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In 1846, Nancy Johnson invented the first hand-cranked ice cream freezer. On May 30, 1848, William Young of Baltimore registered her invention with the Patent Office, naming it the Johnson Patent Ice-Cream Freezer. Come along with Tidbits as we enjoy a few scoops! JUST DESSERTS • In 1851, Baltimore milk dealer Jacob Fussell sat down to figure out what he could do with all his surplus cream. Ice cream was his solution, and soon he was making more money dealing in ice cream than in milk. By 1856 he had become the nation’s first ice cream wholesaler. • Because he owned dairy herds, whereas other ice cream manufacturers had to buy their supply of cream, Fussell was able to undercut their prices, selling it for 25 cents a quart while competitors were selling it for 60 cents a quart. Even poor people could afford Fussell’s ice cream. When the local confectioner’s association insisted that he raise his price to an outrageous $1.25 per quart, he refused – and was nearly lynched by rival ice cream makers as a result. • He moved his factory to Boston. Soon his factories were popping up across the country, and he was later bought out by Borden. More than anyone else, Fussell brought ice cream to the masses.
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ICE CREAM INVENTIONS • Robert Green was selling soda drinks made of cream, syrup, and carbonated water at a festival in 1874 in Philadelphia. When he ran out of cream, he substituted ice cream instead. Green averaged $6 a day with his original drink, but brought in $600 a day selling the world’s first ice cream sodas. • In 1890 many preachers considered drinking soda pop on Sundays to be sinful. Evanston, Illinois has the distinction of being the first town to pass a law against the “Sunday Soda Menace” which outlawed drinking soda on Sundays. According to the story, the local drug store, now unable to sell any of their popular ice cream sodas on Sunday, invented a new soda-free dish: ice cream, covered in syrup, and topped with a cherry. Because this new dish was available only on soda-less Sundays, they called it the ice cream sundae. • The ice cream cone is thought to have originated at the St. Louis World’s Fair in 1904. Ernest Hamwi was a concessionaire selling a wafer-like pastry baked on a waffle iron, which sold poorly because of the heat. Next to his stand was an ice cream vendor selling scoops in small cardboard cups. When he ran out of containers, Hamwi came to the rescue by rolling his wafers into a cornucopia and putting a scoop of ice cream in its mouth. • Some ice cream novelties that never made it were ice cream in an aerosol can and the cone with a side-pocket for an extra scoop built in. The ice cream telegram flopped. It was a replica of a Western Union telegram, delivered to the home.
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COLD WAR • During the Korean War, General Lewis Puller announced that it was ridiculous to pamper marines with ice cream and demanded that the Armed Forces serve troops beer and whiskey instead. The Women’s Christian Temperance Union howled, enlisted men howled, and the Pentagon announced that ice cream would be served in mess lines three times a week. • During World War II, escort destroyers were rewarded with 20 gallons of ice cream for every pilot they pulled out of the water. • When the aircraft carrier Lexington was damaged and the order was given to abandon ship, someone mentioned that the ship was carrying a lot of ice cream. Sailors ate their fill before leaping into the sea. • British airmen would put ice cream mixtures in cans in the rear compartments, where the plane’s vibration combined with the freezing temperatures at high altitudes would yield especially delicious ice cream. FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH In 1934 the movie Kid Millions starring Eddie Cantor was released. Moviegoers were treated to a color talking picture featuring an ice cream fantasy as a finale. The scene occurred in an ice cream factory where chorus girls carried chocolate and strawberries to a huge freezer while other scantily clad girls skated across the freezer and coasted around on large slabs of Neapolitan. Cantor meanwhile was treating hundreds of ragged children to an ice cream banquet, and a reformed gangster shot cherries into each kid’s dish from a machine gun. ICE CREAM RIOT In 1952 on the Yale campus, the police ordered a portable ice cream cart off the campus. The result was a riot involving 1,500 students that was quelled with hoses and clubs. The owner of the pushcart was ultimately allowed to return to the campus, and a victory rally was held in his honor. more on next page
