davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1929-12-15
BObbed Hair Fashion
Thousand Years Ago

1t has been definitely proved: Bobbed
hair was the fashion over . thousand
years ago. 1t cannot be claimed that
it conquered the entire wori6 at THAT
time, but we know absolutely that the
ancient Vikings, the robbers and sea-
farers of old, knew the style. This as
founding fact, together with many
others of perhaps less interest but even
greater scientific Importance, has been
established through the discovery near
TilSit. East Prussia, Of a huge Viking
burial place, dating from the ninth,
tenth and eleventh centuries. The finds
are unusually rich. Each mans grave
contains three or four iron swords, rs
many as q dozen lanceheadS, bronze belt
buckles, Stirrups and Snafiles. In the
women's graves jewelry of all kinds was
found, bronze bracelets. rings, neck
laces, all beautifully wrought. A young
woman with bobbed hair was found in
one Of these graves. with "zippers" used
in place Of buttons or pins To fasten
garments.
Evening star., 1929-12-15

Way photographs are composites made
up of many pictures pieced together.
But here single plate, within its II by
II inches, had photographed more than
a thousand "universes."
1--WE were able to get so many on one
plate because these bodies are very re-
mote" explained DR.. Shapley. They are
at least 100000 light years distant" ."
Light, moving at its constant Veloclty
Of 1S6 600 miles a second. will travel in
one wear about 5000 900, ,O00, 900 miles.
Multiply that by 100000 and you
have the distance to these bright outside
galaxies that shine through the open
Evening star., 1929-12-15

spaces between the consultations Virgo
and Coma BereniceS.
Twenty-Five years ago no responsible
astronomer dreamed of such stellar dis
tances as existing, much less as meas
urable. Even is years ago 1t was
seriously doubted II light could travel
million years without complete extinc-
ton. But the day was at Harvard
telegram came from Mount Wilson an
nouncing the discovery of three bodies
photographed with the 100-inch retlec-
tor there at an estimated distance OF
SO, ,O00,0 900 light years. A 200-inch tele-
scope is now being planned to have an
Evening star., 1929-12-15
BY HENRY w. BUM.

.HE following is a brief summary
of the most important news OF
the world for the seven days
- ended December IA:
Evening star., 1929-12-15

CONTINUED on Fifth Page)
Evening star., 1929-12-15

A complication was introduced into
the discussion when Great Britain said
that in her opinion 10,O00-ton cruisers
were larger than needed for her pur-
poses and made a suggestion that future
building be limited to smaller sizes
The United States said that such might
be the case for Great Britain, with
naval bases scattered throughout the
seas of all the oceans, but for lis, with
few naval bases, our cruisers must be
larger to keep the seas for long cruises
without the need to seek base for fuel
supplies except in long intervals. Some
where about this point an impaSSe was
reached and for a time discussions were
dropped.
Then appeared the famous yard
stick" America said that II the British
wanted a certain kind Of cruiser and we
wanted another, we believed we coulo
make up formula into which we could
put cruisers of all sizes, guns and ages,
and finally have the allowed x of Great
CONTINUED on Fifth Page)
Evening star., 1929-12-15

Continued on Fifth Page.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-10

DERSIAN boys and girls play
l. en- exciting game called "chin-
nabeer'' which English-speaking
girls and boys will also enjoy.
The game is filled with activity
and excitement. The ten players
who take part in the game form
themselves into two circles. Four
participants form the inner circle
and six make the outer circle.
A cap or some other suitable
object Is placed in the center OF
the inner circle and the four
players guard it from the six
players Of the outer circle who
try TO capture the coveted object.
To accomplish this they try TO
put out Of commission as many
guards Of the inner circle as pos
sible. When a guard il encircled
by the arms Of a player in the
outer circle, the former Is dead"
and Immediately has to retire
from the game.
The guards Of the inner circle
also try to put their opponents
'hors de combat" by meeting
them with the open palms of
their hands. Any member of the
outer circle so touched is out Of
the game.
When the inner circle is
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-10
Puzzles i'm Arithmetic

HERE are some trick problems
II in arithmetic which you can
try on those of your friends who
think that they are wizards at
figures:
L. Write down in two columns
the digits from one to seven, both
inclusive, in such a way that
when added they will total one
hundred.
2. When you were studying the
multiplication tables you learned
that four times nine were thirty
six, five times nine we're forty
five, and six times nine were fifty
four. Now see If you can com
bine four mines, five mines and
six mines SO that in each case the
total Is one hundred.
3. Another trick problem that
catches" nearly everyone to
whom il is given is the follow
ing: Multiply ! BY 0 by 2 by 8
by 4 by 8 BY 6 BY z by 8 By q.
If you are n ''lightning calculator
you can give the answer mt once.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-10
Solutions of Last Weeks Puzzles

