Misty Mimsi and the Painter in a Roaring Era Tale
In a 1920s city, Mimsi, a poor aspiring artist, confronts a predatory offer from Wichip White, joins a chorus girl network, and drifts through hotels and studios seeking work. She grows intimate with Merle, questions marriage and independence, and faces a hard truth about freedom, love, and art as Merle contemplates a future with Connie Duer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasik
Wichip White
Trixie True
Trixie
Mimsi
Merle
Perry
Central Sagas and Reserved Patience in Daily Life
A collage of old jokes and vignettes on social manners and consumer roles shows country visitors, irritated store managers, and bank lines. It juxtaposes humor about patience with reflections on service, income, and everyday office life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter
Flapper Echoes Generational Grudge Riots in Talk
A snappy exchange shows a flapper and elder relative trading jabs about being as bold as prior generations. The playful insult sparks a brief sense of rebellion and humorous tension.
Goodyear Reaches Hundred Million Tire Milestone
Goodyear marks the 100,000,000th tire produced at Akron amid congratulations from dealer W W Fussell of One-Four-O Tire Co. The firm notes landmark as proof of ongoing innovation and scale in pneumatic tires, plus earlier output including three million cushion tires and early bicycle and carriage tires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firestone
Goodyear
Goodyear Tire @ Rubber Company
Akron
W. W. Fussell
Squirrel Bites Trio of Persons
A pet squirrel from Hartnelle tested positive for rabies as authorities report bites on Jim Lymn and two others. The Tennessee Valley laboratory confirmed the positive result after examinations of the three victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartnelle
Tennessee Valley Laboratory
Jim Lymn
Somerville
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Merel
White
Mimai
Tyme
Nichols Avenue
Pee
Alice
Tom
Connie Duer
Duer
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Officer Raynor
Raynor
Fourth Street
Presbyterian Church
Hanna
Lewis-Speake & Company
Second Avenue
Oldfield
Decatur
Decatur, Alabama
Morgan County
Staten & Eubanks
Decatur, Alabama Motor Co
Ibama
Oldfield Tires
Central
Ola Ellow
Little Flapper
Seduceead
Goodligation
Genral
Standard Oil Company
Kentucky
Ethyl
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