Diphtheria serum tampering shocks Pennsylvania readers
A state inquiry reveals a laboratory and health department expert altered two year old diphtheria serum to appear fresh and distributed it to drug stores. A death followed and the incident underscores society’s reliance on unseen technicians and the fragility of modern systems. The piece argues such lapses are rare but show how daily life requires trust in many strangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THE
GLABE
Pennsylvania
Health Department
Emerald Crown Heist Plot In Duraya
Montana Evans is drawn to Duraya in Mexico by Mateo Rubriz and Fr. Pascual to steal the emerald crown of Our Lady from the governor who seized it from the church. He meets innkeeper Miguel and Rosita as plans unfold and tensions rise over possible fates if authorities learn of the conspiracy. Montana claims to act for Bishop Emiliano while evading both Rurales and the governor.
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Montana
Duraya
Mexico
Robin Hood
Mateo Rubriz
Pascual
Rubriz
Rosita
Miguel
Jose
Our Lady
Emiliano
Weather and health lore mix with fiction in 1934 piece
A fragmented essay and fiction blend by Morris Fishbein and an ongoing Western tale recount weather, development, and mood in breezy Western personas. The narrative shifts from scientific tone to frontier dialogue, featuring Miguel, Montana, Rosita, and a plot around a fort, gold, and danger.
Farm quiz Qs reveal corn crop value and St Andrews fame
The item lists three quiz questions with answers: the nation’s top crop by value is corn. the world’s most famous golf club is St Andrews in Scotland. and an adequate diet requires one and a half acres per person for farming land.
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St. Andrew's
Scotland
Fven criminals have limits in Lindbergh case tale
A narration describes Bruno Hauptmann being moved to the New Jersey state prison death cell as about 600 inmates rose at breakfast and booed. The scene underscores the universal horror at the Lindbergh kidnapping and murder, even among hardened convicts.
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Bruno Hauptmann
New Jersey
Hauptmann
Lindbergh
The Widow's Might and the Ballot in Economic Reform
Dr Frank argues universal suffrage shifts the widow from pittance to power as millions seek state help to ease hardship. He warns private enterprise and liberty must offer a sound path to economic security or risk an embracing state. The piece reflects a pro reform stance with a call to leadership.
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Dr. Frank
Glenn Frank
McClure Newspaper
Bedtime Stories and Social Notes in New York Arts Scene
A dense column surveys Louis Bromfield and other literary and stage figures in New York, noting Bromfield’s Paris ties, works, and habit of meeting editors at Lindy’s. It mentions Judge Seabury, Otto Kahn, Bernard Baruch, Gracie Allen, and personalities like Cohan and Seabury, plus a long digression on social walking styles and tastes. The page closes with a children’s tale about Reddy and Gray Fox, and a note on Ziegfeld and Dolores.
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New York
Samuel Seabury
Justice Hughes
Madison Avenue
Otto Kahn
Bernard Baruch
Irvin Cobb
Albert Payson Terhune
George M. Cohan
Murderous Stamp Tale of Karageorge and Peter I
A 1904 Serbian stamp portrays Karageorge and Peter I with a hidden death mask of King Alexander I. The accompanying tale links Milosh Obrenovich’s rival faction to a dynastic murder, sparking a saga of revenge spanning generations.
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Karageorge
Black George
Serbia
Milosh Obrenovich
Alexander I
Peter I
Alexander
Natalie
Reddy Helps Grieving Fox Caught in Harsh Trap
Reddy and Gray Fox converse beside a cruel steel trap that pins Gray Fox's foot. Gray Fox endures numb pain and hunger, recalling past famines, while Reddy expresses shared empathy and surprise at the animal's suffering. The scene ends with a note about the next story.
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Reddy
Gray Fox
T. W. Burgess
English statesman in the picture and puzzle clues
The puzzle lists horizontal and vertical clues about a prominent English statesman. It includes wordplay for terms like before, engine-roc greaser, and potpourri, with references to a world figure presiding over the World Conference and 1984 peace prize award.
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Ama Lo
Gene Howe
Wilbur C, Hawk
Associated Press
Associated
Combc
Aee Ee
Globe
Evan Evans
Morris Fishbein
Journal of the American Medical Association
Hygeia the Health Magazine
TY Youse
Tistynee
Jean
PMU Ste
Peru
Pee Lee
Sty Vale Tieiene
Ditaya
Maantana
Athens
Mantana
Moanlana
Alfoue
Anaty
Wyatt
Vic Ieee
Montan
Harper & Brothers
Kaethi Thar
Sarerey
William
Rergusen
Vireo
Adistment
Clarissa Richmond
Martin
Tom
Bedtime
Thornton W. Burgess
C. O. McIntyre
Louis Bromfield
France
India
Robert Sherwood
Senlis
New York City News Association
Green Bay Tree
Lindy’s
Lou Holtz
Abe Lyman
Harry Richman
Arthur Caesar
Phil Baker
Frisco
Variety
Lindy
Joe Zelli
America
Paree
Zelics
Hope Williams
Gracie Allen
Columbus
Roddy Fox
Red Fox
Gray
Ziegfeld
Dolores
Garbo
McNaught Syndicate
the Death Mask
NEA Service, Inc
the Apostle of
Brazil
Roc Greaser
Ence
Caroline
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