Romanoff and Hohenzollern’s missed chance at peace in 1914
An obscure 1934 newspaper note recalls a telegraphed peace attempt between Prince Frederick of Hohenzollern and Tsar Nicholas II. Mobilization orders and wary generals ruined the moment, turning a potential settlement into history’s great might-have-beens.
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Russia
Prince Frederick
London
Youssoupoff
Romanoff
Hohenzollern
Ekaterinburg
Kaiser
Wilhelm
France
Truic
Tiger Island A New Serial by Gouverneur Morris
Captain Wong Bo and Flint plan to sink the Boldero for insurance but delay as Angus McLeod is ashore with acute appendicitis. Harvey Bowers volunteers to move the wild animal cargo to Singapore and clashes with Ivy Green, an animal trainer with a secret identity, as they prepare to travel the circus troupe to Sinbao.
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Wong Bo
Flint
Angus McLeod
Slano
Harvey Bowers
Singapore
Bowers
Helen
Ivy Green
Portrait of a Father by Dr. Frank Cites the Good Life
Dr. Frank eulogizes his Missouri father Gordon Frank born 1846. A rural educator and county Commissioner, he embodied gentleness generosity and ethical values. The piece highlights a life of honor leaving a clean name and a lasting familial legacy for his sons.
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Dr. Frank
Glenn Frank
Missouri
Gordon Frank
Kentucky
Sally Barton
South
Nancy Elizabeth Hombs
Commonwealth of Missouri
McClure
Spending on recreation tops US economy says analysis
Health Talk notes economists estimate Americans spend over 21.0 billion dollars on recreation annually, with major items including motor travel, dining, vacations, movies, and radio. It adds sport admissions show strong interest with 4 million baseball, 10 million football, and 5 million golf and tennis admissions yearly.
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United States
Stuart Chase
War Widow Awarded Nearly Lost Fund
AUSTIN, Sept. 20. Soldier FE B Phares misnamed his war time life insurance beneficiary as state instead of estate. After his death in Texas his widow Mrs. E. B. Phares of McAllen stood to lose 693 dollars. The Texas House passed a bill to allow State Treasurer Charley Lockhart to transfer the funds to the widow.
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Austin
Phares
Alabama
Texas
Charley Lockhart
Lockhart
E. B. Phares
McAllen
Fashion Goes to Hollywood and Paris Trade Shakeup
Hollywood designers push American fashion as Paris couture falters under a debased dollar. Major New York stores scout in Paris while Parisian ateliers retreat. Hollywood films fuel demand and designers court cinema influence.
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C. O. McIntyre
New York
Hollywood
Paris
Rue de la Paix
Molyneaux
London
Channel
America
South America
Adrian
Garbo
Patou
Lanvin
Vionnet
Lelong
Mainbocher
Chicago
CCC Will Enroll 100000 New Men
Washington reports immediate enrollment of 100000 additional men in the CCC to replace those leaving September 30. Fechner says the program remains at full strength through winter, costing between 600 and 700 million dollars by next March. Re-enrollment runs Sept 30 to Oct 15, with state quotas set for several states, including Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.
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Washington
CCC
Robert Fechner
Fechner
Louisiana
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
Bedtime Stories Adventuring in Old Mother Nature
Thornton W Burgess portrays killers in the Green Forest as driven by the law of self preservation and the pleasure of the hunt. A big police dog and a mongrel hunt a deer for sport while a small hound assists, unlike the scent-following dogs that hunt for food.
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Shadow
Weasel
Bowser
Reddy Fox
Reddy
Green Forest
Lightfoot
Mrs. Lightfoot
Jumiper
Word Builder and Lightfoot Tale Preview
A word-building puzzle hints at letter addition while a suspenseful fragment follows Lightfoot escaping three pursuing dogs. The excerpt describes Lightfoot fleeing a hunt, leading to a tense moment about protecting two fawns and their mother as he dodges the predatory dogs.
Brook's George Ade Writes About Fly in Glass Case
A playful reflection notes George Ade as Brook's celebrated citizen authoring fiction and essays. The narrator imagines a candy shop encounter with a trapped fly in a glass case, joking about addressing the floorwalker while avoiding disturbance.
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Brook
George Ade
McNaught Syndicate
School Days Quiz Questions From Old Newspaper
A reader's quiz asks about football fatalities in the past three years with figures for 1933, 1932, and 1931. It also recalls the New England Primer first published in Boston around 1690 by Benjamin Harris and notes its vast sales. A fjord is defined as a long narrow arm of the sea between high cliffs, as in Norway.
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New England
Boston
Benjamin Harris
Norway
Airship Designer and Inventor Vague Puzzle
A fragmented crossword style list links airship design and early aviation figures with clues to objects, roles, and terms. The grid references diverse items from mythic rulers to nautical terms, indicating a broad vocabulary puzzle related to airships, engineering, and historical names.
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