Bathtub Hoax Traced to 19th Century Roots
Washington report traces a newspaper hoax about the tub into American homes to 1842 Cincinnati founder Adam Thompson and Benjamin Franklin era bathing ideas. It notes Mencken fiction embellishments and library research correcting the oldest bathtub myths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmon W. Nichols
Washington
U.P
Library of Congress
Council Bluffs
Iowa
America
Adam Thompson
Cincinnati
H. L. Mencken
George N. Lamb
Mahogany Association, Inc
Mencken
New York Evening Mail
Lamb
Thompson
Benjamin
Plumbing and Heating Industries Bureau
Chicago
Franklin
End of Mencken Hoax About Adam Cetay Mn
A fragment recounts a humorous tub story linked to Franklin and abroad. It mentions legends about back washing and playful soap routines, then calls for an end to the Mencken hoax about Adam Cetay mn and asks for forgiveness from Mr amb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Mencken
Adam Cetay Mn
Mr. Amb
Two Killed in Plane Crash Near Seguin
Two people died in a light training plane crash near Seguin yesterday. The airman stationed at Randolph Air Force Base is unnamed, while the civilian victim was William Ewald, about 30, operator of a Seguin area cafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Seguin
Randolph Air Force Base
William Ewald
France pilots first wheat sowing by airplane
France conducts a pioneering aviation farming test using an airplane to sow wheat for the first time, marking a notable shift in agricultural technique and crop planting methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Pregnant Wildcat Adds to Sheriff's Dilemma
In Los Angeles on February 15 1930 the sheriff's office faced a curious case of a pregnant wildcat. Mrs H W Comstock of Rivera asked for help describing a wildcat that has settled in her area and is about to kitten. She said the county pound will only remove it if kept in a box and many neighbors cannot capture it. She requested a method to remove the animal from the neighborhood before more wildcats arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Sheriff's Office
H. W. Comstock
Rivera
Princess Gets Lodge Wedding Gift for Kenya
Nairobi reports a hunting lodge to be built in Mount Kenya forest reserve as a wedding present from Kenya to Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh. The bungalow style lodge costs about 8000 dollars.
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Mount
Kenya
Elizabeth
Duke of Edinburgh
Nairobi
Students Call Off Their Fuss At SMU and A&M
Dallas Feb 15. Student bodies of Southern Methodist and Texas A&M reconciled a dispute through a Valentine exchange. The Aggie student body wired acceptance of SMU’s apologies for mistreatment of four A&M students, ending the feud.
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Dallas
Southern Methodist
Texas A&m
Aggie
SMU
A&m
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NEA Service, Inc
T. M. Reg
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Gladys
Bordens
Borden
Cascade
Kentucky
GEO. A. Dickel Distilling Company
Lewisvile
Amarillo Tent & Awning CO
Huldrens
Halt & Bayer Aspirin
Amarillo
Howard Nursery
Washington St
Globe-News
SEARS
Lace
China
West Side
Chatfield Broadroom
Polk
Amarillo, Texas
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