New York Diary Notes on Society and Theater Gossip
A fragmented diary style piece surveys New York social life with mentions of Don Marquis, Charles Schwab, George Rogers, Betty Forsythe, Valerie and other figures. It traverses scenes from dining with Walter Chrysler Jr to theater anecdotes, romantic entanglements, and observations on aging stars like E. H. Solbern, Julia Marlowe, and Miss Ulric.
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New York
New Yorker
Don Marquis
Posey
Charles M. Schwab
Harry Silvey
George M. Rogers
John
Cleveland
Betty Forsythe
Gay
Jean Dalryidple
Betty
Walter Chrysler Jr
Virginie
Rotacker
Belasco
Grace Nolan
Los Angeles
E. H. Solbern
Julia Marlowe
200 Park
Teisure
Turope
Miss Marlowe
Bathern
Paris
London
France's Quibbling on Repudiation of Just Debt
A critical commentary on France's stance against honoring debt promises, arguing the war debts dispute exposes weaknesses in the League court and warning that U S adherence would entangle the nation in a political judiciary. It condemns the world court as a white sepulchre and urges withdrawal.
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France
Chamber of Deputies
United States
League Court
Pernot
Henri Framageot
Rumania
Poland
Belgium
Germany
Italy
Great Britain
Austria
World Court
John W. Davis
Newton D. Baker
Harry Chandler
Los Angeles
General Harbord
William H. Crocker
Fowler
Bacterial Age Aside from Varied Substances and Yeast
A Milwaukee brewery owns a tiny bottle of yeast cells valued highly, tied to cures and pedigreed brewers yeast. The story traces origins to 1881 Copenhagen and the 19th century discovery that yeast drives alcoholic fermentation. It notes bacterial influence on fermentation and the high stakes for a major brewery to manage genetic factors.
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Milwaukee
United States
Tyr
Hugo Rahde
Copenhagen
Listen World by Elsie Robinson
A self-help piece analyzes self-consciousness and egoism, offering a practical cure. It urges readers to confront inner fears, question root causes, and repeat a corrective stance to overcome inferiority and gain social ease within a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Robinson
Wedding Prologue Foreshadows Inheritance Tension
Fragmented text hints at a wedding in a prologue with references to inheritance and characters Stara, Stripes, Ak Tetler of crest, and a tester of recommendation. The passage appears fragmentary and lacks clear events or outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ak Tetler
Crest
Hearst Papers Advocate Plan to Spur Employment and Tax Reform
Hearst Papers Advocate outlines a five billion dollar plan to relieve unemployment and boost cash flow. Proposes a 5 percent sales tax and income tax cuts to finance industry, and immediate modification of the Volstead Act allowing light wines and beers to revive industry, raise government revenue, curb racketeering, and restore personal liberty.
Can a Woman Be Witty in Modern Life
A 1982 column by Helen Rowland and Kathryn DePeyster discusses women, humor, and the social acceptability of female wit. It covers attitudes toward female comedy, examples of notable performers, and advice on hosting appropriate celebrations for a sister entering training, endorsing subtle, unwritten etiquette over ostentatious gift giving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss de Peysler
Mahower
School Child's Lunch By Royal S Copeland M D
A brief lecture on school nutrition citing a questionnaire of school authorities. Salmon tuna sandwiches hot lunches and milk dominate popular choices. Emphasizes protective foods milk as vital, per day quart, and planning menus with cooperation between parents and schools to promote growth and health.
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Royal S. Copeland,m. D
Italy
Bualnens
Stlea
Ottlans
Iene i Fyn
Wedding Invitation Etiquette From a 1932 Guide
A dated etiquette note explains how to respond to church invitations versus reception invitations. It distinguishes phrases like “requests the honor of your presence” needing a reply, and how to phrase a regret on double sheets. It cites a sample: “Miss Mone Wells Gray regrets that he is unable to accept Mr and Mrs Brice’s Parental’s kind invitation for Tuesday, the 1st of December.”
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Mone Wells Gray
iBrice
Rend
Remembering Judge Roy Bran at Langtry Crossing
A first person reminiscence by G. E. Woward about railroads in 1898. The narrator recalls the legendary Judge Roy Bran who guarded Langtry crossing with bluff and a pistol. One night the brakeman hides under a table as the Judge storms in looking for trouble, soon replaced by amused humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. E. Woward
McKinley Avenue
Raiimakers
Roy Bran
Pecos
Langtry
San Antonio fixes natural gas rate at 75 cents
From the 1922 San Antonio Light files an approved city council ordinance sets a maximum natural gas rate at 75 cents per 1000 cubic feet and 10 percent for prompt payments. A protest by San Antonio Public Service Company was read and filed.
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San Antonio
Inca
San Antonio Public Service Company
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Postmaster Generals
Pig Agaih
Lester Master
Charlies
Henry Stepheneon
Leonore Uirle
Sidney Blackmer
Wlackmer
Dinic
Miss Ulric
North Carolina
Ike
Tee
Fountainbleru
Tecan
Francis Altertand
Madison Square Garden
Francis
Dynamo
Fistiana
Kansas
MeIntyre
Caylee
MacDonald
Finance and Foreign Affairs Committee
Hoover
Fange
Tri
Stara and Stripes
Hearst Papers Advocate
Helen Rowland
Kathryn Depeyster
Wil
Jets
Carry Nation
Marie Soressier
Fiske
Rachel Crothers
Mary Boland
Fannie Brice
Dorothy Perkex
Comediennes
The
Obrialinas
Alnino Placa
J. HM. Hoalmereon
Hla
Chamber of Com Force
Tohn
Orphaninge
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