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Face Slaps and Ship Rumors Stir Gossip in Aged News Folio
A jumble of columns notes comical items and questions from readers, including threats of face slaps from a hod carrier's wife, birth counts in England, and a pair of humor pieces about film stars, jockeys, and vaudeville. It logs satire on Nazi war crimes and reflections on Camille, plus quirky asides on perfumes and bowling records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Annie Wilkinson
Middlesex
England
California
Brooklyn
London
Caesar
Sam
Sam” Jones
Yankees
Tom Meighan
Lon Chaney
Betty Compson
New York City
Ireland
Judith Evelyn
Camille
Greta Garbo
Johnny Longden
New York
Delaware
Johnny
Rabbit
Maranville
M. G. Rains