Voodoo Doctors Thrive Amid Harlem Superstitions
New York Day by Day surveys Harlem’s voodoo doctors who market charms and love spells from storefronts and cellars. Vendors boasting items like black cat’s ankle and love powders attract both black and white followers, while high rollers in Wall Street seek talismans, as jazz and urban nightlife encroach on their mystic trades.
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New York
Harlem
Lenoy, Avenue
Macon Moe
Oda
Phvyesent Ils
High Tire
the Conqueror
New Moon Abe
Dusty Golightly
Wall Street
Rue de la Paix
Fifty Seventh Street
Prohibition Shifts in New York Reflect Quieted Social Scene
A 1925 McNaught Syndicate piece notes prohibition changes in New York with fewer open drinks and more discreet behavior. It describes upscale apartments tightening late parties and bootleggers moving to quieter or rural settings while some adapt by selling in private venues.
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McNaught Syndicate
Aloha and Echoes on an Island Love Escape
Sandy McNell flees an abusive marriage with Ben Murillo to find freedom in Hawaii. On a Honolulu voyage she meets Ramon Worth, a charming suitor who recalls a perilous life at sea and offers a glimpse of happiness. The pair navigate danger and desire as Sandy clings to five days of liberty before returning home.
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Sandy McNell
Ben Murillo
Timmy
Murillo
Judith Moore
San Francisco
Judith
Sandy
Bob
Honolulu
Ramon Worth
Ramon
Indy
Carmel
San Franisco
Fonterey
Rome
Sabella
Mrs. McNell
Ben
Alice
Worth
New Lamp Burns 94 Percent Air in Trial
An oil lamp using 94 percent air and 6 percent kerosene was tested by UT Government and 36 universities, deemed superior to ordinary lamps. Inventor J. T. Johnson offers a 10 day free trial and agency prospects promising $250 to $500 monthly with no experience or money needed.
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UT & Government
J. T. Johnson
W. Lake
St. Chicago
Terror the Goshawk Arrives in Green Forest
Thornton Burgess narrates Jumper the Hare warning Whitefoot the Wood Mouse and Chatterer the Red Squirrel about Terror the Goshawk, a dangerous predator discovered after a Christmas storm. Jumper hides under hemlocks while Terror swoops nearby and Mrs Grouse may be in danger.
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Terror
Goghawk
Geen Forest
Jumper the
Hare
Jumper
Hooty the Owl
Green Forest
Jumiper
Mrs. Grouse
Whitefoot
Wood Mouse
Jumper Reports Absence of Mrs Grouse Family
Jumper travels through the Green Forest to share news but cannot locate Mrs Grouse or her kin. He suspects trouble and keeps quiet while noting Happy Jack the Gray Squirrel and Chatterer react with quiet concern.
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Chatterer
Happy Jack
Gray Squirrel
Jack
Jumper
Mrs. Grouse
T. W. Burgess
Piles Cured Without Surgery, Book Released by Dr. McCleary
A promotional booklet by Dr. A. S. McCleary of Excelsior Springs Missouri claims piles can be cured quickly without cutting burning or hospital bills. The method allegedly succeeded in over twelve thousand cases across twenty six years and offers a free postpaid copy to readers who mail their name and address.
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A. S. McCleary
Excelsior Springs
McCleary
St. Louis Ave
Suite 206 DRS PUCKETT AND PATTON Offices
Office listing for Suite 206 shared by doctors PUCKETT and PATTON includes phone numbers 235 and 236.
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Drs. Puckett & Patton
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Amarillo Globe
Amarillo
Texas
Amarillo Globe Publishing Company
Telephones News Department
Business Department
Oklahoma
New Mexico
O. McIntyre
Peace-Burns Funeral Home
Tod Polk
T. B. Jones
Room
Ray-Bynum
Polk
Harley
Davidson
Columbia, Cadillac and
Nonpardil
Bicvycles F. L. Beer
N.s.griggs
Taylor St
Palmer
Taylor
DR. H. Latson
Amarillo Bldg
Hayrack
Kansas
John A Prentice
John Rockefeller Prentice
John D Rockefeller, Jr
Yale
Elenore Meher
Boc
Bob R. Clark
W. Sixth St
Sondy Highlands
Country Farm
James A. Bush
East 5Th Street
Bursss
By Thornton W. Burgess
Peter Rabbit
White
Red Squirrel
Chatter
Chatterer the Squirrel
Floyd V. Studer
American Central Life Insurance Co
Amarillo Building
Stone and
Galere
Christmas
Polk Street
Drs. Lumpkin & Marsalis
Smith Building
Sid
Blackburn Building
G, T, Oliver
OIL and Land Investments
Nunn
Anmiarillo Building
R. E. Underwood
Ray
Johnson
R. H. Hamilton
Cenir
Watkins
K. M. Watkins
Amarillo, Texas
Russell’s
East Wirth St
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