminate reality for others.
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George Bernard Shaw
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Mecca
Don G. Sandra
Western Newspaper Union
Auguste Bartholdi
Bartholdi
Narrows
France
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
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DiMaggio
Cobb-Jackson
Jackson
Connie Mack
Ty Cobb
Grantland Rice
Genevieve Paulson
E. J. Morrissey
Valeria
Iowa
Lynn Grant
Melrose
Cobb and Speaker
America
the Pastry Shop
Schimmer Iection
Lincoln, Nebraska
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