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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) There’s nothing an Aries Lamb likes less than having to tackle a humdrum task. But finding a creative way to do it can make all the difference. A more exciting time awaits you this weekend. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Finishing up a job on time leaves you free to enjoy your weekend without any Taurean guilt pangs. A romantic attitude from an unlikely source could take you by surprise. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Moving in a new career direction might be seen by some as risky. But if you have both the confidence to see it through and the facts to back you up, it could prove rewarding. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Holding back on a decision might be difficult, considering how long you’ve waited for this opportunity. But until you’re able to resolve all doubts, it could be the wiser course to take. LEO (July 23 to August 22) You still need to move carefully where financial matters are concerned. Better for the Lion to move slowly than pounce on a “promising” prospect that doesn’t keep its promises. VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) A rejection of an idea you believe in can be upsetting. But don’t let it discourage you. Get yourself back on track and use what you’ve learned from the experience to try again. LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) The early part of the week could find you looking to balance your priorities between your family obligations and your ca-
reer responsibilities. Pressures begin to ease by week’s end. SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) An associate’s problem could cause unavoidable delays in moving ahead with your joint venture. If so, use the time to look into another project you had previously set aside. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Although a financial problem could be very close to being resolved in your favor, it’s still a good idea to avoid unnecessary spending for at least a little while longer. CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Support for some unwelcome workplace decisions begins to show up, and continues to build, so that by week’s end, the gregarious Goat is as popular as ever. AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Congratulations. Deciding to attend a social function you might have earlier tried to avoid could turn out to be one of the best decisions you’ve made in a long time. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Getting into a new situation could prove to be a more difficult experience than you expected. Don’t hesitate to ask for advice in coping with some of the more irksome challenges. BORN THIS WEEK: Your strong sense of duty makes you a valued and trusted member of your community. Have you considered a career in law enforcement? (c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.
This Week Last Week 1. John Legend ......................No. 2 “All of Me” 2. Pharrell Williams..............No. 1 “Happy” 3. Ariana Grande feat. Iggy Azalea .....................new entry “Problem” 4. Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX ...........................No. 7 “Fancy” 5. Katy Perry .........................No. 3 “Dark Horse” 6. Jason Derulo feat. 2 Chainz .................................No. 4 “Talk Dirty” 7. DJ Snake & Lil John........No. 5 “Turn Down for What” 8. Justin Timberlake.............No. 9 “Not a Bad Thing” 9. Idina Menzel .....................No. 6 “Let It Go” 10. Bastille .............................No. 8 “Pompeii”
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1. Soundtrack ........................No. 1 “Frozen” 2. Lindsey Stirling .........new entry “Shatter Me” 3. Ray LaMontagne .......new entry “Supernova” 4. Passion ........................new entry “Passion: Take It All” 5. Iggy Azalea ........................No. 3 “The New Classic” 6. Pharrell Williams..............No. 4 “Girl” 7. Future ................................No. 2 “Honest” 8. Timeflies .....................new entry “After Hours” 9. Luke Bryan .......................No. 7
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• On June 7, 1692, a massive earthquake devastates the infamous town of Port Royal in Jamaica, killing thousands. A large tsunami hit soon after, putting half of Port Royal under 40 feet of water. In the 17th century, Port Royal was known throughout the New World as a headquarters for piracy and smuggling. • On June 4, 1754, 22-year-old Lt. Colonel George Washington begins construction of a makeshift Fort Necessity, near present-day Pittsburgh. The fort was built to defend his forces from French soldiers enraged by the murder of Ensign Joseph Coulon de Jumonville while in Washington’s custody. • On June 3, 1800, President John Adams becomes the first acting president to take up residence in Washington, D.C. Unfortunately, the White House was not yet finished, so Adams moved into temporary digs at Tunnicliffe’s City Hotel near the also half-finished Capitol building. • On June 5, 1922, George Carmack, the first person to discover gold along the Klondike River, dies in Vancouver, British Columbia. In 1896, near the confluence of the Yukon and Klondike River, Carmack stumbled across a deposit of gold so rich that he needed no pan to see it: Thumb-sized pieces of gold lay scattered about the creek bed. • On June 2, 1935, Babe Ruth, one of the greatest players in the history of baseball, ends his Major League playing career after 22 seasons, 10 World Series and 714 home runs. The following year, Ruth was one of the first five players inducted into the sport’s hall of fame • On June 8, 1945, President Harry Truman issues Executive Order 9568, permitting the release of scientific information from previously top-secret World War II documents. Executive Order 9568 was a stepping stone to future transparency-oriented legislation, including the Freedom of Information Act, passed in 1966. • On June 6, 1971, after more than two decades of weekly productions, “The Ed Sullivan Show” airs for the final time. The show is now remembered most for providing so many iconic moments in the history of televised rock and roll.
