How I Broke Into The Movies
Colleen Moore recalls early life in Tampa and Detroit, meeting D W Griffith, and a six month trial in California that launched her film career. She describes roles from The Bad Boy to Little Orphan Annie and I Sing many others, plus injuries and relentless work on Talkies era projects.
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Fla
Cleve
Walter D. Howey
Chicago American
Essanay
Chicago
D. W. Griffith
Griffith
California
Detroit
Detroit Conservatory of Music
Sirs
Mary Kelly
Ifallywood
Lillian
Dorothy Gish
Alma Rubens
Bessie Love
Mildred Harris
Carmel Myers
Tral
Mr. Griffith
Peliy
Charles Ray
Mar Shall Nelsan
Sally
Irene
Jerry Muskrat Plans New House By Smiling Pool
Jerry Muskrat jokes with Peter Rabbit about building a new house. Jerry weighs flood risk and location, noting the old site was swept away and choosing a safer spot by the Smiling Pool as he surveys the area for a winter home.
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Jerry Muskrat
Peter Rabbit
Peter
Jerry
Teter
Laughing Creek
Piaces
Smiling Pool
T. W W. Burgess
WNU Service
Chip Shot Position and Living Recipe Mix
The text discusses chip shot technique noting ball position at address and a relaxed stance aids swing. It describes keeping the ball low for control and cautions forward placement may cause toppling. It blends golf tips with a poetic call for living sweetening through sympathy and hopeful lines attributed to Douglas Matloch, 1931.
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Bobby Jones
Douglas Matloch
Fresh Carrot Salad with Lemon Gelatin Twist
A practical note on creating a new carrot salad using fresh grated carrots minced onion and celery folded into a lemon gelatin for a bright light dish. The write up emphasizes variety and easy serving ideas for salads.
Giving the Home That Cool Look
The homemaker can cool rooms for summer with light fabrics and cool textures. Use cotton linen finishes glass metal and high glaze ceramics for touch and look. Light colored coverings feel cooler and summer accessories like a glass bowl with water and goldfish enhance the impression of cooling relief.
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Philadel Phila
Philadelphia
Treaing
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Esther Stoward Debuts in Musical Comedy Scene
Musical comedy star Esther Stoward, once seen alongside Marilyn Silver, has since appeared in The Woman Tamer Kee Squad Yellow Ticket Wicked and Ladies of the Big House, solidifying her position in stage entertainment.
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Esther Stoward
Marilyn Silvler
Modest Raquel Itaquel Torres Seeks Anonymity In Public
A brief note describes Raquel Itaquel Torres avoiding recognition by wearing dark glasses in public. She is seen without them at a studio or event.
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Modest Raquel Itaquel Torres
Gel Lam
Origins of the flag as a military ensign
The note traces flag origins to field standards of Romans and other ancient nations attaching cloth to a cross-bar on a spear. It also suggests ties to the whip symbolizing a leader's authority.
Training for Flying at Their Own Expense
Members of the naval and marine air force refuse to let a government cash shortage stop their training. They are paying their own expenses at the naval air station in Washington D C.
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O Entdrusitastic
Naral
Marine Air Anita
Naval Air Station
Washington, D. C
Royalists Executed in Revolutions Across France and Prussia
The text notes that during the French Revolution's Reign of Terror about 2,500 Royalists were guillotined in 15 months, and in the Franco Prussian War of 1871 about 20,000 Royalists were executed in a single week.
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Sedan
Faded 1930s Notes and Food Tips From Western Newspaper
A fragmented OCR item lists culinary tips and odd phrases from the 1930s, mentioning greens, chicken salad with pineapple, mint syrup for melon, and various scattered notes on ballots, ethics, and cabinet members. The text preserves period tone and includes several dated references and disparate phrases.
Ragweed Seeds Reveal Ancient Inodian Cultivation
Discovery of large ragweed seed deposits in Ozark dry rock shelters suggests indigenous peoples cultivated ragweed centuries ago. Researchers note seed quantities indicate intentional planting and storage by early inhabitants across the region.
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Ozark Mountains
Inodians
Dressed for Tea by Jorge Bat Velvet Ensemble
A white velvet ensemble features a scarlet crown and scarf secured with a Lanvin bar gun. The swagger coat combines silk corduroy velvet in white for a bold, coordinated look.
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Jorge
Co Operation Growing Across Nations
The co operative movement has grown rapidly since World War II and is supported by 70 million people in 41 countries, per Labor department data. The 1950 compilation shows total business around 17 billion dollars, up more than 2.5 billion since 1923.
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Labor Department
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Colleen Moore
BY Thornton W. Burgess
BY Douglas Malloch
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The
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Venltzelou
Sallora
Bell Syndicata
WNU Garvices
Salt Lake and
Newhouse
BH. Waters
W. & Button
Dana
the Hotel
NEW House
Balt Lake City
UTAB
Parker
Parker aHoal Doluam
Mator Atdes Gusta
Liscox Chemical Worke
Patchorue
N.Y
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