Lights of New York and a Goofy Hit
A humorous look at The Music Goes Round and Around becoming a smash hit. The piece traces how Mike Riley Farley and Hodgson created the song after a Pittsburgh bookstore find, with quick success in sheets records and Broadway deals. Also noted are subway drunks, a Brooklyn fire rescue by Patrolman Reardon, and a winter street scene observation.
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Mike Riley
Riley
Pittsburgh
Onyx Club
Mike
Eddy Farley
Farley
Red” Hodgson
Washington
Riley, Farley
Hodgson
Phonograph Records
New York
Rehse Collection Opens In Munich Museum
One of the world’s most complete clipping files on world war topics is now in Munich’s residenz. The Rehse Collection, begun in 1914 by its founder, aims to assemble all accessible material on the Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassination and the broader war years.
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Brooklyn
Michael Reardon
Reardon
Munich
French Women May Choose Homes Under New Bill
A proposed French parliamentary bill would allow wives to choose their own homes without their husbands' consent. Currently French law requires the wife to follow the husband to any home. divorce grounds include leaving the marital domicile if she dislikes the residence and finds a better one. The bill aims to permit housing independence if a wife has a good reason for needing her own residence.
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Paris
Jiffy Knit Sweater With Matching Hat
Four to eight year old children can stay warm in a simple knit sweater and hat set. The pattern 5512 provides sizes 4 6 and 8 with instructions, illustrations, and stitch details. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle, Household Arts Dept., 259 W Fourteenth St, New York.
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Household Arts Dept
Fourteenth St
New York
N. Y
Venus Fireball Mistaken For Enemy Aircraft
Venus shone brilliantly in 19138 during an octennial display, deceiving millions in Europe and Asia who mistook the light for an enemy air craft. Russians in a town fired rifles at the bright object amid the glow of Collier's report.
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Europe
Asia
Collier’s
Ferry-Morse Seed Breeding Institute Propagates quality seeds
The Ferry-Morse Seed Breeding Institute in Rochester Michigan and Salinas California dedicates hundreds of acres to scientific propagation of vegetable and flower seeds. For 80 years they have selected fine plants, pollinated them, developed foundation stocks, and tested seeds before sale. Graduates are available to consumers, often for 5 cents a packet, with a free Home Garden Catalog. Look for the Ferry display in local stores.
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Rochester
Mich
Salinas
Cal
Ferry-Morse Seed Breeding Institute
Ferry
Ferry, Morse Seed Co
Detroit
San Francisco
Unusual Nature Reflects on Bitter Remarks Unspoken
A thoughtful piece notes a rare trait where a person contemplates harsh criticisms but refrains from voicing them to avoid hurt. The reflection centers on restraint and the moral choice to withhold sharp words.
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Rodin
Leon
Sdutr
Loorn
By C. M. Payne
Skame
Bi Tei Cheon
Finney
FORCE
Pinhead
Byanew
Adamson’s Adventures
By O. Jacobsson
Fred Harman
Jace
Bronce Peeler
Gluyas Williams
Tee
By the Bell Byndiente, Inc
Wrigley's
Lights of
L. L. Stevenson
Ray Warson
Variety
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Venus
THE
Seerry
America
Clabber
Houston
Galveston
Ent Service
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