Interferiority jibe and miscellany in a 1912 column
A letter writer mocks a mutual acquaintance as meddlesome and notes a common complaint about an interference complex. The piece slides through social quips about Russians, campus polls, a morbid joke, fashionably dressed twins, a bicycling elderly woman, penguin trivia, dramatic sky formations, explosives in trucks, deodorant ads, long-married couples, and odd magazine notes on Reds and a safety match. It closes with a quip on growing money by returning it to one’s pocket.
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Third Avenue
Bever
National Geographic
Iowa
Charles Conklins
Keota
October
American Legion
Edward G. Robinson
Reds
Broken Foot Suffered By Mrs Earl Warren
Mrs. Earl Warren wife of California governor is resting comfortably after surgery for a compound fracture of her right foot. The injury occurred Thursday when a granite slab fell on her feet while she cleaned out the Warren summer home garage.
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Santa Monica
Earl Warren
California
Warren Summer Home
Laff-a-Day 8 Caption Teases Quick Wit
The strip presents a playful thank you as a speaker ad libs about sharing time for a humorous remark. The gag hinges on a light self aware line about relinquishing moments to say Something .
Burrows Named Among Radio Figures Linked to Reds
Los Angeles report notes Abe Burrows and more than twenty radio figures listed as present or former Communist party members before the House Un American Activities Committee. Radio Program Director Owen Vinson testified Burrows belonged to the Hollywood unit and attended meetings as a vocal extrovert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Abe Burrows
Communist Party
House UN- American Activities Committee
Burrows
Federal Building
Owen Vinson
Paul Marion
William B. Esterman
U.S
Marion
Vinson
Hollywood
Chicago
Town seeks public help locating vanished municipal records
Town officials in Deerfield Massachusetts appeal to residents to help locate 258 years of records missing since the period from 1673 to 1931. The search covers historical town documents and ledgers. Authorities urge anyone with information to come forward to recover the records.
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Deerfield
Mass
Shortage hits boys clothing industry after surge in orders
Industry faces a backlog as retailers flood makers with junior cold weather wear. Wool Bureau cites “most serious” shortage in 10 years as plants add shifts to meet Christmas demand and war baby enrollment boosts orders. Some suppliers offer only partial or late deliveries.
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Sam Dawson
New York
Junior
Wool Bureau, Inc
Jsnail
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Coe
Teddy
Wilson
Steelways Magazine
Aninouire
Mov E. Lite
Hardendorf Camera Shop
State Theater
Boxlay
Kislay
Boylay
Craemer's
Middy
Diane Young
Charm's Editors
Dorris Varnum
Charm
Lydenball
Sycamore
Chantilly
Hotel Roosevelt
Graemer's
Onwage
Craemer
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