Fragmented NY reminiscence parade across theaters and shops
A collage of eccentric names and scenes flashes through a blurred New York moment. References weave from Thore and Wodehouse to Emily Post and Charles M. Schwab, past theater costumes, parrot cafes, and a rainy street mood, closing on a quirky note about Paul Whiteman.
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P. G. Wodehouse
Jules Bache
Georges
Brady
Grace George
Wea
Charles M. Schwab
Emily Post
Fred Bf
Knowles
Phil Duoning
New York
Dr. Hockwell
Omar
Ballede
W. B. Coe
Millonsir Storfman
Fifth Avenue
Exlanger
Tack Dilton
Farrar and Rinebert
Whimsical Nightlife Notes From The Times Square Crowd
An RDC era vignette describes a denim gentleman in a Debby chair and a crowd awaiting a costly spectacle. Kitty Marion, famed suffragist and Birth Control Review seller, returns to England amid reform debates. A dentist blames poisoning on liquor for a mass infection as a tableau of conventional New York nightlife unfolds with references to actors, cocktails, and a quip about autographed performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bia
Times’ Square Life
England
Kitty Marlon
The Dial Phone By Hatlo Gusts Through A Hang Nail
The Dial Phone cartoon by Hatlo features a quick gag about a hangnail. A character jokes about how the tiny finger injury distracts him from dialing, highlighting a light humorous moment in a slice of daily life.
Hearst Papers outline early 20th century reforms
The document lists proposals including equal representation for English speaking peoples, proportional Senate representation, unified national defense under a secretary, federal literacy efforts, annual presidential and congressional inaugurations on January first, a broad federal income tax shift, a thirteen month calendar, a Nicaragua Canal, and acquisition of Caribbean colonies as debt settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Senate
Army and Navy
Air Forces
United
Secretary of National Defense
Education
Congress
Nicaragua Canal
Hearst Papers
English West Indies
Unknown Soldiers and the Need for Visits and Flowers
An anonymous note from a Fort Sam Houston station hospital patient laments the neglect of World War I and II veterans, mourning the lack of visitors and flowers. He contrasts the soldiers’ loneliness with public indifference, urging visits to sisters in suffering, not just graves, to honor the Unknown Soldier and his comrades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Station Hospital
Fort Sam Houston
12 Month School Plan Urged By Texas Teachers Group
R T Ellis secretary of the Texas State Teachers association urged adoption of a year around operation plan for public schools. San Antonio had prior discussion with J K Beretta who advocated the idea. The plan would run continuously with staggered attendance, not shortening the vacation period, and could raise capacity using climate controlled schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. T. Ellis
Texas State Teachers’ Association
San
San Antonio
Physicians and clergy join for worship based therapy study
Right IVE doctors joined with a council of churches to form a committee for experimental work. A clinic will test the therapeutic value of worship, combining science with spiritual practice. The aim is to confirm that emotional healing and mood impact can aid healing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AF of Medicine
Itera Council of Churches
Makers push fake stock in everyday goods scare
The piece warns of a Boston Better Business Bureau alert about scams that include stock certificates with purchases. It notes collectors facing lists of names used by salesmen and ponders the spread of fake stock certificates in packages and printed napkins as false hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Better Business Bureau
Ae [Elion
Evolution of the Horse Through Deep Time
The article traces early horse evolution from small multi-toed ancestors to the four-toed modern horse. It notes dental changes from simple grinding teeth to complex ridges, three-toed forms, and the eventual emergence of a single dominant toe. Fossil finds in China and descriptive stages are described as walking through the Cron whole period with named figures and dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen
Hyracother
Istory
China
Watson
Copsrignt
G. Wells
Julian Moxley
P. Walla
Tangled bridges and a haunting question of endings
A narrator recalls a bridge scene as darkness, memory, and life converge. The speaker, mourning a dead boy, reflects on love, generations, and the fragile arc of life. The closing moment hints at a bridge as a symbolic answer, while pondering whether the end has come for all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ead
The Bridge
Elsie Robinson narrates a foggy memory of a bridge as a symbol of life and loss. The speaker contemplates a loved one and a perilous path, contrasting darkness with imagined land, and questions whether the bridge leads to meaning rather than nothingness.
Interesting Picture of a Steeplechase Accident
A newspaper note on a horse picture showing a steeplechase crash involving Mrs. H. M. Hollins's horse Geryones. It highlights the horse's endurance, trainer craft, and the rider’s calmness, contrasting horses as noble animals with gambling use.
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H. M. Hollins
Geryones
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Paul Whiteman
Tam
Elir
Damon Runyen
Haery Retchenbach
Flo Zegret
Mt. Vernont
O. B. Ly
Akyecraper
McNaught Ara, Fae
By Hatlo
An-Thak
Home
The
Hearst Papers Advocate
Cron Wole
Laelf
Elsie Robinson
Tewan
Poth Nares
King Fens
Richard
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