New York Lights and Legends of Film and Society
The piece surveys Frank Craven’s vague ambitions and jokes about the Open golf championship, recalls De Wolf Hopper and theater society, traces early New York cinema from Moorish Garden to major houses, notes capacity growth at venues like Hippodrome and Paramount, mentions Harvey Epstein’s diamonds theft, cites crime links to Frankie Yale’s followers, and humorously comments on curious divorces and hobbies in a bustling metropolis.
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Frank Craven
United States
United States Golf Association
Craven
Jones
Aet
the Lambs Club
de Wolf Sopper
Amona
Wang
de Wolf
Hopper
New York City
Oklahoma Bad Man Sentenced to Twenty Years
Mena Arkansas born criminal M Mike Risenhoover, once linked to the Tullus Carden gang, was convicted of robbery with firearms in Poteau Oklahoma and received a 20 year term at McAlester. The border era of notorious outlaws ends as authorities declare the last bad man off the street for twenty years.
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Mena
Ark
Oklaoma
Arkansas
Mike” Risenhoover
Poteau
Oklo
Mc'Alester
Risenhoover
Ouachita Highlands
Mike" Risenhoover
Jesse
Heavener
McAlester
Mike
Polk County
Grand
B. B. Ishell
Waters
Greasy Bill" Reynolds
Leo Goins
Tucker Prison Farm
Polke
Saxon Soldier’s Grave Found in Luton England
Workers uncovered a 1400-year-old Saxon soldier grave in chalk near the surface at Luton now Lygenberg. The well preserved teeth and a blood stained iron spearhead were found, with Cuthwelf named as a chieftain in the 571 A D assault. Historians note conversion to Christianity in the mid seventh century redefined burial practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luton
England
Worken Excavatiss
Cuthwelf
Lygenberg
Turkish ban on Arabic characters becomes permanent law
Turkey enforces a total ban on Arabic characters with a two year transition under the Latin alphabet order. Disregard faces misdemeanor charges in courts, affecting all courts municipal offices and official departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Istanbul
House Covers 7 Acres Yet Houses People Not Ground
Census taker B. R. Rankin recounts a curious tale from Yuka near Tupelo Mississippi. He describes a house that "covers seven acres" but the joke centers on residents Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Acres and their five children, the Acres family.
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Tupelo
Yuka
B. R. Rankin
A. H. Acres
Poker Game Costly Night Leads to Arrest in Memphis
Memphis police arrested Frank Smith, thirty, after he was found walking the street in only socks. He said he had just been in a poker game and was released after relatives brought him clothing.
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Memphis
Tenn
Frank Smith
Ecuador Cuts Red Tape for Visitors
An article notes calls to exempt tourists from Ecuador's landing formalities. It highlights Ecuador’s geography from the equator to the Andes, Guayaquil’s port, road and rail links, and the Guayaquil Quito railway built by Americans. It mentions Panama hat manufacture in Manabi and tourism prospects.
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Washington
Ecuador
North Carolina
National Geographic Society
Republic
Guayaquil
Quito
Riobanba
Trary
Panama
Manabi
Tiny New York land sale sticks to the block
Cardinal Bayes and Supreme Court Justice Valent signed an order allowing the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes to sell the Arterafce Building Corp a plot of land measuring 5 inches by 25 feet for 30 dollars. The parcel sits at the center of the block between First and Second Avenues and Forty-sixth and Forty-seventh Streets. It was bequeathed to the church in 1915 by Sarah J. Coffey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cardinal Bayes
Supreme Court
Valent
Church of Our Lady of Lourdes
Arterafce Building Corporation
First
Second Avenues
Forty-sixth
Sarah J. Coffey
Conscience Doth Make Cowards of Poker Fans
In Leo Jasky’s apartment an all night poker session ends with a doorbell at 9 am. A woman asks for her husband prompting two men to flee through a window. David Tarvin fractures his hip on the sidewalk. The woman is not Mrs. Tarvin.
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New York
Leo Jasky
Leo
Jasky
David Tarvin
Mrs. Tarvin
One-Legged Steeplejack Climbs Church Spire
Lewiston man George St. Bil aire, a one-footed steeplejack, lost a foot years ago in a fall from an Augusta church spire yet remains fearless and continues climbing for work.
