Sugar Daddy Ob Sinclair and the Broadway glitter
Ob Sinclair rises from Empire to New York in dairy wealth then becomes a famed sugar daddy to Mirabel Moneytoes and other showgirls. He spends fortunes on glittering parties and satin slippers while Letty Leigh cherishes his photographs at home.
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Letty Leigh
Empire
New York
Ob Sinclair
Metropolis
Wall Street
Broadway
Angel
Darling
Oli
Mirabel Moneytoes
Coney Island
Mirabel
America
Obidiah Sinclair
Oh Sinclair
Women Collegians Have Good Marital Records
The president of a women's college notes that graduates marry later and more durably. In 1926 the national divorce rate was one in seven marriages, but college women show about 2 percent, one divorce for every forty nine marriages.
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United States
Elizabeth Frazer
Saturday Evening Post
Army battle wagon speeds into service with light turret
The new U S army battle wagon appears distinct from prior models. It is crewed by three men and can reach 60 miles an hour when needed. A light turret houses two machine guns and the vehicle can traverse rough ground with a low profile.
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United States Army
World in Throes of Change Mania
Commentary on widespread renaming from Petrograd to Leningrad and Pekin to Peiping, with anger at 1930s China renaming 440 cities like Canton to Bunyd and Amoy to Szeming. Warns atlas makers may add pictorials to ease map updates amid a chorus of changed toponyms.
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St. Petersburg
Petrograd
Leningrad
Queenstown
America
Cobh
Ekaterinburg
Catherine the Great
Nicholas
Sverdlovsk
Peiping
Pekin
China
Nanking
Celestial Republic
Canton
New England
Amoy
Szeming
Soochow
Harbin
New World
Boston Transcript
Investigation Shows Razorback Destroys Pines in Mississippi
P. N. Howell of the state forest commission trailed a razorback hog for eight hours and counted 400 trees rooted out, as part of an inquiry into the animal as a destroyer of long leaf pines.
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State Forest Commission of
Mississippi
P. N. Howell
Howell
Broken Rhythm Golf Moment Sparks Tempers
A golf er and his caddie share a comic bout as the caddie hiccups through eight holes. On the ninth green the player misses and knocks the caddie down, blaming the silence on not hiccupping, claiming he counted on the cough.
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al Jolson
Grantland Rice
Collier’s Magazine
Thrill of a Speech That Sparks Audience Cheers
The idea of delivering a line in a speech that triggers audience applause spreads excitement. A well timed phrase can energize listeners and elevate the talk, creating a memorable moment of shared enthusiasm.
No Opportunity for Dialogue with Domestic Help
A humorous exchange shows Mrs. Torkins insisting she would never presume to address her cook. The line reveals social norms about servant status and deference in domestic life.
The Perfect Guest Hostess and the Fanshaw Visit
At a summer resort the topic turns to costs with a wife noting a weekly rate of a hundred dollars. The couple contemplates leaving for home due to expenses, while the hostess cheekily asks Mr Fanshaw to save her dances and he agrees.
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Summer Resort
Mr. Fanshaw
There is courage in rejecting popular entertainment
The line notes that what is widely liked may not amuse everyone and that choosing what truly resonates requires personal discernment rather than following trends. It suggests reflection over conformity and values individual taste in entertainment.
Coffee Quality Debate Echoes Between Baristas
A fragment captures a cafe exchange where one patron complains of muddy coffee and weak strength while another agrees it might be too weak to endure the strain. The brief overheard moment hints at tension over brew standards.
Special Brand tires and the unknown maker
A Special Brand tire is produced for distributors by a manufacturer who uses a name not identifying the tire maker to the public, often to mask beat quality tires built under the maker’s own name. Firestone places his name on every tire he makes.
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Firestone
Cal
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Medicine Co
Mid West Drug, Inc
la Salle
Potter Drug & Chemical Corp
Malden
Mass
Chevrolet
Jandner
Oakland
Peerless
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Viking
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Packard
Pierce-A
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Firestone Service
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Oldfield
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