Medea in Modern Makeover Sparks Broadway Debate
Jay Franklin writes on Katharine Cornell in Wingless Victory from Maxwell Anderson, arguing Euripides Medea is misused as a star vehicle. He criticizes modern adaptation for replacing classical tension with celebrity spectacle and questions authenticity and source acknowledgment. The column also touches on federal agents in the Lindbergh case and labor issues in mass production as broader cultural anxiety.
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Jay Franklin Washington
Katharine Cornell
Maxwell Anderson
Kit Cornell
Max Anderson
Euripides
Gilbert Murray
Anderan
Corinth
Jason
Jeng
Colchis
Medea
Ighta
Broadway
Miss Cornell
Long-Awaited Road Project Near Corry Garland Drive
Northwestern Pennsylvania anticipates a year round scenic route as Spring Creek Garland road work nears completion. Bids for 16 000 feet of trended highway will be opened in Harrisburg on February 5 as state officials push to finalise the Spring Creek Garland drive.
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Pennsylvania
Corry
Spring Creek
Garland
Beemie
Eacd
Flying Tragedies and The Perilous Air Travel Era
A rough, era weary note on early air travel dangers. It cites a rapid rise in fatal crashes as government contracts shift mail routes to private pilots. It warns of fog and instrument failures, urging pilots to rely on dead reckoning and personal instruments amid uncertain routes and weather.
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Thyes
Upidnes
Lane Gultes
Progressive business policies voiced by Chamber of Commerce head
Harper Sibley, president of the United States Chamber of Commerce, urged New York officials to adopt progressive business thinking. He warned that changes are coming and business leaders must stay open minded and agile or risk failing as past practices crumble.
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Harper Sibley
United States Chamber of Commerce
New York Board of Trade
Ito
Business Leaders Cite Wages and Regulation Balance
Representatives of workers and businessmen discuss that American management raises wages voluntarily while government regulation, like the Interstate Commerce Commission, helps balance conflicting interests. The piece notes that some succeed through sharp dress and demeanor, while others must push themselves.
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America
Panther
Tnterstate Commerce Commission
Paris Styles Paria Fashion Note and Lodge Installation
Paris society notes describe varied winter suits with velvet trims and fur jackets, jewel tones and bright accents, while reports note Charles Penkins returning from Pittsburgh and the Lady Franklin Rebekah Lodge installing officers Mae Carmcke and others. Miss Anns May Pape visits Union City to confer with the superintendent of schools.
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Ney Ake
Henry Hutchinson
Syle Anit
Paris
Banus
Nuity
Bivey
Brighler
Lady Franklin Rebekah Lodge
C. Fy
Mae Carmcke
Alice Sandburg
Michel Reynolds
Anns May Pape
Union City
Fashion Tip Highlighting Tailored Suits and Color Tips
A brief fashion item notes tailored suits as a key choice of the year. It mentions stylish fabrics and color variety as guidance for choosing outfits.
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Aandine
LCBA Card Party Slated For Tuesday Night
Ly C B A announces a card party at St Edward's hall with about twenty tables reserved. Mrs P G Whewend and Mrs Dulde are chairmen arranging the event to start at eight o'clock.
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LCBA
Ly C. B.A
Sh. Edwapl’s
Thessay
Twenty Years Ago News Brief on Street Railway Trouble
Twenty years ago a brief item notes the Gerry and Columbus Street Railway trains did not run to Columbus this morning due to trouble at the dynamo in the North Center Street power house. The report is dated January 18, 1917.
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Gerry and Columbus Street Railway
Columbus
North Center Street
Ahless
Stewart Says on Reorganization Plans and Bureaucracy
Central Press columnist Charles P. Stewart discusses Roosevelt administration plans for reorganizing the executive branch into a centralized bureaucracy. He notes the Brownlow proposal would add cabinet officers and assistant presidents, increasing presidential control while keeping Congress as the check on bureaucratic power.
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Charles PF
Stewart
Central Press
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Executive Branch
Louis
Brownlow
White House
Post Office Department
Walter F. Browns
James J. A. Farley
Post Office
Chamber
Republi
Ali
Bird-in-Hand Inn Chronicle Highlights Lampeter Origins
Pennsylvania article recounts Bird-in-Hand in Lancaster County tied to a 200 year old inn sign. It notes Lampeter Township’s 1841 split, German Palatinate and Welsh Quaker settlement, and rival origin claims tied to Wales or settler Peter Yeordy. A separate accident note reports Mrs Schweitzer injured in Meadville when a car collided with a machine driven by Ivan Childs.
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Lancaster County
Avas
Lampeter
Palatinate
Wales
Peter Yeordy
Peter
Ha Foust
Meadville
Ivan. Childs
Loy says I cook sew and avoid sports in Hollywood interview
Hollywood January 18 Miss Myra Loy spoke about her home life and role with producer Arthur Hornblow Jr. She said she can cook and sew and she dislikes sports while Hornblow travels for hunting and fishing. She described herself as an ordinary freckled girl who was shy on screen.
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Sollywood
Calif
Arthur Hornblow, Jr
Myra Loy
Parnell
Bonesne
Ireland
Misa
Hoynbrow
Fragmented Quiz Fragments Mix Politics And Etiquette
A scrambled one minute test covers Homer Martin names, a Mexican exile, social calls etiquette, and a horoscope claim. It lists answers including the President of the United States and Leon Trotsky, plus a claim that no two snowflakes are alike.
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Homer
Martin
Simowny
Mexico
Paljlern
The
United Agtomobile Workers of America
Leon Trotsky
Two Men Jailed For Dousing Auto On Highway
Two men from Leveland were fined 85 and given ten days in jail after they dumped a bucket of water on a passing motorist on the highway.
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Golo
Leveland
Palrman
Uney
Mystery OCR finds bizarre measurements and old film references
Fragmentary lines mix a joke about adding men to Wonten with garbled names and numbers. The text references Caycle Lanivbarl, Hall, Sennett, and Tanra, along with dubious measurements and shrimped statistics.
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Hall
Tna
Nabiraily
Gwinilh
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