Rambles of travel, cattle country, and old friends at year’s end
In this 1935 McNaught Syndicate column the speaker recalls Mediterranean cruises with Mrs Rogers and Mary, flying over Jerusalem and the Nile, and spotting the Garden of Eden from a plane. He describes Arizona ranching, Seligman, the Grand Canyon south rim, sections and townships, and quips about automobiles and licenses. He mentions Irvin Cobb, a Southern Gentleman horse figure, and finishes noting the week’s events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Hills
Rogers
Mary
Cairo
Egypt
Jerusalem
Palestine
Holy Land
River Jordan
Nile
Indian Territory
China
Europe
Garden of Eden
Tigris
Euphrates
Babylon
Sphynx
Pyramids
Grand Canyon
Fred Stone
Edd Vail
Seligman
Arizona
Brisbane
Crysler
Plymouth
Ford
Irvin Cobb
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Sudden Politeness From Allies to Germany After War
The piece notes a shift in tone as the victorious Allies treat Germany more politely than after Versailles. It highlights Hitler's claim of a prepared war machine and Germany’s readiness to fight if pressed. The author muses on this lesson for a country that might only be able to offer gold and pleas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
England
Hitler
France
Hidden Power Behind Flight Speeds Ignored by Visible Engines
A narrator describes flight by three engines ahead, noting the engines appear powerless as propellers blur into invisibility. The reader feels the pull of air and motion without seeing the force behind lift and ascent.
Atheist Quip On Propellers From a Humorous Cleric
A clergyman voices a playful stance appealing to atheists and a Senegambian gentleman by arguing against a trifecta of propellers guiding destination and destiny. He suggests if such propellers existed he would observe them, noting skepticism toward metaphysical force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senegambia
Austria to Hang 17 Nazis in First Post Dollfuss Case
In Austria the new government aims to execute 17 Nazis as an initial defiance after Dollfuss murder. The method lacks a drop. instead the neck is choked by pulled feet, a grim ritual described as a disagreeable spectacle even for the assistive executioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Dollfuss
Beauty and intelligence go hand in hand, professors declare
Learned professors argue that the adage beautiful but dumb is false, contending that beauty aligns with intellect. They assert true intelligence possesses its own intrinsic beauty and that charm enhances, not diminishes, cognitive value.
Absaroka proposed as forty ninth state name in US debate
The piece recounts a California county camp protest over lack of hashed-brown potatoes at breakfast and humorously traces potato history from Parmentier to French court. It notes a proposed Absaroka for the forty ninth state, blending parts of North Dakota Wyoming and Montana counties, criticizing the choice as a royal sounding name.
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California
Elizabeth Canyon
Parmentier
Potate Parmentier
France
Absaroka
North Dakota
Wyoming
Montana
United States
Lincoln
Edigon
Two Americans to be tried in Paris for spying charges
Two Americans from East Orange New Jersey and twenty alleged accomplices face trial in Paris within days. They are accused of informing a foreign power of French secrets on high explosives planes and chemical warfare, including plans for a stratosphere crossing and six hour Atlantic flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switz
East Orange
N. J
Russia
Paris
Switzes
Atlantic
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Begging in New York Declines Amid Tax Relief and Charity Efforts
In New York City street begging has largely disappeared as police reports show fewer panhandlers and many beggars quit after relief reductions and higher taxes. The essay notes beggar hubs like Beggars' Roost on Bleecker Street shuttered and reports some former beggars earning more than fifty dollars weekly before quitting.
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New York
Ritz
Bleecker Street
Gilbert Miller
Paris
Place du Palais Bourbon
Miller
London
Berlin
Constantinople
Manhattan
Notable Radio Chief Deac Aylesworth Among Tight-Lipped Executives
The article profiles Deac Aylesworth as a restrained radio chief with keen judgment, rarely speaks on gossip, and prioritizes critical calls. It also notes Gilbert Miller’s Paris exile lifestyle, the Paris home of the Lehr widow, her rumored aristocratic connections, and an intimate circle including Countess de Chambrun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deac Aylesworth
Kent Cooper
A. P
France
Harry Lehr
Paris
Rue Des Sts. Peres
the Iron Mask
Marquis de Cavoye
Europe
Countesse de Chambrun
Longworth
Grover Whalen Remains Town’s Best Dressed and Banquet Host
Grover Whalen continues as the town’s champion lunch and dinner attender and most in demand for toast making and speeches. Even returning to private life his talent for coordinating banquets is evident, and he rarely refuses requests.
