Vanderbilt kin builds big airplane for travel
A note from Brisbane Weekly reports William K. Vanderbilt, great grandson of Commodore Vanderbilt, has built a large airplane for personal travel. The piece jokes about EPIC and EPiA plans, cites Mr. Maury Paul, Mr. West of the Junior National Chamber of Commerce, and comments on Communists, Hopkins relief schemes, and the era's political chatter.
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Commodore Vanderbilt
Staten Island
New York Central
William K. Vanderbilt
Maury Paul
Vanderbilt
Mr. West
National Chamber of Commerce
Tooley Street
England
West
Harry L. Hopkins
Roosevelt
America
Upton Sinclair
California
Hopkins
Peoh-Peoh
Sailor wish given by warden in prison advice column
A letter asks which prison job to choose. the reply says to pick sailing. Other questions cover insomnia remedies, giraffe neck reasons, a friend who married making him look shorter, cafe entertainment ideas, and a note on Barbados history noting peaceful British-era colonization since 1603 and 1627 settlement.
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Barbados
Detroit News
Olive Blossom
Dippy the Loon Described by Honker on the Big River
On a moonlit riverbank Peter Rabbit and Honker the Goose discuss Dippy the Loon. Honker explains Dippy’s awkward land gait, exceptional underwater speed, and paddling feet, noting his fearsome diving and possible reads of his bill and plumage. Peter hopes to meet Dippy, but settles for his voice. The scene ends with a good night from Peter and Honker.
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Peter Rabbit
Honker
Goose
Peter
Dippy
Old Man Coyote
Through A Woman's Eyes by Jean Newton Vanity
A short essay discusses the saying vanity and a male actor who killed himself after aging out of romantic roles. His death is linked to illness and financial loss, with friends noting his pride as the perfect lover. The piece comments on women on stage aging and the struggle to survive in changing roles.
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Hitler
Frances Perkins
Gretna Garbo
Lupton Sinelilr
Leonardo da Vinci
Christopher Columbus
Duke of St Simon
Voltaire
St. Simon
Vanity
Bill Syndicate
WNU Service
Witty Kitty: The Modern Actress Rebalances Image
Nina Wilcox Putnam argues that actresses adapt to aging by aging with their roles. Mary Pickford and Judith Anderson exemplify moving from ingénue to mature parts, while stage and film show aging can be dignified. The piece contrasts female aging with male vanity and urges common sense alongside vanity. A Weather joke closes the column.
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Mary Pickford
Judith Anderson
Sarah Bernhardt
The Days That Used to Be by Anne Campbell Ise
A reflective poem recalling joyful past days. The speaker saunters through green paths and dawns, describing simple, tranquil mornings. Memory brushes the present with the fragrance of early life, blessing the current days with remnants of beauty from springs gone by.
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WNU Service
Illinois State News Digest of Local Deaths and Actions
Illinois reports the deaths of Frank Burgraf and Jacob Schmidt, the births of Kate Hamilton, plus a series of legal and civic items. The Supreme court grants Neal McGinley a new trial for a Franklin county case. Local obituaries, a 105th anniversary celebration of Irving church, and a rash of public notices follow. A murder case, divorce petition, and National Guard retirement are noted along with a spike in marriages at Lake County. A variety of crimes, arrests, and quarantines are listed alongside a tenacious search for chicken thieves.
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Frank Burgraf
Tuscola Review
Jacob Schmidt
Pekin Free Press
Kate W. Hamilton
Bloomington
Supreme Court
Neal McGinley
Franklin County
Grady Sutton
Methodist Episcopal Church of
Irving
Pana
Montgomery County
Joseph McDaniel
Carbondale
Alice Ashmore
Oakland
Coles County
Sherman Ashmore
Spencer C. Dickerson
Eighth Regiment
Illinois National Guard
John L. Zacharias
First National Bank
Blue Island
Ilinois
Kelly
Lew A. Hlendee
Philip D. Armour
Green Bay Road
Lake Bluff
Armours
Walter S. Rundle
Illinois
Edward J. Hughes
Minois
Thomas Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
Mattoon
Thomas
Sarah Bush Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
John Thomas
Springfield
Iowa
Charles Edwards
Aurora
Coache
Edwards
Takez
Russell
Hanson
la Salle County
Ottawa
Harry Hill
Eliza Hill
Glenn Barton
Bud
Wayne
Barton
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Rhythe Townsend
White House
Borah
Repubican Party
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Mr. Wynn
Aitztuff
Virginia
Archologist
Cime
L Glass
Associated Newspapers
WIN Service
Jimmy Walker
James J Walker
Surrey
Mrs. Walker
Jimmy
Jock
Scotty
By Jean Newton
Kitty
Nina Wilcox Putnam
Weather Report
Irene
Chum
Dada
Bell Syndicate
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