Groundhog Day Myths Debunked at New York Zoo
In a candid tour of the New York Zoological Park, Dr. W. Reid Blair and staff debunk enduring animal myths. Groundhog Day accuracy wavers with weather records, elephants resist fear of mice, giraffes lack vocal cords, bats rarely enter hair, and snakes neither hypnotize nor swallow their young.
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United States
Weather Bureau
South Africa
Christendom
Europe
W. Reid Blair
New York Zoological Park
Blair
Elephant House
Alice
Dick Richards
Gunda
Charles V. Noback
Zoological Park
Bird House
Trinidad
Lee S. Crandall
Raymond L. Ditmars
Lord's Acre movement aids Carolinas churches
The Lord's Acre Movement, backed by the Farmers Federation, gathers farm produce and labor from rural congregations in North and South Carolina to support churches. In western North Carolina about 300 churches are funded by produce and eggs, with pamphlets hymns and buttons promoting the cause. reports show cash equivalents from farm gifts helping mortgage payments and church upkeep.
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Carolinas
National Conference of Jews and Christians
Hill
North
South Carolina
Farmers Federation
North Carolina
Lord’s Acre
Tweeds Chapel
Pathfinder
Fortunes Spend On Society Events In 1936 Philadelphia gala
The Philadelphia ball to introduce Miss Joan Peabody drew lavish display with shell-pink satin walls gold tipped Ritz Carlton stairway and a parade of society figures. Guests sipped consommé champagne and caviar as Pommery flowed while Pinkerton guards screened doorways. Amid the pomp the event hinted at prosperity though reporters noted owner history of war contracts behind the wealth.
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Paris
Florida
Hialeah
Pinkerton
America
Philadelphia
Peter A. B. Widner
Joan Peabody
Mr. Widner
New York
Barbara Field
Chicago
Robert Hamlett
Literary Digest
Farming by Correspondence and a Midnight Study Habit
A humorous snippet contrasts farm life with a boy named Josh who helps little while studying agricul ture by correspondence late at night. A second exchange hints at a marriage proposal, with Harold claiming prior rehearsal with the fiancée.
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Josh
Helena widow asks auditor to stop pension warrants
State Auditor Oscar Humphrey recalls letters from Confederate pensioners about unpaid warrants. A Helena resident, Mrs. C. M. Bibee, asks to stop sending pension warrants, saying she has received several irregularly and has notified past officials. Humphrey quickly assures action will be taken.
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Little Rock
Ark
Oscar Humphrey
C. M. Bisbee
Helena
Pension Bureau
When You Need a Laxative
Thousands of men and women know how wise it is to take Black Draught at the first sign of constipation. They like the refreshing relief it brings. They know its timely use may save them from feeling badly and possibly losing time at work from sickness caused by constipation. If you have to take a laxative occasionally, you can rely on Black Draught.
Geographic Board Drops Freak Place Names From Map
The United States Geographic Board announced a drive to replace obscene or odd place names with more suitable equivalents. Examples include Widow's Tears Falls becoming Bridalvale Falls and Mud Lake turning into Jewel Lake, while Kentucky and Georgia also host renamed locations.
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Fair Play
Widow's Tears Falls
Bridalvale Falls
Crooked Lake No. 1
Mud Lake
Jewel Lake
Kentucky
Gee
Arkansas
Georgia
Texas
Oregon
Judge Faints as Goat and Tramp Testify
Two men argued who smelled worse, a tramp or a goat. They brought evidence to a judge who fainted after the goat was led in. The tramp then demanded food from the housewife who quipped she never feeds tramps. He replied he would feed himself if given grub.
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Willie
Jokes and Jests from Everyday Life Carousel
A collection of light humor snippets depicting households guests and family banter. A hostess brags about self sufficiency while a guest jokes about a sour cow. A neighbor courts a rental with probing questions. Mothball gag about fur coat. Vision versus sight pun exchanges. Sunday school and marriage quip end with quiet punchlines.
The Shortage Discussion in Georgia
Two Georgia men debated the nation’s finances in a fragmentary exchange. One insists there is no money shortage, claiming a bank vault visit proved the banker’s failure to provide cash, while the other contends otherwise.
Knows Them Too Well The Colored One Applies for Job
A worker applies for a teamster position and chats with the boss about mules. Mose admits no familiarity but boasts he knows mules too well to get used to them. The exchange highlights racial banter in a labor job setting.
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Mose
Neighbor and Uncle Ezra Health Tale
A neighbor asks Uncle Ezra how he is, and he responds with a string of medical ailments. He lists tonsillitis, appendicitis, pneumonia, erysipelas, lumbago, neuritis, and sinusitis as sequential afflictions, recounting a tough period of illness.
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Ezra
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William Bridges
Ditmars
Reptile Department
Whitewright Lumber Co
Ned Moore
South Shields
England
Henry Greathead
Greathead
Parliament
Trinity House
Lloyds
Robin Hoods Bay
Matthew
Harold
Whitewright
Washington
United States Geographic Board
Mike
Pat
Rube
Sally
Texas Life
Waco
Barbee & Bassett
Insurance Agency
Laroe
L. LaRoe & Co
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