New York Day by Day on McIntyre and Stage Entrances
A retrospective on actor entrances from Charlie Chaplin to Fred Stone and Leon Errol, noting comic stunts and stage tricks. The piece shifts to a discussion of a cut rate theater ticket monopoly and then includes a lengthy public notice about a proposed sanitary sewer project in Cedar Rapids, Iowa with hearing details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charlie Chaplin
Chaplin
McIntyre
Heath
Fred Stone
Nat Wills
Frank Daniels
Leon Errol
Grock
City of Cedar
Noted Actors and Coffeehouse Delights in Old New York
A playful survey of theater names and social scenes in New York. It mentions famed actors and their entanglements, Elks clubs, a shuttered bank now lit like a lively corpse, a bust of Rosoff at race tracks, Jayardin and Willie Howard brothers’ rivalry and loyalties, a ball player’s hot tie game report, and a visit to the Brevoort Hotel as a Bohemian hub for writers with French clientele and a nostalgic mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meredith Nicholson
Harry Leon Wilson Booth Tarkington
Washington Square
New York
Hendrick
Edward
Prince of Wales
Lousiana
Allen
Martial Tae
New Orleans
Cedar Rapids Gazette Bits and Editorial Rants
Fragmented OCR text shows a Cedar Rapids publication with subscription rates and carrier details amid chaotic political commentary. Names like New York and Louisiana figures appear alongside references to elections and ballots, with digressions on governance and the New Deal.
Blighted prospects loom as codes reshape labor hours
The article discusses how new industrial codes will shorten many workers' hours and leave them uncertain about their post code world. It notes widespread confusion among both men and women about their future time and work prospects amid looming policy changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Fragmented Tales of Maple Craft and Trust
A disjointed, lengthy excerpt recounts a craftsman with only seasoned maple for furniture, a boy absorbing anti French bias, and reflections on belief. It discusses how material limits shape outcomes and the role of evidence in forming trust, interwoven with scattered, unclear anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lotus Man
Harmeny
Prosecution of Chicago Racketeers Moves Forward
The Davenport Times reports Chicago racketeers linked to extortion and bombings are facing prosecutions. Trade groups and business owners fared under intimidation, while the public watches outcomes as authorities pursue a crackdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chipige
Davenport Limes
Fragmentary Cine Like Muttering Cited by Irvin Cobb
A broken OCR fragment shows garbled speech about a trip to an apern and art gallery with a recurring exclamation. Irvin Cobb is referenced as having finally understood the supposedly stray remarks. The line ends with a shouted “Et cetera, et cetera!” and a stray date-like tag tCopvilent, 19335.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apern
Ze Musse
CoSez Leu
Irvin Cobb
Notable Cedar Rapids deaths and hires from 1923 Gazette
Miss Talma Forsythe longtime Cedar Rapids teacher dies after a long illness in a local hospital. Miss Myrtle Coleman of Rice Lake joins the public library staff succeeding Gertrude Clarke. The Smith sisters move to Paradise Ranch Wyoming with parents joining later. Captain J M Searles Civil War veteran and marble dealer dies after two years of illness. Miss Hannah Newens and Rudolph F E Shank wed at the bride’s home. Milwaukee railroad switchman James H MckKnight killed while riding a footboard on a Marion yards engine. W O F Beyer and son F W Beyer of Edgewood appear in 1903 notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talma Forsythe
Cedar Rapids
Myrtle Coleman
Rice Lake
Wis
Gertrude Clarke
New York
Hester
Martha
Marion Smith
Paradise Ranch
Buffalo
Wyo
J M Searles
Hannah C Newens
Rudolph FE. Shank
Bremer
James MH MckKnight
Milwaukee Railroad
Marion Yards
Creamery setup advances in city with new lease
Plans for a local creamery are moving forward as a building on A avenue near the Central fire station is leased. Miss Alice Mall departed for an extended western trip visiting Seattle and Portland. Augusta Sundberg and Magnhild Anderson returned from a Swedish singing festival in Minneapolis. About 100 active volcanoes under the American flag are listed in Alaska, Bawest and the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Mall
Seattle
Portland
Augusta Sundberg
Magnhild Anderson
Minneapolis
Alaska
Bawest
The
Philippines
Hollywood 18 Weight Loss Miracle Ad Claims 16 Lbs in 18 Days
An advertisement touts Hollywood 18 as a guaranteed weight loss product claiming 16 pounds in 18 days. It promises safe reduction by removing toxins and targets overweight individuals with claims of endorsement by movie stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Scence
Horak
Hollywood 18
Local Cafes and Sandwich Shops Listed Across Town
A historical listing names Paula's Cafe and numerous eateries including Maydwell's Cafe Avenue Tavern Iowa Lunch Carterette City Club Sugar Bowl and Maid Rite shops. It mentions Pullman Cafe Ian Lyman's Lunch and other diners like Butterfly Sweet Shop Gatto's Dine and Dance and Lafayette Cafe.
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Williams
TG Haingt
Ruth
Ani
Buster
Maucia
Wy Wea Service, Inc
Joe le Blanc
Lath Street
Torrey Ory Ceres
Ien
Jaerdinand Pecora
New York Elks
No. 1
Ruler
Hearts
Harriman National Bank
Astoria Way
S4u
Rosoff
Willie
Eugene Howard
Eugene
Wildie
Oyl McCardell
Chicago
Mademoiselle
B Cyport
Sinclair Lewis
U.S. Pat
Guyzette
TUR
Iowa
Maul
Tn Bates
Misaout
Pinketa
Give the Devil
Russia
Geeree
Sasa Shaw
Ayer
Extsa
SSIS
Ec &Henanigans
Pye
Onntona
Reese
Senorita
Smong
Oarder Ham
Ezges
Vo Dee
Aoaarld
Fee
Tose
Gerpeling Vaprer
Capone
Atlanta
Oscar Nose
Adeom Sapiro
O F. Beyer
F W Beyer
Edgewood
Fat Woman
National Recovery Act
Our
Chamber of Commerce
National Restaurant Association
Washington
Ideal
Coney Island
Arrow Ian
Paula
John Sprynel
Ray Deason
Maydwell’s Cafe
Avenue Tavern
Carterette
Maid Rite Sandwich Shops
Blue Moon Sandwich Shops
Pullman Cafe
Lyman
Served Rite Cafe
John Janecek
1St Avenue
2Nd Avenue
Butterfly Sweet Shop
4Th Avenue Eat
Parks
Bishop Cafeteria
Gatto
Dinette
Harmony Cafeteria
Avenue Virginia Cafe
Magnus Cafe
3Rd Avenue
Virginia Cafe
Capitol Coney Island
Tip Top Sandwich Shop
Savoy
Merrill’s Cafe
Kory Inn
C. A. Stickney
Mrs. Dorothy’s Cafe
Tasty Coffee
Well’s Subway Cafe
Garnet’s Sandwich Shop
Pollyann Inn
Sanitary Coney Island
Paul
Frager’s Cafe
Kenmore
Niagara Lunch Room
Lewis Tea Room
Log Cabin
Lafayette Cafe
John E. Lapes
Srd Ave
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