New York Dossier of Fashion and Art Scene Gossip
A vivid slice of 1920s New York culture blends roving celebrity recalls and studio East Side life. Mentions of David Warfield, Dorothy Parker, Lois Long, Kay Francis, and George Kaufman mingle with notes on editors, fashion, and the press’s social whirl. Major figures such as Harrison Gray Plake, Otto Kahn, and Grace Drayton appear amid a street-by-street portrait of West Seventh and Broadway’s art world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
David Warfield
Bop Hague
Latis
John Paryar
Arthur Wiliam Brown
Fred Drake
Ripley
Berton Bratey
Billy Seeman
Harrison Gray
George &. Kaufman
Kaufman
Grace Drayton
Rudy Vallee
Otto Kahn
Kay Brush
Bob Wildback
Hi Bersh
Harry Hershfield
Panny Hurst
Veterans Vinson bonus bill urged for immediate payment
Hearst papers back the Vinson plan to cash adjusted service certificates in 1945 at face value with $286,000,000 in interest refunds. They argue 2,906,190 loans and over $500,000,000 in certificates justify funding from a $4.88 billion treasury surplus. The piece urges the president to sign now and use the mystery fund to pay veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearst
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Disabled American Veterans
Murphy
Congress
United States
Roosevelt
Veterans-Vinson
Randolph bill to aid blind operate vending stands
LAST YEAR Representative Jennings Randolph introduced a proposal to grant permits for small vending stands in post offices and federal buildings to blind people. The plan, modeled on a Canadian program, would provide loans from a revolving fund and automatic succession by another blind person when a position becomes vacant, potentially helping about twenty thousand dependents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennings Randolph
West Virginia
Congress
Leonard A. Robinson
Cleveland
Randolph
Jesse
Canada
Listen World: modern romance double standards exposed
Social commentary argues both sexes share faults and duties in marriage. It critiques the tradition that women must prove worthiness. men and women should meet equally in responsibilities, with divorce reflecting mutual failings rather than female alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bheire
Litle Elster
Dan
Atster
John Henry
Farley and the New Deal Spoils System Critique
The piece argues that Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration uses the spoils system under the guise of a new deal. It cites Farley as postmaster general and party chief, accusing him of directing public funds to political allies and pressuring relief for support. It notes protests from Governor Pinchot and academics, urging inquiry and accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dagen
United States
New Deaf National Committee
New Deaf State Committee
New York
Farley
White House
Tammany
Gifford Finenot
Pinchor
Nationaliit Service Reform League
Pireboat
Stili Dy
Sporlsmen
Graduate School
Farrey
Stoosevelt
Wise Words From A Patchy Quote Page
Fragmentary aphorisms appear from Swift, Aristotle, and Euripides on virtue luck and happiness. The garbled text hints at a snippet of quotations about wisdom, balance, and moral conduct, though attributions are incomplete and some letters misshapen.
Emphysema and lung health tips from a medical column
A medical note explains emphysema, its link to chronic irritation, and how air trapping weakens lungs. It covers wheezing, reduced elasticity, risk factors like overweight and abdominal pressure, and suggests medical care, rest, and weight control, with cautions about strenuous activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal
Copeland
UL Hece
Jesus
Sun Spots Tie Solar Cycles to World War Fears
The article reviews Abbe Moreux and Berthelot’s theories linking solar activity to human nerves and war. It cites Carnegie observations of solar particle emissions during sunspot peaks, discusses Russian scientist Tehlevaky’s claim that history’s key moments align with intense sun activity, and notes predictions that this solar maximum will pass in 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbe Moreux
Daniel Herthelnt
Earth
Abba Moreux
M. Berthelot
Carnegie Institution
Alexander Tohtevsky
University of Moscow
Communist Party
Tehilevaky
Pravda
American Association For the Advancement of Belenes
Tehievaky
Parle
Tohijevsky
Hila Divinty
Poultry Trade Focus At Lone Star Show In San Antonio
From the files of the San Antonio Light, January 10 192? reports Consul General Carrillo noting rising demand for high class poultry in Mexico and San Antonio as the annual meeting place for Mexican poultrymen to study top breeds. Also mentions river improvements via Olmos dam funds and a 2400 foot bend being straightened near San Pedro Alaran creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Mexico
Alejandro P. Carrillo
San Aantal
John W. Tobin
Heyond
San Pedro-Alaran
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Mayor la Guardia
Fiteben
Bob Davis
Irvin Cobo
Joneph Urban
A. L. Erlanger
Charles Dana Gibson
Dark Harbor
Maing
Melatyre
Rocky Coast
Flagg
Brown
Patterson
Broadway
Plage
United Cigar
West
Ebery-seventh Street
Central Park West
Columbus Avenue
Paris Latin Quarter
Howard Chandler Chrity
F. R. Gruger
W. T. Benda
Eth Brinker
Hoff
Sean Gordon
Walter Biggs
Hotel Dus Artistes
Altea
Ara News Today
Margaret Horan
Studa
May Wilson Preston
Arthur William Brown
Florida
Presta
Vinson
Bill Lane
Elsie Robinson
Herone
Grandma
Master Cegney
Miss Holly
Lucille
Tommigret
Reailty
King Feas
Syn, Inc
James T. Williams Jr
Pennsylvania
Progres
Ageenyluy
Sirtue
Cleera
Euripides
Py Ming
By Edwin C. Hill
M. Bertheloy
Charles G. Abbot
Smitheonian Institution
California
San Antonio Gas and
Eletivic Company
W. B. ‘Tutto
Scompany
Tate
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