Quiz QandA from a vintage General Knowledge column
Water is 775 times heavier than air. A member can be expelled by two thirds in each house. Italy is birthplace of the piano. India is about half the size of the United States. Casey at the Bat was about a real person, David M. Casey. The speaker of the House is not required to be a current representative. Four states meeting at right are Utah Colorado Arizona New Mexico. Commodore Stephen Decatur died in a duel with James Barron. Columbia University was King's College. The Star Spangled Banner is the song.
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Congress
India
United States
Casey
House
Mississippi River
Commodore Stephen Tur
Columbia University
Fromm
Italy
David M. Casey
National League Phillies
Ernest Thayer
Utah
Colorado
Arizona
New Mexico
James Barron
King's College
Quaker Lovers Debate Love Versus Worldly Feeling
Seth and Hannah, Quakers, discuss whether love is felt as the world defines it. Hannah suggests she has tried to share her love with all, while noting Seth may want more than his share. A store scene adds humor with a shopper seeking a purple husband.
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Seth
Hannah
Travelogue of Hawaiian Islands Shown With Sugar Theme
A travelogue impressions piece describes colorful Hawaiian scenery and a sugar cane field. The commentator notes it takes 18 months for sugar to mature and quips that waiting for sugar is a long time while another voice jokes about immature sugar.
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Hawaiian Islands
Rates Too High? A Classroom Joke on the Revolution
A teacher asks the class about the cause of the Revolutionary war and a boy, Jimmie, jokes that it involved automobiles. The teacher corrects him saying cars did not exist then and the boy then says it was on a count of unjust taxis.
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Jimmie
Boy Defends Dirty Library Book After Return
A boy returns a worn volume to the public library desk and quips that the book was already in that condition. The librarian comments on its technical nature as the boy explains he received it that way.
Smart Girl Elizabeth Joy at party quip
Elizabeth Joy attended a party where guests quoted poetry and she quipped that she did not want to be a Joy forever. The exchange highlighted her wit and self deprecating humor among attendees.
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Elizabeth Joy
Elizabeth
Sailor Demands Trio Cut in Barber Chair Jokes
Sailor asks for three cuts whiskers hair and chat ter in a quick humor bit. Teacher questions Johnnie about today’s lesson as he ponders what he will be asked at home.
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Johnnie
How to Introduce People Etiquette Guide
Reader Service offers etiquette guidance on introductions table manners and note writing. The 25 cent booklet No 45 titled New Book of Everyday Etiquette provides rules such as naming the woman first in introductions and presenting the younger to the older. Send name address and booklet details to Weekly News Service New York.
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Janet Smith
W. 17Th St
New York 11
One Race Disease Sickle Cell Anemia Confined to Negro
A historical note asserts sickle cell anemia as a disease entirely confined to the Negro race due to an inheritable blood strain. The statement frames the condition as racially specific and linked to genetic inheritance.
End Laxative Habit This Easy Way with Lemon Water
A health note promotes a morning lemon and water drink to stimulate natural bowel action. It claims lemon juice from one Sunkist lemon in water boosts vitamin C intake, aids digestion, and freshens the mouth as a wake-up ritual.
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Sunkist
California Sunkist
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