Oil industry's rise from springs to vast wells noted
The piece recalls oil's brief early days from medicinal springs to the Drake well of 1859. It credits Dr. I C White for anticline theory, highlights George N. Bissell and Samuel M. Kier in early development, and marks the shift to modern drilling costs and capacities.
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Henry West
Drake
George N. Bissell
Samuel M. Kier
Meadville
Republican
Kier
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Bissell
Cuba
New Orleans
Pennsylvania Rock Oil Company
Governor Lehman Pushes Ransom Prohibition Law
The piece argues New York should outlaw ransom payments to kidnappers, contending such a law could deter kidnaping if enforceable, though families often conceal payments and police rescue limits hamper effectiveness. It notes public safety as a priority and questions enforcement practicality.
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New York
Lehman
Cies
Uncommon Sense by John Blake on Hurry and Patience
The essay argues patience is rare in modern life as people rush through daily tasks and travel. It contrasts hurried behavior with nature’s deliberate pace, notes leaders once urged slower travel for nerves, and predicts faster travel will not curb demand for speed. The piece ends with a caution that true work suffers when done in a rush.
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Halls of Science
United States
New York State
Troy
Buffalo
New York
San Francisco
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Living in Futures and the Chorus Girls
Poem contemplates living in tomorrows and avoiding misery while savoring today. Policeman asks about protection options as Mr. Pewee rushes home to his wife. A show declines as chorus girls are fired over salaries.
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Mr. Pewee
The Fat Artist and The Other One Discuss a House Design
The Fat Artist explains designing his house to express himself and remind artistic friends of him. The Other One notes it is a low rambling shack with no upper story.
Witty exchange frames surgical mastery and years of training
A patient notes the operation took ten minutes while the doctor says it took ten years to learn the technique. The quip underscores the long journey behind a brief skilled act.
Autoist Lesson Turns into Metaphysical Challenge
In a comic classroom exchange a student asks how long to Yonkers. The Wise Rube demands technical car specs wheel base displacement gear and piston stroke before answering. The teacher presses for a sentence using the word metaphysician and Mary delivers a playful misfit line about coming home from school metaphysician.
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Mary
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Boners Rent Notice Offers Upper House Space
An 18th or 19th century rental ad states the upper part of a house is for rent, including three rooms a cellar and a backyard indicating a multi room living space with outdoor access.
Stores cut hours and delivery to meet code pressures
Washington observers note stores are shortening hours and limiting deliveries to curb costs under the recovery program. An NRA aide argues workers gain leisure and confidence, while stores keep overhead, hire no one new, and may shift back to longer hours and better service as competition raises delivery expectations.
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Washington
Johnson
Miss Josephine McNally Returns From Philadelphia Visit
Fifteen years ago on August 24 1918 Miss Josephine McNally arrived home after a two month trip to Philadelphia visiting relatives. She also spent time in New York and Washington. Mrs Robert Randel and children are visiting Crystal Springs Mississippi. J E Trousdale Jr with Iron Mountain employment left yesterday for Little Rock. Mrs Wo OA Kirkpatrick hosted a party for daughter Marguerite five summers with star pinning game Florence Hillsbourne won a candy box and Helen Grant a gum prize. Refreshments served by hostess with Mesdames Booth Coon and Elvie Booth. Mrs FE Fudickar Jr and sister Mabel Handy visiting Magnolia Arkansas.
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Josephine McNally
Philadelphia
New York
Washington
Wo OA. Kirkpatrick
Marguerite
FE. Fudickar, Jr
Mabel Handy
Magnolia, Ark
Two Men Arrested in West Monroe Break-in Case
Lonnie Tidwell and O H Roberts were arrested in Union Parish and Ouachita Parish respectively in connection with a July 21 break-in at Tidwell's West Monroe storehouse. A grease barrel theft was reported, and both men were jailed. The note adds that the artificial ice industry faces high coal costs for steam-driven compressors.
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Lonnie Tidwell
Union Parish
Tidwell
O. H. Roberts
Sheriff's Department
Ouachita Parish
NRA Committee Forms In Ouachita Parish
The Ouachita Parish general committee met on the Hotel Virginia roof at 10:30 A M to organize under Roosevelt’s recovery program. A V Miller presided outlining publicity and blue eagle oversight with weekly meetings at the chamber of commerce.
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Ouachita Parish
W. C. Feazel
North Louisiana
Roosevelt
Hotel Virginia
A. V. Miller
Miller
Chamber of Commerce
H. F. Madison
Carl B. Atkinson
H. McClary
R. H. Oliver, Jr
S. H. McClary
C. B. Atkinson
D. Aubrey Haas
W. H. Anders
F. Hirsch
Blanche Oliver
Fagan Cox
Julia Wossman
West Monroe
Feazel
Lee Hawkins
City Court Proceedings Under Acting Judge Albritton
Acting Judge B D Albritton presided city court in Judge Harper's absence. Cases included several negro defendants with drunkenness fines of 7.50, fighting penalties from 5 to 10 days, a theft sentence of six months for Jesse Curry, and traffic or chicken theft charges. Curry had been released 24 hours before the latest arrest. The report ends with a medical aside on drafts and susceptibility to germs.
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W. M Harper
B. D. Albritton
Bec
Parrish
Jean May
Mark McCraney
G. B. Cruikshank
Leslie Scott
W. W. Boxley
Jesse Curry
Arlene Harris
J. W. Jones
Leon Ross
Radio Networks and Afternoon Program Grid
A detailed schedule lists NBC and CBS networks with regional day parts and a long sequence of programs including Winds and Weber, Tea Dansant by Orches, Green Bros and Edw Nel, Lum & Abner, The Sizzlers Trio, Helen Morgan, Ralph Kirbery, and many others across Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific regions with time blocks and coast to coast designations. The listing resembles an all-day broadcast timetable with multiple hour-long musical acts, orchestras, and talks across networks and time zones.
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Winters
Weber
Orches
Liudy
Green Bros
Edw. Nel
Trio Romantique
Ray Heatherton
John B. Kennedy
Richard Himber
Sizzlers
Countess Albani
Lum & Abner
Goldbergs
Rudy Vallee
Whiteman
Scotti & Orchestra
Lum
Abner
Midw
Helen Morgan
Orch
Ralph Kirbery
Mark Fisher
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Toscanini Cannot Whistle or Charm Canaries
In a humorous New York piece, Arturo Toscanini, famed conductor, fails to whistle or coax canaries to sing. A studio helper, Dorle Jarme, finally his success with the birds. A bird home in Virginia for celebrities houses many famous pets with experts and autopsy by the Carnegie Institute.
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New York
Arturo Toscaninni
Dorle Jarme
Toscaninni
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Bird House
Bronx Zoo
Carnegie Institute
Hollywood Gossip and Secrets Drive Movieland Grapevine
Hollywood chatter runs through the film colony as gossip travels fast and secrets stay hidden. The column notes how news spreads, from Constance Bennett and Gilbert Roland outings to Maurice Chevalier’s studio lunch, often before official sources reveal details.
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Constance Bennett
Gilbert Roland
Maurice Chevalier
Fox
Paramount
Paul Bern
Jean Harlow
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