Congress grants federal incorporation for national theater
The piece supports a new national theater funded as a private art institution. It notes the aim to present high quality drama and broaden public interest, but warns the project could fail if it serves only social leaders rather than artists and workers. It highlights concerns that the 45 social leaders behind the plan might steer it toward propriety rather than artistic mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
United Press
Bluffer
Unc
Billy
Unc' Billy
Buzztail the Rattlesnake
Buzztail
Bluffer the Adder
Still a July Fourth Toll and Ongoing Holiday Dangers
A reflective July fourth column notes ongoing hazards from fireworks traffic swimming holes and firecrackers with injuries and deaths still occurring each july 5th. It surveys improvements yet warns of persistent carelessness and calls for continued safety measures.
Horse sense in inheritance tax debate warns against stifling ambition
In this essay, Glenn Frank argues for pragmatic caution in broad inheritance tax proposals. He warns that excessive legislation could blunt initiative and delay legitimate concentration of wealth needed to drive business and industry, while noting fortunes naturally adjust over generations.
Strange Story of Alison and Daphne in Underground Meeting
Alison confronts Daphne and seeks truth about her father’s troubles and Guy Lumley. In a basement cafe she learns the real story, reassessing trust as past deceptions surface and love aims to prevail amid risk and tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alison Rede
Daphne Somers
Alison
Mr. Rede
Guy Lumley
Daphne
Guy
Jason
Allison
Fragmented confession between lovers overheard in private
The exchange centers on accusations of impropriety and remorse between two people. One party laments a betrayal while the other defends truthfulness and hints at prior deception. The dialogue reveals strain in a intimate relationship and mistrust fueled by rumors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. OO
Mcintyre
New York
George W. Tryon
Kyrle Bellew
Broadway
Times Square
Tryon
Bowery
Untitled Narrative Fragments and Social Snippets
A mixed page compiles a lengthy mosaic of anecdotes and impressions. It recalls Evelyn M. Winch excerpts, New York culture notes, theater figures, monocle fashion lore, and a caveat about bluffing animals in a fable style piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bond Street
England
New York
Hollywood
Andreas de Segurola
Metropolitan Opera
Acmed Abdullah
Sinclair Lewis
Figaro
Paris
London
Health Talk on Mind Body Link and Histrionic Illness
A 1935 Burgess piece argues the mind can simulate disease, noting emotional and anxiety factors as root causes. It cites medical history and a case of throat lump perception resolving after belief clearance, illustrating how attention sustains symptoms.
Little Brown School Quiz Nuggets
A reader quiz column presents three questions with answers. The first cites Benjamin Franklin about hanging together or separately. The second defines animism as belief that objects possess souls and notes primitive religious forms. The third asks for the world’s largest man made hole at Bingham Canyon near Salt Lake City Utah describing the copper mine’s size and material removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin
Bingham Canyon
Salt Lake City
Utah
Word Builder and ADs Prompt Armchair Vigil
An archaic scene shows a Spanish monarch in an audience chamber with excited broadcasters leaning in to hear his final words. A separate note describes a woman tempted by an alluring ad to roam downtown and shop, yet she ends up not guarding her pocketbook as a thief steals her money.
Her Royal Highness and the Hidden Queen of Clues
A dense crossword style puzzle hints at English rulers and royal terms. Clues cover reigns, coins, empress titles, anatomy, and common words across vertical and horizontal entries with reference to royalty and landscapes.
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Buckingham
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Gene Howe
Publiahber
Wilbur C. Rawe
Associated Press
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Ate
Amarillo
Perable
Ts Adrane
Globe
News-Globe
BY Mail
Texas
Oklahome
New Menico
the Globe 8
Society's Playhouse
Minnesota
Frank
By Glenn Frank
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Thornton W Burgess
Kis Xe
Monia
Neil
East Indies
Barney
Great Britain
EA Service, Inc
C. O. McIntyre
Bob Brinkerhoff
The
Gelett Burgess
Technology Review
Fannie Hurst
Achmed Abdullah
Manhattan
Gracie Square
Jesse Lynch Williams
Harvey O'Higgins
Forrest Wilson
Cosmopolitan
Wilson Mizner
Palm Beach
Grand Central Rotunda
McNaught Syndicate
Bluffer the
Adder
Hognosed
Snake
Billy Possum
Laos
Brer
Unce
T. W. Burgess
Uttle Brown School
WiLliam
Fergus On
Tae Pond
Ata Sie
Word Builder
Her Royal Highness
Albert
Assam
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