New York Entertainments Evolve Under Broadway Bright Lights
The piece describes Broadway and Manhattan nightlife adapting to cheaper prices and new ventures. It notes Eden Musee’s closure and Madison Square Garden's rise uptown, plus planned Ice Palace on Broadway and Grand Central Palace three ring moving picture carnival offering eight hours of films, jobs, and scenario submissions.
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Knickerbocker
Broadway
New York City
New York
Manhattan
Twenty-third Street
Madison Square
Madison Square Garden
Stanford White
Alain
Harry K. Thaw
America
Father Knick
Forty-third
Forty-fourth
New York Hippodrome
Moving Pictures
Fce
Ittte
Grand Central Palace
Father Knickerbocker
Les
Sheba
Agate and Onyx Distinctions Discussed by Survey
The United States geological survey received samples labeled agate and onyx with requests for information. Onyx marble or Mexican onyx is calcum carbonate banded limestone. true agate is a silica variety. Onyx is softer and rarely used for gems but larger pieces are cut for ornamental objects and surfaces.
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United States Geological Survey
Wella Foratell Storma Clouds Minnesota Wells
As storms approach southern Minnesota water in wells near Lakeville in Scott county turns milky, while others turn bright yellow or deep red. Strong discoloration is especially noted near Waterville in Le Sueur county.
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Wella
Minnesota
Lakeville
Scott County
Ille
la’ Sueur
Advertisers Discuss Newspaper Ad Rates and Discounts
A lively exchange mentions advertising pictures in papers and possible cut rates. Grocers and vendors discuss pricing and evasive quotes for placing ads, with questions about charges and benefits of newspaper advertising.
Soap and Ointment Advertise Skin Care Sample Offer
A vintage advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment as purifying and soothing for skin scalp and hair. It offers free samples by mail with a postcard request to Cuticura Dept XY Veston and notes the products are sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Veston
Adv
Lipton mocks high prices and patriotism at banquet
Sir Thomas Lipton lampoons dealers and their patriotism at a London banquet. He quips about sand bag shortages for troops, joking that only half the usual proportion is needed as long as the front requires sand bags.
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Thomas Lipton
London
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Bia
Joseph
When She Understood Modern Dances Charm
Mrs De Montmorence teases the colonel about modern dances as he confirms he fluctuates. Later she notes his bobbing in the Lame Duck like a panic stock, recognizing his meaning.
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Mrs.De Montmorence
Tip From Son About Tithe to Buy Bicycle
A father and son exchange about money and a bicycle with the boy asking his father to give a tithe to buy a bike. The line about honesty being the best policy is noted as a common claim of many imprisoned men.
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Son
Dust the dining room to turn out his cupboard
The note from a bachelor husband lists chores by writing to Mary Jane. She reads a final tag on a shipped package that says Die Inside This Package, provoking her resolve to stop his blunt instruction style.
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Mary Jane
Eyad
London Mail
A Cafè Encounter Between Two Scots Friends
A man enters a cafe and greets his Scottish friend Sandy at the bar. Sandy declines another drink but offers him a deal to pick up the tab for the current round.
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Sandy
Hicksa He a Man of Good Judgment Wicks Says
Hicksa is praised for sound judgment as Wicks notes he often seeks advice and consistently follows it. The exchange highlights Hicksa's respected decision making and reliability judged by associates.
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Hicksa
Past and Present in Agriculture Vision in Washington
Secretary of Agriculture Houston spoke in Washington about improvements seen in the country during a vacation trip. He noted rising prosperity with automobiles, telephones, planes, phonographs, and wealthy young farmers owning biplanes, contrasting with past hardships described by a gaunt farmer in a district general store asking for an egg’s worth of sugar and salt.
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Houston
Washington
Plymouth Rock
Hay crop saved as Hughie McNeff reflects on weather
Weather threatened but Hughie McNeff completed gathering his hay crop last year. He notes his day is safely in and jokes that the world would be better with a gold shower, while observers see a wispy straw on his slacks and share the moment.
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Hughie McNeff
Sin
Export Ban on Poultry by Rusela Cites Nighttime Nuisance
The article notes Rusela prohibits poultry exports, dead or alive, amid disputes. It mentions a nuisance claim about a neighbor's dog keeping someone awake until early morning, illustrating local concerns tied to the export ban.
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Rusela
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