www.TidbitsOfRogueVally.com IRV & BURT • Irv’s father owned an ice cream store in Tacoma, Washington, and Irv often helped out. After World War II, he decided to open his own ice cream shop in Glendale, California. Meanwhile, Irv’s sister married a man named Burt, who was in the men’s clothing business. Irv convinced his brother-in-law that selling ice cream was a lot more fun than selling suits. So Burt opened an ice cream parlor in Pasadena. • Together they worked to invent new flavors, until they had one flavor for every day of the month. By 1948 Irv owned five ice cream shops and Burt owned three. By this time they realized they were paying less and less attention to each individual store, so they decided to combine their efforts and sell the shops to the store managers in a franchising operation. What should they name their franchise?
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Put yourself in this scenario: You’re a small child, maybe 3 years old. Your parents bring you to America from a foreign country. You grow up, go to school, lose whatever smattering of your original language you ever knew, play basketball, graduate from high school and then, in a gesture of gratitude to the only country you’ve ever known, you enlist in the military as a green-card holder, a permanent legal resident of the United States. Fast-forward a few (or many) years, and suddenly you’re a U.S. military veteran. Maybe you marry, have a couple of kids, maybe start a business or go back to school on the GI Bill. Life is good. Or, maybe life isn’t so good and you commit a crime. Maybe you get into drugs to fight the PTSD you don’t understand, and end up in jail. Maybe you steal some food for your kids. When you finish serving your time, having paid your debt to society, you’re told you will be deported -- back to the country where you were born, the country where you don’t know anyone and don’t even speak the language because you haven’t been there for 20 years or more.
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Page 5 • They decided to use their last names, so Irv and Burt flipped a coin to see whose name would be first. By 1949 they had 43 stores; there were more than 100 running by 1960; and in 1967 when they sold out to United Fruit Company for $12 million, they had around 500. Burt died six months later, but Irv remained involved in the company until he retired in 1978. By the time Irv died in 2008, what started with a single ice cream parlor in California was now the world’s largest chain of ice cream stores with 5,500 outlets worldwide. What were Burt and Irv’s last names? Answer on page 6.
FAVORITE FLAVORS Vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry are the three favorite flavors, in order. Vanilla accounts for 51% of all ice cream sold, chocolate 13.5%, and strawberry 6%. Among sherbets, orange captures 40% of the market. Together there are over 1,000 flavors of ice cream It’s mostly ignored by the mainstream press, but hundreds of U.S. military veterans, maybe thousands, have been shipped off to foreign countries this way. They’re either put on a plane or taken to the border and dumped -- with nothing more than the clothes on their backs -- without legal counsel or anyone to help them with their rights or benefits. Some of them are highly decorated; some of them are ill. There’s an enclave in Mexico right now, supporting these service members who served our country ... and then were deported. We’ll continue this story next week. Freddy Groves regrets that he cannot personally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into his column whenever possible. Send email to columnreply2@gmail.com. (c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.
