>> Cathy: HEY, WE'VE REACHED THE HISTORY QUESTION PORTION OF THE SHOW.

WE LOVE INVITING YOU TO CALL IN WITH YOUR GUESSES AND YOUR COMMENTS.

IN ADDITION TO A NUMBER OF RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT ERIC'S HAIRSTYLE OF LAST WEEK, WE ALSO RECEIVED A NUMBER OF WRONG ANSWERS LAST WEEK TO OUR HISTORY QUESTION.

SO LET US REVIEW.

WE ASKED YOU ABOUT A FAMOUS VAUDEVILLE PERFORMER WHO SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITIONED TO THE ILVER SCREEN.

AND IN 1934 WAS FEATURED IN AN AD FOR A WELL-KNOWN MINNESOTA BRAND.

FIRST, LET'S HEAR SOME OF THE REALLY WRONG ANSWERS.

>> YEAH, THIS IS SPENCER FROM SOUTHEAST MINNEAPOLISING, AND THE ANSWER TO TONIGHT'S INDEX FILE QUESTION IS BLANCHE YURKA.

AND THE PRODUCT SHE WAS PROMOTING WAS WHEATIES.

>> YES, THIS IS JIM FROM ST. PAUL.

AND I HAVE THE ANSWER FOR THE ALMANAC QUESTION TONIGHT, WHICH IS THE BEGINNING OF THE IRISH FAIR IN MINNESOTA ON HARRIET ISLAND.

IT'S JIMMY CAGNEY, FAMOUS IRISH ACTOR, THAT IS GOING TO BE PROFILED IN THE IRISH GAZETTE.

NEXT ISSUE, I UNDERSTAND.

THANK YOU, GOODBYE.

>> HELLO, THIS IS DAVE AND DEB FROM OAKDALE.

OUR ANSWER TO THE INDEX QUESTION WOULD BE VERNE GAGNE AND GERITOL.

THANK YOU.

>> THAT'S NOT A BAD ANSWER.

BY THE WAY, SPENCER, YOU'RE ONE OF THE BEST.

WE DID HAVE A FEW CALLERS THAT GOT HALF OF THE EQUATION RIGHT.

HERE'S ONE OF THOSE HALF-CORRECT ANSWERS.

>> HI, THIS IS BONNIE FROM INVER GROVE HEIGHTS.

I BELIEVE I FOUND THE CORRECT ANSWER TO LAST WEEK'S INDEX FILE QUESTION.

FAMOUS PERSON, I BELIEVE, WAS ACTRESS CLAUDETTE COLBERT.

SHE WAS PICTURED AND QUOTED IN A 1934 MAGAZINE AD SAYING "VITALITY IS EVERYTHING."

COLBERT CREDITED BREAD AS A SOURCE OF ENERGY FOR VITALITY.

THE PROMINENT MINNESOTAN WHOSE BREAD COOKBOOK WAS BEING ADVERTISED WAS NONE OTHER THAN BETTY CROCKER.

>> INDEED CLAUDETTE COLBERT WAS IN A BETTY CROCKER AD CAMPAIGN IN 1934 AND BETTY CROCKER WAS THE COMPANY WE HAD IN MIND BUT Ms. COLBERT DID NOT GET THEIR START AS A VAUDEVILLIAN.

SO TRY AGAIN THIS WEEK.

COUPLE OF ADDITIONAL HINTS.

THE ACTRESS WE'RE THINKING OF IS PERHAPS MOST REMEMBERED AS HALF OF A FAMOUS DANCING DUO.

BUT SHE WOULD GO ON TO RECEIVE AN ACADEMY AWARD FOR A ROLE IN A DRAMA TOO.

THINK YOU GOT IT NOW?

WE'RE GOING TO TIP OUR TOPHATS TO YOU IF YOU DO.

GIVE US A CALL.

651-229-1430 AND YOU CAN ALWAYS SEND US AN E-MAIL AT ALMANAC ALMANAC@TPT.ORG.

HEY!

NEXT WEEK WE'VE GOT AN EXTRA SPECIAL SHOW LINED UP FOUR YOU.

WE'RE GOING TO BE BACK AT THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR.

YOU CAN CATCH THE LIVE HOW THERE NEXT FRIDAY AUGUST 25TH AT 11:00 IN THE MORNING.

WE'LL BE BROADCASTING LIVE ON THE RADIO FROM THE MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO BOOTH AT THE CORNER OF JETSON AND NELSON AT THE NEAR THE DAIRY BUILDING [ MOOING SOUND EFFECTS ] >> THANK YOU FOR THE ANIMAL SOUNDS.

WE'RE GOING TO REBROADCAST THE SHOW HERE IF YOU MISS US LIVE.

WE'LL HAVE GOVERNOR WALZ AS A GUEST AND A STORY FROM KEVIN KLING AND OF COURSE SOME LIVE ANIMALS.

[ ANIMAL SOUND EFFECTS ] >> IT IS THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR AFTER LL.

FOR SHOW ENDING MUSIC -- GOOD ONE, THANK YOU -- FOR SHOW ENDING MUSIC TONIGHT WE'VE GOT THE CAFE ACCORDION ORCHESTRA WHO JOINED NEWSNIGHT ON THE AIR BACK IN 2001.

THANK YOU FOR WATCHING?

SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.

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