EE-G /. FF-4 Z. Z. ]. 3 l. HI
i. 6. 3. S. 4. A.. .. g.
Vertical: BIS. o. C-s. q. O. D-7.
Q s. o. E-6. s. q. o.. F-o. 3. Q. c.
4 s. H-5. o. g. 4. 9, 2, 3. A.. is. q,
Q. s, 4, ?, ], Z. LII /, ?, 2. 3. 9. N
8. 2. ?, 1. 8. @ P-s. 8. l.. s. RI. !,
2, a. It's. 4. u. 8. Us. 3. Z, 3.
Is. 4. /. 4. CC-1. g. s. Dds. ;. 4.
FF-. s. GG-. 2.
Riddles. 4. A half-d0iiar. 2. Be-
cause a fisherman lives by hook while
a shepherd lives bv crook. 3. A piece
or string. because Il has two different
ends. (. A coat OF paint. 3. The let
ter p. which makes the Ink pink. g.
Because he gives q band with every
hat he sells. Z. 6 tgee) makes both
OF them 20. 8. A whale. because Ii Is
q spouter. .. The end tfinis. fin-is).
10. The letter ID. because II always
follows the g (seal. II. One records
the beat and the other beats the
record.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-10
A "Kiddie Cut-Out'' in Paper Patterns

YtHE accompanying drawing il
- that Of two cut-out designs.
First cut out the entire square
which contains the two black and
white triangular designs. Next
separate them by cutting the
drawing diagonally from the up.
per left-hand corner to the lower
right hand corner. Then on u
large sheet Of plain white paper
draw two squares exactly twice
as large as the one containing
the two triangular patterns. This
will make each square eight
inches in size. With dotted lines
divide each of the two large
squares into four smaller ones,
each Of which Is the size Of the
original square containing the
two patterns.
Next neatly paste each Of the
two triangular designs over the
upper half of the upper right
hand square of each of the eight
inch squares. Then separately
fold over twice each large square,
until only the square containing
the black and white design ap-
pears rs the top square. Then
fold again diagonally 50 that only
the black and white pattern ap-
pears.
Cut out all the black parts
only, then unfold the paper and
you will have q complete pattern.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-10

wster with the hot glass Jar.
Your fountain Is now complete
and, provided you have done
everything correctly, ID will mag
ically start 10 play As soon r. the
heated glass Jar begins to cool
off.
Coloring the water in the
bottle will heighten the effect OF
the fountain.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-10
Cross Ord Puzzle with
Questions and Answers

bt-Suffixs like.
55-Scolders.
5~7-Popular narrative poem.
VERTICAL.
IAN inn. IN Spanish-speaking COM
tries.
AImage.
8-What are the collections OK Ice
landic literature called
EWho was the ancient Egyptian
god or the midday sum-
B@What ~ TIE unit of work IN the
e. Il. =. SYSTEM
NWh0 was the SyroIPhOenlclan
goddess 0f lover
7-Mhat sre surface airs called in
s-Priestess of Apbr0dite.
0Erom from Indian tribe does Utah
derive its name9
10-One who reads.
1j-Wh0 I'm the god of the winds7
l6-Mho was saved by ~P0cahontasf
I-lmpetuons attacks
24-Small centinnde.
2@What animal was beaten ~ A tor
toise III . fable ny Aesop3
2z-Besmaar.
z-poctrine or system.
3OAGained.
82-UrterHnces.
34-Speeds.
3S-A burrowinr rodent.
3T-What ethereal fund iE supposed
% flow In the veins OF the r0dsa
39-Marked by dots.
41-Thick soup.
42-kest In expectation
45-Fasren.
46-Girl's name.
4@Epoch.
5O-Centle blow.
54-ChIid's name FOR mother.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-10
CATCH PRoBLEM-It would

"A only take twenty-nine days.
Ysz zee. the catch Is that most
people forget that the last yard OF
all does not require cutting. You
would be finished. therefore, when
you had cut the twenty-nInth piece
Of cloth
Rebus-The four objects are: Net.
Arrow. Mat. Elephant. the initial let
tiers Of which spell the word NAME.
Mathematical Mare CHorizontaD {:
As s. s. :. go ,S I-6, sG.S 2.
Ga /. !. "oEa-- 3 81 B..
2. 6. s.. u. !. ., s. VS.. 9, i, Z.
va 3. ]. 4 q 5. 8. Us. s.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-10

