Almanac Reveals Colorful Old New York Tales 1937
The WPA compiled 1937 Almanac for New Yorkers lists cultural events and odd trivia. Notable items include Horowitz’s New Year recital, 1786 wheelbarrow jailer, 1753 Roosevelt relatives eviction, and a 1786 etymology linking drama to a drinking dram.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Workers of the
New York City
Federal Writers Project
WPA
Simon & Schuster
New York
Vladimir Horowitz
Tschaikowsky
Cycle Trades of America
Bicycle Manufacturers’ Association
Cycle Parts and Accessories Association
WPA Almanac
Manhattan
Jacobus
Nicholas
Isaac
Roosevelt
Samuel Strong
Strong
The Notes for the Week and City Legends
By William Ferguson the page surveys week notes on New York lore from the Astor-McAllister circle to eggnog tips and the Black Tom explosion. It recalls Steve Brodie and Judge Crater, the General Slocum disaster, and includes Hubert Davis sketches and a Colonial hangman tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astor-McAllister Orgin
New York
Steve Brodie
Brooklyn Bridge
Judge Crater
General Slocum
Hubert Davis
Estaban Soriano
Ben Johnson
Johnson
Titipu
Giant
Paul Bunyan
Co-Operative
Big Mose Humphreys
Oldsters
WPA
Tanner
Henry
Clarendon Hall
West Thirteenth Street
Manhattan
Gertrude Ederle
Queen
Make Exercise a Habit Not a Hobby
A 1927-era piece urges turning regular exercise into a daily habit rather than enjoyable sport. It compares routine movement to brushing teeth, notes ten to fifteen minutes suffices, and emphasizes consistent, faithful practice for lasting health benefits.
Duck mistook Sheridan street mirage for pond and alighted
A duck in Sheridan Wyoming swooped toward a wet center of town believing a sunlit puddle lay there. It struck concrete, then turned and was taken home as a pet by Clarence Pratt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Iowa
WPA
Charles Brockden Brown
Sheridan
Wyo
Clarence Pratt
Gilmer County Pumpkin Crop Sets Size Records
County agriculture officials report Gilmer County pumpkins surpass previous years in number and size. One monster pumpkin weighs 95 pounds with a 6 ft 11 in circumference and 4 ft 10 in length, described in a quietly sympathetic note from a Kansas City observer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenville
W. Va
Gilmer County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Old New York
Roosevelts
Flapper
By Sylvia
Fanny
Gramps
By William Ferguson
Marie
Romania
Lindbergh
Dickens
Charles Dickens
Delmonico’s
America
Consomme
la Sevigne
Agneu Farci
Walter Scott
Creme D’asperges
la Dumas
Cotelettes
la Fenimore Cooper
Les Petites Zimballes
Dewey
New York Herald Tribune
Landon
Orrick Johns
Westchester
King George’s
Bronx
Lexington Avenue
China
United States
Ans
Willow
War
Alley
Tarzan
Moo
King Wur
Tartar
Pat Finnegan
Uncle Tom
Alaska
Worasr
MR. Porter
Dixie Dugan
Mrs. Hackets House
Dixie
Blondie
Boots
Basy
Erenthas
Jim
Bow Wow
Fatso
Barnsville
Dadby
BIG Boys
Bub
Sim
Bos
Brier Wood
NEA Service
Rou Oo
Duck
Kansas City Botar
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