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Grover Whalen
Notable Names and Anecdotes from a 1935 Syndicate Page
A compact roundup cites Eddie Guest starting poetry as an office boy thanks to a rhyming dictionary from Earl Harriman. Alma Claybergh is described as a close friend of the President's mother. Earl Carroll reportedly goes to bed after smoking a cigar, with Gelett Burgess leading a crowd doubting the Shakespeare authorship and Julian Huxley highlighting a speaker in an audience.
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Eddie Guest
Earl Harriman
Alma Claybergh
Earl Carroll
Gelett Burgess
Cecil de Vere
17Th Earl of
Oxford
Julian Huxley
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Eggs remain dependable mineral source for hens
The article explains minerals in eggs stay stable across typical feeds. Iodine supplementation via hens is unreliable. kelp shows no consistent benefit. A ration with 0.5 to 1 percent iodized salt ensures iodine intake, while calcium and other minerals come from ordinary components like oyster shell and bone meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Halpin
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
WNU Service
Wisconsin
TONS OF PAPER MONEY PUT OUT
Public health notes detail skin and hand hygiene to curb germs and colds. It describes skin disinfection, the mouth lining, and cold susceptibility, plus daily hot baths and outdoor activity as preventive steps. The second item reports four to five tons of currency produced daily by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, with $5.395 billion in circulation and a billion-plus bills produced yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irwin Spielman
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Washington
Treasury Department
Treasury
Philadelphia Inquirer
Cockerel Problem in Leghorn Poultry Raisers
National Farm Journal outlines three methods to handle Leghorn cockerels. Separate early for growth, cull when sexed by comb, or buy day-old pullets. Best results depend on available quarters and proper brooding for marketable size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Farm Journal
Caring for Young Turkeys on Range
Simple, home made shelter suffices for poults after ten weeks on clean meadow. A single pitch roof on posts with ground-level perches five to six feet high keeps birds safe from small prowling animals while preventing injury from crowding or falls.
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New Yorker
Hens Face Pasted Tongue Coat Hazard
Describes a condition in hens where a hard dried membrane forms along the tongue edges and surface. The dried epidermis can detach and create a shell that interferes with eating. Removing the substance by tearing is warned as cruel and injurious to the bird.
Scaly Leg in Chickens Affects Older Hens
An old ailment in poultry called scaly leg is due to a mite. Wisconsin Agriculturist notes washing legs in warm soapy water then a brief kerosene dip, not too long, as a remedy. Sulphur ointment is another treatment used by some poultrymen.
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Wisconsin Agriculturist
Noted Lesson Sparks Schoolyard Sting
Willie learns from a school day that sass toward Billy McNutt is not allowed. The exchange reflects a small, humorous moment in a school setting as a student names the consequence of misbehavior.
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Willie
Billy McNutt
Pathfinfer Magazine
Simple Motif in Bedspread Design
Simple crochet motif to make a fast bedspread using cream rose and yellow warp. Measure 414 inches per square and suggest assembling squares point to point for a pointed edge. Motif from book No 27 offered postpaid for 15 cents with home craft inquiries to Home Craft Co Department B.
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Home Craft CO
Nineteenth and
St. Louis Ave
St. Louis
A Common Thirst Salted Peanuts Punchline
A brief humorous exchange contrasts thirsts for fame love and money with the punchline that all men crave salted peanuts, delivering a witty, light moment.
Postum Free Week Offer From Postum Company
The Postum Company offers a full week’s supply of healthful Postum free to anyone who writes for it. Readers are directed to send a request and requestors will receive a week’s supply at no charge. The promotion appears in another section of the paper.
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Postum
Postum Company
Ady
Treasure in Kettle Unearthed Near Leningrad
A forest find near Leningrad yielded a kettle containing 11,000 coins from various countries dating to the eleventh century or earlier. Local authorities report the hoard’s significance and are cataloging the unusual mixed collection.
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Leningrad
Suffered From Tetter on Hands
Mary Pratt of New Market Tennessee suffered years with tetter on hands. She found relief after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment and bought more. The ad notes Cuticura products Soap 25c Ointment 25c and 50c Talcum 2c with free samples from Cuticura Laboratories Malden Massachusetts.
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Stark Young
New Republic
Alexander Woollcott
Feate. Y
SYS
Lloyd Arnold
University of Illinois, College of Medicine
University of Ilinois
Western Newspaper Union
Clark
Park Brown
2Nd Ave. N. W
Rochester
Minn
Cuthura
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