Lights of New York and the city’s indoor sports clubs
The article surveys New York’s downtown fitness scene noting indoor golf, squash, tennis, and swimming facilities in skyscrapers. It highlights exclusive clubs with high dues and slow colorfully democratic shifts, anecdotes about curio rooms, and changing tastes from the 1930s era. It cites John D. Rockefeller Jr. sponsorship, a crowded club scene, and toying with theater and hotel porter anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorker
Long Island
Westchester
New Jersey
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Retaining Her Youth Phrase Sparks Urban Gossip
A spirited caption notes a woman keeping her youthful edge as chatter swirls about a developing relationship. The exchange hints at social intrigue and ongoing admiration within a close community.
How It Started By Jean Newton
The article explains the word landscape with two senses: the natural view of terrain and man made views or artful land design. It traces the root to German schaffen meaning to create or labor, linking landscape to sea scape and landscape gardening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Newton
Bell Syndicate
WNU Service
Plan Underground Air Fields for British Army
The British air force plans underground airports to evade camouflage cameras. Airfields will be at least 30 feet deep with surface inclines for takeoffs. Likely sites include downs between London and the south coast for easier development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Army
London
British Air Force
Sail
Downs
South Coast
Increase in Insanity Blamed on Fast Living
Bolivar Tent. The Western Tennessee Hospital for the Insane chief Dr. E. W. Cocke warns a fast pace of modern life is driving more youths toward insanity. He calls for slowed living with less liquor fewer wild parties and longer sleep to curb the trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolivar, Tent
E. W. Cocke
Western Tennessee Hospital
Doctor Cocke
Islands Span Pacific Stretch Near Two Thousand Miles
The Hawaiian islands and adjacent islets lie spread over a vast Pacific expanse nearly 2,000 miles long and about 150 miles wide, forming a broad chain across the ocean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaiian Islands
Islets
The Art of Garnishing Food for Taste and Beauty
A 1932 Western Newspaper Union piece urges consistent garnishing to enhance appetite and taste. It stresses simple, elegant presentation with lemon slices parsley jelly molds and cream, noting flowers ribbons and platters should suit the dish. It warns against overdoing decoration and advises mothers to teach manners through appealing serving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Newspaper Union
Almost Got Him in Morning Car Attack Claim
In a tense incident described as attempts to reach him by automobiles, a man reports several drivers nearly struck him this morning while declaring, I know it, hang them. The event highlights concerns over road safety and aggressor behavior.
Ancient Dover Dungeon Unearths Prisoner Skeletons
Excavators uncover a dungeon under the Kent county building in Dover revealing skeletons likely belonging to early Delaware prisoners. The site, dating to the 18th century, sits on the old jail grounds once laid out as offices. </s>
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Dover
Del
Delaware
Kent County
Dover Green
James Hamilton
Insurance Firms Lift Ban on Air Travel Coverage
A survey by the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce finds that insurance companies have removed bans on air travel in life policies. Most now cover deaths in airplane accidents and pay full face value on policies written or in force, with twenty four of twenty five firms covering regular transport passengers. About half offer double indemnity as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce
Substitute for Coffee: Roasted Fig Beverage Popular in Chile
A beverage made from roasted ground figs serves as a widely used substitute for coffee in Chile. It is described as a coffee alternative embraced by locals for flavor and caffeine-free appeal.
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Chile
Interesting Household Craft and Care Tips from 1932
A 1932 Western Newspaper Union item offers practical household hints. Suggestions include mounting a small rod inside a closet door for towels, converting a leaky double boiler into a steamer, using wax on oak pieces, and washing Overwaxed tables to restore shine. It also advises cutting garden flowers at dawn and letting stems drink water before arranging in bouquets.
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Western Newspape Union
Flower Hidden Names in Seasonal Medley
The text hides flower names within a seasonal verse. Spring reveals oivitse myoen nees uscorces. fall shows yéhnersu matms gdialrmos gehyrdusna. summer features treps prsukali lpoihetrea bedeck. winter contains ttsapnioeias in demand.
Flower pot craft the way to make decorative pots
Design for a flower pot with a cut out pattern. Glue edges, form a round base, and mount blossoms on a heavy cardboard stem. Fill the pot with light filler like cornmeal. Color petals assortedly and assemble as a row for windowsills or party favors.
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Western Newspaper Union
Turk Arrested After Attempt To Destroy Istanbul Mosque Vaults
A Turkish man claiming mosque ownership tried to tear down the Sultan Ahmed site in Istanbul. He single handedly pulled down vaults in one aisle before police detained him.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Sultan
Ahmed
One Year Was Too Long Seattle Charged with One-Arm Driving
Seattle police report F. E. Smiley faced a charge of one arm driving after a marital quarrel. His wife quipped the couple had been married a year too long for such behavior.
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Police
Seattle
Wash
F. E
Smiley
Buried treasure in garden fuels romance and fortune
Beth and Bruce help clear the old Mordaunt garden and uncover a rusty box containing missing securities worth about a hundred thousand dollars. The find bonds Beth to Bruce as Mrs. Mordaunt declares the treasure shared, and Bruce promises to finish training before marriage.
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Mordaunt
Beth
Bruce
Wayne
Mr. Smith
Mordaunt Homie
Pocahontas and Milly Stories Across Two Civilizations
A 1932 Western Newspaper Union tale recounts Pocahontas daughter of Powhatan converting to Christianity and marrying John Rolfe before dying of smallpox in England. It parallels Milly the Seminole heroine McKrimmon rescue and later marriage to Milly after Native chiefs release.
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Fataoka
Wahunsonacock
John Smith
England
Pocahontas
Argall
Potomac River
Rebecca
John Rolfe
Rolfes
America
Gravesend
One-Sided Household Quarrels Highlighted in Pair
Mrs Pecke notes a year without quarrels in their marriage. When a difference arises she claims Benny yields if she is right. Mrs Becké counters by asking if Benny is ever right. Mrs Pecke responds that has not happened yet.
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Lights of New York
Bunt
New York
John Street
Iam
Curio
Madison Square Garden
WNU
John Bellamy Taylor
General Electric
Los Angeles
Cheerio
Dorothy Edmonds
Mellon
Eistelion
Jon
D. Rockefeller
Beth’s Garden
Clarissa ‘Mackie
McClure ‘Newspaper Syndicate
WINU
TALES
Editha Lr. Watson
Milly
McKrimmon
Mikasuki
Hillis Hadjo
Thatden
Tuilon
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