A IMMATURE fountain that
~ plays as IL by magic can be
made easily out of mate
rails usually found around the
house. All you need are a pint
bottle, a glass jar, a cork, several
blotters and q section of glass
tubing. In case a piece Of glass
tubing Is not available you can
substitute an artificial straw
used in serving drinks at q soda
fountain.
The bottle must be of such size
that the inverted jar can be set
over it.
Fill the bottle three-fourths
full with water. Bore a hole
through the cork and run the
glass tube or straw through IL.
Now cork the bottle and push the
tube downward until it barely
clears the bottom of the bottle.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-10
HORIZONTAL,

uUhALONIAIs
1-what y the capital or South
Dakota?
0-who was the king OF the Knights
or the Round TablsT
11-Unusuaf.
12-What Greek god corresponds TO
the Roman war god Marsf
14-Network.
15-Turfs-
17-Obtained.
1S-Any open surface.
19-What N the name or the mission
10 Texas where the massacre Og
1850 took placer
21-NOte in the musical scale.
2-What State lent it's name 70 n ia
nous compromised labbr.l
@5-Guarantees.
25-Masculine pronoun.
26-Mlne entrances.
20-Station (abbr.)
30@Com1at.
~al-Remains OF the dead.
33-Mistake.
S5-Dried sap OF trees.
36-Japanese food fish.
SS-Deciined.
4o-what river IN Siberia r. 1000
41-PertainIng 10 the mind or soul.
42-Typicai Chinese name.
43-Island on Hebrides abby
4@Civet-ltke animal.
4T-Listpn 60.
40-Incline the head.
51-what IN the common name OK
sodium chloride7
k-What canal was opened when ne
Witt Clinton was Governor OK New
York;
E-What is the unit or weight IN the
metric system2
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-10
Rhymes That Do
Not Rhyme

WHEN the English tongue you
w speak
Why Is break not rhymed with
freak?
Can you tell me why it's true
That you say sew, but not like
wise few?
Why can't the maker Of q verse
Rhyme the word horse with
worse?
Beard does not rhyme with heard
And cord is different from word.
Cow Is COW and low is low,
But shoe IS never rhymed with
hoe.
No~ there's hose and dose and
lose.
Think Of goose and again OF
choose.
What about comb and tomb and
bomb,
Doll and roll and home and
some2
So, in short, IL Gems to me
Sounds and letters disagree.
From Lord Cromer,s Common
Place Book.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-10
A Story i'm Slang

NEST your knowledge of the
IL latest slang by translating
the following:
A parlor leech who was quite
q chisseler had a yen for a drag
out. However, he was very much
on the stub, but after securing a
touchdown the hank borrowed
the covered wagon Of one of his
blimps. With a squeeze on the
bowler he was off with a spare
tire to . shinslop, where the sofa
pup dragged a hoof until three
gargles from the cuckoo.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-10

Next make the cork alright BY
covering it with sealing wax. This
will also hold the tube securely in
position.
Now take the glass jar and
carefully heat it until you can
just bear 70 touch ii.
Put the blotters on q plate and
set the sealed bottle of water on
them. Now cover the bottle Of
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-10
An Astronomical Anagram

QUAINT old Professor Sky
70 Gazer sits up all night study
ing the stars through his tele-
scope In the hope Of solving new
secrets of the heavens. One Of
the professors friends wrote the
following anagram about him:
The xxx xxxxxx points
his telescope
At the orb which perplexes.
And this ASTRONOMER Is
full of hope
He'll learn what its occupants
sex is.
Solve the anagram by trans
posing the letters of the word
printed in capitals, so as to spell
the two missing words.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-10
A Hidden Name of a Snake

lust by looking at this draw
y ing Of five familiar objects
you would never guess that It
cleverly conceals the name Of a
snake, would you?
Now that your curiosity Is
aroused, you wish to find out
what snake is named. You can
learn by correctly solving the
puzzle. Proceed as follows:
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-10

