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Roanoke Rapids Herald in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina

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Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jan 26, 1933

Page

14

New York Ad Bites and Odd Shop Trends

A quirky New York roundup notes lipstick flavored by various wines and portable electric log fireplaces gaining popularity. It also mentions the telephone directory as a popular read and a Fifth Avenue jeweler selling a $65 gold case for peppermint lozenges.

Fifth Avenue

Tempting Oddities from a 20th Century Newspaper

A quirky clippage finds a figure titled First Lady Secretary Professor Charlie Wagner living at 11 Chatham Square and tattooing as a trade. It notes Atlantic Fleet in the Pacific, a New York shop selling flesh tinted mirrors, a famous local night club with Monday breakfast appeal, scented leather gloves for women, and a six and a half ton chandelier installed in the Roxy Theatre auditorium at Radio City.

Charlie Wagner Chatham Square Pacific Roxy Theatre Radio City

The Illusion of Flavor in Cigarette Ads

The text argues cigarette flavor is manufactured by three factors artificial flavoring blending and tobacco quality. It emphasizes quality as the key, stating Camels use finer more expensive tobaccos than other popular brands and that artificial flavoring cannot hide cheap tobacco.

Musical Tea At Local Woman's Club Delights Members

The Woman's Club hosted a musical tea last week featuring strong local and Weldon talent. Acting president Mrs J N Bynum thanks contributors and hopes monthly teas maintain the high standard.

Womans Club R. P. Beckwith Weldon J. N. Bynum

New York Man Spends Year Selling Gag Jokes

A New York seller earns about $100000 annually by providing gag jokes to comedians, turning quick humor into a sizable revenue stream.

New York

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