Blimps, taxes, and China policy in 1920s era notes
A composite column discusses blimps and their wartime origins, noting Akron's role and ideas for hybrid airships. It critiques the sales tax in Ohio, quoting Congressman Sweeney on its unfairness to low earners, and weighs the potential for international loans to China while warning of Japan’s ambitions and the limits of Western action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin L. Sweeney
Ohio
China
Smich
Japan
Great Britain
America
Bearded Boston Patrolman Keeps Warm in Winter
Beaver Note reports Boston has over 1500 policemen yet only one full beard Patrolman Sylvanious A Bosworth of Dudley Street station. His whiskers are noted as keeping him warm in winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Sylvanious A Bosworth
Dudley Street
Congress considers abolishing the useless papers committee
United Press reports a long running joke about the committees on the disposition of useless papers. Rep. Charles J. Colden proposes a joint committee on preservation of public archives to replace the one man House panel. Senate leaders Copeland and McNary show no rush to back the change.
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United Press
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Sen
Royal 8. Copeland
N. Y
Charles McNary
Ore
Charles J. Colden
D. Cal
Colden
Rosa Poneselle
Roosevelt
Maren
Mr. Roosevelt
New York
Paris
Twenty Years Ago: Ruedal Fatal Streetcar Collision
Albert T. Weed, formerly of this city, was killed near Painesville two nights earlier when struck by a street car, his head crushed and he died shortly after. Ward Keppel, near Howard tannery, was injured when a team of colts bolted, he was thrown and suffered a scalp wound.
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Albert T. Weed
Eilabeth Weed
South Center Street
Painsville
Ward Keppel
Half
Nile
Howard Tannery
Film studios reject relics offered for sale at high prices
Miss Gladys Percy of Paramount research rejects most offers of old newspapers relics and period pieces as studios already own copies or can photograph from libraries. A special city meeting will discuss paving costs on Park and Smith streets. The items often sought include Alaskan newspapers and fashion magazines. prices start at high rates, yet studios avoid purchases. Also listed is a sale ad for three general purpose horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Ree
Gladys Percey
Piers Daily
Paramount Research
Park Pire
Smith Streets
Miss Percey
Mee West
Yukon
Star Signals Octavine March 9 fortune forecast
A vintage astrology note warns a favorable morning for favors and business raises, with May to September bringing financial gains. Travel for pleasure is possible and foreigners may aid finances, while danger spans Oct 10–11. The article also reports a chicken coop hoarding over 100 percent efficiency in Lehighton, with nine eggs daily from eight hens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lehighton
Harry Honchen
New Hampshire
AAA
Honchen
Do You Need a Tonic Health Claim Ad
An old advertisement touts Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a tonic that boosts appetite, cleanses poisons from the intestines, and improves complexion and strength. It promises vitality with pill and liquid forms and lists prices and product variants in a period style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Clarance
Watt
Readable Detective Cooper and Moscow Carrousel reviewed
The piece praises Courtney Ryle Collins Ten Thousand Public Enemies, noting its factual depictions of J. Edgar Hoover's Division of Investigation and famous gangsters like Capone and Dillinger. It also highlights Eugene Lyons Moscow Carrousel for vivid portraits of Soviet Russia and its early collectivization era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtney Ryley
Divisié
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Wilbur Underhill
Terrible Touchys
al Capone
John Dillinger
Clyde Bay Vow
Baby Race Nelson
Fred Barker
Cooper
Erie
Scotland Yard
America
London
Lowes
Cooper Ley
Moscow Carrousel
Eugene Lyons
Alfred A. Knopf
Lyons
Russia
Lenin
Stalin
Ashion
Moscow
Lyon
Paris styles feature three little pigs novelty fabrics
Paris in March highlights fashion from Marcel with Les Trois Petits Cochons fabrics woven into 1935 suits and ensembles. New prints include Crepe Peanut and other blends such as wool Mohair ray on silk and velvet with metal. Designers discuss durable tastex fibers and Lastex laces ideal for summer wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Tol
Marcel
Dognin
Book notices survey modern Russia youth China art and culture
Scott's Scrapbook surveys the Soviet experiment and daily life, outlining major goals with homely scenes. It also reviews Young Gentlemen, Rise by Irayis Ingham about a 1928 graduate facing a collapsed early career, and China Magnificent by Dagny Carter, detailing ancient Chinese art, philosophy, and mysticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Awniam
Soviet Union
Russia
Irayis Ingham
Farrar & Rinehart
Ingham
Yate
Ingham's
China
Dagny
Carter
Reyna & Hitchcock
Ching
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Corry Evening Journal
West South Street
Corry
AWD
Colegrove
Tether
National
Fred Kimball, Inc
44Th St
Bartlett
Milwaukee
Michigan Square
Chicago
Stormfeltz-Lovely
Detroit
Chamber of Com
Pittsburg
Real Hetate Trust
Philadelphia
Macon
Akron, O
Akron
Frank Btutz
Berar
Gooityear
Pleasant Street
Union City
St. Charles Hotel
Archie Brings
Charles W. McClain
Farmer's Institute
G. H. Humason
City
Sarah Lippencott
Narberth
Jane Mennes
Emporium
Hollywood Pil Shoe
J. W. McKay
Scott
BiTfern
R. J. Scott
Ninafoon
Sreyandros Island
Puerto Rico
Swifts Premium
HAM
Haddock
Tbs
Atlantic & Pacific Co
Frank C. Chapin & Sons
North Center Street
Corry, Penn
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