Best Similes of 1924
A compiled list of similes from The New York Times with varied comparisons. Notable lines reference figures like Georga Ade and Aldous Huxley, with colorful images such as a garden after frost, a sodden poker, and a tired horse, reflecting a 1920s literary humor tone.
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New Sore Times
Anon
Robe
Watura
Robert Benchile
Arthur Baer
Napolean TI Akould
Beaton
Stephen Vincent Benet
Ming
Charles Fins Io
Cobb
Sam Hell- Yuunan
Xinster
League of Nations
Aldous Uxley
John T. McCutechsan
Alice Duerrier
Edna St. Vincent Millar
Quinn Martin
Hyema
Anton Machail
Astings
Frank Wardy Manev
Beatee
Abr Martin
Wout
Jean Nathan
New York
Dithultry
White House
York Times
G. Wells
Calvary
Wedenouse Rutile
Tee
Sidney
Joan Dee
William Butler
German Rum Runners Criticized At Hamburg Meeting
In Amboeg Germany a largely attended Nautical School of Hamburg session adopted a resolution denouncing German involvement in international rum running. The measure called for immediate government action to suppress the activity and halt the illicit trade.
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Amboeg
Germany
Nautical Scholay
Hamburg
Aalte New
New Lyric Theatre Passion Play and Variety Vaudeville
Patrons await the New Lyric Theatre engagement featuring the authentic Passion Play film with a live Russian chorus and John J. Hanley tenor. The program also showcases Barney Gerard’s comedy hour with Watson and Cohan, a major vaudeville lineup, and the Paramount film The Border Legion starring Antonio Moreno and Helene Chadwick.
New England Veterans Seek Compensation Rush
The War Department reported 5300 applications from New England war veterans for advanced compensation in ten days. Massachusetts leads with 2877 filings followed by Connecticut 406 Maine 585 Rhode Island 362 New Hampshire 367 and Vermont 205 as a public notice from Boston.
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Boston
New England
War Department
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Maine
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Vermont
Inebriated Man Attracts Attention In Street Scene
An intoxicated man loitered near a storefront, trying to enter a ballpark area and stop at a window with a sign. The proprietor questioned him and clarified the shop’s offerings, mentioning they sell electrical goods. The exchange reflects a curious street encounter observed by the Courier Journal.
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Hattaries
Lovitvng Courier Journal
Recipe Fragments From Franklin Era Note
Fragmentary historical note presents a recipe suitable for preservation. It mentions sunlit affections and notes about harvesting wild grapes in local woods. The text hints at preserving a sprightly, long lasting cordial or similar preservative without modern methods.
Admiral Nulton Named Head of Naval Academy
Admiral Louis Nulton is appointed by the Navy Department to succeed Rear Admiral Henry Wisen as head of the Naval Academy at Annapolis, with a transition from active service planned for January. Nulton currently commands the battleship division in Pacific waters and has a long record including command roles on the Pennsylvania and at the Navy Yard in New York.
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Eliabeth Brown
Sedano
Robert Emmet Keane
Claires Whitney
Homer FR. Mason
Daincy Dune
Harvick
George Trafford
Danny Montgome
Tuaseni Dears
Key Carusa
Sonny Liblaly
Rose Loulae
Dainty My
Oweara
Rimestone
Contilus
Crete
Maurie
Uta Smio & Tanry
Ny Orginal Serge
Acadir
Gereen
June Manlove
Poli
Gloria Swanson
Bit
Sue Cess
Legionaire
Swanson
Haan
Inelae
Nulton
Naval Academy
Louis Mr. Neon
Dlenry BR Wisen
Acadens Ct Algapens
Sethes
Activn
Joey
Mabinaiy
Vwivison
Pacific
Virginia
Weinhg
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Border Legion
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