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Newspaper
Atchison Weekly Globe
Location
Atchison, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1928
Page
8
A reflective piece recalls dinner at an elderly friend’s modest home where the young man learns a deeper view of success beyond wealth. It notes Hoover’s Iowa win, Kansas City’s new post office site bid, Sen. Reed’s retirement, and a long-lived Lithuanian emigrant over 100, ending with Paderewski returning to the piano.
Amarillo Globe outlines a tale of a man in his fifties stuck as a junior staffer earning modest weekly pay. His superiors and peers outpace him in promotion and wealth, while colleagues harbor quiet pity at his limited career path. One evening a young associate visits the man in question.
A sudden theater rain in Manhattan stirs nerves and impatience as crowds react with anger and chaos after a premiere. Police are reinforced while a procession of verbal spats and a fainting woman mark a scene of midnight madness in New York.
The piece paints a mosaic of New York life with a Madison Square Garden dispute, a Montauk Point resort with a wine waiter and chained wine card, and an English countryside supper inn near Montauk. It notes A. Reubin as New York's premier first-nighter and cites fashion and dining quirkiness among patrons and staff in a rapid, observant tone.
A steel worker was seen napping on a projecting 34th floor beam of an unfinished building during lunch break. The observer also notes visits to "Chang" and reports artist John Held Jr fainted for two weeks after a horse kick on his Connecticut farm. Don Herold reveals he has bought three mules after enjoying the incident.
Tom Byrne and Old Snort raise alarms over the Kiwanis presidential vote won by Jack Hartman amid claims of improper conduct and a looming investigation. Other candidates complain of timing and fairness while broader chatter notes King George death bets and local business moves as a doctor comments on flu.
Electoral college meets at Topeka. J B Johnson elected messenger to carry five Kansas votes for Hayes to Washington. Missouri hogs and wood trade noted. Ford for Christmas ad. Local mills and elevators report wheat and corn receipts. Christie sale near Effingham. Balzac quote cited. The Globe praises honesty. Copper rings in Turkey mentioned. Himalayan tribe health claims linked to diet.
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