Write down the name OF each
Of the five objects shown in the
accompanying drawing, select
two letters from four Of the
words and three letters from one
word and then rearrange the
eleven letters SO that they will
spell the name Of the reptile in
question.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-10
How to Play "Chinnabeer'

broken up first and the prize
captured, four members Of the
outer circle then become guards.
Then the remaining six players
form the outer circle.
In case the outer circle 10 van
pushed first the inner circle con-
tinues to hold its ground and
guard the prize from another
attack.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1929-09-07
The Care of Blonde Hair

d TIC NdI Vi LiStAN~
Have YOU ever realized how many
different kinds OF hair there are
ard that all need different carer :,
Ba,ically. OF course, the care OF all
har Is the same. The proper care
is health care, and the health OF the
hair depends largely upon the genera
health Of the body. 1t requires good
circulation-which means massage ana
brushing. And il requires cleanliness
which means proper sharnpooiag
and more brushing. =.
Heads oil different coiorS need al
sercn. types of shampoos and rinses'
Blonde hair, especially, must be care
fully was!,eu ard rinsed TO preserve
its natural color and beauty.
. OF all hair, l think naturally blonde
hair car be the loveliest. Whether
II is pale, silver yellow or tawny
gold, or a soft, ash blonde, fair hair
has about it something rare and lovely
which sets it apart from the browns
reds aid blacks Of the dark.hairec
wofit aAd makes us think OF fairy
. tale. ma princesses.
i;t..y golden hair is something t(
. hive up to- because il IS the rarest o.
all. Children often have it, but often
TOO. i darkens as they grow older
The colden-haired woman who stay
roldcn-haired until she IS gray o.
Silver. usually takes wise care OF he
Here are some ri TIC rGies sh
iai'n.s. in couHaay Win ali g
haired sisters:
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1929-09-07

Photo shows Colossi Of Mmnon at Theoes
These colossal landmarks the west bank OF the ME-
fered severely hands Of time but they still noa te
traction because nnumerable associations whcn cns
crate of yellow brown Both figures represent
III and they originally before the mortuary
Guiding the s foot pedestal which they rest Memno IN
ent Creek legend helped the Trons against the Greeks
Tec death he killed Nestors son. Anlochus, but was
self Later writers rel M MN m sn an to
colossal statue at Egypt which was reay a ~
king Amenophis; forth musical SOUND az aaWn
besged Thebes three years, and gave us
blow and the city was degraded from the
~ Strahos time Il was merely congees OF villages Al
day tho glory of consists in its ancdne
Of best the E Kqrn the m snd
I respectively really understand the beauty VI
famous Greek works must have thorough
Of Greek mythology only in that way can the
told about them be apprecated erbert Photos view
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1929-09-07
was going to give her a chance!

was going to give her a chancsl
The next morning found Mem
at the studio betimes, borrowing
mascara and advice from Miss
Calder.
Claymore was waiting for her
when she came from the women's
dressing rooms. She was daubed.
smeared, lined, powdered, rouged,
mascaroed, and generally caici-
mined for duty. Her heart was
beating in alternate throbs Of fear
and frenzy. Her feet were at the
brink of the Rubicon.
Claymore had provided camera
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1929-09-07
Good Summer Candy

Cook ID. light brown smgM %ith
a cup honey until it becomes brittle
in cold water. Line candy pan WIN
cocoanut, candied cherries, nut meats.
cut IN small pieces. Add tbi. lemon
Juice to the candy just before remov-
ing from stove, and pour over the
nuts and fruits. When cold, cut IN
SQUARES,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1929-09-07

seize his arm in fierce clutch.
She tried TO play the vampire as
she had seen the part enacted on
the screen by various slithy toyes.
She drew her victim close to her,
pressed tight against him, and
poured upward into his eyes gil the
venom of an arlorous basilisk.
"I'll pay the Pricel know what
it costs to succeed. and I'm willing
to pay. I'll do anything you say,
be anything to you. You can't re-
fuse mep
She could hardly believe her
own ears hearing her own voice,
though with pride in the acting she
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1929-09-07
Han-Tornato Toast

7 tbl. chopped onion, I tbl. chopped
green pepper, tol. butter, IA cups
stcwed tomatoes, a cup ground ham,
egg. Cook orion and pepper. IN
butter until soft, add tomato, simmer
ten minutes. Add ham and egg
slightly beaten. Cook until egg has
thickened the mixture and pour over
crisp buttered toast.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1929-09-07

