Lights of New York by Walter Trumbull
The essay argues that stage stars are moving into film to boost Hollywood business. It contrasts stage and screen acting, noting retakes, directorial cues, and the live audience difference. It also touches Harlem gambling, boxing clubs, and a quirky note on old apple trees in New Mexico from Dr. Frederick W. Hodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Per
Hollywood
Frederick W. Hodge
United States
Manzino
New Mexico
Chblo
Johnny
Censtral Park
Bell
Statue planned for Alaskan heroine Mollie Bell at Skagway
Bronze statue planned for Mollie Bell, famed Alaska belle loved by hardy prospectors and gamblers, to be placed in a Skagway park. Known as the angel of the camps, she cared for the sick and aided grub-stakers. Her memory endures among old-timers as a pure figure who helped many before her death in 1902.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Mollie Bell
Skagway
Trish Iass
Alaska
Jack
Bartlett
Mollie
Skagwey Trail
Imagination and Faith Through Travel in a Diminished World
A practical voice champions facts while recalling a bedridden woman who travels via imagination. She describes visiting Devon in an instant, reading Dickens and Thackeray to pass time, and staying content through imagination. The Bacons move far from home to a distant job, underscoring displacement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ufe
England
Ilain
Devon
Thackeray
Bacons
Millionaire Sweeney Rebuilds Life After Debt Freeing Sale
Emory J. Sweeney of City, Missouri, once owed a million and built fortune in real estate and a radio station. After influenza and debt, he sold Indian Village and other assets to settle obligations. Now he lives modestly, cherishing old friends and home.
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Kanens
City
Emory J. Sweeney
Sweeney
Man Lyes
Judge Linebarger Leads Chinese Loan Negotiation Visit
Judge Paul M Linebarger traveled to Washington as a special envoy for the Chinese Nationalist government to press a proposed loan of about 360 million dollars in silver. The loan terms allowed no military use and aimed to repatriate Chinese soldiers for peaceful purposes.
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Paul M. Linebarger
Lega Adlser
Washington
China
Christmas Gift Reminder Board Idea
A vintage craft note describes making a wall or desk clock face style gift board from board or cardboard. List items such as sugar lard butter eggs coffee tea lemons extracts spices rice flour so Mother can pin shortages and reorder groceries. The piece features curved top and bottom edges and neat printing for a kitchen helper.
Build a Simple Accordion Address Book for Kids
A 1930s craft note explains making a small alphabet address book from light cardboard sheets, white paper, rulers, and brass fasteners. Cut sheets 3.5 by 8 inches, fold, bind with two holes, add colored covers, and print one letter per page in a corner. Also mentions a Christmas doll gift idea reflecting rising generation trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Newapanar Union
Christmas Air Disaster Brings Lovers Together
Esther and Fred Barrington reunite amid a Christmas Eve air storm. After a tense crash landing, they cling to each other as the pilot guides the group to safety. Fred proposes a joint Christmas now and Esther smiles through tears. The tale closes with a humorous note on tree lighting from the 1930 Westurn Newspaper Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred
Fred Barrington
Wei
Dgther
Esther
Weaturn Newspaper ‘Union
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Lights OF
New York
Walter Trumbull
Harlem
Senis
Fey
Thomas Arkle Clark
University of
Iioia
Frank
Deacon
Waite
New York Rangers
Love
Bacon
Uer Sage
Watson
Wester Newspaper Union
Heen ‘Gaisford
Fred Harrington
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