Night in a Dress Shop and a Moral on Prices
A 1946 Billy Rose column chronicles a shopping trip with Eleanor as she refuses an expensive dress. The narrator reflects on consumer prices, economic nerves, and the idea that many shoppers may abandon purchases, risking store stock and jobs. He muses on optimism despite high costs.
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Wallace
Byrnes
Truman
Lil Abner
CPA
Alphonse
Paramount
France
Eleanor
Calvin ‘Coolidge
Billy Rose
Convict Rodeo Begins In Texas
In Huntsville Texas the state prison rodeo opens its fifteenth annual season each Sunday in October. Convicts describe the event as the world's fastest and wildest with over 200 head of stock and more than 4,000 inmates in the penitentiary. The spectacle pairs outlaw riders with outlaw horses, ending with men returning from the arena marked as black and blue.
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Huntsville
Tex
Clink
Madison Square Garden
First automobile racer Barney Oldfield to drive a mile a minute
Barney Oldfield achievement highlighted as the first driver to reach a speed of one mile per minute, marking a landmark in early automobile racing history. The claim reflects rapid advances in speed and endurance during the sport’s formative era.
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Barney Oldfield
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Texas
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Albert Crews
Southeastern Appliance CO
Troy St
E Dothan
Vulcan Urs
Birmingham
Ala
S. Oates
Paul Marsh
Onan Creamer
Harold White
South Alabama Auto CO
West Main St
ALL Kinds
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Vance Equipment CO
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Alice St
Dodge
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Alabama
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