Poet in the Telegraph Office Faces Uncertain Future
A narrator recounts joining a telegraph company to craft holiday messages for Prym Pennigrew and Madge. Pennigrew composites the critique of his work with sharp humor, tests the writer with verses, and ultimately erupts over a mishap prompting the narrator to resign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telegraph Company
J. W. Pennigrew
Pennigrew
Madge
CCC
Julian
St. Valentine's
Washington
Pen
Carroll
Mr. Pennigrew
Valentine
Bell Syndicate
Surprising Scottish drift and modern art critique
Irvin Cobb riffing on Scotland and England, then laments lost wild heritage and rising road deaths. He recalls art revolutions, criticizes surrealism, laments deforestation, water damage, and habitat loss. Cobb cites cruelty to wildlife and hypocrisy among humane activists, ending with his signature Irvin S. Cobb note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anta Monica
Calif
Associated Press
Scotland
America
England
Irvin S. Cobb
Ireland
Dorcas
Irvin
Cobb
Wnu Bervios
National Topics Interpreted in Cevioas by William Bruckart
Roosevelt seeks judiciary reform proposing a fifteen member Supreme Court and retirement at seventy while Congress fights over the plan. The piece critiques congressional overreach, praises judicial independence, and laments Capitol spending on new offices and building projects amid national upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bruckart
Mational Press
Washington, D. C
Washington
President Roosevelt
Congress
Supreme Court of the
United States
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
House
Senate
Supreme Court
NRA
Senator Borah
Idaho
Borah
Supreme Court of the United States
Picayune
Capitol
House of Representatives
Unica
Date to Sew Fashion Ad Recommends Barbara Bell Patterns
Mabel touts a Sew-Your-Own slip with a fitted waist and ample hip room. Grace admires an aquamarine dress. plans to sew together with Anne and discuss patterns from Barbara Bell Pattern Book. Patterns 1200 1970 1988 offered, with yardage and sizes listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel
Civic League
Grace
Mrs. Merriweather
Anne
George
Barbara Bell
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Quotations on war, aviation, and acting from famed figures
The passage cites Sherwood Eddy, Charles A. Lindbergh, and Ethel Barrymore on war restraint, aviation change, and listening in acting. It presents three concise views: truth in war debate, aviation’s transformative impact, and listening as a core acting skill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherwood Eddy
Charles A. Lindbergh
Ethel Barrymore
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By Julian Street
Abbott
Peggy Hopkins Joyce
Uncle Sam the Spendthrift
Jess
Hamlins
Magnesia
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