Lights and Letters in a New York Minute
A collage of scenes recalls publishers and authors, with a clever office boy remark about work hours from Wallace Irwin. It notes a Paris to Mackinac Island journey, Idaho potatoes, and a yarn of gypsy moths over New York. Tolls from the Holland tunnel are highlighted as traffic revenue grows.
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Wallace Irwin
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Rome
Vienna
London
Budapest
Jersey City
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Pacific Coast
Great Lakes
Michigan
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Illinois
Mackinac Island
Old Mission
Traverse City
Bronx
George Washington
New Jersey
Washington
Holland Tunnel
How It Started By Jean Newton The Tango
The tango originated in the submerged slums of Buenos Aires about thirty years ago and spread from Latin America. Early forms featured acrobatic kneeing and bending, now toned down by modern masters into a dignified ballroom dance.
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Latin America
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Moonlight Forest Fire Alarm Turns Out To Be Moonrise
Truro Massachusetts fire department responded to an alarm believed to be a forest fire. The sighting proved to be the moon rising on the horizon tinged dull red. The line references a proverb about evaluating a man by his enemies.
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Truro
Mass
Farmer Tracks $777 Missing Amid Cow Fund Mystery
Wade Holloway of Little Rock reports $777 savings vanished into a cow from his herd of 23. He cannot identify which cow swallowed the funds and seeks methods to recover the money.
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Little Rock
Ark
Wade Holloway
Tax Payments Reveal Hoarded Money in Detroit
Detroit tax receipts show hidden wealth as old currency returns. City Treasurer Charles L. Williams says gold and yellow backs are being accepted for taxes, with one day bringing in about 1200 in older bills. The unusual payments include large old-fashioned notes and paper money.
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Detroit
Mich
Charles L. Williams
Williams
Pilot’s Peril in Fuel Fails Five Miles Up
A man faces a dangerous descent after his airplane runs out of gas five miles above the ground. Rescue teams converge as the craft spirals toward a safe landing, with experts estimating the crew’s survival depends on quick action.
Cow patients need cash found after pocketed bill loss
A veterinarian treated two cows at ten dollars each after a search failed to recover a missing money stash. Only a chewed bill fold and a dime were found, and the effort was abandoned.
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Holloway
Home Hunt
A lighthearted quip advises hiding a tablecloth stain by covering it with a plate, attributed to Pearson's. The remark reflects witty household humor from an era when domestic mishaps were common in columns.
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Pearson’s
Desserts and Gelatin Dishes Featuring Pineapple and Caramel Sponge
A 1932 Western Newspaper Union note presents gelatin desserts using pineapple, peaches and citrus with steps for Pineapple Pudding Caramel Sponge and related molds. Dishes include whipped cream toppings, crushed pistachios, and optional mayonnaise whipped cream mix served with cheese sandwiches.
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Western Newspaper Union
Household tips from My Neighbor ohv
Practical advice covers preserving food and removing skins with boiling water. Tips include covering hot liquid with cloth and securing with a rubber band, using a bowl for storage, tearing and washing sugar bags as covers, peeling tomatoes by pouring boiling water, and keeping a clean work area with newspaper sheets. Also notes coffee should be brewed with water at the boiling point for full flavor.
Do You Think A College Education Pays
A columnist questions the value of college education noting a daughter who became engaged after four years yet suggests she could have achieved the same outcome in two weeks at a beach. The remark critiques higher education costs and outcomes with tongue in cheek.
Crafty Burnt-Match Animal Mosaic From Cardboard
Instructions describe shaping cardboard pieces, gluing burnt match ends to outlines, filling spaces with corn meal, and painting to create decorative animal pictures. A border frame and glass can accompany the artwork for a complete display. The text also hides twenty rivers within phrases like Rhinoceros and Polite for a word puzzle.
Quality hay saves money for dairymen says expert
Prof Be S Savage of New York State College of Agriculture notes hay forms the foundation of dairy rations. Early cut, soft, clean hay with leaves intact improves palatability and protein while reducing labor and wasted leaves. Late cutting raises tonnage but lowers forage quality and palatability.
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BE. S. Savage
New York State College of Agriculture
WNY Service
Dairymen Question Home Mixing Versus Ready-Mixed Rations
The article weighs whether dairymen should mix feeds at home or buy ready mixed rations. It asks if home ingredients match commercial mixes in quality and variety, and notes improvements in commercial feeds reduce the appeal of home mixing despite potential cost savings. Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station.
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Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Minnesota Private Cow Testing Records
The statewide cow testing association in Minnesota offers private monthly production records for each cow. Samples are mailed to the University farm lab. owners get individual records by return mail. Cost is 1.25 dollars monthly for up to 10 cows, 13 dollars yearly, plus extra charges per cow over 10.
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Minnesota
University Farm
Grain Feeding Rules for Milking Cows
The milking herd gains efficiency from grain feeding, especially cows producing over two and a half gallons daily. Begin pasture with grain, then taper over two weeks, continuing for high producers at one pound per five to seven pounds of milk. Suggested mixes include 500 lb corn with cod meal plus oats and soybeans, or 300 lb corn with cod meal, oats and bran.
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Wallace
Dairy Facts on Feed Choices for Dairy Herds
Soybeans and millet form a strong hay mix for dairy cattle. Success hinges on ration cost. Maynard Grander, an agronomist at western Washington experiment station, stresses keeping pasture grain immature to maximize feeding value.
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Maynard
Grander
Western Washington
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