Fog of Atlantic Talks Between Roosevelt and Churchill
The piece contemplates the historical significance of the Roosevelt Churchill Atlantic conversations aboard the Augusta and the Prince of Wales. It discusses possible disclosures, the limits of any stenographic record, and the implications for postwar peace including a likely League of Nations style framework and future public recounting.
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United States
Great Britain
Augusta
Prince of Wales
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Winston S. Churchill
League of Nations
Hitler
It All Depends Binks Do You Suppose It Is Bad Luck
Cartoon dialogue features Binks and Skinks debating superstition as a cat follows a character. The snippets highlight playful banter and light humor typical of a comic panel.
Fluorescent Boudoir Mirror Lights Up Charm in Home
Evelyn and Vivien tour the GE Nela Park labs in Cleveland and witness fluorescent lighting shown in a boudoir mirror setup. The two performers praise the daylight-like glow that helps beauty routines, with lamps hidden under a cornice and two wand lamps above the mirror.
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Evelyn
Vivien
Boudoir
Nela Park Laboratories
The
World
Cleveland
Home of Tomorrow
G.E. Institute
Nela
The Spice of Life Jokes and Light Verse
A collection of short humorous sketches and quips. Bits include a barber and customer exchange about Italian politics and Mussolini, a driving mishap with a mirror, gender jokes about scouts, an elevator hat sign, and a nurse and intern exchange. Also a joke about a Private Draftee and a tale about bald successful men and garden mishaps.
Humorous Bits From Readers and Ads on a Billboard
A collection of light jests and quips from readers includes a banner for Smith Bros. Cough Drops with a risqué slogan and a sharp retort. A classroom moment exposes spelling mishaps as a student asks for a pencil. Jokes cover marital banter and gendered lines about households and elections.
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Smith Bros
Germany's State Of Mind
A NYT analysis notes that guilt over wrongs by nations lingers as conscience, and that Germany after the war carries memories of slaughter and broken vows. It warns that even victorious or sane Germans may remain unhappy and haunted, shaping the postwar world’s reckoning.
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Churchill
Louis XVI
England
Congress
Winston Churchill
Mexico
Ramsay McDonald
Herbert Hoover
Rapidan
Roosevelt
Hitler
Herr Hess
Scotland
Reich
Germany
New York Times
Forgotten answer fuels professor and pupil joke
A humorous exchange features Professor Jones asking who built the Sphinx. Jones replies he once knew but has forgotten. The professor laments the calamity that the only man who could answer now cannot recall.
Dentists Question Roused by Movie Usherette
A dentist asks which tooth troubles the usherette in a playful exchange. She points to the second from the left in the balcony as the culprit.
Quite at Home Dialogue Reflects Stage Life After Marriage
A brief exchange imagines Freda’s post marriage life in show business. She says she regrets nothing and remains in the profession, with continuing scenes echoing her stage career.
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Freda
Father and Son Debate Chickens or Owls for a Hobby
A humorous exchange about settling down and raising poultry. The son jokes about keeping chickens while the father suggests owls for better schedules. The brief quip mirrors playful family banter on rural life.
Life of a Town Adverts Message
A quotation from American Bankers Magazine urges every local businessman to advertise. It states the town’s life depends on lively, broad advertising and warns against neglecting local business promotion in the newspaper.
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Banker’s Magazine
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Charles Michelson
Democratic National Committee
Walsh
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
America
Japan
Russia
France
Dakar
Vichy
Atlantic
Texaco
Texaco Indian
Texaco Motor Oil
Havoline Motor Oil
Sinclair Motor Oil Willard
Yeager’s Service Station
Johnson
Whitewright Lumber Co
Mussolini
Dzudi
Timothy
Frankie
Sam
Mike
Ike
L. LaRoe & Co
Barbee & Bassett
Insurance Agency
the Sun
Whitewright
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