Drugstore Cowgirls and Westward Echoes In New York
A 1929 column notes the rise of feminine “drugstore cowgirls” in Greenwich Village and nearby areas, drinking sodas and chatting. It contrasts with Remington exhibits at the New York Public Library and a city fishing gimmick near City Hall. It also covers photographers' modern assignments and the joke of French plates in newsrooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Chuck
New Yorks
Idrug
Greenwich Village
Slack
Snakes Block Power Line Patrol Near Port Jervis
In Newburgh New York hundreds of venomous snakes delay patrols along the Delaware River power line near Port Jervis. Patrolman J. Marsh reports killing sixty reptiles in a few days. Patrolmen arm themselves to combat copperheads rattlers and other dangerous snakes driven out by heavy rains and heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburgh
Delaware River
Port Jarvis
J. &. Marsh
Typhus Claims 13 In Peiping Missionary Camp
Thirteen famine workers die of typhus in Kansu Province, including American missionaries, as notices arrive from Peiping. The deaths highlight fever and hardship among relief efforts in China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peiping
China
Kansu
Bee and Mite Partner Puzzle Baffles Scientists
In Boulder Colorado a strange insect duo puzzles experts the carpenter bee and a tiny mite. Norma LeVeque of the University of Colorado notes the mite lives in a female bee abdominal pouch and nests offer hints. The mites may help by limiting fungus in timber galleries and aiding in grooming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boulder
Col
Norma LeVeque
University of Colorado
Old World
Wireless used by Scotland Yard in crime fighting
The Scotland Yard wireless control room on the top floor coordinates the flying squad across London. Messages on criminal activity flash to patrol cars, with photographs and fingerprints sent overseas. Cars are designed as delivery vehicles with hidden gear and rapid speeds, and the system exchanges codes with international police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Thames
London Police
Scotland Yard
Flying Squad
United States
Canada
Australia
Continent
Germany
France
Chicago
England
Salmon Fails to Make Curve in Duwamish River
In Seattle Washington a king salmon sped upriver with bone in its teeth and fins churning at high speed. A dramatic bend ended with the fish piling onto a beach where Fred W Newell Sr gathered the washed up creature and photographed the incident claiming the tale as truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Northwest
Duwamish
Fred W. Newell
Newell
Romance Collapses as Sweetheart Is Deported
In Buffalo a romance ends after James J. Pfeiffer twenty three was fined twenty four dollars and his sweetheart Anna Touhey from Roscommon Ireland was deported to Canada. The couple had planned to reach the land of the tree after Anna expressed a wish to come. Pfeiffer smuggled her across on a lake ferry where she was arrested when questioned by officers in Buffalo.
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Buffalo
James J. Pfeiffer
Twentythree
Can
Edz
Colleen
Anna Touhey
Roscommon
Ireland
Quebec
Anna
James
Pfeiffer
Lake [Rie Ferry
Antique Gold Watch Returns to Life After 65 Years
Odile of Lexington Tenn has a gold open face watch bought in England about 324 years ago. The timepiece has not run for 65 years but, after repair by a jeweler, now appears to be in perfect running condition. Roman numerals grace the face with ornate engraving around the back and edge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Odile
Lexington
England
Thieves Who Rob Women Slugged and Flogged in England Case
English crime case details a man named Albert Grunshaw receiving twelve strokes with the cat and six months’ imprisonment after an attempted robbery of a sub post office. The attack involved pepper in the eyes and blanks fired at a woman, with a second woman assisting. The article discusses flogging in relation to sex offenses and robbery with violence, contrasting English and American practices.
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Liverpool
New York State Crime Commission
Mikes
England
Albert Grunshaw
Victfm
Charles
Liverpool Assizes
Bolton Road
Lancaster
Granshaw
Elizabeth Ellen Cottam
Miss Cottam
Grunshaw
Crowds Rally for Hungry VA Graduate on Broadway
A starving 23 year old University of Virginia graduate named Hmest Barber collapsed at Broadway and Eighty eighth street. A passing motorist offered lodging and train fare home after a purse of 100 dollars was raised by the crowd. An ambulance transported him to a hospital where a doctor said he was starving.
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New York
Broadway
Eighty-eighth Street
Hmest Barber
University of Virginia
Commons Approve $500000 Radium Fund for Cancer Care
The house of commons approved a $500000 appropriation to supply radium to hospitals for cancer treatment. Proceedings revealed 54000 persons died of cancer in Great Britain in 1927.
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House of Commons
Great Britain
Transgressor’s Path Seen As Foolish By Critics
Commentators argue the route of wrongdoing is rarely clever, noting it stems from flawed reasoning and a lack of sound guidance. They urge education to expose the uneven outcomes of criminal choices and promote wiser conduct.
The Caustic Critic on Fashion at a New York Luncheon
The Late Mrs. John W. Mackey remarks at a New York luncheon on modern fashion, noting a beautiful girl with bare arms and knees and grimly asking what nails would go up to heaven if poverty forced women to wear so little.
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John W. Mackey
New York
Guardian Cat Guards Draft Horse on North Carolina Farm
On a Truer county farm in North Carolina a cat acts as stable hand and watchdog. The cat holds the halter end to guide a big draft horse away from road edges as it grazes. A wry line notes a wife eases a man’s troubles while a bachelor’s not.
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J. Hollaway
Truer County
North Carolina
Would Ruin Him
A short, humorous exchange between two young aviators about dangers of aircraft tails leads to a jokey question on injuring a flyer. The piece then notes Worse Way Lyre, sued for divorce, has joined the Byrd polar expedition, quipping that Antarctic cold may outdo the coldness of Ruth Elder.
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Lyre
Womak
Ruth Elder
Pole
Antarctic
Panama
Ruth
Public warned during driver test in Vetsernus Sweden
A 11:30 to 12:30 street closure notice appeared in a Vetsernus Sweden paper for Margit as she took her driver's test. The ad carried her parents names and address, warning the public to stay off the streets during the hour.
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Vetsernus
Sweden
Margit
Mother of a Dozen Children Shares Rearing Theories
A note on a mother with twelve children and her sparse approach to childrearing. The piece hints at practical routines and minimal guidance as guiding principles.
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New York Public Library
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Rochelle
City Hall
Park Row
Bell Syndicate
Britain
Post
Bran
Castoria
Hanford
Ruggiste
California
Cat Horse’s
Bayer
Muter
Salioslicar
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