Planets and Stars Talk From Cosmo to Harry
Cosmo explains to Harry aboard the star plane that life is unlikely on stars but possible on distant planets. He notes planets appear as round surfaces through telescopes and that stars are vastly larger but seen as mere points from Earth. They press on toward further showings as the journey continues late at night.
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Harry
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Har
Venus and Cosmo Explain Sky History to Harry During Meal
Cosmo shares a playful astronomy lesson with Harry about Venus not being a star and shining by reflected sunlight. Harry enjoys the food and the honey on his bread as the conversation turns to the planet’s nature and the night sky.
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Cosmo
Harry
Venus
Farry
Wise Guys Prove to Be Prize Dupes in Stock Scams
A 1938 New York report shows about 48.85 million dollars invested annually by gullible residents in worthless stock schemes. Over 1,500 victims sought help, with restitution of 1.74 million and 114 cases placed in receivership. Women, especially widows, are frequently targeted by bucket shops despite Martin act enforcement.
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State Attorney General's Office
Gotham
Upstate
United States
State Bureau of Statistics
Attorney General's Office
Bank on Brown Faces Potential Cleveland Indians Peak Season
Clint Brown looks to lead a healthier Indians rotation after finishing with fifteen wins last season. With a stronger defense and lineup behind him he is expected to contend for twenty wins as he enters his best pitching year yet.
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Clint Brown
Cleveland Indians
Brown
Quiet Chicago desk call sparks birth of twins
Patrolman Milford Mygren told his desk sergeant in Chicago that all is quiet, a remark followed by the sergeant announcing a surprising fact: you have just become the father of twins. The Washington Star quotes the exchange as a light moment in police chatter.
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Milford Mygren
Chicago
Washington Star
Legal Technicality Trial Sets Free Deaf Man
A Kansas City Star quotation notes a judge released a deaf defendant, citing that conviction requires a hearing under the law. The exchange highlights procedural safeguards in criminal trials.
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Kansas City Star
Down to Hard Pan e Vicarpe From the Pulpit
A Boston Transcript passage notes a charity dinner appeal urging concrete help over abstract sympathy. The speaker emphasizes tangible support like plum puddings, addressing friends from the pulpit.
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Boston Transcript
Wrapped Money in Feudal Japan by Mitsui Houses
Herbert M. Bratter notes in Asia Magazine that ancient Mitsui banking used sealed paper wrapped gold or silver notes. Each package bore the exchange house seal and value, with the head’s signature, circulating at face value. This early form of paper money gave holders a tangible sense of value behind the note.
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Mitsuis
Japan
Herbert M. Bratter
Asia
Antwerp House of Christopher Plantin Attracts Visitors
Visitors to Antwerp are often urged to see the house of Christopher Plantin the noted Sixteenth century French printer who settled in Antwerp. The site near Marche-duc Vendrecht features a quaint court yard a preserved printing office and sales room with Rubens and Van Dyck paintings. The Renaissance burgher home houses priceless engravings and printing treasures drawing American newspaper men.
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Antwerp
Belgium
Christopher Plantin
Marche-duc Vendrecht
Rubens
van Dyck
Baku City, Caspian Port and Trade Hub
The text describes Baku as the largest Caspian port and capital of the Azerbaijan Soviet Republic, largely Turkomen inhabited today, with Arab founders in the fifth century. Persian merchants bring silk and carpets, Baku ranks as a top global producing center, and a Caucasus pipeline links to Batum. Soviet steamers sail north to Astrakhan and south to Enzeli in Persia.
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Caspian Sea
Azerbaijan Soviet Republic
Persia
Caucasus
Batum
Black Sea
Astrakan
Volga
Enzel
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