Opportunity for New York youth urged by mayor and adviser
Joseph V. McKee and Herbert Bayard Swope say today’s era offers unmatched chances for youngsters. The piece notes top leadership is scarce, with few presidential timber candidates, and shares anecdotes from educators, restaurateurs, and chefs highlighting ambition, industry, and practical cooking tips for families and households.
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Joseph V. McKee
New York
United States
Herbert Bayard Swope
Bookworm Devours New Tale Before Reading
A playful tale follows a bookworm who eats a brand new book overnight to reach its truth. The next day a girl in a bright blue gown discovers the story is missing its content, leaving only the trimmings.
A Shelf of Books with Hidden Author Pictures
A cabinet displays shelves each bearing a picture that stands for an author’s name. All but the last are famous. the final, though easiest to identify, requires guessing. The caption warns the viewer that the author’s name appears exactly as shown by the picture.
A Bookplate for You
A simple instruction informs readers to copy or trace a plate shown and write their name under My Book so ownership is clear. Paste the plate inside book covers to prevent misplacement or loss by borrowed items.
Excerpt Shows a Student’s Quest to Exit a Course
A speaker wraps up a class with a brief extemporaneous talk and asks for questions. No one asks, one student lingers seeking a way to drop the course. The narrator recalls early radio talks and the challenge of filling time, revealing nerves and a wish to sing.
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May
Sid
Unclear excerpt on Mrs Boyle-How’s husband and illness
The fragment notes Mrs Doyle-Faith referencing her husband’s alternating health and emotional state. It mentions his swearing and yelling and fluctuating condition, with partial phrases about when he is better or worse.
The Kitchen Cabinet Food Suggestions
The Kitchen Cabinet discusses canned whole boiled hams now on the market, noting that many cooks are familiar with their use and offering ideas for serving and storage.
Lang, Son of Oberammergau Actor, Joins Georgetown German Dept
Anton Lang Jr the twenty seven year old son of the Oberammergau potter famed as the Christus in the Passion Play has joined Georgetown University as professor of German He studied at Holy Cross graduating in 1925 and has lived in the Bavarian village pursuing postgraduate work He notes the Passion Play will be staged in summer 1934 to mark its thirteenth centenary and villagers will not allow film adaptations of the drama.
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Washington
Anton Lang, Jr
Oberammergau
Christendom
Christus
Georgetown University
Holy Cross College
Tures
United States
Lang
Jesus
My Neighbor Says Practical Tips And Family Ties Revealed
A reader shares homemaking tips on preserving jars insulated with cloth, frying potatoes in bacon fat, and pressing neckties with a cardboard insert. The note mentions a large local family bearing the same name and a relative who took part in a Passion Play, with a father who spoke prologues and acted as Christus in past performances.
Clean Shave Almost Cost Him Rhodes Scholarship
Ohio State mathematics instructor Fred Fricken nearly lost a Rhodes Scholarship after shaving his mustache and failing to be identified during exam. A former professor vouched for him and he is regrowing the mustache as a precaution.
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Rhodes
Columbus
Ohio
Fred Fricken
Ohio State University
Oxford University
England
Fricken
Kitty Questions Boat Power and Capacity
Dialogue shows Kitty debating whether a five-horsepower boat can carry two people with Tom confirming. It reflects a casual rural exchange about small craft limits. The piece captures everyday speech and characterization rather than a news event.
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Kitty
Tom
Ghost town Nevadaville still led by one resident
Nevadaville Colorado once a 6000 strong mining town now houses only Leonard Nicholls who has endured 50 years. John Doran acts as mayor clerk treasurer and more while the town pays about $200 yearly tax share to Gilpin county. The county sold the ghost camp for $1000 to Quartz Hill Mining three years ago.
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Denver
Colo
Nevadaville
Colorado Mountains
Leonard Nicholls
Central City
Rocky Gulch
Doran
Gilpin County
Quartz Hill Mining Company
How It Started By Jean Newton
Toe a young high school student reels off his x s and y s to locate an unknown quantity. Algebra was presented to us almost bodily by the Arabs in the Middle Ages known for mathematical and chemical investigation. The word algebra derives from al meaning the and jebr meaning reduction.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU Service
Get Rid of a Bad Headache in Minutes with Bayer Aspirin
The Bayer laboratories claim instant relief from headaches neuralgia and rheumatic pains due to a unique dissolving process. Genuine Bayer Aspirin starts working within three to four minutes and is labeled to prevent imitation.
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Bayer Laboratories
Bayer
Anonymous donor sends radio to old-age pensioner in Ireland
An elderly resident living in a self built wooden cabin on a Lough Berg island in County Antrim received a radio from a mysterious female donor. The note signed Madcap Madeline says the wireless set will help pass away hours and envies his simple life.
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Crusoe
Radio Ulster
Robinson Crusoe
Georges McBrlain
Lough Berg
County Antrim
Madeline
California Fig Syrup touted for curing infant constipation
A long claim extols California Fig Syrup as the best remedy for infants and children with feverish, fretful, or cross moods caused by digestive upset. It cites a Western mother Mrs May Snavely of Montrose California and other families praising quick, gentle relief and ongoing stomach and bowel tone. The ad urges buyers to request the genuine product by its full name.
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California
May
Golf practice scene ends with a quip about a fly swatter
A young woman swings at golf balls at a practice course, missing most of them. Her husband endures the display, muttering that she ought to get a fly swatter.
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Louis Sherry
WNY Service
Cheerio
Dorothy
Edmonds
Lou
Jai
Western Newspaper Union
Signal Corps
Fort Monmouth
N. J
Anton Lang College
Georgetown
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Associated Newspaners
By Jean Newton
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Brooklyn
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Garfield
Haarlem Oil
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Parker
Hiscox Chemical Works
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Chaffey
Dr. Boys
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Maiden,Mass
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