Fables in Slang by George Ade
A satirical sketch follows Benny and Tessie from Bascom Center to wealth, highlighting self made success and idle rich fate. Benny’s invention and rapid fortune lead to social ascent, Gladly embraced by Tessie and Benny as they enter elite life, then face moral warnings about taxation and status. The piece lampoons ambitious individuals and their townspeople.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Columbia
Jim
Ocean
City
Howells
Tarkington
Rufus
Blair
Ben Fucker
Chesapeake Bay
Little Benny
Bascom Center
Odd Fellows
Benny
Tessie
Building and Loan Association
Ben
Newton
Apple
Watt
Paris
Henry Ford
Elizabeth
Benjamin
Benjamin Flicker
B. Sturtevant Flicker
Rural Crime Fight Takes Battle to Chicken Thieves
Illinois launches a statewide campaign against rural crime led by Inspector Saunders under state agriculture director McLaughlin. The drive targets chicken thieves and cattle rustlers, with notable arrests in Joliet Will County and near Chicago, boosting rural safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inspector Saunders
Walter L. McLaughlin
Illinois
Chicago
Clarence Roth
Champaign County
Darkey
Ross C. Saunders
State Agriculture Department
Saunders
Indiana
Will County
Middle West
Western Newspaper Union
Advice From Hal Mohr Guides Ambitious Camera Men
Hollywood ace Hal Mohr urges aspiring camera men to begin locally with amateur work and simple equipment. He cites his work on Midsummer Night's Dream and Captain Blood and notes many rural theft stories highlight the need for local training, unity, and practical techniques in early film careers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ant
Hal Mohr
Captain Blood
Hollywood
Follywood and headlines stir heated recollections
A collage of satirical dispatches mocks politics and media mania. It riffs on campaigning with Bryan memories, jokes about J Edgar Hoover, Polish premier selections, rising taxes, and reactions to Confederate leaders Lee and Jackson being honored on stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Edgar Boulder
Interior Department
J. Edgar Hoover
Washington
Alcatraz
Lee
Jackson
Post Office Department
Boston
Irvin
Cobb
WNU
Street Scenes in Siam
A vivid glimpse of Siam streets showing a blend of Chinese and Malayan attire. Women wrap sarongs into trousers rather than skirts while the Siamese appear courteous and gracious throughout the scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siam
Railcar Popular in France In Rapid Passenger Transit
The automotrice or railcar is rising as a fast passenger option in France with weekly speed records. Jean Buzzatti drove a Bugatti railcar from Strasbourg to Paris in 3 hours 31 minutes averaging 89.4 mph. Seventy five Bugatti railcars are now in service across the French railway system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
M. Jean Buzatti
Strasbourg
Paris
M. Jean Bugatti
Londay Sunday Observer
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Bell Syndicate
George Ade
William C. Utley
Public Enemy
Ballyhoo
Joliet
John Blivernicht
Eugene Shilcut
Tennessee
South Bend
Ind
Virginia Vale
Breen
Iowa
Ginger Rogers
Lew Ayres
Ginger
Fred Astaire
Mr. Ayres
Charles Boyer
Merle Oberon
Marlene Dietrich
Garbo
Walewska
Camille
NBC
Parks Johnson
Jerry Belcher
New York
Harry Conn
Jack Benny
Jack
Pacific Coast
RKO
Sammy Mydash
Radio City Music Hall
Parkyakarkus
Eddie Cantor
Gloria Swenson
Valiant
Carrie
Paramount
Irene Dunne
Fred MacMurray
Texas Ranger
Margaret Sullavan
Henry Fonda
James Cagney
John Charles Thomas
Federal Communications Commission
Follywood
Cali
Bryan
Ord
Warsaw
Marian Zyndram Kosciakowski
Poland
Felicyan Slawogskladkowski
Father Noah
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