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Newspaper

Patoka Register

Location

Patoka, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1935

Page

5

Barons and publicity plots at the Christie Plaza gala

At the Palais de Glace Zenith scene opens with Myra Drexel and Baron Siegfried von Wieumann. Garrison hatches a plan with Steve Crandall to stage a public romance for press gain, while a comic intervenirse by Candy Kate disrupts the setup and reveals the con. Myra and Steve depart as Crandall gloats over the stunt value.

Christie—Plaza Palace de Glace Garrison Hollywood Myra Drexel Zenith Alphonse Miss Drexel Siegfried von Wieumann Munich Steve Crandall Myra Steve Germany Louis Son Siegfried von Fleumann Luke Long City News Service Long Palais de Glace Sas the En Stevie Kate Candy Kate

Fossils From Patagonia Brought to U S Museum

Dr George Gaylord Simpson associate curator of vertebrate paleontology and his team brought back Patagonian fossils to the American Museum of Natural History. The haul includes a giant flesh eating animal related to kangaroos, fossil frogs, and a five foot high browsing creature from Argentina's interior.

South America American Museum of Natural History George Gaylord Simpson Kansas City Star Science Service Doctor Simpson Argentina Patagonia

King's Barge Lying at Virginia Water

The scarlet and white State barge dating nearly 250 years carries many English monarchs and has not sailed since 1919 when it led a Thames flotilla for the navy. Eight royal watermen in scarlet coats and black caps propel the 40 foot vessel built by William III for his queen.

Virginia Water England Thames Royal Watermen William III Pearson's Weekly

Purkinje figures in optics described

Purkinje figures are images projected on a uniform wall when a person moves a candle up and down near eye level in a dark room. From the eye near the candle an image of retinal vessels appears on the wall.

Purkinje

National Topics Interpreted By William Bruckart

Washington column notes FTC favors private citizen lobbying over public action while Capitol investigations chase headlines. Hopson testimony pursuit highlights media-driven politics, with lawyers and lobbyists in the crossfire.

William Bruckart National Press Washington, DC

Executive orders and the usurpation of legislative power

A Western Newspaper Union analysis critiques the Roosevelt era's executive orders. It argues the Roosevelt administration flooded the system with orders, creating new agencies and blurring lines between executive and legislative authority. The piece warns such orders lack public accessibility and threaten democratic balance.

Roosevelt White House Supreme Court of the United States American Liberty League League Congress Department of State Western Newspaper Union

Sleep As Choice Sparks Tale Of MacCarthy And Edison

A Kin sale baker Mr MacCarthy and inventor Thomas Edison are described as breaking sleep to pursue work and hobbies. MacCarthy reportedly lived on little sleep for years and died at seventy six, while Edison reportedly ignored sleep amid active tasks, living to eighty four. The piece contrasts personal choices about rest with a poetic nod to Cervantes.

Mr. MacCarthy Kinsale Irish Free State Edison Mr. Edison Coke Cervantes

Royalty Learns to Box Among London Elite

News notes that the prince of Wales and his nephews Lord Lascelles and Gerald Lascelles have taken up boxing. Prominent London families now have both boys and girls learning pugilism.

Prince of Wales Lord Lascelles Gerald Lascelles London

Postum Offers Free Week’s Supply to Readers

The Postum Company promises a full week's supply of healthy Postum at no cost to any reader who sends in a request. The offer appears in another part of this newspaper.

Postum Company

Use of the Reindeer Across Europe Asia and Alaska

Reindeer have long served as domestic animals across Europe and Asia, while Alaskan Eskimos traditionally relied on wild or anunused packs rather than tame reindeer until recent times.

Europe Asia Alaska

Milnesia Wafers Offer Pleasant Quick Elimination

The ad promotes Milnesia Wafers as a pleasant fast solution to eliminate waste and ease acidity and gas. Each wafer equals a tablespoon of liquid milk of magnesia and corrects digestion at the source. Sold in bottles for 35c and 60c or tins for 20c, widely recommended by physicians and druggists.

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