Ideal sized town to live in revealed by readers
Readers describe a preferred town size with High Point cited as ideal. They value walkable downtowns, friendly neighbors, proximity of work and shops, and an active business district near residences. Responses mention lifelong ties to High Point and desire for balanced, walkable communities.
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Hickory Chapel
High Point
Hugh Roy Cullen Biography Receives Mixed Review
A Kilman Wright biography of Hugh Roy Cullen portrays him as a self-made Texas tycoon who gave vast sums to charity. The review criticizes the work for lacking broader historical context, arguing it treats wealth as sole proof of truth and omits major World War I, labor, and policy currents.
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Houston
Texas
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Cullen
Denton
Dallas
Oklahoma
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Culler Foundation
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Quintana Petroleum Company
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Roy Pe Gees
Six Gun Shots Ride the High Laces
Book review critiquing Six Gun Shots by Fd Newsom from Little Brown & Co. It notes uneven execution and weaker character drawing than Wagons to Tucson while mentioning Cochise Alec Canty Kirby Fort and a general with plans impacting a Union Army veteran and a romance amid frontier conflicts.
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Little Brown & Co
M Beacon Street
Boston
Mass
Tucson
Sandy
Cochise
Aleece
Kirby
Darley
Ford Lovan
Ballantine
McCay
Dodd Mead
Frank Gruber
Rinehart
Peter Dawson
John Reese
Little Brown
Vaniee
Vaniee Ride the High Places By Ed Newsom
Ernest Hayeow
Lite Brown
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Dial Press Named Exclusive Distributor for Heritage Press
As of February 15 the Dial Press Inc became the exclusive trade distributor for Heritage Press books including Junior Heritage Illustrated Books.
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Heritage Press
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Sin cerely Willis Wayde review by John P. Boston
A Boston press critique analyzes Willis Wayde by Marquand, praising its tight character study of a self made American businessman. Willis, son of Alfred Wayde, rises in Clyde and New York firms while losing touch with humanity, a tale noted for craft and readability.
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Willis Wayde
John P
Boston
Little, Brown & Co
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Eal Marquand
Theoe
Y Nawes
Wayde
Literary Guild of America
Vigilante of Alder Gulch review and western book notes
A compact 1864 frontier backdrop review highlights Henry Plummer and Bannack Virginia City figures in Haugh Pendexter novel. Western critique praises plausibility and emerging talent. Also lists several Western titles with publishers and vote counts.
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Haugh Pendexter
Arcadia Mouse
Sth Ave
New York
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Bannack
Virginia City
Henry Plummer
X. Beidler
Fragmented OCR entry hints at European topics and notes
The readable text mentions Europe and Switzerland with scattered phrases about measures and maps. Several garbled labels refer to places, currencies, and a race or listing, but the fragmentary OCR provides no clear event, person, or outcome to summarize beyond a general, unclear note.
Portrait of a Queen: A Wall of Intense Fame and Fallout
A reader learns about a controversial queen whose rise and fall fascinate worldwide. The narrative explores her flaws, strengths, and the captivating, flawed personality behind a throne, prompting sympathy and deep judgment in equal measure.
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Lord Melbourne by Lord David Cecil reviewed
A concise portrait of William Lamb Lord Melbourne drawn by David Cecil. The book spans 1800 to 1841 era, highlighting Melbourne's wit, reflexive mind, and influence on politics, industry, and social change. Cecil blends sources to present a human, non pedantic narrative.
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Indianapolis
Bobbe-Merrill
William Lamb
Lord Meling
England
Lord Melbourne
Melbourne
Language and logic in everyday speech by Leon Burn
The author laments pedants who trim language and notes how double negatives can mislead. He reflects on how people interpret phrases and the danger of miscommunication in everyday discourse.
Death by Own Action headlines a magazine item
A fragmented snippet notes a magazine item titled death by own action with a review reference to Scha-Winchell and a remark about strip-tease music being not quite fine. It mentions Down in Front and a future facing coverage. The text reflects weak coherence and partial quotes.
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High Point
Scha — Winchell
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Winchell
Lippmann Publishes New Book on Public Opinion
Atlantic-Little, Brown announce Walter Lippmann's new work The Public for Mr. Public opinion, opinion polls, and the decline of Western liberal democracy are explored. Lippmann argues the influence of public pressure on legislatures and the potential fall of founders' limits.
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Atlantic - Little, Brown
Walter Lipphe
Lippman
All About Paris and Its Environs Guide Volume
A new volume in the New Europe Guide Series titled All About Paris and Its Environs covers Paris area sights and nearby locales. Compiled by Sam Cae and Le Brown, the book outlines travel tips, routes, and local highlights for visitors exploring the region.
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Paris
Sam, Cae & le, Brown
The North Carolina Guide announced by UNC Press
The University of North Carolina Press will publish The North Carolina Guide in April. It covers the state’s people, places, and events with sections by Hugh T. Lefler, B. W. Welle, and William T. Poth. The volume includes sixteen maps and four illustrations and is edited by Blackwell P. Robinson.
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North Carolina
North
Hugh T. Lefler
University of North Carolina
B. W. Welle
North Carolina State College
William T. Poth
Greensboro Daily News
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Blackwell P. Robinson
High Point College
Ferdn and Caricatured Mishaps in a Silent Strip
A New York release collects mute Ferdn and other strips showing ordinary, humorous misadventures. The hero’s simple drawing style delivers limited chuckles, with a gag where he taps a tool chest and a busted drum follows. Overall, not hilarious but mildly entertaining.
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Ferdn
Mik
New York
Yrgrgee Ooeg
Miss Chase's The White Gate excerpt in Newark notes
Mary A Chase of Newark presents a line from The White Gate with a brief remark about a child’s images like flashes of fireflies in darkness.
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White Gate
Mary A Chase
Newark
Norton
Cartoon Book Okay You Can Look Now
Cartoon book listing from Teasene cartoons published by Duell Sloan Pearce Little Brown.
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Duell, Sloan & Pearce- Little, Brown
The Town That Died Laughing Story of Austin Nevada
Oscar Lewis chronicles the rise and fall of Austin Nevada, once a bustling mining town, through its people, press, and the events that sealed its quiet decline. The narrative blends social history and local color, highlighting the town’s fame and eventual abandonment.
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Austin
Nevada
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