Women Bay Bridge Book and Other Oddities
A jumble of items notes women dominate bridge book sales with 97 percent of readers and 8 percent of teachers being women. The piece shifts to a new product, New Bassehold Cleaner claims stain removal with damp cloth. It mentions home decor quirks, then political phrases about Iceland and “Grass Roots.” It ends with Cantorin a new consulate appearing near Cara Branca Brazil and Rio de Janeiro predictions of Cantorina surpassing Mandelling de Coqueiros in fame.
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Breige
Ali Mien
Cantorina
Cara Branca Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Castorinn
Mandellng de Coqueiros
How to wash white silk garments properly
Instructions advise washing white silk blouses and similar items with borax dissolved in cold water to cover the fabric. Soak for thirty minutes, then wash as usual to prevent yellowing of the fabric and preserve whiteness.
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Monsea
Birth of the Cocktail Traced to Port Royal Earthquake
A fragmentary note links Jamaica’s Port Royal quake of 1692 to the origin of cocktails. A clergyman nearby began his diary with the line about “stinking a cocktail” as the disaster unfolded, suggesting an 1692 Jamaica birthplace of mixed drinks.
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Island of Jamaica
Britten
Indies
Port Royal
Report Costlier Than Theist It in Danville
A Danville resident faced a police report after an intoxication incident where a man claimed his "witch" stole $6. The scene involved a map and quarters, leading to the suspect being booked for intoxication and required to post $740 and cover costs.
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Danville
Beast Quarters
Tim
Bor
Costa
Line-Up Changes Roosevelt Names Stone as Chief Justice
President Roosevelt sent to the Senate the names of two new associate justices, James Byrnes of South Carolina and Hubert H. Jackson of New York, as Charles Evans Hughes retires. Stone becomes chief justice, a surprise to some who expected Jackson. Byrnes will succeed McReynolds. Jackson takes Groner de Vatich’s seat.
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Jackson
Byrnes
Senate
Jusllee McReynolds
Grone'a de Vatich
Strikes and Army Control at Inglewood Plane Plant
Reports describe the Inglewood California clash where 22,000 workers built warplanes, troops seized the North American Aviation plant, and leaders were purged. The occupation lasted two days before workers were reassigned or returned. The affair fed debate on using the army to end strikes and touched on CIO anti-Communist inquiries.
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Roosevelt
North American Aviation
Inglewood
Calif
United States
Ormual
Samed Worh
Onw
Slenllar Jowa
Churchill on Crete Disaster and War Strategy Prompt
An article discusses British and French forces advancing into Syrian terrain as a strategic move to threaten German positions, aiming to control Syrian airfields and secure Suez. It notes Allied air support, local defections to De Gaulle, and Churchill’s defense of wartime policies amid Crete fallout and calls for stronger air power.
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Vichy
Lee DeGaulla
Defenga
Ain
Aleppo
Britain
Mons
Palestine
Iraq
Suez
Alexandria
Costtine
Syria
Churchill
Britaix
Crete
Chamberlain
Leslie Hore-Beliths
War Ministry
Afr
Gyorts
Gyo Jose
Anomaly in Irish Free State stance near war period
The Irish Free State refuses Roosevelt's request to supply ships aiding Britain, maintaining a restrictive stance on lend lease and related rebates. The nation edges toward a neutral position while war rages, with Berksin near conflict and limited bombing by Germany.
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Irish Free State
Roosevelt
Britain
Stain on Board Seeks Song and Story Repair
A garbled historical note hints at a request to fix a long work titled Stain on Board. The fragment mentions a good record and a plank, with indirect references to a Bay area setting and a possible crew or party arrangement.
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Boise, Idaho
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Club
Management OF Vinci
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Iceland
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Germany
State Department
White House
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Waller J Linthicum
Pernombuco
Brazil
Linthicum
Italy
Mussolini
Sulla
Axis
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North Africa
England
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Pehiee
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