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Lewiston
Maine
George St. Bilaire
Augusta
Apple Scab Control Study Guides Wisconsin Growers
Researchers at the Wisconsin College of Agriculture study apple scab caused by a fungus. Field and greenhouse work at Madison and Sturgeon Bay shows spores release from ground litter early in spring, with rain and low temperatures promoting infection. Lime sulfur and lead arsenate before rain provide best control. sprays after rain are less effective.
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G. W. Keitt
Department of Plant Pathology
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Madison
Peninsular Branch
Sturgeon Bay
Substitute Apples for Pears South and West
Pear blight uncontrolled across the Middle West and South has driven pear growing to abandon cultivation and push apples. Growers blamed few pear trees near apple orchards for spreading the blight to varieties like Spitzenburg Jonathan Yellow Transparent Maiden Blush and Grimes Golden. Scientists long held the blight germ overwinter in cankers on large limbs or trunks, but pear cankers are rarer on apples, suggesting pears may not be the main overwintering host.
Desirable Cover Crop to Plant in Orchards
Vetch is a desirable cover crop for young orchards and should be planted with oats or another crop in September. The oats act as a cover crop until the vetch is killed by early frost. This combination is highly effective for orchard cover. Exercise caution when pasturing livestock on vetch to avoid danger to cattle.
Good Strawberries for Varied Soils and Home Use
The Progressive strawberry is the safest for general conditions and adapts to many soils with good culture. The Mastodon is a large, satisfying berry for home use. Plant both. Progressive ripens earlier in spring and colors better in fall.
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Uise
All Beekeepers May Grade Honey
The U S Department of Agriculture clarifies that beekeepers may use United States grading rules and stamps on honey without special permission or federal inspection. A circular explains labeling options and free color grading, with official certification available for a fee via federal inspectors.
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United States’ Department of Agriculture
James I. Hambleton
Bureau of Entomology
United States Department of Agriculture
Hambleton
United States
Division of
Beat Culture Investigations
Washington, D. GC
Max.Hambleton
Agricultural
College
Bee
Ment’ of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Control of Wild Onion in Cultivated Fields
The article outlines a two season plowing method to destroy wild onion. Fall plowing brings roots to the surface to freeze kill, followed by spring plowing to expose remaining roots. A clean cultivated crop then wheat and clover helps suppress the weed. Liming and fertilizing aid crop competition.
Destroy Cutworm Moth by Plowing in Autumn
The article explains cutworm moth life cycle and urges fall plowing to disrupt winter nests. It notes eggs hatch, larvae feed, then overwinter underground. Spring feeding occurs, so keep land weed free and use poison to kill feeders. Continuous weed control may reduce spring incursions.
War time farming tips and crop notes from period issue
An agricultural brief discusses fall plowing to fight pests and recommends planting four less expensive crops than potatoes on worm-infested fields. It notes butter holdings on May 11 and compares last year’s May 1 totals, plus wage figures for alfalfa and timothy production.
Phillips Milk of Magnesia Ad Shows Quick Sour Stomach Relief
An advertisement promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia to alkalinize stomach acid after overeating or smoking. It urges taking a spoonful of the preparation to sweeten the system and claims physicians endorse Phillips for comfort and acidity neutralization. The copy ends with a cautionary nod to avoid other products.
Mayor Mackey’s Flight Lunch Talk Sparks Saucy Anecdote
The Philadelphia Record reports a lunch talk by Mayor Mackey at Barton where Marsh, the new city traffic engineer, recounted a plane trip to Washington. He described nine young women aboard and a pink-faced passenger who slept as he kissed her cheek, prompting surprised reactions.
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Mackey
Tony
Romeo
Barton
Marsh
New City
Washington
Philadelphia Record
Not the Thing Language Gaffe Sparks Wife Quip
A garbled exchange about language and a wife’s remark leads to a pointed, humorous moment. The fragment hints at misheard phrases and a tense yet playful cross talk between speakers.
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John Bunny
Fiora Finch
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Xrould
Hippodrome
Roxy's
Capitol
Paramount
Brooklyn
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Bronx
State
Harvey Epstein
Mr. Epstein
Frankie Yale
New Haven
Yale
Harvard
Newsy
Seattle
Wash
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Sears
Belgium
Oklahoma
Wea
Sud
Unon
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Pacific
Diale
Guayas
The
Esse
Timothy
Jonathan
Mees
Philips
Uae
Asta
W. F. Young, Inc
Tyman St
SpringGeld
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
Catherine Lydia
H. Dolhonde
York St
New Orleans
Louisiana
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