Jewel thieves keep busy nationwide warn jewelers
The Jewelers Security Alliance reports a rise in thefts and scams in the first nine months of the year compared with last year but notes more arrests and recoveries offset losses. Convictions reached 100 cases recently, with many others pending. The alliance urges strict precautions, especially during holidays, to deter robbers and protect merchandise.
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New York
Jewelers* Security Alliance
Alliance
Larter
Jewelers’ Security Alliance
Two Reszke Brothers: Jean and Edouard Careers and Deaths
Jean de Reszke started as a baritone, then retrained as a tenor after years away from the stage. His brother Edouard was a renowned bass. Jean died in 1925 and Edouard in 1917.
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Jean de Reszke
Edouard
Reverend Duffy Faces Jests on Hell's Kitchen Corner
In a 1920 Bell syndicate piece Rev. Braids P. Duffy, famed for overseas service with the Fighting Sixty Ninth, is described negotiating a dinner event with parishioners from Hell's Kitchen. He endures offhand barbs about his attire and shoes, while recounting his habit of writing to police and fire officials and aiding others with work and charity.
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New York
Braids P. Duffy
Forty-second Street
Father Duffy
Dean
Father Dufy
Mulrooney
Syracuse
Baby ends divorce idea in Souderton contract tale
In Souderton Pennsylvania Mr and Mrs William Kenneth Moyer will not separate to fulfill a contract signed on January 2 the day of their marriage. The couple reportedly resolved their dispute without proceeding with divorce.
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Souderton
Facing Facts on Marriage and Perceptions of Change
Thomas Arkle reflects on illness, optimism, and truth in human behavior. He contrasts Mary’s cheerful endurance with social pressures surrounding premarital agreements and the Greenwich Village couple’s open stance on divorce if they fail to have a child within two years. The essay critiques bias in judgment and the delay between ideal and real outcomes.
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Mterati
Greenwich Village
New York
I. Kinsey
Dykes Keeps Arm Busy With Winter Bowling Routine
Jimmy Dykes, star third baseman of the 1930 World Champion Athletics, conducts a bowling routine during winter to keep his throwing arm in shape.
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Jimmy Dykes
Insects Prefer Green Traps, Says Agricultural Tests
In tests by the Department of Agriculture, green traps proved more effective than those painted other colors to study insect color preferences. Popular Mechanics Magazine notes the finding as part of experimental work on insect behavior and lure effectiveness.
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Marks
Johnson
Belere
Western Newspaper Union
Department of Agriculture
Tower of Pisa edging toward collapse question persists
The marble tower of Pisa, already fourteen feet off the perpendicular, rises 119 feet with eight stories and walls thirteen feet thick at the base, seven at the top. It is increasing tilt by about one foot per century as historians ask when and if it will fall.
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Pisa
P USA
Western Newspaper Union
Just the Man In Hospital After Narrow Rail Crossing
A man lay in the hospital after a near fatal accident while crossing railroad tracks. Doctors, a veteran surgeon, and witnesses discuss the incident with reassurance given to the injured man as he recovers from the first serious mishap on the line.
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Iy Eise
On Exhibition A Horse Show and Population Talk
An odd dialogue notes a horse show as a human beta show. The inquisitive person asks how China grew dense, and the answer claims civilization began long before automobiles and street cars.
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China
Music in the Making at School
A schoolmaster finds a small boy scribbling on a paper with the words Blow, lilogy, draw, blow, draw, blow, blow. The boy explains it is the music for oly nam organ, a playful misreading that reveals a child’s attempt at composing.
Tell Tale Mars Bess Keeps Her Age A Mystery
Marjorie notes the pattern of age hints from Tell-Tale Mars Bess and asserts the subject’s age remains undisclosed amid hints the age might be near. The exchange hints at a social puzzle or game persona and unresolved clues.
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Mars—Bess
Marjorie
Pathea
It Seems So Parson Temmy and There Are Times
A dialogue-rich fragment shows a parson and deacon in a casual sermon exchange about heaven and earthly life, noting optimism sometimes rises to the moment while other times disappointment prevails. The tone suggests a rural or small-town religious setting.
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Deacon Duttens
Parson
Poached Eggs Defined in Blurred Exchange
A playful exchange defines poached eggs as ones that are stolen through unclear talk. Mrs Newlywed questions the phrase while Mr Newhwed offers a humorous, incomplete answer about what counts as poached eggs.
Parachute Daring Jump Prompts Safety Doubts
A daring stunt is planned as a jumper contemplates a 10,060 foot fall. The flyer brushes aside fears about a potential parachute failure, insisting the leap will proceed despite doubts.
Incongruous Exchange About Inked Fountain Pen
An odd exchange questions the ability of ink to escape a fountain pen as a customer and a person named Saesman dispute writing with such a pen. A remark about Pye trying that kind of ink for years adds a humorous tone to the snippet.
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Saesman
Pye
Impossible Teacher Confronts Young Jim Over Progress
A terse dialogue shows an impatient instructor chiding Jim for slow progress while contrasting his own reading ability with an ostensible lack of effort. The exchange hints at power dynamics and expectations between teacher and student.
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Jim
Frabahty
Delighted Neighbor Piano Heard Then Installment Men Arrive
A brief note recalls hearing a neighbor's piano which brought delight before the installment men arrived to take it away. The exchange hints at consumer debt pressures and neighborly reaction amid ongoing financial strain.
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Crabbe
Force of Habit Melt and the Poet’s Rejection
A poet faced rejection and responded by melting into the waste paper basket, a vivid scene of discarded verse and fragile ego. The incident captures a quirky moment of artistic frustration and the fragility of creative effort.
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