Washington Pauses as Hoover Roosevelts Rise Shapes 1930s
Observers see Hoover’s West trip and Lincoln Memorial dedication as a preview of next year’s campaign. Roosevelt builds support through alliances, including Boston mayor Curley, while voters eye economic relief and future prosperity amid a wary mood.
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Washington, D. C
Hoover
Indiana
Lincoln Memorial
Springfield
Ill
White House
Bryan
McKinley
Owen D. Young
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Curley
New York Life Onion of Street Sights and Window Risks
A New York Observer stroll reveals city oddities from a legless and a stilts reader to Isadore Duncan kin in a bathrobe. The piece notes New York’s shock-proof fashion, then highlights window washers facing high fatality rates yet staying in demand. It recalls a novice taught to wipe windows with a single chamois swipe.
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Isadore Duncan
Pedigree and diet shape a dog's future in study
The ChapPel Kennel Foundation of Rockford Dois says a dog's past is fixed by its pedigree while its present and future depend on proper feed and exercise. Overfeeding and under-exercising make dogs unattractive and unhealthy, so a simple, balanced diet with regular meals and no scraps is advised. Training in the first year is crucial to prevent unruliness.
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Chappel Kennel Foundation
Rockford
Tu- Dois
From Sailor to Window Washer in New York Earns Big Checks
The text notes a former sailor or whaler who was fired and contrasts his past rough work with a ten thousand a year income from washing windows in New York. It mentions others earning similar or higher sums by supplying men to the chamois business, highlighting a substantial and thriving industry and workers’ rights and pay.
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Vincent B. Phelan
Department of Commerce
National Library
Herbert Putnam
Benjamin Franklin
Paris
Robert Morris
Library of Congress
Ulster County
New York State
Broadway
New York
Cie
Busin.2
Window washing trickster beats pace for safety bargain
A cleaner’s bold methods thrill customers as he tops rivals by two thirds while ignoring safety belts. When a stern note asks to stop sending the fearless climber twenty stories high, the man’s “secret” is exposed and the city learns the risks behind his rapid method. The tale ends with the revelation that the man refused the belt, but the hazards remain.
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Federal
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Los Angeles
Offerc & T
New York Life
The
Michela CO
Bessemer, Wakefield and Bruces Crossing
Bessemer
Wakefield
Hera
Michigan Bell
Michigan
Michigan Bell Telephone
Maz
Phillips
Isis
U. S
Charles H
A.A.A
American Automobile Association
Standard Oil Company
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