The Hungry Fame Seeker and a Court of Odd Tales
A long comic tale follows a Greenie who fishes off Catalina Island hoping for a Tuna, a clumsy brave man chasing luck in clubs and in a silly chase after fame. It skewers Herbert J. Prangle and a parade of pretenders, ending with a cautionary moral about publicity’s perils.
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NCE
Greenie
Catalina Island
Merry Makers
Coney Island
Guardian Angels
Herbert
Ziegfeld
Krainwater
Prangle
Rotarians
Malin Street
Draft Ailments Reveal 12 Percent With Flat Feet
During the World War draft in this country, examinations showed nearly 12 percent of men suffered from fallen arches or flat feet, highlighting a health concern among the draftees.
Curtains Covered Beds Era Reveals Structural Features
Curtains concealed the beds in early homes, with the architectural details first exposed after the second quarter of the eighteenth century. The description notes how drapery hid the furniture and how exposure of the features marks a historical shift in room design.
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Orly
Maughams Daughter Weds in Westminster Church
General interest note: Somerset Maugham’s daughter married in St Margaret’s Westminster London. Mr and Mrs Vincent Paravicini posed for photographers outside the church. Paravicini is son of the Swiss minister to London.
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St. Margaret's
Westminster
London
Vincent Paravicini
Somerset Maugham
Buchman Faith Faces Global Reach and Debate
Buchmanism led by Rev Frank Buchman of New York shows growing international reach after a Stockbridge assembly drew over 5000 supporters from many states. Critics debate whether the movement represents a lasting religious development or a passing evangelistic show. The practice includes members confessing sins to peers to cleanse the soul. Rev James Watt, a Scottish Communist, is noted as a prominent supporter.
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James Watt
Scctch
Deepest Canyon in North America Revealed by Geography
The Snake River Canyon forms the deepest gorge on the continent, surpassing Arizona’s Grand Canyon by several thousand feet with a depth exceeding four and a half miles. In U. S. geography, farthest-apart points are Cape Flattery, Washington and a Florida coast point near Miami, about 2,525 miles apart, while West Quoddy Head, Maine to Cape Alava, Washington reach roughly 2,607 miles.
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America
North America
Snake River
Idaho
Oregon
Grand Canyon
Arizona
U. S
United States
United States Geological Survey
Cape Flattery
Wash
Florida
Miami
West Quoddy
Maine
Cape Alva
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Bell Syndicate
George AD
Chamber of Commerce
Oklahoma City
Okla
Europe
Monte Carlo
Bud
Herbert J. Prangle
Osbing
Mr. Prangle
Heller
Smith College
Wildwood
Alfred Landon
Alfred M. Landon
Star
Mary Astor
Los Angeles
Br Franklyn Thorpe
Roland Rich Wooley
Midwest
Topeka
Kas
Astor
Norma Taylor
Franklyn Thorpe
Miss Taylor
Thorpe
Buchman
Frank Buchman
Slayer
Robert James
Mark Astor
Ruth Chatterton
Miss Astor
Dr. Thorpe
Lillian Miles
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