Zoom Boom and the rebirth of old tunes in Tin Pan Alley
A look at how radio and changing tastes reshaped song writing from the 1920s to the present. Ascap aims to limit air performances to protect composers profits while publishers revive old numbers to fill gaps. The piece notes how classics like Some of These Days and Over There found new life, and how renewals and medleys sustain the industry amid rapid turnover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolina
New York
Tin Pan Alley
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Ascap
Guy Lombardo
Rudy Vallee
Nebraska
Gene Buck
Billy Hill
Benny Goodman
Gal Sal
Goodman
Ella Fitzgerald
Schubert
Martha
Mendelssohn
Schumann
Grieg
Shelton Brooks
Chicago
Jerry Vogel
George M. Cohen
Vogel
Broadway
George Washington Jr
Near Bostom
Henry J. Sayers
Waring
Ford Hour
Ford
Rockies
San Francisco
Hoagy Carmichael
Western Newspaper Union
Price of Perfection Reflects the Price of Mastery
A narrator reflects on paying the price for excellence through musicians Houdini Kreisler Paderewski and a salesman's failed rally. The piece argues that greatness comes only with long hard work and sacrifice, with the hotel clerk’s quip echoing the theme. The closing note thanks the clerk for his blunt truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Kreisler
Washington
Houdini
Paderewski
Poland
WNU Service
Tyrtaeus the poet who led Spartans to generalship
In early Sparta, Athens sent a gouty schoolmaster Tyrtaeus as a general. The unlikely poet’s martial verse inspired the Spartans, turning him into a capable general despite initial doubts.
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Athens
Tyrtaeus
Proved Sires in Poultry Breeding
Dr. W C Thompson outlines three criteria for a poultry sire to be proved: three generation known pedigree, desired physical type, and proven fertility and hatchability. He warns against selling valuable males after one season and urges retention for data collection into next breeder season to enable precise progeny testing.
Fly nets and repellents urged to prevent horse sleeping sickness
A. W. Uren from the Missouri college of agriculture recommends keeping horses in screened stables during outbreaks and using fly nets and fly repellents. An inexpensive spray is made by soaking pyrethrum flowers in kerosene, then mixing with water and soft soap for use.
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A. W. Uren
Missouri College of Agriculture
Farm Life and Agriculture Facts From An Old Ledger
The excerpt covers dairy and livestock notes including Paris milk trends, farm tractors, cheese varieties, U S cultivated land, alcohol byproducts used as feed, shepherd lore, farm-home conveniences, broody hens, work horse weights in New York, and sheep fleece yields over a century.
How to Eat and Stay Alive for Life
The article argues that longevity comes from planning early to stay vigorous after fifty. It emphasizes sensible living, regular exercise, adequate sleep, and a balanced diet high in milk eggs fruits and vegetables with controlled protein and fuel, and limited fats and sweets. It notes protein needs decline after sixty and stresses maintaining weight and choosing easily chewed vegetables and fruits.
Correct Diet Critique and Its Effects on Midlife Health
The article warns that Americans harm efficiency by eating the wrong foods and overeating. It argues surplus nourishment exhausts digestion, clogs the system, and may cause headaches dyspepsia biliousness and mental dullness. It cautions midlife health neglect can lead to early death or lasting illness.
The Perils of Middle Age and Health Habits
The text explains how the first 25 years build reserve energy for stress while the next 25 to 30 years should maintain weight. It warns that poor hygiene and nutrition in middle age deplete bodily reserves, increasing susceptibility to infections and degenerative diseases, stressing the need for proper diet and habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Houston Goudiss
Hot foods aid digestion and meal pacing advice
The article notes hot foods are easier to digest than cold and suggests starting meals with hot broth to trigger digestive fluids. A hot beverage at bedtime may help. It observes smaller frequent meals can ease digestion versus three large meals and urges personal trial to find the best schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wnu
Houston Goudiss
Corset Strings Inspire Corded Mat Design
Ruth Wyeth Spears describes a hot dish mat sewn from white cotton cord. The original mat used corset strings, once common with collar boning and hat pins. Directions detail forming paired circles, braiding rows, and easing edges to keep the mat flat. Includes offer to buy Sewing Book 2 with a 25 cent enclosure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spears
S. Desplaines St
Chicago
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America
Joseph W. Labine
Gene Austin
Manhattan
Eddie Riley
Mike Farley
Stein
Phil Cook
Frankie Masters
Radio Orchestra
Winifred Willard
Fritz Kreisler
W. C. Thompson
Rutgers University
Paris
United States
New York State
By Ruth Wyeth Spears
Wonder Waffle Maker Company
West 24Th St
N. Y
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