Things New Yorkers Never Knew About New York
A quirky tour of old New York highlights neighborhoods, landmarks, and odd facts from Staten Island farms to Broadway lore. It notes the Stock Exchange medical dept, Nassau Street prices, a 3 9 19 cent store, abandoned lower basements, and public welfare promises amid panhandling, crime, and famous locals like George Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Staten Island
The
Stock Exchange
Front Street
Manhattan
Fort Washington Point
Nassau Street
Tenth Street
Second Avenue
B’way
190Th Street
Sheridan Square
Battery Park
Wall Street
5Th Street
Eighth Avenue
Central Park West
Ninth Avenue
Columbus Avenue
Tenth Avenue
Amsterdam Avenue
Eleventh Avenue
West End Avenue
Dept. of Welfare
Woodlawn Cemetery
Australians Like Americans in War Time Bond
Americans discover Australians resemble themselves as war reshapes life Down Under. The piece contrasts climate, rugged farming, and half a planet apart with shared forthrightness. It notes Australians sleep on camp floors, endure austere homes, face food shortages, rationing, and heavy manpower strain while supplying U S troops and adapting daily life.
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Virginia
New Guinea
Australia
Torres
U. S. Army
Japan
Western States
Melbourne
Sydney
Brisbane
Adelaide
States
U. S
U. S&s
Americans and Australians bond amid wartime romance and cultural tensions
The piece chronicles cross-cultural interactions between U S soldiers and Australian and New Zealand communities, noting friendly bonds, pay differences, romance, and plans for postwar settlement. It highlights social norms, military pay effects, and potential migration as war ends, including a U S Navy wedding in Armadale Australia.
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U. S
America
New Zealand
Australia
Big Island
San Francisco
Curtin
Commonwealth
Big vs Little Farmers in Irrigation Fight Heads Congress
A historic clash over government irrigation limits resurfaces as California central valley riders threaten to exempt large landowners from the 160 acre cap. Ickes backs small farms, warning the rider would boost land speculation and favor big ranchers, liquor interests, and winery buyouts while reshaping farm ownership across the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teddy Roosevelt
Fdr
Congress
California
Interior
Ickes
Elliott and
Carter
Land Kings
Far West
Oakland
Califf
Elliott
Tulare
Calif
Central Valley Irrigation Project
House
Central Valley
U.S.A
Fresno Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Versatile Birg Ducklings Pattern for Applique Craft
A Nimble craft note describes Happy a 13 inch figure with eight inch tall ducklings usable for toys weather vanes or garden accents. It suggests applique designs for a child’s gap with blue background and orange features and mentions a natural size pattern with instructions and a 15 cent pattern number. The piece also references President Roosevelt and a debate over rail worker vacation length a seven or six day week impacting rest days.
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Appy
Happy
Roosevelt
Fresh lemon juice wake-up drink for regularity
Start mornings with juice of one Sunkist lemon in a glass of water on an empty stomach. The citrus aids digestion, boosts vitamin C and B, fights fatigue, and helps alkalinize the system. A simple routine many find beneficial. Use California Sunkist lemons.
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Sunkist
Californias
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Federal Reserve Bank
Police Dept
LaGuardia
Weather Bureau
Hudson
Public
RCA
Gov't
Radio City
Carnegie Hall
New York Central
Broadway
Lexington
47Th
49Th
73Rd Street
Riverside Drive
Charles M. Schwab
NBC
Brooklyn Bridge
Fifth Avenue
Mohammed Ali
Bowery
George Washington
Gen. Washington
Elliott Pine
Western Newspaper Union
Pyi
Albert Minarik
Milwaukee
Wis
Jasperoo Dempsey
United States
Continental
Pacific Coast
Oregon
Washington
Lieut
Frances Cox
Lily Fucci
Our Lady of Lourdes Church
Armadale
Lowell Rudy
Alice Drew
Waldo Gustafson
U. S. Navy
Riss Lila Drew
Washinton
D. C
War Manpower Commission
Ruth Wyeth
Spears
Lings
Merry
Ruth Wyeth Spears
Bedford Ells New Tork
Milla
Lydia E. Pinkham
Elmost
Contuuy
Direckions
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