New Law Rules Out Quick Weddings in Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls New York faces a shift as a 72 hour waiting period for marriage licenses takes effect. The law threatens the city's status as the Gretna Green of the east, with 8 to 10 percent of licenses previously issued to out of town couples. City Clerk George Rickert predicts a sharp drop in that business.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Gretna Green
Paradise
George J. Rickert
Rickert
Canada Reports Rise in National Income
The Bank of Nova Scotia reports Canada’s national income rose 28 percent over four years, from 3.335 billion to about 4.05 billion dollars. Recovery years 1933–34, 11 percent. 1934–35, 6 percent. 1935–36, 7 percent. About one third of the early money-income losses have been regained.
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Montreal
Canada
Bank of Nova Scotia
Lost Century Feared From Cheap Paper
Lexington Kentucky. University of Kentucky president Dr Frank L McVey warns that inferior paper and ink in use today may erase this era from history. Records are rapidly passing out of existence and future generations may struggle to find evidence of history starting in 1910 unless preservation improves.
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Lexington
Frank L. McVey
University of Kentucky
McVey
George Bernard Shaw Tips Off Budding Writer
London dispatch quotes George Bernard Shaw advising a young Scot on writing and journalism. He urges burning the short story, developing critical judgment, and studying the real world and the law governing writers. Shaw stresses knowledge of history sociology and literature as essential to a journalist.
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George Bernard Shaw
London
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Lake's Center Found 57 Feet Above Shores
Yellowstone Park reports Yellowstone Lake is 57 feet higher at its center than at the shores. Ranger naturalists used precise instruments to measure the arc due to Earth's curvature, noting the lake's overall altitude remains 7,731 feet above sea level. The lake spans about 25 miles with 139 square miles of area.
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Yellowstone Park
Wyo
Yellowstone Lake
Yellowstone National Park
Jail Inmate Brings Dog And Rooster To Prison
In New Orleans Walter Ward, in his sixties, arrives at the third precinct jail with his fox terrier Bozo and bantam rooster Mat. Prisoners and jail staff complain as Ward, allegedly drunk, explains his behavior as part of a life philosophy. A neighboring inmate quips he feels like he's in a chicken house.
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New Orleans
Walter Ward
Bozo
Mat
Ward
Third Precinct
Green Grape Jelly and Related Dishes Menu
A vintage recipe fragment detailing Green Grape Mint Jelly and Blueberry Sauce with full directions. Includes ingredient lists for jelly from unripe green grapes, mint, and sugar, plus a Beet sauce and sugared beet mix. Offers general serving tips and a rainy day picnic suggestion.
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Harvard
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