Preparations For National Ski Tournament In Minneapolis
Work has begun on a one hundred foot steel ski slide at Glenwood Park in Minneapolis in preparation for the national ski tournament set for February 10 and 11. Local groups including the Municipal Ski Club and Odin Club collaborated with the park board to fund the slide. The event will feature a boys national championship for competitors under sixteen, and a dual meet between the University of Minnesota and the University of Wisconsin on opening day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Glenwood Park
Board ’of Park Commissioners
Municipal Ski Club of
Odin Club
Mave
University of Minnesota
University of Wisconsin
Ponca Citys oil wealth fuels private golf oasis
In Ponca City Oklahoma Ernest W Malland head of the Malland oil holdings opened a private golf course for workers and the public. The estate includes a million dollar palace and a vast garden. The locale attracts bankers and laborers alike, making Ponca City a notable golf hub in the Southwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powca City
Okla
Associated Press
Oklahoma
Texas
Ponca City
Ernest W. Malland
Tand
Marland
Towers Rest Easy on Bedrock After Settlement Fix
Chicago’s three l eaning towers built in the 1890s now stand on solid rock foundations after workers jacked them up and extended foundations to bedrock. The city’s Niagara limestone underlayer and blue clay deposits explain earlier settlement, and no further settling has occurred since the fix. New York’s immigrants are noted in broader context of opportunity and effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Bio Office
Niagara Limeston
New York
Times Want Ads Promotes Quickest and Best Results
A classified note urges readers to use the Times Want Ads for fastest, most effective results. It highlights ease of placement and broad reach, appealing to individuals and businesses seeking prompt responses.
Annie Laurie confidante to readers across country
Across the nation Annie Laurie is hailed as a trusted adviser to hundreds who write daily seeking guidance. She is described as a wonderful motherly figure, solving problems that reflect the concerns of men and women from all states and provinces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Laurie
United States
Dominion of Canada
Read's Store Promotes Weekend Deal On Toys
Read's store in the Bridgeport district announces Saturday noon closing with evening hours until 9. Parcel Post and Freight deliveries are free with merchandise purchases. New ten pins, hardwood and smooth finish, priced 59 to 150 cents per box, join an array of railroad system and fire department toys, drums, horns, tool chests, typewriters, velocipedes, dolls accessories, cooking sets, fine china, wicker carriages, blackboards, tricycles, roly dolls, games, puzzles, and painting sets for children.
Bath Robes and Apparel Gifts in Colored Silks
A shop ad promotes Bath Robes in bright colors and soft silk Neglige Robes. Corduroy robes offer morning comfort, with Petticoats in Silk Jersey and Taffeta. Oriental Blouses feature Batik color blends, offered in the Apparel Shops on the second floor.
Stationery and Leather Goods Store Offers and Promotions
Stationery correspondence cards come in white blue pink and orchid with gold edges at 75 cts a box. Gift boxes of stationery in all colors and styles range from 1.00 to 12.00 a box. Main floor features leather fitted cases with ivory toilet articles for travelers from 5.95 to 35.00. Read diaries bought already are going fast. seize one now before they’re gone.
Hand Made Blouses at Read's Read’s Second Floor
Dainty blouses crafted from sheer French Voile feature Irish lace embroidery and drawn work. Styles include square necks V necks flat round collars and jabot fronts. Each blouse bears the Bluebird label and priced at 5.00 6.75 and 8.50 sold exclusively on Read's second floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Read’s
Fur Chokers and Scarfs on Sale at Baum Mart
A display offers a splendid variety of fur chokers and collars including Mink chokers at 15 dollars Squirrel chokers 13.50 Baum Marten 65 Stone Marten 39.50 Hudson Bay Sables 95 Fox Scarfs 35 and separate fur collars 15 dollars Many items may be available at higher prices than listed Second floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson Bay
Art and craft gifts on display in north aisle
Display items include telephone covers hand painted carving boards for fruit with glass knife necktie racks pipe racks decorated tin boxes bridge score pads shoe trees and door stops in the north aisle area of the exhibition space.
Linen writing paper in holly covered box
Special Linen finished writing paper neatly packed in a holly decorated box containing 24 sheets and 24 envelopes offered at 25 cents. Stationery Section on the Main floor.
War on male flirts and a stern city note in Boston
The Boston report covers a protest by a female led anti flirt movement with a lizard insignia on a hatpin. It mentions Judge Morton denying citizenship to hundreds for unpatriotic wartime attitudes, and quotes Marion Bush on prohibition’s costs at a Back Bay flower stand. It notes a prohibition enforcement anecdote and the death of John M. Varnum, an 87 year old State Street investor, Yale alum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Horgan
Wnational
Corres
Boston
Dec
United Action
Fair Crusaders
Morton
United States District Court
Marion Bush
State Street
John M. Varnum
No. 7
Varnum
Yale
Haven Boy Ties Yale With Sixty Five Yard Dash
NewYork December 22 One of New Yorks great pastimes is poking fun at elderly telegraph messengers nicknamed Jackie Coogans by Gotham wits. The piece notes their comical uniforms and habit of adjusting nose glasses as they perform the work. It observes the light humor and gradual acceptance of these older workers in a city tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haven
Harvard
Yale
George
West Newton High School
Second Congregational Church
Roland Krebs
International News Service
New York
Gotham
Ipatriarchs
Jackie Coogans
Boy
Cuddy
Saturday Hat Sale Brings Stylish Changeable Silks
Saturday sale features Black Satins Changeable Taffetas and Hair Cloth hats. New selections include velvet and duvetyn looks with feathers berries and angora embroidery on crown and brim. Styles suitable for dress or business wear with plain ly trimmed options.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Barber Board
Topeka
Kan
Teanty
Kansas
State Barber Board
Milady
State Supreme Court
Mary E. Keith
Wichita
Sedgewick County Dstrict Court
The
Bridgeport Evening Times
Bridgeport
Che
Parcel Post
Miss Bush
George Owen
New
Roter’s Toy Shop
Main ST
Strand & Lyric Theatres
Noble
Bridgeport Times
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!