New York Trip Memoir From Fanny Madison to Vivian
Fanny Madison writes from New York on August 19 about a large party enjoying sightseeing, the Times Square Hotel, a Battery Park boat cruise past many bridges and the Statue of Liberty, a subway to Coney Island, lights of Fifth Avenue, Broadway shows, and reflections on the trip plus note of Constance Bennett’s giant portrait and a Canary Hospital owner in New York.
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Vivian
Ari
Times Square
Battery Park
George Washington
Broolyn
Liberty
N. Y. Harbor
Grant
Woolworth
Empire State
Chrysler and Flatiron
New York
Coney Island
Steeplechase
Fifth Avenue
Fanny
Madison
New York Advertising Gimmicks and City Life
A scrambled passage describes a perfume bar offering personalized scents, a shop with new window displays, and a gimmick where customers win outfits or a suit by shopping. It notes a New York film theatre showing only news reels and mentions convention visitors spending about 60 million dollars annually in New York.
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New
Hisa
Miss Wyche Honors Guests With Lawn Supper Party
On a Thursday evening Miss Mary Traynham Wyche hosted a lawn supper for guests at her home. Attendees included Dr. Kyle Young of San Francisco and Mr. John Moyes of Atlanta along with a group of local ladies and gentlemen.
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Mary Traynham Wyche
Kyle Young
San Francisco
John Moyes
Atlanta
Margaret Clark
Margie Cannon
Marthaddock
Hart Sheridan
Susan Womble
Flane Holt
Crichton Har
Mary Temple Meacham
Henrietta Pope
Petersburg
Colonex promise cures a multitude of ills with 60 cent guarantee
A newspaper ad touts COLONEX prescription tablets claiming to cleanse the colon and relieve ailments from constipation to high blood pressure. It asserts 80 percent of illnesses stem from waste buildup and promises a refund if customers do not feel better by morning after taking 1 or 2 tablets. Sold by druggists in Roanoke Rapids Weldon Youngs Garysburg and Leeville.
New York Executive Uses Foot Buzzer To Ring Desk Phone
An executive in New York uses a foot operated desk buzzer to ring a phone and urge an assistant to see him immediately. The device signals urgency with the message It yes him right away. The piece hints at a staged encounter.
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New York
For Rent and Sale Notices from North Carolina Paper
Classified items show an unfurnished three room apartment at 921 Hamilton St for rent and a used five gallon electric churn for sale. Contacts include Mrs. J. T. Thomason in Roanoke Rapids and a notice from Enfield dated 9 20 2002 with a TEL listing.
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Hamilton St
J. T. Thomason
Roanoke Rapids
N. Ce
Regain Your Weight and Charm with Trogen
An advertisement promotes the Irogen method Trogen from a New York hospital physician for weight regain and vitality. It claims a simple scientific mix of body-building, blood purifying, iron peptonate, malt, and tonic aids, not a patent medicine.
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New York Hospital
IROGEN Helps a Columbus Woman Regain Health and Work
Miss C. Roane of Columbus credits IROGEN with restoring her health after severe weakness and weight loss. She reports improved energy, clearer thinking, and a return to work with a higher salary.
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Miss C. Roane
Columbus
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Constance Bennett
Canary Hospital
Carly
Getz
North Carolina
Weldon
Littleton
Garysburg
Canadian National Railroay
Walt
Enfield
Irogen
Martine
Wilmington
Rogen
Weldon Littleton
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