Our Government How It Operates Postal Service
A 1832 Western Newspaper Union piece notes the evolving U S postal system from stagecoaches to transoceanic mail. It praises civil service permanence, critiques political appointees, and explains metered mail and rate control under Congress while detailing airmail growth from coast to coast and to Argentina.
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North
Central
South America
Postal Service
Congress
Postmaster General
Canada
Gulf of Mexico
Western Newspaper Union
Broadway Nears End of Old Glory and Glamour
A reflective piece laments Broadway midtown’s decline from a glittering parade street to a district crowded with cheap palaces and distractions. It notes shuttered theaters, high rents driving out prestige restaurants, and the rise of cinema palaces undercut by low prices and competing shows. Suggestions include Radio City and Rockefeller Center as future centers of entertainment, with opera movements and Fifth Avenue’s hesitance noted.
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New York
Broadway
Coney Island
Forty-second Street
Metropolitan Opera House
Empire Theater
Madison Square
Fifty-Third Street
Rector’s
Churchill’s
Shanley’s
The
Hofbrau
Brown’s Chop House
Parade Street
Radio City
Fifth Avenue
Central Park
Metropolitan Opera
Magic Rockefeller
Nazareth Reputation Reconsidered by a Dean of Men
The late University of Illinois Dean of Men recalls Nazareth’s troubled image. He argues people rarely match severe stereotypes and cites how prejudgments faded as he observed Mack Brown and other students grow to value genuine character. The reflection dates to 1933 via Western Newspaper Union.
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University of Illinois
Nazareth
Mack
Brown
Western Newspaper Union
Reversible cape and accessories in checked cotton
Rainy Day A describes a reversible full length cape in checked cotton faced with white broad cloth. The Apache hat and the umbrella with rubbers folded into its handle are also made in the same checked fabric.
Do Not Make Your Guest Uncomfortable at Home
A tactless hostess may unsettle a guest by repeatedly stressing a lost article. The guest viewpoint urges restraint and humor over blame, noting that negative conversations erode harmony. The piece urges hosts to shield guests from friction and direct displeasure toward the responsible party.
Grimes Works Out At Cubs Camp On Catalina Island
Burleigh Grimes, famed Chicago Cubs pitcher, is shown limbering up his throwing muscles during training camp on Catalina Island California.
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Burleigh Grimes
Chicago Cubs
Catalina Island
California
Feasting with Strife and Family Unity
A reflection on the contrast between abundance and harmony in homes during lean times. Money alone cannot ensure happiness. true peace comes from unity. A divided family cannot endure, while shared quietness with modest means sustains spirit and well being. 1923 Bell Syndicate WNU Service.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU
Ohio equity exchange reelects Miss Lucy Hennon secretary and manager
Marketer of grain Miss Lucy Hennon receives renewed two year term as secretary and manager of the Ohio equity exchange. In seven years she has marketed nearly a billion bushels and handled $5,732,446 in business for the co operative.
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Lucy Hennon
Ohio Equity Exchange
Miss Hennon
Something in a Name Turns to Life Saving Oddity
In a World War I base hospital in France a wounded Sergeant S O Slaughter bore initials that a surgeon misread as SOS Laughter The quick mental jolt led to immediate pulse check and a blood transfusion saving his life The Kansas City Star recounts the moment and the humor of initials turned lifesaving prompt
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Bkeplic
Stephen O. Slaughter
Kansas City
Americaan Legion
Mr. Slaughter
Slaughter
France
Kansas City Star
Women Benefited by Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin
This old family doctor’s laxative favorite for women promises regular bowels and relief from headaches bilious feelings and sluggishness. Made from fresh laxative herbs pure pepsin and gentle ingredients it’s praised for its taste and broad use for children and adults alike.
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Dr. Caldwell
Woman Loses 35 Pounds with Kruschen Remedy
Brooklyn nurse Miss M Ratner attests Kruschen helped her shed 35 pounds in four months and boost overall health. Ad claims safe fat loss with a half teaspoon in hot water each morning and a four week bottle costs a trifile with money back if unsatisfied.
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M. Ratner
Brooklyn
N. Y
Kruschen
America
Salt Rheum Treated By Cuticura Soap and Ointment
A mother from Boscawen New Hampshire reports her sixteen month old son suffered a salt rheum rash with water blisters and itching preventing sleep. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment for a month or two the child healed. Ad: Cuticura products priced 25c to 50c with samples available from Cuticura Laboratories Dept R Malden Mass.
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Doris Hardy
High St
Boscawen
N. H
Cuticura Laboratories
Dept. R. Malden
Mass
Adry
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Great White Way
Charles Frohman
Empire
By Charles Sughroe
United States
Gibraltar
Grimes Limbers
Michigan
WNU Service
S.O. Slaughter
da. W. B. Caldwell
Doctors
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