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JOHN McLAUGHLIN John McLaughlin was born 1865 in Ontario and graduated from the University of Toronto in 1885 with degrees in Pharmacy and Chemistry. When he married a red-headed New York woman named Maud, he used her dowry to open a carbonated water plant in Toronto, selling his product to local drugstores. Soda jerks mixed the carbonated water with fruit juices and flavorings to create sodas that they sold on the spot. McLaughlin began tinkering with his own soda drink recipes and created McLaughlin Belfast Style Ginger Ale. The problem was that the only place you could drink his product was at a drug store soda fountain. He realized that what he needed was a way that customers could take his product home with them, or carry it with them on outings. Soon he developed a method of mass bottling his product. Now people could drink sodas at ball parks and beaches, and one of his main marketing methods was to hand out free sample bottles to people who gathered at such places. At Maud’s suggestion, McLaughlin refined his ginger ale recipe by lightening the dark color and improving the sharp taste of his first ginger ale. He named the new product Canada Dry Pale Ginger Ale, and Maud suggested the slogan, “The Champagne of Ginger Ales.” He patented the recipe in 1905. When referring to a drink, the word “dry” means “not sweet” (as in dry wine). In the early 20th century,
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1. Only two players in major-league history have had a season of at least 30 home runs and 50 stolen bases. Name them. 2. How many major-league seasons did Julio Franco play, and By Chris Richcreek did he ever appear in a World Series? 3. Who was the first black quarterback to win the Heisman Trophy? 4. Name the last rookie before Portland’s Damian Lillard in the 2012-13 season to lead the NBA in minutes played for a season. 5. In 2013, Cornell’s Mitch Gillam became the third hockey goalie in NCAA history to score off a direct shot. Name either of the other two to do it. 6. When was the last time before 2014 that a South American country hosted the World Cup for men’s soccer? 7. Who was the only world heavyweight boxing champion not to win a title bout?
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By Samantha Mazzotta Strategic Lawn Mowing Q: I’ve always wanted my lawn to have those neat cross-hatch patterns like the pros do. How do I mow to get those patterns? -- A Reader, via email A: Mowing in a specific pattern isn’t the only way, nor the best way, to get those neat checkerboard stripes. A healthy lawn and proper mowing technique also are important. Neat patterns, or stripes, are made noticeable by bending the grass blades in one direction on one stripe, and another direction on an opposing stripe. Here are a few tips: Raise your mower blades: Cutting the grass too low to the ground damages the plant, makes it grow unevenly, and leaves it vulnerable to weeds, diseases and pests. It also makes patterns difficult or impossible to create, because the shorter blades don’t bend very far. Never cut more than one-third of the grass height: Depending on the type of lawn you have, the ideal height may vary -- Bermuda, for example, has an ideal height of about 1 inch, fescue or blue grass should be 2 to 3 JOHN McLAUGHLIN cont’d • Profits for Canada Dry in 1923 were $98,000 and for 1925 they were $1,240,000, enough to pay for the million dollar purchase price. Within three years, it was the bestselling ginger ale in the world. By 1930, the corporation was worth $30 million. Prohibition Officers were so impressed by its sudden popularity that they analyzed it for alcoholic content. • Today Canada Dry retains a firm hold in a niche market. In 2008 it was acquired by the Texas-based Dr Pepper Snapple Group. A NEW SODA POP • In the 1890s Caleb Bradham opened a drugstore and soda fountain in North Carolina. He wanted to invent a drink that would soothe an upset stomach without using narcotics. Using kola nut, vanilla, and extracts, he whipped up a new concoction. He named it after a stomach enzyme that aids digestion, because he believed his drink would aid digestion just as the enzyme does. • The company expanded rapidly, but a major ingredient was sugar, and when sugar prices fluctuated during World War I, Bradham declared bankruptcy. Another entrepreneur bought the drink company from the bank, but declared bankruptcy during the Depression. • In 1931 Charles Guth bought the company for $10,500 out of sheer spite. He owned a chain of over 100 candy stores with soda fountains and was angry that Coca-Cola wouldn’t give him a price break on the enormous volumes of soda he sold. He wanted to give them some competition, but he too ran into financial problems and even offered to sell out to Coca-Cola, a deal they refused. • Then he began selling the drink in a 12 ounce bottle for a nickel, whereas Coka-Cola came in a 6-ounce bottle for a nickel. Customers flocked to his product. Today the firm does $39 billion in business annually and has 185,000 employees. What’s the name of the drink? (Bonus points for naming the enzyme it was named after.) (Answer on page 9)
