New Year on the Wheels in a Blizzard Trek
Josephine drives through a snow bound mountain pass with Mac toward California to reach Miae and heal her. A border patrolman Boseman offers shelter and aid guiding them to safety at a ranch while the storm rages. They thank him, hoping the New Year brings happiness and health.
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Josephine
California
Howe
Mountain Springs
Mee
Tve
Jerry Bozeman
Mr. Boseman
Man Clings to Hope at White House Gates
Washington report recalls J. W. Eunefeld who for years wore a red necktie and sought a New Year handshake with the President. He last met Hoover in 1935 and has not seen the White House since Roosevelt’s 1936 reprieve.
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Washington
J. W. Eunefeld
White House
Hoover
Roosevelt
Harefeld
New Year's Eve Reverie Traces Roman Roots
A brief look at New Year's Eve origins in Rome. The piece notes Saturnalia as the winter solstice celebration, Caesar's calendar reform delaying the new year, and Janus as the two faced god. It mentions Roman leaders demanding gifts and Claudius later formalizing timing.
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Rome
Caesar
Janus
Claudius
New Year's Eve Advice From Ex-Fighter Jack Dempsey
Former heavyweight champion and New York restaurant operator Jack Dempsey urges moderation for New Year celebrations. He notes young women among his customers prefer nonalcoholic drinks like ginger ale, orangeade, or horse's necks and advises avoiding loud behavior while keeping to one’s own party. He adds that midnight kissing need not signal affection.
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Jack Dempsey
New New York
Dempsey
New West
Eve
Mr. Dempsey
Jack
New Year's Event Shapes Horse Racing Generations
New Year's marks a turning point in horse racing as yearlings become eligible to race for the first time and two year olds join the sport's top ranks. About 5,000 yearlings and as many two-year-olds begin next steps toward the Kentucky Derby Preakness and Belmont.
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Old Kentucky
Wassail Recipe From An Old English Holiday Jug
A traditionally mellow wassail preparation is outlined with spices simmered in water, then mixed with port or sherry and sugar. Eggs are whisked in, the mixture warmed, and gradually brought to a boil to create a frothy festive drink topped with roasted apples served hot.
What to Eat and Why New Year Health Resolutions for Families
C Houston Goudiss urges homemakers to use New Year to inventory family nutrition. He emphasizes protecting health with daily meals featuring milk eggs fruits and vegetables, notes the value of minerals vitamins and fiber, and advocates consistent focus on buoyant health and vigorous minds for 1935.
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C. Houston
Goudiss
Abe
Around the House: Laundry Tips and Household Safety
Household care notes cover dyeing fabrics with a non boil method using a washer, keeping the basement free of inflammables to reduce fire risk, sifting sugar for uniform texture, and restoring burnt saucepans with salt after soaking to avoid heavy scouring.
How to cut fabric for a double bedspread from 10 yards
Sewing guidance shows how to cut 10 yards of 39 inch fabric to create a double bedspread with two long panels and ruffle, including center panel, remainder division, and welting seams. It advertises Mrs Spears's sewing books and a free quilt with purchase, listing an address in Chicago.
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Sceers
Spears
Plaines St
Chicago
Changing dances from 1776 to 1871 in American dance
A report notes that early American social dancing consolidated around six forms the polka Teel square dance minuet wall and two step. Collier's cites that from 198i to 1832 more than 25 new dances appeared including the turkey trot grizzly bear Texas Tommy bunny hug hesitation tango maxixe one step Castle Walk sex trot Charleston black bottom Lindy Hop tumba and the big apple.
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Collier’s
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