Fisherman Pete Guards Barage Bell in Atlantic Fog
Pete Gear of Sunnyside L I joined a coal barge crew bound 195 miles out to sea. A dense fog trapped the ship in a shipping lane for days. Gear rang the fog bell for 36 hours straight and then four more days until rescue. He carried an injured crewmate, kept watch while seasick, and endured exhaustion before a rescue plane spotted them.
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Peter Gear
Sunnyside
L. I
Pete
Atlantic
Block Island
Long Island Sound
Montauk Point
Bargeman
Peter
New London
WNU
Universal Sound Room
East Side
Heaven
Crosby
Establishment of the Patent Office in U S History
The article traces the Patent Office origins from the 1789 constitutional grant to promote science and arts, through the 1836 establishment under a commissioner, the 1849 transfer to Interior, and the 1925 move to the Commerce Department by executive order under Coolidge. It notes Jefferson’s role in early patent petitions and the evolution of jurisdiction.
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The
United States
Congress
Thomas Jefferson
Sonally
Patent Office
Department of the Interior
Coolidge
Department of Commerce
Star Dust and Promising Newcomer Geraldine Fitzgerald Brightens Wuthering Heights
Geraldine Fitzgerald, born 1914 in Dublin, rose from Gate Players to England and New York theater before Hollywood contracts with Warner Brothers. She appears as Rivor’s sister in Wuthering Heights and stars in Dark Victory after a path through The Turn of the Tide and The Mill on the Floss. Crosby recordings and other showbiz notes highlight a lively industry page.
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Wuthering Heights
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Ridgar
Seathcliffe
Dublin
Ireland
Gate Players
Geraldine
England
New York Theater
Hollywood
Warner Brothers
Samuel Goldwyn
Ask Me Another s A Quiz With Answers
A reader quiz lists ten questions and answers covering bridges aqueducts and viaducts the origin of the round table wash bears ship bells and time voting procedures about impeachment directions from the North Pole Bible prophecies about automobiles and the earths orbit. The provided answers confirm differences in structures star counts on flags impeachment is possible and the earth orbits the sun.
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North Pole
Nova Scotia
Senate
Nahum II
Clarifying Bridges Aquducts and Flags and Secrets
The text notes that a bridge spans water while a viaduct crosses land and an aqueduct carries water. It states four stars on the President's flag. It mentions Boswell tracing a sailor conspiracy to hide the first signer's identity. It identifies a raccoon.
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Boswell
The Birth of Celluloid by John Hyatt
A 1863 New York incident inspired John Hyatt to seek a new material after a bottle of collodion spurred ideas. Hyatt mixed camphor with collodion to create cellulose film strong and moldable, later named celluloid. It enabled billiard balls, combs, card cases, buttons, brushes, piano keys, and photographic films among many other products.
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John Hyatt
Hyatt
Life’s Battle and the Duty of the Progeny
The piece frames life as an ongoing struggle and asserts that current generations owe their existence to past triumphs. It argues that facing hardship is a natural part of human history and that our role is to fulfill our portion of the struggle for life, acknowledging responsibility to future generations.
Wise and Otherwise: Sayings on Sorrow and Perfection
A satirical collection notes that men drown sorrow while heads swim and women tire of a perfect husband. It mocks advice to open mouths for kids and warns adults to keep eyes open and mouths shut. It hints that good cooks avoid risky behavior and that appeals to reason often reveal prejudices.
The Sayings of Uncle Phil on Virtue and Self
A collection of maxims on innocence folly generosity and justice. It notes that happiness comes from ideals whether genuine or illusionary and warns against privilege in parking while stressing listening to women and social duties. It blends humor with reflections on character and decency.
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Adam
Parental Co Operation Should Bear Fruit
A teacher asks parents to address astigmatism in a boy named Charles after a pupil exam. The next morning the father replies with a brusque note: I don't exactly understand what Charlie has done, but I have walloped him tonight and you can wallop him tomorrow. That ought to help.
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Charles
Charlie
Curtains Turn Kitchen Windows Modern with Dotted Swiss Edges
Reader J B rejects red and white gingham and proposes dotted Swiss with wide red rick rack. Suggest scalloped red oilcloth borders and tiebacks on window frames. Book 1 Sewing for Home Decorator and Book 2 Embroidery offer ideas, with purchase details and free leaflet.
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Floyd Gibbons
Adventurers’ Club
Bing Crosby
Virginia Vale
Ernc Rapee
Jane Froman
Jan Peerce
Screen Guild
Columbia
Rapee
America
Screen
Brooklyn
N. Y
Rudy Fallee
Lewis Stone
Union
Phil
By Ruth Wyeth Spears
Spears
S. Desplaines St
Chicago
Uick Juotes Bs
Benjamin Franklin
Ana Cla
Prince Albert
John Hobgood
P.A
A. J. Reyna
See, NC
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