Tidbits of Rogue Valley inches tall, while St. Augustine should be mowed to a height of 3.5 to 4 inches. Let your grass grow at least one-third higher than its ideal height before mowing. Never cut wet grass: This one’s a no-brainer, but cutting when dew or rain is still heavy on the grass will prevent a clean cut, damage the grass, cause clumping and keep you from seeing that ideal pattern. Maintain your mower: Sharp blades are essential for a good cut, along with an engine working efficiently. Change direction: Once you get that nice pattern on the lawn, the best way to keep it is to change up the way you mow. Every other time, mow in a different pattern. Ideal pattern: There are a number of striping techniques. Scag, which sells professional mower equipment, has a tutorial with instructions on how to create several patterns (www.scag.com/lawnstriping.html). You’ll need a roller attachment to bend the grass to achieve that professional look. Overlap properly: Each pass should be overlapped by the next by about 3 inches to make sure you don’t miss a strip. Don’t worry about the corners ... yet: If the lawn has sharp or difficult corners, skip them until you’ve mowed the pattern you want on the rest of the lawn. Then go back and finish off each corner. The same goes for uneven ground: Skip knolls until the end, then raise the mower blades so you don’t scalp the grass and carefully mow the raised areas. HOME TIP: Not sure what type of grass you have? Take a picture or a small patch of sod to your garden center or home-improvement store’s lawn and garden section for help identifying it. Send your questions or home tips to ask@thisisahammer.com. (c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.
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• It’s barbecue time, and here’s a fun, festive idea for your next backyard shindig: For each guest, stuff a mason jar with a clean bandana (for a napkin) and a set of silverware. Write the name on the jar with a silver paint pen made to stick to glassware. Cute, functional and a keepsake! Here’s more to get your grilling season started. -- JoAnn • “Bring a distinctive towel to a pool party so that you will know where your towel is. You can make an extra-large towel by sewing two smaller towels together, too.” -- U.A. in New York • “For a really fun take on kebabs, use fruit instead of meat. The kids especially love fruit on a stick. If you have some neat cookie cutters, use them to cut watermelon into different shapes.” -- M.M. in Michigan • To keep ants from invading your patio, draw a thick line of chalk (sidewalk chalk works great!) as a boundary. Ants don’t like to cross a chalk line and will leave your patio party alone. • “Set out wasp attracters at the far reaches of your yard so that the wasps will be busy out there and not attacking your guests.” -- T.C. in South Carolina • Use a muffin tin on the table to serve condiments. For larger portions (like lettuce, onion slices, maybe pickle spears), set a cup down in the muffin well. Send your tips to Now Here’s a Tip, c/o King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475 or e-mail JoAnn at heresatip@yahoo.com. (c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.
HOLLYWOOD -- “Breaking Bad” star Bryan Cranston has been unstoppable since his mega-hit series ended. He’s currently onscreen in “Godzilla” and on Broadway playing Lyndon Baines Johnson in “All the Way,” for which he’s already won a Theatre World Award and may receive a Tony Award on its June 8 telecast. His next film is “Get a Job” with Miles Teller, Anna Kendrick, Marcia Gay Harden and Bruce Davison later this year, and as Po’s father in “Kung Fu Panda” next year. Cranston also is set to play blacklisted screen writer Dalton Trumbo, who was dragged in front of The House Committee for Un-American Activities, in “Trumbo” opposite Helen Mirren, who has been cast as famed Hollywood columnist Hedda Hopper. Trumbo was eventually cleared of all charges. In 1993, he finally received an Oscar for writing “Roman Holiday,” which was presented to Ian McLellan Hunter (who fronted for him) in 1953, and an Oscar for “The Brave One” in 1956, which he wrote under the pen name of Robert Rich.
