Seven Quiz Questions From The Daily Paper
A list of seven quiz prompts asks about Hawaii largest island number of cabinet offices Man o War defeats cities not capitals foundling hospital Paint Desert location Columbus brothers five and a half yards in words therapy pronunciation Believe It or Not origin.
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Toledo
Boston
Albany
St. Paul
Pittsburgh
Foundling Hospital
Christopher Columbus
Winchester Evening Star publication notice and rates
The Winchester Evening Star announces advertising rates and deadlines for classified and display ads. Subscriptions are listed with prices for carrier delivery and advance payments. This Friday, December 1, 1939, issue presents office hours and advertising contacts for the Winchester, Virginia publication.
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Tenney- Woodward and Conklin, Inc
New York
Detroit
Kansas City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Los Angeles
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Inner Character Is The Important Thing In Belief
A focused reflection on faith emphasizes inner character as the core of righteousness while public confession completes the act of salvation as taught in Rom 10 10. The emphasis remains on sincerity and personal belief over outward display.
Chamber of Commerce urges careful review of outside fundraising drives
The Harrisonburg Chamber of Commerce calls on Harrisonburg and Rockingham County clubs and organizations to scrutinize money raising campaigns run by non residents. It warns promoters take most funds while sponsors gain little and urges communities to avoid enabling outsides. The aim is to reduce merchant burdens and protect local goodwill.
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Harrisonburg
Chamber
Winchester Clothing Tax Marked at Over Forty Thousand Annually
A National Consumers Tax Commission study found indirect taxes in Winchester clothing stores amount to 40 375 dollars last year. The figure covers apparel shops only, excluding department stores, and suggests about 10 percent of garment costs go to federal state and local taxes.
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National Consumers Tax Commission
Winchester
Commission
Walls
Jericho
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Pittsburgh
Apples Helped Major Chase Lose Weight
Major C. E. Chase of Washington State recalls his weight loss by eating apples before meals and reducing starches such as potatoes and bread. He notes that after two to four apples before meals the weight dropped, though details cut off.
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Major C. E. Chase
Washington State
Major Chase
Apple and skim milk diet leads to 30 pound loss
The report describes a man who after three days craved fattening foods yet survived on apples and skim milk. From April 1 to June 1 this year Major ise lost 30 pounds.
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Majorise
Air conditioning for automobiles shifts comfort to the road
Reprinted editorial envisions car air conditioning inspired by kitchen fridges with oil duct cooling heating coils and a fan. It predicts wider use, notes winter sealing and regulation needs, and argues comfort justifies extra fuel costs.
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New York Times
Emotions Shown To Cause Disease
A 1930s Los Angeles Examiner note discusses brain stimulation allegedly triggering hormones and chemical changes in the blood. It cites Rosekov experiments linking mental states to organic effects and urges vigorous emotional control.
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Los Angeles
Rosekov
Banks release Christmas Saving funds. Winchester merchants hopeful
Local banks distribute over $94 000 in Christmas Saving funds to Winchester customers. Handley defeats Martinsburg 20 to 6 in the annual clash postponed from Thanksgiving due to freezing weather. William D. Parker a Stephens City merchant dies after a long illness.
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Winchester
Handley
Martinsburg
William D. Parker
Stephens City
Shenandoah Boxboard Co to close. 60 workers affected
Five years ago the Shenandoah Boxboard Co closes its plant after a New Jersey buyer purchases it and plans no immediate operations. Handley Allegany and Waynesboro share top spot in the C. V. A. L. with a potential playoff. Miss Ann Tucker McGuire returns home from New York for rest after a long pneumonia illness.
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New Jersey
Handley, Allegany
Waynesboro
Ann Tucker McGuire
New York
Fire destroys heating plant at Western State hospital
Severe cold hits Staunton area as hospital loses heat after fire. doctors report several tularemia cases in the county though none are serious. Mrs. Elize McLean Gaither, widow of Alexander Seymour, dies in Maryland.
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Western State Hospital
Staunton
Elize McLean Gaither
Alexander Seymour
Maryland
Wrights Buy Savage Residence in Kernstown
A Mt. Falls couple, Mr. and Mrs. George Wright, purchase the Joseph Savage residence at Kernstown marking a twenty five year note in the local real estate market. The newly named Hotel Jack opens officially today with fixtures to follow in weeks. Also reported is the death of Mrs. Eula Lee Carver, wife of Winchester barber, after an appendicitis operation.
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George Wright
Mt. Falls
Joseph Savage
Kernstown
Jack
Eula Lee Carver
Winchester
Kaiser
Germany
France
Fire crews clean streets and tracks after winter melt
Forty years ago crews battled slush mud and snow in downtown streets and underground sewers. Trackmen cleared ten ties found on Cumberland Valley Railroad tracks just north of the city to keep a southbound passenger train on schedule. Miss Elsie Love of this city was honored at a taffy pull event.
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Cumberland Valley Railroad
Elsie Love
Answers to Questions from Frederic J Haskin
A reader questions column from the Winchester Evening Star answers inquiries on debt owed by Europe to the United States, Linotype history, Death Valley monument status, and other facts. Notable items include 14.497 billion in dollars owed, Linotype installed July 3 1886, Death Valley National Monument designation on February 11 1933, and details on languages and diets.
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United States
Treasury Department
Death Valley
California
Hoover
Home Made Candy As a Christmas Gift
Promote home made candy as a thoughtful Christmas gift with a booklet of 144 tested recipes. Readers are invited to order by sending ten cents to the Information Bureau in Washington D C. Include name address and location to receive the booklet Candy Recipes.
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Washington
Fabienne Seymour Plans a Gift and Transformation
Fabienne Seymour a rich young woman in New York contemplates a generous gift to a settlement house. She befriends Rose Riccio a troubled teen and their days unfold with theater dreams a later setback and a growing sense of responsibility.
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Fabienne Seymour
Nicky Bartlett
Fabienne
Ellen Chapman
Willoughby House
Bill Mallory
Ellen
Bill
Mark
Miss Porter
Offic
Anit
Cheeseborough
Rose
Ken Hemingway
Ken
Mrs. Cheeseborough
Drusilla
Tommy Ryan
Rose Riediec
Byrd’s Blunder Bus Drives New Attention to Antarctic Voyage
The Richmond News Leader notes Admiral Byrd’s snow cruiser, though a clumsy white elephant, has succeeded in thrusting the Antarctic expedition onto front pages nationwide. The publicity may mobilize public interest, as Byrd’s past feats avoided gruesome drama, unlike Shackleton or Scott, with the diesel igloo drawing crowds and provoking comparisons.
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Richmond News
Admiral Byrd
United States
Ross Sea
Antarctic
Shackleton
Scott
Byrd
Ice Shelf
Phrase guidance on pronoun usage for parade seating
The note emphasizes using who instead of whom in a sentence about seating for a parade. It argues for concise language and correct grammar in common writing.
Applying First Aid To Home Injuries
Logan Clendening MD outlines home first aid for falls with head injuries burns poisoning and other medical emergencies. He describes signs life basics how to position the injured person keep them warm and when to call a doctor including techniques for frostbite asphyxiation and basic artificial respiration using the prone pressure method.
Answers and Advice on Head Lice Diet and Pellagra Cures
Readers submit questions on lice treatment with hair clipping and kerosene vinegar bandages to remove nits. Calorie counts are given for beer and ginger ale, gluten bread, and a diabetic bread slice. Pellagra treatment is claimed as nicotinic acid with a diet of meat potatoes fruit and vegetables. editor notes pamphlets from Logan Clendening.
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Boyd-Drain
W. K
Ae Clendening
Desimone
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