Nation at the Bat War-Time Scribbles and Ration Talk
A wartime collage notes national resolve with political voices and humor. It mocks apathy, calls for realism, cites air raid drills, and blasts rationing ideas while pairing pop culture lines with references to Kitty Hawk, mock headlines and college loyalties. It reflects public sentiment and humor amid impending war.
Pain Over the Heart Causes and Precautions
Dr Nathan S Davis explains left chest pain can stem from stomach, spine, nerves, or muscles as well as heart disease. He cautions against assuming heart trouble, notes syphilitic heart disease, arterial spasm, and clotting as causes, and urges medical evaluation for any chest pain.
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United States Public Health Service
Studio News On Tortilla Flat and Other Projects
Actress Virginia Vale notes Lana Turner will sport long bobbed pigtails for Tortilla Flat and showcases her acting in the role. Lupe Velez and Leon Errol headline Mexican Spitfire at Sea as the fifth entry. Rosalind Russell joins Beverly Hills Women’s Emergency Corps and trains for ambulance work before Take a Letter Darling, then a radio course. Wesley Barry and Al Green reunite on The Mayor of 44th Street with a Mary Pickford link. Jean Gabin leads Moon Tide with a planned Two-Faced Woman revision rated B by the Legion of Decency.
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Red Cross
Rosalind Brisson
Brisson
Beverly Hills Women’s Emergency Corps
Darling
Wesley Barry
al Green
Mary Pickford
America
RKO Radio Studio
44Th Street
Anne Shirley
George Murphy
Barry
Green
Is it the pain you mind or something it stands for
The quote attributed to Austin Fox Riggs, M. D., reflects on the nature of pain as a mental construct and its symbolic meaning beyond physical sensation. It questions whether suffering is a mental burden or a reflection of broader emotional or existential factors.
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Austin Fox Riggs, M. D
Doctor advises skin specialist for persistent eczema like rash
A reader asks Dr Nathan S Davis III about a stubborn eczema like rash on arms and legs. The doctor recommends consulting a skin specialist promptly for a definite diagnosis and appropriate treatment.
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Nathan S. Davis III
Winnetka
Ill
Joan Davis Joins Rudy Vallee Radio Show as Regular
Comedienne Joan Davis becomes a permanent member of Rudy Vallee’s Thursday night program after a single guest appearance. Once a vaudeville performer, Davis rose to Hollywood fame, with Vallee noting her radio potential and promising a top future. Francia White, soprano from the Monday concert hour, serves as an air raid warden teaching civilians to avoid using phones during alarms.
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Joan Davis
Comedienne
Rudy Vallee
Hollywood
Vallee
Francia White
Ted Straeter to Lead New Mutual Radio Series
For five years Ted Straeter has been vocal director of the Kate Smith program. Three years ago he formed a band and built a name with appearances at a premier New York nightclub. His music will now be featured on a new Mutual network radio series.
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Ted Straeter
Kate Smith
New York
Mutual
Odds and Ends From the Screen World Headlines
Listeners submit quiz questions for Whats On Your Mind show as defense training bands and stamps appear. Paramount moves Pacific Blackout with Robert Preston and Martha O Driscoll. Joan Crawford builds an outdoor gym at home for her adopted son. Lou Costello trains his young daughter Patricia for a film role. Fred Astaire refuses to pose kissing his leading ladies for stills.
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Pacific Coast
Paramount
Pacific
Robert Preston
Martha O'Driscoll
Joan Crawford
Lou Costello
Patricia
Astaire
Sewing pattern details for apron and pinafore designs
The notice describes Pattern No. 8075 in sizes 14 to 20, 40, 42 and 44 with a tie on apron and a pinafore style. It lists fabric yardages for size 16 and tie on versions and directs readers to send orders.
Apron Pattern Demonstrates Easy Pleasing Design
The excerpt describes an AX APRON pattern praised for efficiency and bright appearance. It notes a simple pattern made with rie rac and shows how the apron extends into a full back covering skirt with straps, with a clear, easy-to-follow construction.
Quiz Questions From General Knowledge Column
Five trivia items ask for the mile high city air travel fountain pens Miz raim in the Bible Spain war commander core of the earth composition perique and Benjamin Franklin airmail date plus a poem line about an American warship name.
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United States
Mizraim
Spain
Benjamin Franklin
Answers to seven trivia prompts from The Answers
Denver Colorado origins and a list of seven trivia items including the air in the pen causing ink leakage in partial fill, Egypt, William McKinley, nickel and iron, a strong flavored tobacco, 1785 France origin of a balloon from England, and the Constitution nicknamed Old Ironsides.
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Colo
Egypt
William McKinley
France
England
Ivorsides
Practical Household Hints From Daily Use
Practical guidance on cooking carrots with minimal water to preserve minerals, adding honey to fruit cake for moisture, washing woolens in multiple sudsy washes, using a paper bag to catch crumbs from a dry bread grinder, washing dish towels daily in the sun, handling mustard in foot baths safely, making toast water for invalids, preparing toast crumbs with salt and hot water, straining crumbs before serving, and enhancing mashed potatoes with onion juice or onion slices for variation.
Hopes for Man quote by Mazzini on virtue and faith
The passage expresses a wish for humanity to improve in love and perception of beauty, pursuing a purer ideal. It calls for self respect, belief in the immortal soul, and actions aligned with a freely adopted faith guided like a Pharos.
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Pharos
Mazzini
Forming Habits and the Challenge of Breaks
This saying asserts that forming good habits is as easy as bad ones and breaking them is equally difficult. It urges choosing and maintaining positive habits for lasting results.
Working to Forget I Do Not Value Fortune
A fragment reflects a creed that labor is the anchor of life and fortune holds little value to the speaker. The line suggests a focus on work and steady effort over wealth.
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