Washington Digest Seminoles Misrepresented By Sensational Writers
A Washington Dispatch piece reports on Seminole life at Brighton Florida with notes from Agent Boehmer and his wife. It contrasts snake killing beliefs, attire, and the mix of traditional skirts and modern trousers among Seminole men and women, highlighting the distinctive beadwork and hair fashions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everglades
Sunday Supplement
Boehmer
Florida
Points
Sam Huff
Sam
Miss
Bof&hmer
Edison Centennial recalls a life of restless invention
The article marks the 100th birthday of Thomas A. Edison and chronicles his diverse experiments from a flying machine to potato bug pesticide. It notes key inventions including the stock ticker and phonograph, plus his vast patent record and the enduring impact of his work on lighting, film, and telegraphy.
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Thomas A. Edison
Edison
Menlo Park
Tom
Newark
N. J
At &4
Edigon
United States Patent Office
Alexander Graham Bell
Bell
Guglielmo Marconi
America
Tom Edison
White House
Lower
Memos of a Midnighter and Broadway Buzz
Insider notes tease next year's flying time from New York to Miami at 200 minutes. gossip links Alvin Paris football bribe scandal to show gals dates while John Murray Anderson’s circle hears about a Russian youth serum. Bing tops income as Rodgers Hammerstein pay $750 weekly understudy. Flamingo Las Vegas draws 28 000 in three days.
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Miami
Alvin Paris
Paris
John Murray Anderson
Bing
Rodgers & Hammerstein
Mary Jane Walsh
Moss Hart
J. Durante
X. Cugat
Las Vegas
Buddy Kaye
Jerome Robbins
Iwo Jima
Static in car radios tied to tires, new powder promises cure
A note claims static from tires can be cured by a devised suppression powder. The item also mentions a wildlife census taking place this month and ponders how a 200 year old turtle would tell its age.
Middle American Opinion Notes Sugar Shortage Taste
The piece observes female ownership in steel industry circles and notes a potential shift to Guatemalan honey for coffee if sugar runs scarce. It closes with a casual remark that readers might prefer more sugar anyway.
Hypnotism Aids in Tooth Extraction in California
Mrs Violet Nicola, allergic to all anesthetics, undergoes tooth extraction after a hypnotist induces a trance. Dentists and a psycho therapist consult. thirty minutes later Nicola has two teeth removed and remains unaware until she sees her reflection.
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Bakersfield
Calif
Violet Nicola
Nicola
Boy Peruses Comics As Home Fire Flares
Seven year old Bernard Burke stayed in the bath reading a comic during a home fire in Champaign Illinois. Firemen arrived to extinguish the blaze and found him uninjured and still absorbed in his comic book saying the firemen would put it out.
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Boy
Champaign
III
Bernard Burke
Burke
Bernard
Bernard Carly
Making Slip Covers Successfully Keeps Home Bright
A vintage ad promotes a 40 page booklet offering simple steps to measure fit pin cut and sew slip covers for chairs. Readers are asked to send 25 cents to receive the booklet.
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Canada
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Decca
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Jeff Keate
Buckler
Minnesota State
Washington
FDR
Secret Service
T. Parker
Mattrels
Brandeis
P Davis
Ed Wynn
M. Komroff
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Pha
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Pere Tad
U. S. Savings Bonds
Tydis Pinkham
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