*** The Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas took a cheap shot at Oscar-winning screenwriter and director Ben Affleck because “he was counting cards” (which is not illegal), while playing blackjack and winning big. The Hard Rock Hotel should be boycotted because when you’re losing they love you, and when you’re winning they ban you from ever playing blackjack there again. Affleck has bigger fish to fry. He’s completed the new “Batman,” which will be released May 6, 2016, against “Captain America 3,” and he’s just announced his first directing project since winning the Oscar for “Argo.” Ben will direct and star in “Live by Night,” which he adapted from Dennis Lehane’s novel about the son of a police chief who descends onto a life of crime. *** Emma Stone is bouncing from “Spider Man” to Woody Allen. She’ll star opposite Joaquin Phoenix in an untitled film that Woody is producing, writing and directing. Five actresses and one actor
PHOTO: Bryan Cranston have won their Oscars for Woody Allen films. Can you guess them? Diane Keaton (“Annie Hall”); Dianne Weist (“Hannah and Her Sisters”) and (“Bullets Over Broadway”); Miro Sorvino (“Mighty Aphrodite”); Penelope Cruz (“Vicky Christina Barcelona”); Cate Blanchett (“Blue Jasmine”); and Michael Caine (“Hannah and Her Sisters”). Oh yes, Woody won five for himself out of 24 nominations. *** “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” star Terry Crews is taking over the hosting chores of the syndicated “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” from Cedric the Entertainer. The former NFL star and Old Spice pitchman will have to be quick on his feet to top Cedric. Insiders say he’ll “crews” through the job and become a millionaire quicker than the contestants. (c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.
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by Samantha Weaver • It was beloved “Peanuts” cartoonist Charles Schulz who made the following sage observation: “Life is like a 10-speed bike. Most of us have gears we never use.” • If you’re like the average American, you will consume 22 pounds of lettuce this year. • You might be surprised to learn that some fish can hibernate. During the long, dark winters, the Antarctic cod will burrow under the seabed and stay there for days at a time, cutting its metabolism by two-thirds. • The name of the state of Wyoming comes from the Algonquian word chwewamink, which translates as “at the big river flat.” • If you pay attention to politics at all, you’ve almost certainly heard the term “gerrymander” used to describe the practice of carving up electoral districts in such a way that one party has an advantage. You probably don’t know, though, how that term entered the lexicon. In 1812, a new district in Essex County, Massachusetts, was created, and a journalist thought the twisting boundaries caused the district to resemble a salamander. A cartoon highlighting the resemblance was created, and because the party that did the redistricting was led by Gov. Elbridge Gerry, the practice was dubbed “gerrymandering.” • Even the world’s best high jumper is unable to stay in the air for more than a single second. • Before he became a comedian and actor, Bob Newhart worked as an accountant at the Illinois State Unemployment Office. • Those who keep track of such things say that Elvis Presley had 18 TVs at Graceland. One of them was installed in the ceiling over his bed. *** Thought for the Day: “It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.” -- Carl Sagan (c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.
