Noah Beery’s Long Climb to the Movie Studio
The memoir recounts Noah Beery’s unlikely path from Ozarks childhood idols to Hollywood. He describes poverty in Los Angeles, a $20 armor role in Joan of Arc, a pivotal moment with Cecil B. DeMille, and a later break with Mae Murray in A Mormon Maid. Beery emphasizes persistence, talent, and the inner spark as keys to lasting success in film.
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Ozarks
Jesse James
Kansas City
New York
Oscar Hammerstein
London
Los Angeles
Noah, Jr
Lollywood
Cecil de Mille
Joan of Arc
de Millie
Bi de Mille
Noah Beery
Fanny Ward
Betty
Orange Country
Frank Reicher
James
Pasadena
Reicher
Stadio
Milton & Wegman
Stoffman
Mae Murray
Lasky
Short Tail the Shrew and His Funny Nose
Peter and Short Tail mockingly discuss the weasel like creature with a long nose. Short Tail explains the nose helps him hunt as he disappears and moves unseen, citing its usefulness over eyes.
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Peter
Milner
Peter Rabbit
Short Tall
Go Jong
Bowser
Reddy Vox
T W Burgess
WNU
Baked Caramel Custard and Pineapple Custard Recipes
A collection of custard recipes including Baked Caramel Custard made with milk eggs caramel and vanilla served in custard cups with a caramel syrup. Pineapple Custard guiding to cook in double boiler with milk sugar pineapple pieces and vanilla. and wet mold method with a starch thickened custard.
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Worteras Newspaper Union
When School Is Over and Learning Begins
A reflective piece contrasts graduation with lifelong study, noting that exams end but real learning continues as individuals must solve problems on their own. The author suggests life itself becomes a continuing school, where patient teachers depart and personal effort governs progress.
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Douglas Malloch
WNU Sergica
Boners and Tidbits in Old Examinations
A garbled excerpt lists humorous exam tidbits and misread phrases. It mentions Thornea Paine, natural selection, smallpox, divergent Christians groups, the Nile’s importance to Egyptians, and a note about Karl in Western films, from a 1943 Bell Syndicates service.
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Bell Syndicates
WNN
Collett Ware’s steady swing sharpens golf stoke
The article highlights Glenna Collett Ware’s improved golf form with a slow smooth backswing and eyes fixed on the ball. Her head remains still as she keeps the clubhead on line with firm, precise contact, improving distance control to the hole.
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Glenna Collett Ware
Angiea
Liberty Harbor Mystery Aboard 1933 Ball Syndicate
A fragment hints at a Liberty figure in New York Harbor and a 1933 ball syndicate story. The wording suggests a column piece titled Papa Knows exploring public interest in a harbor scene and a social club matter.
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Pop
Liberty
New York Harbor
Ball Syndicate
WNL Servica
Knit Swagger Suit In Green Plaid For Spring
A spring knit swagger suit in natural string color features a plaid hunter green pattern. The knitted blouse and scarf accompany the set in vivid green tones.
Slippers for Evening Are Now Shown in All Colors
An era of glamorous evening footwear arrives with slippers shown in velvet doeskin crepe satin brocade and metallic shades. Designs feature elaborate ornamentation and a shift to sandals with toe and heel coverage, surpassing traditional glass slippers in fashion appeal.
Biblical city in Dead Sea water mystery resurfaces
A Cairo correspondent reports an airman saw a town beneath the Dead Sea. Archaeologists debate the five cities of the plain and Zoar, with suggestions of a lower sea level and a seismic disaster that may reveal ancient ruins.
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Dead Sea
London Times
Cairo
Fiinderg Petrie
London Observer
London Gomorrah
Zoar
Lot
Aimraphel
Shinar
Arioch
Rilasar
Chedorlaomer
Dlam
Admah
Shemeber
Zebotim
Bela
Sidiim
Abraham
Sodom
Gomorrah
Sodom and
Hedgehog Delays Rail Traffic in Cheshire Tale
A hedgehog near Sandbach blocked traffic for nearly an hour by nesting between track points and the side raft. Nearby a beetle crawling into signaling gear at Hounslow caused all signals to misset allowing trains to risk collide until discovered. The tale mirrors other animals delaying lines in Africa and Burma.
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Morelos
Mexico
East Africa
Burma
Sandbach
Cheshire
Hounslow
London Answers
Cuticura Heals Child’s Severe Eczema
Mrs J K Thompson of Energy Texas shares how a free sample of Cuticura Soap and Ointment eased a child’s eczema then healed after using two cakes and two boxes. She notes relief from itching and sleep disruption, with hair loss and skin irritation improving after treatment. Proprietors Potter Drug and Chemical Corp advertise Cuticura products.
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Mra
J K. Thompson
Energy
Texas
Potter Drug & Chemical Corp
Malden
Mass
Ady
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Iovies
Hal C. Herman
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Solene
Lear
Frank
Brumby
Augusta
Los Angeles Harbor
Vica
Clark
Thornton W.burgess
Fcames
Thapial
Harry Quatre
Elazabe
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
British Isle
By Douglas Malloch
Dora
Hall Syndicate
WNU Servies
Thia Apot
WNU Servica
Giricagr
Thornea Paine
Missionaries Society
Nile
Ylari Karl
South Americas
Blenna Coust
Mrs. Vare
Papa
Deschutes River
Oregon
Izaak Waltons
Crook County
Cutiura
Parker
Droggsts
Fiscox
Druge Gista
Hiscox Chemical Worka
Patchogoe
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