New Books Reviewed by Harry Grace and Larry
Book reviews cover three titles: Thoughts of Youth by Larry Foster with diary excerpts from a Lafayette College student at 145 pages. Half a Loaf by Grace Hegger Lewis exploring a writer and his wife’s ascent in 392 pages. Stadium by Francis Wallace at 284 pages about Dan Curtis, a coach facing football’s darker side and a banker’s failed bond sale.
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Larry
Larry Foster
Lfe
Lafayette College
Grace Hegger Lewis
Francis Wallace
Dan Curtis
Jerome Gehring
Curtis
Doctor Baker
Skyscraper by Faith Baldwin review excerpt
Faith Baldwin’s Skyscraper centers on Lynn Harding and Tom Shepard, bank coworkers who face poverty despite Tom’s salary and the charm of David Dwight. The novel mirrors familiar people, rendered intimate, as the couple seeks happiness. the piece invites readers to request more current books via mail order.
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Faith Baldwin
New York
Lynn Harding
Tom Shepard
David Dwight
Mortgagee's Sale Notice for Bristol Property
Public auction will be held October 10 1932 at 12 o'clock noon on Bristol Rhode Island property described as two parcels with buildings. Sale subject to two prior Industrial Trust Company mortgages and town taxes as of June 15 1931. William T O'Donnell attorney for current mortgage holder. Sept 15 1931 Bristol RI.
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T Wilfred Vennette Et Als
Bristol
Rhode Island
Hope Street
Lydia J Peck
Peck
John H Wall
Industrial Trust Company
William T. O'Donnell
R. 1
Rogers Free Library Adds Wide Range of New Books
The Rogers Free Library lists new titles across fiction and non fiction. Notable works include Since Calvary by Lewis Browne and Mexico by Stuart Chase, plus biographies by Strachey and Northup. Local readers gain drama Alison's House and poetry Death and Taxes, with many novels from Aldrich to Christie and Cather.
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Lewis Browne
Daisy
Princess of Press
Mexico
Stuart Chase
Americas
Lytton Strachey
Elizabeth
Essex
T. S. C. Northup
Yale University
Willian Rohenstein
William Vaughn Moody
Alison
Susan Glaspell
John Mistletoe
Christopher Morley
Robert Raynolds
Thames
Susan Spray
Shelia Kaye Smith
Peter Cradd
Phillips Oppenheim
Bess Streeter
Aldrich
Maud Driver
India
Eve Challoner
E. Barrington
Gunning Sisters
Dublin
London
Cape Cod
America
Joseph C Tincoln
Pearl Buck
China
Imperial Palace
Arnold Bennett
Gertrude Atherton
Francis Beeding
Martin Freeman
Fden Philpotts
Louis Vance
Tom Vletcher
Havedamoor
Agatha Christie
Max Brand
Renfrew
Laurie Erskine
Robert Ames Bennett
Margaret Pedkr
Sylvia
Louise P Hauck
Kathleen Norris
Jane Abbott
Willa Cather
Miss Cather
Quebec
Hatters Castle
Jj Cronin
England
Loving Spirit
Daphine du Maurier
Emily Bronte
Edward J Brien
Easy Mail Center Handles Massive NY Mail Volume Daily
The New York post office processes about 15 million pieces of ordinary mail each day including receipt, delivery and dispatch activities across its center.
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New York
Looks Bad What’s the Use for Old Folks Homes
A clipped note from the Los Angeles Times laments the burden on aging homeowners who build fine houses but cannot maintain them as costs rise. The piece implies a widening gap between wealth and upkeep for the elderly and future generations.
Henry Stevens elected national commander at American Legion convention
Henry Leonidas Stevens Jr of Warsaw North Carolina was chosen as national commander for the coming year at the 13th national convention in Detroit. An attorney born January 27 1896 he has held multiple military and Legion roles including judge, brigade adjutant and former district commander.
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The
American Legion
Detroit
Henry Leonidas Stevens, Jr
Warsaw
North Carolina
Stevens
Porter Military Academy of
Charleston
S. C
University of North Carolina
Harvard Law School
Stevens, Beasley & Stevens
General County
Fort Oglethorpe
Gale
Camp Jackson
France
National Guard
Charles R Gavin Post
Society of the Legion
De La Salle bests Colt Memorial 20 to 7 in Newport
Colt Memorial High School falls to De La Salle 20 to 7 at Freebody Park Newport in a hard fought game. Fitzgerald starred for De La Salle with two touchdowns as Leahy sparked Colt Memorial in the third with a 30 yard run.
