Lights of New York crooner and other oddities recalled
A nostalgic sketch of early New York entertainment notes a crooner without a microphone performing in The Players with a single chair as prop. It mentions Joe Kierigan in Hollywood, a newspaper man turned restaurant receiver who uncovered graft, a Fifth Avenue bus officer mix up, a stubborn horse, vandals in Florida homes, and Louise Carver Duthie sheltered by actor George Duthie.
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New York
Joe Kerrigan
Hollywood
David Harum
Louise Carver Duthie
Louise
George Duthie
Om Hus
Bell Syndicate
Want Service
Cleaning and storage tips for curtains and food
The neighbor suggests soaking curtains in salt water to launder and warns against placing bread in a warm bread box. Clean painted walls with a damp cloth dipped in baking soda, then wipe with a fresh damp cloth. Bananas at risk of browning when left in the ice.
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Walla
Border Crossings Rise in Year End Report
Labor Department figures show 48,318,92 people crossed or attempted to cross borders in the year ending June 30. Only 7,064 denied admission. Detriot, Buffalo, Niagara Falls and El Paso saw the most questioning with 22,862,697 aliens and 23,990,022 citizens inspected. Seamen exams numbered 915,642 alien and 333,160 citizen. 35,5607 aliens were admitted. Patrol seized 22,735 ineligible aliens and 149 smugglers.
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U. S
Washington
Labor Department
Doak
Harry E. Hull
Immigration Bureau
Detroit
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
el Paso
United States
Canada
Mexico
Immigration Border Patrol
How I Started Why Do We Call It Nostril
A brief language curiosity traces the nostril to an old verb thrill meaning bore or pierce. The piece explains the linguistic link between nostril and trill and notes a Mussolini aphorism on civilization.
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Bell Syndicate
WNN Service
Penny Economics Echoes In A Childrens Community Puzzle
A fragmented 1933 Western Newspaper Union piece invites readers to place nautical themed words in a diagram and features a verse about pennies buying goods. The text blends a child friendly riddle with a shopman anecdote and ends noting the date and source.
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Western Newspaper Union
Apples and Custards Dress Up Cookery Creations
A 1933 Western Union food feature showcases Pierrot apples with steps to cook large apples in water butter and cream, then layered bars with sponge cake and strawberry syrup baked until golden. Also includes apples with cheese, chicken custard, and biscuit sandwiches with ham, cheese, and other fillings.
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Western New Jsper Union
Fitted for the Work
A dialogue notes a woman’s ambition to study medicine while others remark on her talent for analysis and picking apart ideas. The exchange hints at meticulous intellect and a decisive career path framed by confidence and wit.
Blind Horse Overturns Hive Ends in Death at Greensburg
A bill horse toppled a hive while grazing near Greensburg injuring owner Georg Roett and causing the horse to die. The bee swarm attacked Roett for hours, hindering family members from reaching their home. In Picher Oklahoma, 70 year old C Fitter died after a flying splinter severed an artery while he chopped wood and neighbors found him.
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Greensburg
Georg Roett
Roett
Anh
Mar. Picher
Okla
Itter
First Fish Joke About Seaweed Weeds
A light exchange features two fish trading a joke about weeds. The first laments lacking a lawn mower to cut front-yard weeds while the second asks what kind of weeds and the punchline reveals seaweed as the weed in question.
Paroled bandit repays bank with old heist payoff
In Fresno a former cowboy named C H Cochran returned to the Bank of America Lone Pine branch and handed manager Dean Sears 4500 in currency. He said he robbed the bank three years earlier, was sent to San Quentin, and vowed to repay the money to show he is square with the world.
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Bandit
Fresno
Calif
Dean Sears
Bank of America
Sydney S. Clark
Lone Pine
C. H. Cochran
Sears
Cochran
San Quentin Penitentiary
Blind man plans tandem bike ride through Grants Pass
A Blind George in Grants Pass Oregon says he plans to buy a tandem bicycle and hire a pilot to lead him about the city, after using his fingertips as eyes at local confectionery and news stand.
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Grants Pass
Ore
Blind George
Denver Woman Kills Daughter Then Throws Self
A 30-year-old mother Mrs J B Lullar hurled her seven year old daughter Julia from a tenth floor window and then leapt to her death. The mother died instantly while the girl passed away two hours later.
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Denver
J. B. Lullar
Julia
Stephen Foster Authored 125 Songs at Death
Washington Star records composer Stephen Foster died at thirty eight, noting his prolific output of 125 songs of which about a quarter were negro tunes.
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Foster
Stephen Foster
Washington Star
Marriage Rush Seen Sign of Prosperity in Hempstead
In Hempstead November yielded 100 marriage licenses, described by deputy town clerk William Valentine as the heaviest November issue since recent prosperity began. He noted the record month reflects a swift revival in local conditions and economic confidence.
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Hempstead
L. L
William Valentine
Valentine
Copenhagen Tour Through Modern City and Free Port
A National Geographic prepared piece surveys Copenhagen noting its ultra modern blend with history. It describes the town hall tower views, the Free Port’s docks and warehouses, and the busy harbor trade with ships from around the world as locals bike and Sunday outings fill the city.
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National Geographic Society
Washington
WNO
Kohbenhayn
Leon ‘Frotsky
Copenhagen
Europe
St. Nicholas Church
Brand Brand
Paul Reveres
Nuremberg
New York
Absalon
Romulus
Town Hall
Denmark
America
Plymouth
Jamestown
Greenland
Norway
Zealand
Amager
Germany
Hudson Bay
Kiel Canal
Free Port
Frederick III
Sweden
Nolay
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Lights of
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Florida
Long Island
FIEN
Benito Mussolini
Cheerio
Dorothy Edmonds
Anchorage
Hauser Kan
Aken
Sante Monicly
Manchuria
Russia
South
England
Americas
Australia
Baltic
Malmo
White House
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