Reading List Notes From A Century Back
A long catalog of novels and reviews ranges across Good Old Yesterday Shoulder the Sky Three Who Died Vultures In the Sky Profile of a Murder John Jenkin Public Enemy The blind Men Crossed Bridge We Go to Nursery School Master Sanguine and more. The column critiques plots themes and author strengths with a literary critic tone and period flair.
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Judge Peck
Loring & Massey
August W. Derleth
Todd Downing
Chub, Inc
Rufus King
Harcourt Brace & Co
Policeman Valcour
King
John Jenkin
Bruce Graeme
iLippencott
Graeme
America
England
Susan Miles
Stokes
Ford executive urges active private enterprise for recovery
W. C. Cowling of Ford Motor Co. told a Rotary club that business has a real chance today. He urged leaders to stop worrying about government and focus on their best-qualified work to drive prosperity, saying recovery now rests with private enterprise more than public. He warned against past spending patterns and stressed constructive actions over money.
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W. C. Cowling
Sdlea
Ford Motor Company
TVA SITUATION AND LILIENTHAL TESTIMONY DRAWS FIRE
The article discusses differing opinions on the Tennessee Valley Authority. It notes TVA payrolls of about 1 million dollars monthly for three more years and land costs around 60 dollars an acre. Lilienthal emphasizes flood control and soil erosion prevention over power production and mentions developing small industries to aid farmers. The piece warns private power interests may try to obscure constructive TVA work amid federal litigation.
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TVA
Tennessee Valley Enterprise
David TB. Lilienthal
Congressional Committee
Associated Press
Lilienthal
Tennessee Valley
Pogram
Great Lakes drought prompts plans for lake level stabilization
The drought grips the Great Lakes region with three to four years of rain deficit, lowering lake and channel depths. Waterways, dredging needs, and city water supplies face strain as officials discuss federal projects to stabilize levels at lake outlets, potentially via large public works.
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Haken
Lakes Michigan
Huron
Eri
Ontario
Iby Public Works
Government publishes vast catalog of free government literature
Washington notes the U S government is a major publisher issuing monthly catalogs of new literature. The Agriculture Department and others offer short titles such as The Life History of Lungworms and Raising Reindeer in Alaska. Free items include Helping the Farmer Pay His Debts and Don’t Let Winter Stop You Revisit and Improve Your Home Now.
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Department of Agriculture
Benjamin Schwartz
Joseph Alleata
Alaska
Lawrence J. Palmer
H. A. Miller
W. A. Baker
L. G. Jones
Scalyus Geoffrey
M. W. Blackman
RD. Rands Sod
Ernest Doop
Farm Credit Administration
Federal Housing Administration
Hollywood film folk read favorites across years
Hollywood figures reveal varied tastes in literature. Paul Muni admires Gorky Shakespeare Tolstoi while Edward G Robinson enjoys Anatole France Shaw and Dreiser. Ray Francis, George Brent, Barbara Stanwyck, and others share a mix of Hemingway Hardy and Dreiser. Joe E Brown reads biographies and novels. Glenda Farrell notes crime and horror films affect her reading.
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Hollywood
Paul Muni
Upton ,Sinclair
James Joyce
Eugene O'Neill
Gorky
Shakespeare
Tolstoi
Edward G, Robinson
Anatole Franca
Ceorge Bernard Shaw
Samuel Butlex
W. B. Hudgon
Sean Feuch
Dreiser
Leslie Howard
Howard
Vansity Pair
The
New Yorker
Murray Hill
Hardy
Sen
Peer Gynt
Joe E. Brown
Glenda Farrel
Clarence
Dington Kellan
James Casney
John
Brown
Star Signals Astrology Advice From Early 20th Century Column
The snippet outlines daily guidance based on the stars with notes on best work times energy needs and seasonal tasks. It mentions planting seeds during favorable mornings and cautions about theft and social luck across months and dates, with scattered numerals and references to specific dates.
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Tomorow
Daly
Youngstown Club signs Carmen Hill and Pittsburgh Pirates hold
Twenty years ago notes show Carmen Hill signing with the Youngstown club and released from Warren. The Cory boy remains property of the Pittsburgh Pirates after a conference on board and industry plans. A meeting of the organization committee is called within three days to include plant employes. Mrs Welchten entertained fourteen young ladies in East Bond street for Hazel Kit’s upcoming wedding. J Q Jackson travels from Pittsburgh for business. Pauline Selste takes a new job at Bistthardt Art Shop. Zoe Wilcox resigns after years at the establishment.
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Carmen (Specks) Hill
Te Youngstown Club
Warren
Cory Boy
Fittsburgh Pirates
Brown
Board of Commerce and Industry
4. B. Welcht
East Bond Street
Jung Ladies
Hazel Kit
Pauline Selste
Bistthardt
Misa Zoe Wilcox
Paris styles by Nina Ricci captivate with versatile fabrics
Paris fashion notes hail Nina Ricci designs praised for beauty and practicality. A Vogue influenced commentary highlights the photographer’s skill in conveying fabric textures and garment versatility, noting reversible options and adaptable coats.
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ARIS
Ning Ricei
Sema
Wiechine
Vogue
Nina Ricci
Ricci
Evaniig
Fashion Notes and Style Cues from a Rural Drive
A glimpse of mid century fashion comes from a rear seat scene inside an automobile driven by Orville Mc Coy for a farm outing. The description highlights a tailored dress with a buttoned coat, a perky jabot, and satin fabric trends, mentioning Paris fashions and rivet details for evening wear as observed in the car ride setting.
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Barnesville
Orville McCoy
Pati
Water, a poison chaser health expert cites
A health expert urges regular water intake to reduce bodily poisons from normal life processes. He notes kidneys are main eliminative organs and that insufficient water can cause muscle pain fatigue and dullness. A six-glass daily schedule is advised, with more in heat. He warns personal application is essential.
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Holth MacBride-Dexter
Nature
Mas
Nermil
Kane Glass Shop to Resume Operations at Durant Plant
Durant OK Apr 1. Kane American Plate Glass company will reopen its Durant plant after a temporary shutdown. W J Mathews vice president said production will resume this morning following reorganization delays. About 200 workers expected to return to duty today after lost production last Saturday.
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Durant City
Kane American Plate Glass Company
W. J. Mathews
Byuke
War memory and the pacifist plea in a 1919 letter
A reader laments wartime loss and profit from conflict. He recalls April commemorations of the Declaration of War, contrasts Civil War and World War I heroism with today’s politics, and urges lessons from history. He critiques politicians, memorials, and the push for universal power, and pleads for peace and accountability in national policy.
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Congress
Mumory
Robert B. Lew
A. S. Grant
United States
Dedi
Raakin
Massvsippi
Tegix- Talore
Crise
W. HD. Marsh
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