Crepe Suzette and Other Quiz Answers
Answers cover pastry for crepe suzette, Adonis slain by a wild boar, largest city at Washington’s presidency Philadelphia with 43 000 population, diamonds worn in India over 6 000 years, the folk song character Clementine described as light and fairy like with shoes size nine, Columbus voyage to Gulf of Mexico took seventy days, Boulder dam irrigates seven western states, Bluebeard’s seventh and last wife Fatima.
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Adonis
Washington
Spain
Gulf of Mexico
Boulder
Bluebeard
Philadelphia
India
Clementine
Wyoming
Utah
Colorado
Nevada
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Fatima
Harsh Laxatives Not Needed Try Lemon Water Wake-Up
A newspaper blind urging readers to replace harsh laxatives with a daily morning lemon water routine. It promotes fresh lemon juice in water on an empty stomach to stimulate regular bowel action and notes lemons provide vitamin C and other nutrients. The ad encourages using California Sunkist lemons.
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Sunkist
California
Evelyn's Dilemma Over Soldier Lover and Mother's Worry
A Philadelphia reader seeks advice on marrying Alan, a captain and war worker, while her frail mother objects and fears wartime upheaval. Evelyn, 29, plans a New Mexico marriage and life as a wife, balancing her duties as a teacher and daughter with the family tensions and the risk to her mother’s health. Alan awaits, promising to care for Mama and join them after the war.
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Kathleen Norris
Velyn Miller
New Mexico
Mama
Evelyn
Papa
Emily
Alan
Philadelphia
Children owe parents a living, says Kathleen Norris
A school teacher faces a clash with inlaws over a daughter’s marriage and learns from Kathleen Norris that young people deserve their own life. The piece discusses fair treatment of daughters and independence from parental prejudice.
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Kathleen Norris
Miss Norris
Daughters Choose Freedom From Controlling Mothers
A fragment from a social column contrasts Evelyn marrying against her mother’s will with a San Francisco mother who relocates her own mother to gain peace. It contrasts selfish old women with daughters who support independence, highlighting family tensions and eventual acceptance.
Ducks and stormy dawn on Mobile Bay hunt
At Mobile Bay the narrator endures a brutal dawn duck hunt with a gale, rain, and waves. Decoys and camouflage are lost, the boat takes on water, and the group fights through cold, wet conditions to reach the blind and prepare for shooting. The writer admits shifting feelings toward ducks amid the treacherous weather.
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Upper Bay
Mobile
Ala
Hou
Ducks in a brutal duck hunt on a stormy sand bar
The narrator and guide endure a punishing duck hunt as a wind and rain storm capsizes their boat. Ducks Unlimited is praised as decoys and birds swarm, while coach Stout Steve Owen suffers on a mud bar. The crew loses a paddle and decoys, faces 50 mph wind, and searches for Rad Leatherbury’s houseboat.
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Cap
Steve Owen
New York Giants
Owen
Bears
Redskins
Baugh
Luckman
Rice
Leatherbury
Fat Moulton
Commando Girl and the bridal clash of blades
A quirky newspaper item depicts a young woman trained as a commando and a fiancé's bold proposal as she performs feats such as diving through glass, tearing fences, and scaling cliffs. The tale interjects a mock marriage with a judo expert and ends with a satirical verse about a Gwibit bureaucrat and other odd clippings.
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Hudson
Cobb’s Favorites Irving Retells The Baseball Parade
Cobb, recuperating in New York after a serious illness, recalled a bygone era of baseball legends. He named Christy Mathewson Rogers Bresnahan Three-Fingered Brown Johnny Kiley Walter Johnson Rube Waddell Eddie Collins Ty Cobb Nap Lajoie and Joe Jackson, highlighting the sport’s storied past.
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Irving. Cobb
New York
Cobb
Christy Mathewson
Roger Bresnahan
Three-Fingered Brown
Johnny Kiley
Walter Johnson
Rube Weddell
Eddie Collina
Joe Jackson
Ty Cobb
Nap Laffolo
Jokes and anecdotes from stage life and public figures
A rapid-fire collection of quips and vignettes with references to George MacDonald, Albert Einstein, General Giraud, Lt. Gen. Clark, and various performers. The anecdotes touch on social contrasts, theater audiences, defense plant tours, and show business legends, preserving a throwaway newspaper tone of witty miscellany.
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Yale
Giraud
Clark
Mexican figures and kitchen brighteners from Ruth Wyeth Spears
Ruth Wyeth Spears presents a US Homes Front-7 feature with a corner shelf, towel rack, scalloped wood trim, and pan holder hooks. It highlights Mexican figure iron transfers for embroidery, offering over twenty designs in simple outlines for bright colorful projects. Order No. 203 and mail ordering details follow.
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Grove
Groves
Grove ‘A Cold Tableta— For Ifty
U. S. Navy
F. Goodrich
United States
United Nations
Begoodrich
Douglas Ryan
Mara
San Francisco
Helen
Byron Street
Ducks Unlimited
Ae Philling Leting
Commando Girl
Ahern
Jhe
Karl E. Mundt
South Dakota
Gwibit
Theron
Gwibb
Gwibbs
Saint Pate
New Jersey
Ima Dodo
Mr. Churchilk
George MacDonald
Roney Plaza Hotel
Palm Beach
Miami Beach
Newspaper Guild
Albert Einstein
Astronomical Observatory
Mt. Wilson
Sullivan
Waterloo
Iowa
Juneau
Mom Sullivan
Navy
Chicago
Mora
Tait
U. S
London
Martin Beck
Yonkers
N. Y
Omulet
Will Rogers
Russia
Raymond Paige
Air Corps
Texas
Variety
Pittsburgh
Katharine Cornell
Miss Cornell
Clifton Webb
van Boven
Ruth Wyeth
Spears
Mes
Bedford Hills
Ruidoso
Wild Bill Britt
Wern
Ee Ee aCe
Ies
Way
Udaipur
Kondon
FTIR
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