New Britain herald., 1930-05-19
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 Q. Who was the rival Of Charles .'Buddy" Rogers, m the motion pie lure Wings" who was killed 2n cash near the end Of the picture?
 X Richard Aren played the rival who crashed 10 his death near tho end of the picture,
 q is John sinscr Sargent Iiy- ncr
 A. ~Ho died April 15, 1925.
 (. How many Roman Catholic Archbishops are there ln the uni-- ea States:
 A Fifteen including the fom Cardinals
 c. How much gold has been prodp.od in the United States since lIe@? What is the weight of q cu- blc foo, ol gold?
 4, Since that date, 2l6H&7145 fine ounces Of gold have been pro- duccd. A cubic foot Of gold weighs i.@o5 pounds.
 Q. Was Abraham Lincoln shot or Good Friday:
 X. Nos,
 .. Was Woodro" Wilson's fath- CT born m tho United States? A He was q native Of Ohio,
 .. Who wrote "Homc Sv Home" and "Swancc EIver?" Were they negroes?
 A. John Howard Payne wrote Homo Sweet Hom"." and stephen Collins Foster wrote "Swanc4 E1v- er.' Both were white men,
 a. What is the value of a Jnt- cd States gold dolla~ dated ls57'
 4. They ara catalosued al $l59 10 &-.5o
 e. How many buffalo arc there in the United States:
 <. The Biological Survey says . tha, there are between four and Isa thousand captive in the UnitsI States and about 1g7 wild. Of which about loo are in the ''housc-roca valley. just north of Inc Grand Caa- ycn They arc owned by tho stat ot Arizona. The others are privately owned
 G. What makes gold tish have q : whjtlsh scum an over the body?
 A That Is the commonest tron- blc 10 which goldfish are subject and it is called congested fins which begin 70 split and gray. Ii i, often accompanied by wmIst scum over the body known rs white fungus" FlsL may g., thi. trouble by any CT all Of the thrss main aquarium troublcs--oycrrce! ing. ovorcrowdinG or sudden tenn. pcraturo changes. O. they may Con tract It from other fish.
 c. How mmy shoe repair shop. are there in tho United States. ur= what is the annual volume oC bu~j ness done by thamt
 A. Thor" arc about 45uou shop includinc about Go.uoo seith moto- driven machines, They do an aunu4 1 business estimated at E5uo,oUo. .ona O. which &2nn. "pn.uuu represent. . the cost Of materials
 c. Is ,he piano a percussion r. a strinsed ins.ruucu,?
 X. It is 4 development Of 'n dulcimor, that consisted or a'rjnc stretched over a rssouauc,-n -noN. ! + both percussion and string. Instrument, but primarily pcrcu- sIon. as the strings arc struck b hammers. instead or being picEo. II is classed as q pct.ussion ius.rI mont.
 @. How much did the Civil Wa cost?
 <. The total cost Of the Ciy War is estimated at $3.47S.--ooa' 7 Q. What l7 pomato. X, t is il "hite-flcshed ndiJl tomato-liko fruit produced by .c : mato scions srafi,d on potato roo' l by Luther Burbank. ] c. When did r. r. Barnum .d.a
 A. Tn 1891. l Q. What are the national coloi v Of LiDrrla2
 A Rcd, wGi'c ana blue. g c What is he capital Of Al F uaill"
 l A. tanbcrra. C. Who "ts BpHsarju-" 4. X Byzantine General born n IiIprIa. who was defeated by fl
 Persian NIHdaIs C, What is an obom~" e 4. 4 mrdiaayal com O. Hm=5