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Icolt
DE LA Salle
Colt Memorial High School
Freebody Park
Newport
Cran de la Salle High School
Leahy
Sousa
Rugeiro
Fitzgerald
Ind Teahs
Bruno
Vevieimtiente
Mello Morra
Sanford
Varra
Flynn Dubuc
Morra
Lemaire
Mans
Borges
Caruso
Fasano Weaver
Guissippo
Varro
F. Galmarin
F Sweet
Thompson
Ancient copper fishhooks unearthed along Euphrates stored at Weld Museum
Copper fishhooks used by Euphrates fishermen thousands of years ago are in Weld Museum Chicago collection and are said to be not very different from modern hooks.
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Euphrates
Weld Museum
Chicago
Korean Counting Rods Used in Schools Through Nineteenth Century
Bone rods served as teaching aids for arithmetic and computing in Korean schools up to the late 1800s, reflecting early curricular tools before modern digits became dominant.
American family names doomed to extinction in generations
A Literary Digest summary reports that with average fertility, many American family names will die out within generations. Using census birth data, it shows about half of first generation children are girls, giving about fair odds of survival, one in three for grandchildren, and around one in five by the sixth generation, with over 80 percent extinct after a thousand years.
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Dr. BE
Statistical Department of A Life Insurance Company
New York City
Syven
America
Literary Digest
Men of Genius Honored for Medical Research
The piece catalogs early medical pioneers and their breakthroughs from 1543 to 1896, highlighting Fabricus on valves, Harvey on circulation, Hunter as father of modern surgery, Jenner and vaccines, Davy and chloroform, Simpson, Lister on antisepsis, Pasteur’s influence, and Wright's vaccine therapy at St Bartholomew's.
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Fabricus
William Harvey
St. Bartholomew's Hospital
London
John Hunter
Edward Jenner
Humphry Davy
James Simpson
United States
Joseph Lister
Louis Pasteur
Sir Almoth Wright
St. Bartholomew's
Pasteur
Cologne the German Rome with historic churches and cathedral
Cologne is described as the German Rome filled with churches such as St Marto in the capital the Apostles Jesuit Dominican and St Ursula. Founded as a Roman colony about AD 51 the city celebrated the thousandth anniversary of Rhineland integration into the German empire in 1925, aside from 1796 to 1814 when the French held the area. The river view shows medieval towers and the majestic cathedral dominating the skyline.
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Cologne
Rome
St Marto
Rhineland
Burns Heritage Sites in Ayr Scotland Tour
Auld Ayr hosts Burns linked sights including the Tam O Shanter inn on High Street and the two room clay biggin built by Burns father in 1757. The cottage is now a Burns museum with surrounding fields linked to the poet’s life and songs. Nearby Noon riverbank scenery is also noted for its ties to his verses.
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Ayr
Scotland
Burns
High Street
Bonnie Banks
Ancient Roman cosmetics match today’s formulas
A Roman woman’s vanity box from about 1500 years ago yielded brown and white face paints whose composition nearly mirrors modern cosmetics. The study by the Institute of Chemical-Pharmaceuticals at the University of Frankfort notes the only difference is ancient paints include metal particles later found harmful to skin. The grave was in Nida near Frankfort.
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Chemical-Pharmaceutical Institute of
The
Frankfort
Appian Way: Rome’s Queen of Roads Through Ages
The Appian Way, also known as the Regina Viarum, runs from Rome to Brindisi. Built by Appius Claudius in 312 BC, it has long outshone other avenues and today is lined with tombs of the Scipios Octavia and Seneca.
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Rome
Via Appia
Unter den Linden
Fifth Avenue
Brindislick
Appius Claudius
B. C
Scipios
Octavia
Seneca
Scout Bands and Troops Meet at Brown University Game
Bristol Boy Scouts under Scout Executive J Harold Williams observed a Brown University football game in Providence with 1500 council scouts marching onto the field. The program included troop meetings and plans for the Court of Honor on October 28 and fall recruitment activities.
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J. Harold Williams
Narragansett Council
Bristol
Brown
Awashanks Herd
Honor Society of Scouting
Hallowe’en
Kearney Ship
Sea Scouts
Eagles
Hope Street
Mining Depths Feed Hope for New Copper Riches
An expert says there is no known limit to mining depth and air supply is key. The Quincy mine in Hancock near Portage Lake reports deeper digging with richer ore, a phenomenon called secondary mineralization, suggesting copper could extend thousands of feet toward the earth’s center.
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Quincy
Ola Reliable
Houghton
Hancock
Portage Lake
Detroit Free Press
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Rogers Free Library
Henry L. Stevens, JR
Bobby Burns
Auld Ayr
Socony
WEAF
Wgy
WTIC
WEEI
WCSH
Socony Specialties, Inc
BOY Scout
E. A. Skinner
Hope St
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Newman Bros
California
Ipee P. & G
Edison Mazda
Edison
Pierce
S.pierce
Peirce
Newman
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