Old Catalogue Reprints Spark Hobbyist Interest in America
A nostalgic look at Chelsea House reissuing the 1897 Sears catalogue reveals beaded drapes, lace curtains and household secrets of the era. The piece also notes a 100th anniversary Official Railway Guide recreation, Libbey Cut Glass reissue, and doll and dollhouse volumes, contrasting 1897 prices with modern wages and inflation perceptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Chelsea House
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Libbey Cut Glass
Antique and Historic Glass Foundation
Toledo
Ohio
Harper's Bazaar
Sears
Small Investor Now Third Class Investor On Wall Street
A New York AP piece notes the shift of the small investor from a second class citizen to third class as Wall Street creates an over 1000 share class with reduced commissions. It cites SEC pressure, brokerages tightening accounts, and insiders profiting while small investors struggle to obtain shares and information. The report also profiles Deborah Jean Deernman, 1862 New Mexico State Fair Queen, and a line about Portugal's history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street
Wall
Securities and Exchange Commission
Albuquerque
N.M
Deborah Jean Deernman
New Mexico State University
Communist Party Membership Falls in Australia
John Sendy, vice president of the Australian Communist Party, told a Melbourne University political science society meeting that party membership has declined from 24 000 to 5 000 in twenty years and failed to attract the younger generation. He cited global communist problems as prompting a serious reexamination of policies.
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RED Party
Melbourne
Communist Party
Australia
Australian Communist Party
John Sendy
Sendy
Political Science Society
Melbourne University
Reviewer's Picks For Christmas Records 1968
AP writer Mary Campbell surveys 1968 Christmas albums from RCA Capitol MGM and more. Highlights include Perry Como Christ Is Born and Buck Owens Christmas Shopping, with Glen Campbell and Ray Charles contributing. Lionel Barrymore as Scrooge appears on a reissue, while some releases disappoint.
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Mary Campbell
AP News
Herald Angels
Mommy
Santa Claus
Rudolph
Red-Nosed Reindeer
Little Drummer Boy
Perry Como
RCA
Christ Is
Como
Italy
Bartolucci
Sistine Chapel Choir
Ray Charles
Chorale
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Capitol
Wayne New
Jeanette
Isabella
Buck Owens
Buckaroos
Glen Campbell
Roger Miller
Cahn
van Heusen
Burt Ives
Columbia Ives
Jesus
Lionel Barrymore
Scrooge
Charles Dickens
MGM
Green
Barrymore
Canterbury Choir
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Grand Army of the Republic
Yesteryear
United States
New York Public Library
Cong Deperioines Vivarie
NSU
Ners Guide
Agoin
Seara
Edward Kennedy
McLean, Va
Portugal
Poland
Che Beyteen
Dier
Young
David Rose
Noel
Lennon Sisters
Mercury
Neg Cochran
Mks
Moore's Shoe Store
Texas
Zenith
Pasadena
Imperial Fine China
F.s.li.c
Shaw
Flaza Almeda Mall
Market Center
Passbruk
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