Inflation talk and secret service counterfeiting in 1933
An observer notes inflation debates in Washington with President Roosevelt as arbiter while Secretary Wallace questions rapid price boosts. The piece also highlights rising counterfeit activity, with Moran reporting 1931 and 1932 seizures and elaborate counterfeiting rings reflecting hard times.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Sound Money Group
Wallace
Department of Agriculture
William H. Moran
United States Secret Service
Moran
Secret Service
Underworld
Western Newspaper Union
Satin fashions blaze into midseason wardrobe
Immediate chic satin dominates the new style program with black satin jackets and frocks. Satin outfits extend from daytime shirtwaist frocks to evening gowns in black and white, featuring satin sailors, reversible satins, and two tone effects. Western Newspaper Union 1933.
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Western Newspaper Union
Colorful Jewelry Set Highlights Costume Color
Cherie Nicholas notes the rising importance of costume jewelry to match formal evening dress. A vivid cuby and rhinestone ensemble with a white red crepe gown features a bracelet pendant earrings and two clips.
Black satin suit praised as wise purchase
Paris fashion notes praise black satin garments for smartness and budget value. The Dilkusha line debuts a black satin appointment suit called Black Magic with a nipped waist and linen plastron. Majos offers a long double breasted wrap in black satin for evening wear.
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Paris
Dilkusha
Majo
Candy Stripe Ribbon Trims Create Frill Fashion Show
Lucien Lelong shapes candy striped ribbon into dramatic frills on a model named Melodie. A Roman faille and chiffon dress features wide ribbon at shoulder lines, large looping folds, and ruffles along the hem of the princess skirt.
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Lucien Lelong
Lelong
Plaid Ylaffeta Taffeta Girdles Elegant Evening Frocks
A description highlights plaid taffeta girdles on striking evening frocks this season. A white organdy dress features a hem to the knees and is trimmed with a wide belt and sash ends of blue and white taffeta ribbon.
Clothes That Adorn but Do Not Conceal Decreed
Fashion decrees a smart woman wears two summer garments a transparent frock and a lighter corset. Mme Charmis of Paris says the mode aims to suggest nudity without revealing the body despite sparse lace trimming.
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Smmart
Mme Charmis
Lingerie Czarina
Paris
Crossword puzzle clues appear in two parts with many entries
A dense list of crossword clues across horizontal and vertical sections. Entries cover minerals, winds, dates, abbrs, objects, directions, measurements, vessels, and people names, ending with a note that the solution will appear in the next issue.
Gem of an Idea Birthday Gift
A puzzled bank clerk asks for a gift idea for a girl. His friend Jim says he gave his girl a ring that cost nothing because she is a telephone operator. The joke hinges on the pun about ringing tones and a noncostly present.
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Jim
Dialogue on marriage and jealousy among Mrs Grey and Mrs White
Mrs Grey and Mrs White discuss marriage dynamics as they joke about trust and jealousy. Both women exchange quips about attention, sanity, and the quirks of their husbands in a lighthearted, period-appropriate tone.
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Mrs. Grey
Mrs. White
Riddle Quip Spurs Jail Tale About Money Theft
A cryptic line about taking two letters from money and leaving one prompts a tale of a man who stole from two letters and ended up jailed. The quip links a clever wordplay with a legal consequence, noting IT and a jailed thief.
Time Out for Tea and Cricket in London
The note recalls cricket’s London origins in the 18th century and playfulness about the score. In a Tit-Bits exchange, time out becomes a social moment as the speaker asks for the current score.
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London
Old Lady Bets On Bookmaker’s Twenty To One
A country grand mother bets on a horse at twenty to one and proudly claims certainty because the race isn’t timed to start until two o'clock. Her grandson questions the claim, but the mare’s odds remain her chosen confidence.
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London
Museum Visit Sparks Question About Death Cause
A visitor asks a museum guide whether an ancient mummy died in a motor or airplane accident, highlighting a humorous mix of modern anxieties with ancient relics as the scene unfolds.
Settled for good in a lodging dispute
A landlady and a boarder settle a long dispute over unpaid board as the boarder agrees to stay until the debt is paid, signaling permanent lodging at last.
Curiosity and Dictionary Misfire Spark Domestic Talk
In a domestic exchange Mrs Williams asks why her companion visits the public library and hints at a new interest in science. The odd moment arises as a doctor labels her husband bibulous and he tears a dictionary page.
Quiet Words Exchange Highlights Tense Domestic Moment
A terse exchange hints at ongoing conflict between a wife and her husband. The dialogue suggests a confrontation where one party retains control of a key word or argument. The scene implies unresolved tension within the household.
Peek-a-boo Salesman Encounter on Back Porch
A housewife on a back porch spotted a salesman approaching. She ducked and hid until he left, then looked again to find him peering from the yard. He said, Peek-a-boo, lady.
Stray Stories Imagines Seven Nickels As Dimes
A playful vignette ponders value and imagination where seven nickels become dimes. The voice toys with value, inflation, and clever reinterpretation.
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Tommy
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Venice
Ney
Europe
Prince P
English Channel
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