Names Dangled in New York Social Register
The Social Register for New York’s high society is released with notable omissions and new entrants. Harry Cushing IV and George Vanderbilt are dropped, while additions include William S. Paley of CBS and Daphine D. Skouras. Elliott Roosevelt remains excluded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Register
New York Society
Omy Pesson
York
New York
Harry Cushing
Georgette Windsor
Cushing
Reginald Vanderbilt
George Vanderbilt
Alfred van Gerbilt
Pike Astings
Henry J
Bob) Topping
Arline Tudge
Topping
Dan
William S. Paley
Columbia Broadcasting Company
Barbara Cushing
Varnish Craft Described as a Black Art in Cambridge
The Arst American pit varnish was made in 1820 by Franklin Houghton and David McClure in Cambridge Massachusetts. Varnish making was treated as a closely guarded secret with formulas kept under lock and key. Recipes were traded discreetly and ingredients coded by numbers, with strict penalties for curiosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Houghton
David McClure
Cambridge
Mads
Longfellow
Wacky 1947 Animal Misadventures Top Safety Roundup
A National Safety Council annual digest lists bizarre animal and human mishaps from 1947. Cockroaches, sparrows, and a dead deer headline a string of comical accidents across cities from Detroit to Milwaukee, with people injured and odd incidents prompting humorous notes on safety and fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Safety Council
Towit
Camden
N. J
Marie Baugher
Washington
Detront
John Nantico
Nantico
Cnékraach
Clarence Gerkin
Hudson
Colo
Secretary injured in New Look fashion mishap
A young secretary in an office section of the National Safety Council suffered facial cuts after tripping over a long skirt as the New Look was adopted. She reported the accident to her employer the next morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lie
Daventry
England
Christine Woodward
British Women's Land Army
Miss Woodward
Gene Hatfield
Joplin
Hatfield
Smerry
Cincinnati
Warl Armstrong
Armstrong
Buzz
Bun
Joseph
A. R
Saunders
Tman
Stanley, Morrison
Newburyport
Conn
Stanley
Horace LeHout
Katsumi Nishizawa
Woodrow Wakatsukd
Santa Monica
Calif
Seattle
John Angel
Lnte
Dennis Gallivan
Chicago
Walter Springer
Ann Athyr
Mich
Yode Couny
Lille
France
Yvon Dherire
Dherire
Bark
America
Annie McGinnis
Washington, D. C
Nelebbar
Lie Marksbury
CeMiala
Shy
Victor Kerkto
Chester
Victor
Indianapolis
Elinor Jones
The
Naitvil Safety Council
Don't Let Kidney Fatigue Get You Down
An old advertisement touts Thompson's Borsoma Tablets as a stimulant for kidneys to flush waste from blood, easing misery, pains, and sleepless nights. It claims benefits for liver and stomach and promotes Golden Lax Tablets for constipation with a 25-cent price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
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Examisie Heavy
TM Jolite
Franz
Philco Bendix
Kelvinator
Cockroach
Maanmeinung Cae
Keska
Catherine Markowski
Detroit
LeBout
Nurick
Hind
Leroy Thurman
Oklahoma City
Pizor Insurance Agency
E. FreDeRick St. Corry, Pa
Ralph’s Place
First Avenue
O'Neil Sinclair
Widmann’s
Ted
Coty
Wrisley
Yardley
Williams
Tate Colgate
Eve
Paris
Sega the Children
Bobbsey Twins
Zane Grey Books
Silex Coffee Maker
Schick
Gilt Tech
Ette
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