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Answer: Pepsi, and pepsin. IT’S A FACT During Prohibition, the Women’s Christian Temperance union attacked soft drinks as being potentially addictive. This inspired an editor of a Kansas newspaper to write a satire in which he worried about “men returning home sodden with Coca-Cola” and men “caught in the grip of the Coca-Cola habit.” ANOTHER NEW SODA POP • Charles Grigg went to work for an advertising agency in St. Louis where one of his clients was a soft drink company. He became intrigued by the soft drink business and went to work for the manufacturer, tinkering with recipes and inventing a successful new soft drink called Whistle (as in ‘wet your’). After a falling-out with his boss, he went to work for a different soft drink maker and invented an orange-flavored soft drink called Howdy. Howdy was popular but it could not compete with Orange Crush which had the market sewn up tight. • Eventually Charles started his own firm, and in 1929 came out with a lemon-lime flavored soda called Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda. ‘Bib-Label’ was for the bottle’s label which was hung around the neck of the bottle like a bib, and ‘lithiated’ was for the lithium citrate (a mood enhancing substance) that the drink contained in trace amounts. • Charles had the bad luck to release his product mere weeks before the stock market crash of 1929. During the Great Depression that followed, he had a lot stacked against him: his product had a difficult name, it was priced higher than the competition, and he had a lot of competition. The one thing he could change was the name, so he changed it to something extremely simple. By the 1940s his re-named soft drink was the third best selling soda in the world. What’s the new name? (Answer at bottom of page) IT’S A FACT • A failed cola company in Ohio named their new pop Norka, advertising, “Remember— Norka spelled backwards is Akron.”
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DVDs reviewed in this column will be available in stores the week of June 2, 2014. PHOTO: Mark Wahlberg in “Lone Survivor” PICKS OF THE WEEK “Lone Survivor” (R) -- A team of Navy Seals fight hopeless odds while on a mission to take out a Taliban operative. The story is based on accounts of a 2005 mission in Afghanistan that went horribly wrong. While on the hunt for Ahmed Shah, four Seals encounter a few goat-herding civilians and make a tough ethical decision that impacts the rest of their mission. Mark Wahlberg plays Marcus Luttrell, the author of the eponymous book and -- it’s no spoiler to say -- the only one to come out alive. The movie gets off to a brisk start after a little pre-mission setup. The action sequences are grueling and relentless. The real set-piece of the action is an extended, pitched gunfight that doesn’t run out of steam, just leaves you exhausted at the end. “Robocop” (PG-13) -- Future Detroit is the proud testing site of a cutting-edge crime-fighting machine with a human heart and a permanent grimace. When police officer Alex Murphy is left for dead by thugs, his remaining bits are scooped up and put into a state-of-the-art metal body built for domination. He’s got a slick tactical visor, bulletproof body, the steadiest gun arm ever built, and an off-switch for his emotions. Robocop is effective all right, but is he still human? Of course, this remake cannot match the tongue-in-cheekiness of the 1987 original. What once was clunky and laughable is now sleek and updated. Keeping things good on the human side are the fine performances by
Michael Keaton as the conniving corporatist, Gary Oldman as the scientist whose work is being corrupted, and Samuel L. Jackson as an ultra-conservative radio nut job. “Son of God” (PG-13) -- Scenes from History Channel’s “The Bible” are mixed in with new material to create this feature-length release hitting the highlights of Jesus’ life. The film follows the messiah as he rounds up apostles, heals the sick, finds his fate on Calvary and rises from the dead. This version plays it safe and light -- deeper looks into the stories are avoided and no new perspectives are brought into the storybook narrative. Christ, played by Diego Morgado, is shown as an exceedingly handsome, TV-safe savior touching people and spreading happiness through miracles. “Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself” (NR) -- He was a goalie for the Bruins, QB for the Lions, percussionist for the New York Philharmonic, listed in the credits along with John Wayne, a best-selling author and sparring partner to the great Archie Moore -- and no, he’s not that guy from the beer commercials. George Plimpton was an affluent, well-spoken writer and an innovator of participatory journalism, a style of writing that puts the author in the action. This documentary focuses on Plimpton’s deeds in the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s, when he had front-row seats to the major events of an era. TV RELEASES “Breaking Bad: The Complete Series” “True Blood: Season 6” “New Tricks, Season 10” “Falling Skies: Season 3” “Pretty Little Liars: Season 4” “Workaholics: Season 4” (c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.
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