Van Dyck Studio Tales and Early New York Artists
A reminiscence of Old Van Dyck studios on Eighth Avenue recounts artists who rose from poverty to prominence and the communal support that dressed one guest for a wedding in borrowed attire. Anecdotes cover a toppled hat, soap and towels, a dog chewing a guest’s dentures, and editor William C. Lengel recalling Theodore Dreiser.
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van Dyck
Eighth
New York
Long Island
William C. Lengel
Theodore Dreiser
Carrie
Dreiser
Central Park
Indiana
Havine
Terre Haute
Chicago
Wrath at Pranksters Restores Man's Voice
Port Jervis New York William Jones age fifty recovered his voice after a loud prank caused a fire near him on Monday. His speech returned after the fright and explosion jar, and physicians said the stress revived his speech and vocabulary.
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Port Jervis
N. Y
William Jones
Jones
Growth Rates for Dogwood in Different Environments
Dogwood growth varies with environment. In natural stands it may take 15 to 20 years to gain one inch in diameter. In openings with better conditions, dogwoods could reach one inch diameter four feet from the ground in 7 to 10 years.
Kitchen tips and homemaking hints from the season
Practical household advice on canning jelly and jam, using sugar for flavor and color, serving drinks with lemonade, garnishing cereals, protecting curtains, grating carrots and horseradish, and using juniper berries to scent the house. Western Newspaper Union.
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Western Newspaper Union
Odd Ball Hazards From Painted Follies And Outer News
A jumble of anecdotes recounts risky antics and curious stunts. Highlights include a chimpanzee keeper in New York lamenting rubber balls fed to animals, a Bronx elephant that survived a rubber-ball debacle, and a man in Washington who raised salmon from eggs. A New York man’s attempt at suicide with electric bulbs ends minor. Chicago man loses bank funds after a bank failure and theft, leaving him pondering luck.
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Thurtran
Bronx Zoo
New York
Cincinnati
Julie
Chicago
FOR YOUR SCISSORS Cut out these pieces and make horse rider
A 1932 Western Newspaper Union item instructs readers to cut fabric pieces to assemble a horse and rider figure. The playful craft note invites young readers to create a simple in-home project.
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Ugion
Black Light Defense Idea From Dayton Inventor
Dayton inventor Gilbert L. Bossard says his "black light" invisible rays could aid national defense by locating a person in a dark field and detecting enemy ships at night. He notes 100 patents issued domestically and abroad for the concept.
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Dayton
Ohio
Gilbert L. Bossard
United States
Bossard
Navy
To Have Seen Better Days Turns Through Time
The phrase To Have Seen Better Days, popular in modern speech, traces to Shakespeare who used the line to describe reversals in fortune. The saying, long common in discourse, reflects shifting financial and social conditions across eras.
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Shakespeare
My Neighbor or Says kitchen wrap and gift items
A vintage notice describes keeping sandwiches soft and fresh wrapped in cloth, and lists small kitchen items for a bridal shower sale priced under ten cents. It mentions apple covers, strawberry bullets, knife sharpeners, bread boards, gelatin molds, steel skewers, pot cleaners, asbestos mats, measuring cups, spoons, twine, and wooden spoons. It also suggests lard to remove stains and a mashed potato fish dish as a dinner idea.
British Bandits Ordered Whipped For Robbery
John Alfred Wright twenty two a laborer and Clifford John King twenty a butcher were sentenced to a historical punishment for robbery with violence. Each received a number of strokes and prison terms with Wright getting 18 lashes and nine months, King 15 lashes and six months.
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London
John Alfred Wright
Clifford John King
Wright
King
Private reflections on a vacation misdirection
A humorous line contrasts two weeks of pretending to be away with two weeks of returning just after coming back, highlighting a playful approach to vacation behavior and pretense. The quip implies social performance rather than actual travel events.
Phrase “As You Like It” Ages Past Three Hundred Years
A note cites Shakespearean line usage noting that the expression dates back over three centuries. The Bell Syndicate as reported by WNU Service provides historical context on the play’s phrasing and enduring legacy.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU
Birth Rate in Britain Drops to Record Low for 1930
Britain records the lowest birth rate since civil registration began at 16.3 per 1000 in 1930. Only Sweden has a lower rate among major countries for that year.
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London
Sweden
Potomac River story reflects Washingtons early history
The article surveys the Potomac from its tidewater reaches to its riverine roots, tracing Lord Baltimore and colonial settlers, the St Marys City capital, and the Washington and Carter families. It notes Smiths Point, Mount Vernon, and Westmoreland as historic anchors along the river frontier.
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National Geographic “Society
Washington, D. C
WNU Service
SILE
Washington
George Washington
Potomac River
National
Potomac
Old River
Baltimore
Maryland
Riger's Mouth
Calverts
Lees
Carters
Hansons
Stones
Fitzhughs
Masons
The
Mercers
Fairfaxes
Washington City
Chesapeake. Bay
Chesapeake
America
Tidewater - Potomac
Virginia
Occoquan
Axacan
Ocecoquan
London
Smiths Point
John Smith
Smith
River
Ark
Lord Baltimore
Blackistone Island
Leonard Calvert
Piscataway
Mount Vernon
Calvert
St. Marys River
St. Marys City
St. Marys
Trinity
Westmoreland
County
United States
James Madison
James ‘Monroe
Carter, Lee
Athens
Vernon
Virginia Bank
George’ Washington
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Frost
Otto Struve
Great Yerkes Observatory
Williams Bay
Wis
Edwin B. Frost
Los Angeles Plaza
Louis Byréns
Boston
Cheerio
Somone
U.S
By Jean Newton
Associated Newspapers
WNIT
Isaid
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