Columbus Day 1932 Memorial Lighthouse Planned
A prize winning plan for a Columbus Lighthouse in Santo Domingo foregrounds a cross shaped memorial. English architect J L Greave, 24, designs a beacon blending monument and utility with radiating light for sailors and aviators, backed by Pan American Union support and vast donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmo Scott Watson
Olumbus
Santo Domingo
Republic of Santo A Domingo
West Indies
7. L. Greave
Nottingham
Columbus
Frank Lloyd Wright
Chicago
Wright
Columbus Cross
Palace of Columbus
Bartholomew
South America
Cathedral of
Mr. Wright
Pan American Union
America
W Great Memorial
Don Antonio de Monte Y Tejada
Sante Domingo
All America
William ©. Pullinn
North
Puthan
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
United States
Americas
International Conference of American States
Santiago de Chile
Julio M. Cestero
Christopher Columbia
Congress of the
Pan-American Union
New World
Spain
Hispaniola
Aerica
Lucile the Happyest Girl? California Fig Syrup Ad Claim
An old advertising sample touts California Fig Syrup as a fifty year staple for children, claiming it cures constipation and improves vitality. A Western mother testimonial cites her daughter Roma Lucile becoming sturdy, well, and cheerful after use, labeling her “the happiest girl in the West.” The ad warns to seek the genuine product with the California label.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
H. J. Stoll
Vatley PL
Nebraska
Roma Lucile
West
Grand Canyon Described As Awe Inspiring Landmark
A. Edward Newton quotes Atlantic Monthly praising the Grand Canyon as a national park since 1919. He notes the Colorado River carves 100 miles of rock over millions of years creating a vast, colorful gorge unmatched in the world, likening it to a reversed mountain chain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Canyon
Colorado
A. Edward Newton
The
Atlantic Monthly
Indistinct Call Reveals Bunny Family Misunderstanding
An Indianapolis man heard his ten-year-old son say mummy’s bad sick over the phone. The boy clarified he meant mother bunny, not his mother. The caller feared a family crisis, but the twist reveals a rural joke about a rabbit family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Starling
Bunny
Indianapolis News
National Savings Growth and Bank Depositors Record
Bank statistics show 1931 nearly half the population held savings bank accounts with 51 million depositors and total savings of 28.25 billion dollars. Over the previous two decades annual savings averaged about one billion dollars. In 2011, 17 million saving accounts held just under 38.01 billion. The rest of the text discusses opinions about swine and pearls.
Fat Fades Away Youtiy Teas and Claims
A vintage advertisement touts Bagdad Tea as a fat burning drink. It promises rapid weight loss with no diets or exercises and claims guaranteed results for three weeks. The ad asks readers to mail $1 to Nordag Laboratories in Peoria, Illinois, for a trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nordag Laboratories
Peoria
Dinos
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Christopher Columbus
T. Johnson
Lotto
James W. Ellsworth
John Vanderlyn
Washington, D. C
Isabella of
Columbua
Galliano Dati
Florence
British Museum
Yale University Press
Cape Isabella
Europe
Hlispaniola
Gregorio Luperon
Plaza de Colon
South
Central
Washington
Eanp
Lucile
Youtiy
Pinkham
Hunn
Hamburg
Potter Drug & Chesil, Corp
Malden
Mass
Tack
Des Moines
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