"Sit down a minute and listen to
ME. A little common sense ought
70 have told you that what you've
been told is all rot. Suppose l
were willing to give a job to every
pretty girl who tried to bride me
with love. Do you know how
many women | see day--a hun
bred and fifty on some days; that's
nearly thousand a week. And if
YOU won me over you'd still have
TO please the director and the man
ayers and the author >r0Se public.
How long would ~ company keep
going if we ~>tected our actresses
according to their immortality?
Forget this old rot about pay
ing the Price Tell Mr.. Dohbs
your pedigree and We'll give you
the first chance we set, and no in
itiation fee or commission will be
charged. How's hat? A little lit
Of all right, ca? You're a nice
child, and pretty, and you'll get
along"
He lifted her from her chair and
put his arm around her as a COM
rade, and slapped her shoulder
blades in an accolade of good fel-
lowship.
She broke under the strain and
began to cry. She dropped back
into her chair and sobbed. 1t was
good to be punished and rebuked
into common decency by the way
OF common sense.
Ii CHANGED that the president Of
the company was returning to his
Office from a visit to one of the
stages. This was the man whose
name was familiar about the world.
Every film from his factory was
labeled: "Rermond presents-';
Copyright by the Bermond Com
pany";; This is a Bsrmoud pic
ture." The slogan Of the company
was, This is q Bermond year"
When Mr.. Bermond heard Mem
crying, his heart hurt him. He did
not like scandal, disorder, con-
fusion, or grief on his lot.
lac WCAt W MSlu dAv aivo W
console her. He took her hands
down from her coptorted face and
forced her to look at him Seen
through the cascades Of haf tears
she was strihngly attractive, az,
pealing. U
Sarah Bernhardt failed IN her
first play, you know, and ya6 may
be a second Sarah some day. be
said. "Just you waltz
Mems eyes were filing with
rainbowa A bystander drew Ber-
mond aside. It was Claymore, a
dramatist who had had a few sue
cesses before he established him
self in the moving pictures as a
director. -
THAT girl has the te- - eaid
to Bermond. That W ..nan you've
given me for my n,At picture is
awful. lie. me take this kid and
give her a real test. She might
have just what we want"
"Surci Finel Go to It'll" said
Bermond, and has,ened to Mem
Nth the good news that Mr.. Clay
RS;astshs srsal NJ ChymaSs+
~ ~ 81 q
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1929-09-07
~ XaRsN KaH

Did you know that fruits and
tomatoes may be canned by the water
bath method, but all non-acid vege-
tables should be processed under
stram pressure at temperature
higher than 21s degrees Fahrenheit,
to make sure that all dangerous or
ganisms or bacteria are destroyed.
Also, canning is more uniformly sue
cessful when food is packed INTO jars
or cans while Boiling hot. Under
this method the material at the center
of the can reaches the necessary high
temperature for safe canning much
more quickly than when packed cold
or uncooked. Shortening the time OF
processing generally gives better tex
tt,re, flavor and appearance IN the mn
ished product.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1929-09-07

Instance, you'vs been--er-be-
trayed and your child has died an
you've been accused OF numbering
it and you're now being called be-
fore the judge and the jury. Do
you get me? You're coming into
a courtroom under charge az
crime; you feel your shame, ~:
you're innocent of the charge, y:
you're overwhelmed with guilt for
your fall, and the father Of the
child is-was killed in the war, say
and you don't much care whether
you live or die; so you're in des-
pair, yet defiant. That's a triple
layer OF emotion for you and l
don't suppose you can get much of
it over, but-just try to give the
atmosphere of it. Now back to
the door. Walk through it once"
Claymore was as much embar-
raised as Mem, for his invention
was not in it's best working order
SO early in the morning. He felt
as silly as a man badgered by
peevish child to tell story.
But his trite plot stirred Mem
! amazingly. He could not know
how close his random shots had
come home to her and flung her
back from the forward-lookins
artist to the lorn fugitive who had
stumbled into California laden VITA
disgrace.
She was all atremble and her
eyes darted, her fingers twitchei.
Claymore marveled at her install
taneous response to his suggestion.
There were born artists who shiv-
cred on the least breath of inspir-
alton and suggestion.
His first impression OF Mem was
that he had found genius, and he
fought against the obstacles he en-
eountered later with the zest Of
man digging toward known gold.
In kind of stupor Mem obeyed
bis commands like the trained con-
federate Of hypnotist. She went
to the door, came in reluctant,
shamefast, doomed. She advanced
slowly till she reached the edge Of
the rug he had indicated, then
halted, and with a fierce effort
hoisted her head in defiance and
brayed the lightning Of the judge:
She heard Claymore call to her:
THAT'S fnel Now we'll take itP 9
She started back, but was checked
by the camera mans wait pleased"
He ran forward and shouted direc- !
tons on all sides fer lights. =
Hit those spotsl Throw the
ash can on her. Bring up that
Kliegl. Put a diffuser on that
Winfield. What's the matter with
the second spotl Your carbons
are Pickering. Mike! Mike! Trim
those carbons on the second spot!
Pull 'eml" @
Continued Next y Week ! !,
II 9 ~ Szft IL ~.<sSa-v~,-rr---S--s