Costs and quirks in a world of headlines and paradox
A mix of notes on imperial costs and war fakery, a Japanese widow’s letter, quintuplets in Canada under doctor Dafoe, and Edward VIII’s modern language. Roosevelt tax plans aim at corporate profits, while Mitchell’s medal spurs aviation as a national project. Berlin Leipzig TV calls for $1.40 for three minutes. Lindbergh kidnap case and Hoffman reprieve linger. Postal efficiency and inflation era notes end.
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House
Senate
William Mitchell
Congress
General Mitchell
Germany
Berlin
Leipzig
Lights of New York reminiscences and city scenes
A flowing panorama of New York life scenes and personalities from streets and windows to theaters and bars. The writer sketches taxis, pawnshop displays, Coney Island sea, contract bridge dogs, a lobster palace, and the Hotel Astor bar opening with memories of famed patrons.
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S. Stanwood Mencken
Coney Island
the Elysee
Coney
Hugh Gray
Wilfrid Lawton
Jim Farley
Broadway
Hotel
Astor
Oscar F. Ostby
Anthracite Club
Astor Bar
Enrico Caruso
Diamond
Jim” Brady
Pierre Dupont
George M. Cohan
Raymond Hitchcock
Edward Allen Woolf
Charles Splitdorf
Nat Goodwin
de Wolf Hopper
Chauncey Alcott
Frederick A. Muschenheim
Bel Syndicate
WNU
Tablets Reveal Deeds of Xerxes Carved 2 420 Years Ago
Chicago reports the discovery in Iran of seven Xerxes tablets containing new inscriptions listing the provinces he ruled, his suppression of religious dissent, and his full empire extending from Media to the Indus. Translations by Ernst Herzfeld present kingly claims and Ahuramazda worship. Discovery announced by Dr. John A. Wilson and Dr. Erich F. Schmidt.
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Chicago
Xerxes
Iran
Persia
Oriental Institute of the
University of Chicago
Persepolis
Versailles
Oriental Institute
Zoroaster
John A. Wilson
James H. Breasted
Erich F. Schmidt
Ernst Herzfeld
Ahuramazda
Darius
Sayeth Nerxes
Pars
Media
Elam
Arachosia
Zranga
Parthia
Areia
Bactria
Sogdia
Chorasmia
Babylonia
Assyria
Sattagydes
Sardis
Egypt
Gedrosia
Syria
Gandara
Indus Land
Cappadocia
Punt
Kush
Sayeth Xerxes
Riam
Atam
Nerres
Afghanistan
Ethiopia
Indus River
India
Asia Minor
Nerxes
Salamis
Greece
Diligent Hen Lays Three Eggs in One Morning
A black Orpington hen at Mordialloc Victoria set a local record by laying three eggs in one morning after a brood of chicks. Owner W J Jenkins notes she resumed laying once the young could scratch, following a prior two eggs in a morning. Two eggs weighed 1 1/2 ounces and the third 13 1/4 ounces.
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Melbourne
Victoria
Mordiallec
W. J. Jenkins
Antwerp Allows Stamp Market in City Hall
Stamp collectors in Antwerp gain an official market in the Bourse de Commerce room on Sunday from 10 a m to noon. This marks Belgium’s first city hall postage stamp market. Antwerp, a center of Belgian philately, benefits from global shipping activity and frequent rare stamps.
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Brussels
Antwerp
Bourse de Commerce
Belgium
What Jesus Teaches On Prayer in Luke Eleven
A lesson from Luke eleven outlines the right relationship right attitude and right spirit in prayer. Jesus answers with a model asking seeking and knocking approach, emphasizing filial trust intercession perseverance and the promise of God’s good gifts. The true goal is God’s gift the Holy Spirit to believers.
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Jesus
Christ
God
Jesus Christ
Quotations on Inner Life and Surroundings
A reflection asserts that a man without inner life is ruled by his surroundings, likening him to a barometer serving still air and a weathercock yielding to moving wind, as expressed by H. F. Amiel in a thoughtful comparison.
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H. F. Amiel
Firestone
Mercy Embraces Friend and Foe Theme Echoes Schiller
Quotation notes mercy as universal, comparing divine beams to human clemency that should extend to both sides in conflict, reflecting a philosophy of impartial mercy.
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Schiller
Crocheting a Fluffy Lacy Afghan Heirloom Pattern 5254
A simple fabric guide offers a fluffy lacy Afghan to warm rooms with adjustable color schemes. It includes directions, an illustration, stitch names, material needs, and color ideas. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept. 259 W. Fourteenth St New York NY.
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Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept
W. Fourteenth St
New York
N. Y
Woman Linguist Keeps Silent 25 Years in Boston Home
Anne Louise Reinzi, a fluent speaker of seven languages, lived as a recluse in Boston for over 25 years. She refused all visitors, cut off gas electric and water, and barred inspectors. Police forcibly entered after neighbors grew anxious, finding her injured with a fractured leg. she died at age ninety in hospital.
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Anne Louise Reinzi
Boston
Pearson’s Weekly
Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets Liver Pills Recalled Ady Ad
Ady cites 60 year old origin for Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets saying they regulate liver and bowels with the original formula. The booster claims longevity and health benefits in early advertising.
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Dr. Pierce
When Nations Lose Heart Civilizations Perish Quote
A compact fragment notes that nations perish when they lose heart, stating such things happen and reflecting on collective resolve and decline.
There Is No Appeal From Decisions of Moral Law
A concise aphorism on moral law asserting that legal rights may exist, but moral law governs ultimate justice. It argues the moral law will always prevail, confining human actions within a universal ethical boundary.
Voice of Firestone Hosted on NBC WEAF Network
The program features Richard Crooks or Nelson Eddy with Margaret Speaks presenting Monday evenings on the Nationwide NBC WEAF network.
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Firestone
Richard Crooks
Nelson Eddy
Margaret Speaks
N.B.C
WEAF
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