Marion Howland and Her Daughter Lead a City Hotel Rise
Marion Howland, a energetic landlady, built a boarding house into a refined social circle for her daughter Shirley. After Shirley’s marriage to a wealthy radio magnate, Howland acquired a major hotel and launched the Howland chain, shaping an ambitious empire from a once modest residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ation Howland
Marlon Howland
Mr. Aver
Miss van Antrip
Gadsby
Shirley
Marion Howland
Shirley Howland
Marion
Kenneth Howland
Mallon
Ehirley
Marlon
Shockigly
Hammond Johnson
Colt
Otis Greer
Howland
Marton
Bhirley
Marion Howard
Qwest
Llewellyn Lewes
Howe
Bearsing House
Lnter
Howland Chain
Veteran Explorer Falls Into River In Comic Rescue
Altoona Tribune reports Old Mace Liverwurst toppled from Verdigris river bridge while recounting explorers. He fell into cold water, was rescued by locals, and cared for by Mrs Liverwurst. He joked about the plunge and his recovery afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mace Liverwurst
Verdigris River
NE Agarn Falls
More
Henry M. Stanley
Victoria Falls
Mace
Liverwurst
Altoona
Tribune
If This Be Treason Every farmer is in his own way a
A brief oddity from the page notes reflects on loyalty and rural life, presenting a wry line about farmers and patriotism in a domestic tone.
Tommy Armour Wins British Open At Carnoustie
Detroit pro Tommy Armour captured the British open title with 296 strokes over four rounds at Carnoustie. A final round 71 sealed the victory, succeeding Bobby Jones as champion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Armour
Detroit
Mich
Carnoustie
Tommy
Bobby Jones
Radio Guided Airplanes Demonstrated at Houston Airport
In front of thousands, pilotless Stinson Detroiter and a radio controlled car were guided from separate planes over Municipal Airport. Robert E Autrey, holder of three patents, demonstrated remote control of vehicles for about fifteen minutes, noting wartime applications and the need for a licensed pilot in experimental flights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
Robert E. Autrey
Los Angeles
Autrey
Smart cotton effect outfits debut in town
Cottons arrive in updated wardrobes featuring soft tweeds and stitched pleats. Jackets are semifitted with a white cotton mesh scarf collar and a distinctive bodice yoke on dresses.
Oldest Swede Marks 105th Birthday Near Oestersund
In Gankxsjoe parish near Oestersund Sweden Lars Olofsson a farmer celebrated his 105th birthday. The village also counts two residents aged 101 two centenarians and five aged ninety nine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oestersund
Sweden
Lars Olofsson
Gankxsjoe
Here
Made to Order Weather Predicted by Currier in St. Louis
Willis H. Currier of the American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers spoke to the Electrical Board of Trade of St. Louis about future home climate control. He noted research from Harvard and the bureau of mines showing comfort at 66 degrees in winter and 71 in summer, with air quality beyond simple chemical measures potentially affecting well being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Willis H. Currier
American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers
Electrical Board of Trade of
Carrier
Harvard
Bureau of Mines
Fifteen Children Win Prize At Pure Man Ball
The American Legion sponsored Pure Man's ball in Memphis offering a prize to the man bringing the most children. Tom Dwyer arrived with his 15 sons and daughters, though four of his children died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
American Legion
Tom Dwyer
Swan Flees to Sidcup Police Station
A swan glided into a Sidcup police station in England and was confined in a cell as officials prepared a simple meal of bread and water for the distressed bird.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidcup
England
Sweet Potato Grower Noted in Accomac County
A local horticultural blurb notes that a potato plant in Accomac County, Virginia, produced a remarkably slender tuber about an inch in diameter. Stanley Groten is cited as the grower in this oddity report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Grotén
Accomac County
Inaugurates New Marker System at Cleveland Station
A tower atop a Cleveland service station near the municipal airport debuts a proposed national marker system for air pilots and motorists. Symbols on the tower faces show a map grid with latitude and longitude marks. Inventor map maker Ludo L. Zimmer develops the tower and grid marking method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Ludo L. Zimmer
Fisherman Digs Worms Birds Steal Them All
In Shamokin Pennsylvania Dr Leon Hollenbach digs worms for his annual fishing trip and places them in a tin can in the garden He wakes to find a bird stealing the worm laden can and the scene ends with the bird carrying off the contents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shamokin
Leon Hollenbach
Tront
Hollenbach
Folin
Hesitation Sends Man to Jail for Two Months
Hartford judge sentences Arthur Banks to two months in jail after he admits stealing 100 dollars from the trunk of Mrs. Van Shhaack while trying to decide whether to return part of the money. Banks cited hesitation and being lost as his reason.
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Hesitation
Man
Hartford
Conn
Arthur Banks
Banks
John D. Bonee
van Shhaack
Lights of New York and the East Side Oddities
A collage of anecdotes links a Burns Mantle interview with apartment thefts and a tough East Side boy offering a glimmer of recovery. It shifts to a vivid 1929 Arctic trek by Dr Lawrence Gould and Harvard men, ending with a playful Crimson vs Wolverines score forecast from Little America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burns Mantle
East Side
Dean
Lawrence MM. Gould
Michigan
Harvard
Doctor Gould
Crimson
Wolverines
Little America
Bell Syndicate
J—Wne
Useless Gifts by Thomas Arkle Clark
A humorous contemplation on gift giving from a university dean. The piece discusses choosing useful versus ornamental gifts for holidays and birthdays, arguing that many people dislike receiving purely useless presents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Arkle Clark
Northwest Conquest by George Rogers Clark
One hundred fifty years ago George Rogers Clark led a band to conquer the Northwest opening up lands for American westward expansion. He crossed frozen waters and swamps while marching toward Milneis and Kentucky, with many carried in canoes and all following their daring leader. Virginia awarded him a sword though he later faced poverty and sought a small land grant from the conquered territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Rogers Chark
Great Northwest
Mllneis
Kentucky
Virginia
Portland Rose Queen Rachel Atkinson Crowned in Porthund Festival
Portland's city Rose Queen Rachel Florence Atkinson, described as blond blue-eyed and graceful, was chosen for this year's festival in Porthund Oregon. The announcement highlights her Nordic beauty and charm as the centerpiece of the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachel Florence Atkinson
Porthund
Ore
Veteran quotes bread over sword in Virginia story
A veteran declined a ceremonial second sword offered by a government representative. He stated that when Virginia required strength he had given a sword, but now he needs bread, underscoring unmet wartime needs and gratitude toward the state. The account reflects postwar hardships and principled stoicism.
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Spy Vecture Newenaner Syndicat
NU Service
By Charles Sughroe
Owen
Swan
John Hix
Leo F. Sheers
Matton
Aberdeen
Lech Lons
Firth of Clyde
Scotland
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Awsu Servien
Lights OF
New York
Walter Trumbull
Forty-seventh Street
Sixth Avenue
Fifth
University of
Illinois
Portland
Western Newspaper Union
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