Blue Danube Memory and a Rich Divo in 1927
A long profile recalls Frieda Hempel famed soprano and her romantic past with a rich elderly benefactor. The piece details their platonic alimony agreement of forty eight thousand dollars yearly and the singer’s dignified stance on wealth. It frames Hempel’s influence, charity work, and public scrutiny against a backdrop of 1927 New York society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frieda
Heekseher Hempel
Mme. Hemper
Heckseher
New York
Mme. Hempel
Velee
Frieda Hempel
Hensehher
Collie Rescues Master as Bull Attacks in May 1927
In Albert Lea Minnesota a Scotch collie clung to a enraged bull by its tail to protect its master. The animal turned its fury on the dog lecturing to save the master during a prolonged struggle lasting about fifteen minutes before the dog crawled to its mother unconscious.
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Albert Lea
Minn
Mawald Prospering Sugar Pineapple Output Surges
Hawaii reports a sharp rise in agricultural output with sugar yield reaching 7000 tons last year, up from 39,600 tons in 1921. Pineapple packing also surged to 000,000 cages of 24 cans each, marking a 50 percent increase over nine years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
Enier
New Field Opened in Chautauqua County by Forester Pioneer
Ithaca May 1927 The full country extension Service forester is now working in Chautauqua County New York James de Lavis of Cornell University is the pioneer in this New York State venture The first appoint ment in 1941 made John Barron a county Agricultural agent the first in the United States.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Chautauqua County
New York
Esconmionn
Jaimes de Lavis
Department of Forestry
Cornell
New York State
John Barron
United States
Early edition Fitzger ald Rubayat of Omar Whaye yam auction
One of the first edition copies of Fitzgerald Rubáyat of Omar Waya read sold for a penny each after London 1869. A recent auction fetched $4,260 for the lot and the smallest copy printed about five sixteenths of an inch square brought $224.
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Pienny
New York
Omar Whayeyam
London
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Fridda Wempel
Pea
Pharure
Heck
Melody’s Magix
Enpeetic
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Tomer
Ellen Heekaler
Mme
Danube
Faye
Germany
Friendshup
Ughtes
Pennsylvania
Mme Hempel
Metropolitan Opera
Hempel
Fatain
Hines
VPP
Heine Heckteher
Jiuspel
Paros
Heckecher
America
North Carolina
Pachion
Ehupielty
Verandi
Easen
Tyce
Cineive
Friedat Hempert
Leopold
Belgium
Kaiser Wilhelm
King Alphonso
Spain
Henry Bende
Collie Batts
Bula
Mawald Prospuring
New Field
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