Letter From an Unknown Friend by a Deaf Artist
A dated 1931 letter from a renowned, aging vaudeville figure claims he is unknown to the recipient. He recalls globe trotting days, a devoted dog named Patey guiding him through blindness and deafness, and thanks the recipient for reviving memories of fellow performers and travels. He offers affection and hints at adopting the writer as a father.
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New York
Daily Grist
Emery Arcade
Cincknati
Tom
Mother
Ornheim Ciront
Patey
Thle Soston
Stwain
Flight Pay for Naval Aviators Is Justice and Fair
The House committee withdrew a drastic cut to flight pay for navy and marine corps aviators. The piece argues aviation duty is hazardous, justifying extra pay to support families, insurance, and equipment, noting higher fatality rates for air crews and urging the Senate to reject any reduction.
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House Committee On Appropriations
Navy
Marine Corps
House
Congress
Senate
German Washingtons traced to Bavaria in 1620
The International News Service recounts a German Washington lineage beginning with a brother of George Washington who settled in Holland. His son Jacob met Ludwig I of Bavaria, was taken to Munich, and elevated to baron. Jacob’s son Carl married Marie Countess Von Butler, and the current Baroness von Washington lives in Munich, never visiting the United States.
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George Washington
Marie von Washington
Munich
International
Washington
Europe
Holland
Jacob
Ludwig I
Bavaria
Carl
Marie
Listen World! By Elsie Robinson condemns breach of promise awards
A New York paper lists every breach of promise victim and Elsie Robinson argues such awards erode morality. She blasts court sympathy as promoting a racket, asserts women who accept affairs are not innocent, and urges ending heart balm payments as harmful to society.
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New York
Yeb Tb
Saitty
Wing Fear
Fen
The Lock in Wedlock. Mariage in like home-cooking.
A 1933 essay argues marriage is a partnership, not a cage. It contrasts old duty with modern “companionship” trends, contending true wedlock welds two personalities into a shared life and warns against superficial changes that undermine commitment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ba- Jonga
King Fi Syn
Remember When In Bexar County Traffic History
BAT CORRIGAN recalls old county practices as the county attorney sought to remove deputy constables. He mentions a one armed female officer and a speed enforcement tactic that led to public anger and elimination, followed by a popular motorcycle officer who handled high velocity violators with few arrests.
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Bat Corrigan
Bexar County
J. KR. Davin
Toop
Wee
Boraurste
Etiquette for wedding thanks and announcements
A letter guidance piece advises thanking guests for good wishes and presents as you open gifts. It suggests personal comments to each giver and notes to send individual thanks after the event. It also says announcements are never written before a wedding.
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Miss de Peyster
Jean
Joni
Katherine
Announcement etiquette for weddings in early notices
The text discusses prewritten invitations and engraved announcements for simple weddings. It notes that ready engraved notes should be sent after the ceremony, with a plan to inform those not invited. It also provides a sample wording announcing the marriage of Mary Erdicatt and John Walter Morris on May 1, 1932 in Toronto.
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John Walter Morris
Toronto
Canada
Pre-Natal Care By Royal Copeland
Royal Copeland stresses prenatal health as crucial for baby outcomes. Proper maternal digestion, minerals, vitamins, and diet planning support fetal development, with emphasis on avoiding fatigue, constipation, and kidney issues. The guide covers months five through nine and warns against overeating and weight gain risks.
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Royal
Copeland
King Fang
10 and 20 Years Ago From The San Antonio Light
A San Antonio report recalls youths rounded up by motorcycle police for failing to display bicycle licences. they pledged to obtain permits and were not booked. A shipment of beer from Monterey and Nogales to Mexico was halted briefly en route through the region. Governor Judson Harmon visits San Antonio for a Democratic rally planned for the week. Fred Miller, related to W. W. Boan, is in Mexico City per local gossip. The piece closes with a moral note on kindness to animals and a social quip about car horns.
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APMIL
San Antonio
Monterey
Mexico
Bonora
America
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Roos
CATR
England
Continent
Amsterdam
Place de la Concorde
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Cologne
Horcher's
Berlin
Havre
Strand
Mexico City
Mojave
Jenthah
Chaplin
Los Angeles
McXsught Gynt. Inc
Army Air Corps
Army
Elsie Robinson
Helen Rowland
Loh~ Ingrin
Apert
Kipling
Iife
By Kathryn Depeyster
Thomas Ames Erdicatt
Mary
Judson Harman
San Antonians
Use City
Cuernavaca
Balas
Zapata
Sb Fa
Fred Miler
W. W. Bloan
City
Mr. Stoan
Flame
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