Get-Rich-Quick Schemes Hit Public, Warn Officials
The article details how Americans continue to fall for oil swindles, home‑based work frauds, and other get‑rich schemes despite postal investigations. It cites Fort Worth indictments, large losses, and examples like pillow top designs and embroidery kits as common ruses appealing to housewives seeking easy money.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Fort Worth
Texas
Frederick Cook
Robert A. Les
WINS HEALTH CONTEST WINNER LEAH METZMAKER
Leah Metzmaker a 23 year old Bell Telephone stenographer in Chicago won the Y W C A Healthy Business Girl contest. Her health recipe emphasizes prune intake and avoiding candy cake and pie while she abstains from smoking and drinking. The piece notes frauds in photoplay writing song prompts and astrology based schemes thriving alongside moving pictures interests.
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Leah Metzmaker
Bell Telephone Company
Chicago
Miss Metzmaker
National Art Gallery for Washington Proposed
The Sixty-ninth Congress will be asked to authorize funds for a national gallery of art in Washington. Estimated costs range from 7 million to 10 million dollars to house the Smithsonian Institution’s 5 million dollar collection. Senator Smoot of Utah will sponsor the project. Advocates say a new building will attract donors and place the nation among world leaders in art.
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Washington
Sixty
Congress
National Gallery of Art
Smithsonian Institution
Smoot
Utah
England
National Gallery
British Museum
France
Louvre
Luxemburg
Italy
Dollar Bill Demand Forces Treasury to Consider Expansion
Washington officials warn the growing popularity of the dollar bill may force a major expansion of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing plant to meet circulation needs or push stricter savings. Dewey studies aim to curb use as bills circulate about four months on average, while the silver dollar revival stalls.
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Washington
Treasury
Dewey
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
United States Treasury
Endicott Candlestick Found in Danvers Massachusetts
One of the original candlesticks brought to America in 1628 by Gov. John Endicott has been located in Danvers. It now belongs to Mrs. Charles Masury and was said to be purchased from descendants of Rev. Nathaniel Ward of Ipswich, the candlestick recipient from Endicott.
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Danvers
Mass
America
John Endicott
Massachusetts Colony
Charles Masury
Nathaniel Ward
Ipswich
Endicott
C. A. Phillips
Hastings
State Federation of Cosmopolitan Clubs
Lincoln
Leo A. Hoffman
Omaha
J.T. Holland
Lester Kidd
Don A. Watcher
Gus P. Swanson
Williama
Supreme Court
Gage County
Cortland
Beatrice
Dunbar
Talmage
Lorton
Paul
Frank Bartling
Nebraska City
Frontier County Farmer's Union
American Legion
W. J. O'Brien
South Bend
Louisville
Ashland
Nebraska
Order of the Astern Star
Fremont
Will French
Winfield
Kansas
Titus A. called tightwad in quip over ice fridge habits
A local taunt targets Titus A for stinginess claiming he stays up nights fanning the ice in his refrigerator to prolong freshness. The remark labels him an extreme penny pincher in a casual jab.
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Drumm
Royalist Russians Faced in Warsaw Police Raid
In central Europe Polish authorities crack down on Russian royalists seeking a czar. A Warsaw raid netted Count Toll suron liefenhausen Prince Avaloff and other titled Russians, former officers, charged with spying on the Polish army and plotting to reestablish the Russian empire.
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Warsaw
Europe
Poland
Cyril
Toll
Suron ‘Liefenhausen
Prince Avaloff
Quote on driving for pleasure from Toledo Blade
A brief aphorism attributed to the Toledo Blade notes that when many people drive for pleasure there is not enough joy to satisfy the demand.
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Toledo Blade
Paris fad brings tuxedo trend to women party wear
A Paris inspired shift shows women adopting tuxedo style evening dress for club parties. The illustration features a man and two women dressed in formal, menswear influenced outfits as they appear in a fashionable night scene.
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Paris
Nebraska Notes Offer Convention News and Local Fires
Nebraska items summarize upcoming gatherings like the Modern Woodmen convention at Grand Island and the Ladies of Elks meeting in Omaha. Fire losses include a Wayne farm and a Du Bois farmers store, plus vandalism in Plattsmouth cemetery and other local incidents.
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Grand Island
The
Agricultural College
Lincoln
Grand Lodge
Ladies of Elks
Omaha
Wayne
Farmers’ Union
du Bois
Omaba
C. S. Aldrich
Bess Aldrich
Nebraska
Elmwood
American Legion
Plattsmouth
Winnebago Reservation
Charles Borbaugh
Helvey
Zrade
Technical High School
Andrew Dubas
Poland
Ord
University of Nebraska
Dodge County
Fort Crook
H. C. Gray
Army Board of
A. E. Anderson
Beatrice Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Beatrice
Richardson County
D. K. Miller
First Presbyterian Church
Fremont
Scotland
Miller
S. S. Leviathan
W. Good
Chanon
C. C. Wiggins
Claude Fordyce
Falls City
McMullen
the State Park Commissioners
Sky Jend
Gorge Ayers
Kuntze Memorial Lutheran Church
United States
Omaha Country Club
C. S. Cook
Table Rock
State Capitol Commission
Capitol
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Papillion
Built-In Furniture and Woodwork Finishes Align
The piece stresses harmony between built in furniture and room woodwork. Mantels bookcases and window seats should match the finish whether enamel paint stain or varnish is used.
Wall Paper Now Fashionable In Classical and Renaissance Styles
In the classic days of Greece and Rome and the colorful days of the Renaissance the homes of the wealthy were adorned with painted friezes and borders. The frieze and border are still much desired in modern homes and now may add richness to cottage, apartment or country house. Wall paper, with its Infinite choice of designs and colorings (12 colors are often used to obtain a desired effect) meets this desire.
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Greece
Rome
Lining Paper Used Before Wallpaper on New Walls
Papering experts urge lining plaster walls before applying wallpaper even in new houses. Lining prevents paper slipping, hides minor irregularities, and acts as a moisture blotter to stop stains on the top layer. A veteran paperhanger says lining ensures a perfect match and a thoroughly satisfying job.
Architects Achieve Two Noted Home Innovations
Architects in the last five years report two clear achievements. First, they have made homes more affordable for the average middle class family. Second, they have created livable designs that reduce overall costs and improve daily life. These advances bring tangible happiness through better living spaces.
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Nebraska News
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William F. Schroeder
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