Diary of a Modern HE in a Depression Era Night
A vivid diary recounts social rounds from New York to Arkansas, featuring encounters with Will Edrington, Ogden Nash, Thysa Winslow, and Brorndith, plus backstage scenes with Richard Tauber. It notes a troubling encounter with two Jewish merchants and a passing depression mood, with references to Merion, Francis Mastion, Irvin Cobb, May Allison Quirk, and a closing satire on old-time vaudeville stars and perfume shop promotions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maybelle Manning Olwell
St. Mattie
Lome
Tommy Loughlie
Edrington
Minneslager
Ogden Nash
Thysa Winslow
Arkansas
Aldalka
Nat Ws. Ferter
Renves Nicholson
Brorndith
Nell
Gene Gran- Jose
Anyone Guesta
Bryan Boye
Orson Musne
Jack Murrhys
Frevk Davie
Jack Staffords
Bob Johnson
Richard Tauber
Roxy
Moonslow
Tironx
Francis Mastion
Hollywood
Merion
Abe
New Hampshire Voters Deliver Clear Congressional Win
In New Hampshire's first district Republican rival Bartlet loses to Democrat Rogers by a wide margin amid harsh winter. Rogers backs repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment as the Hoover era Republican split widens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampshire
Willian N. Rogers
John H. Bartlet
Yong
United States
George H. Moses
Hoover
Acres of Diamonds in Jericho Farmer Bentley Tale
The aged photographer Bentley, nicknamed the snowflake man, spent forty seven years capturing snow crystals on his plates. His work inspired scientists and jewelers and proclaimed the beauty of frost from his Jericho Vermont garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WA. Bentley
Jean Fabre
Jules Verne
Jericho
Vermont
Bentley
Vermont villager meets state champ in checkers defeat
After daily play since 1871, Edward Hyzere loses to R F Walker, the Vermont state champion. He braces for practice and calls the setback good sport. The piece praises his philosophy and contrasts bridge players with his calm temperament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
R F. Walker
Edward Hyzere
Hyzer
Herbert Spencer
Ange
Leap Year Phrase Echoes Regarded as Satire
A fragmentary, satirical piece mocks ongoing social changes tied to women’s rising roles. It notes leap year metaphors and cites women governors jurists nightclub owners and hockey players with a muddled critique of male tradition. The text reads like a dramatic caricature of shifting gender norms.
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Owyners
French Menu Trend Foretold By Rome Edict
A government order from Rome dictates that future public dining menus be written in French, a shift notable to American tourists long accustomed to non-English menus. Six upscale Manhattan restaurants already published New Year menus in French, listing items like Coq d Inde Vermontaise and Canard Long Island, masking familiar dishes under exotic names.
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Rome
Manhattan
Boston
Listen World Love Essay by Elsie Robinson
Fragmented OCR text presents Elsie Robinson discussion on love as a defining life phenomenon. It questions if romantic love is real and suggests self improvement and moral qualities shape love's outcomes. The piece urges readers to cultivate virtue and strength to gain richer relationships, warning against weakness and petty traits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter
Dacan
Mtoe
Ricki
Siuk
Dave
Elwaya Worth
Wynn
Xournell
H Dave
Mr Hort Tig
King Bea
Mme
10 and 20 Years Ago From the San Antonio Light
The San Antonio Light recalls events from a decade and two decades ago. Mentions transients, charity pieces, and the city’s wartime or postwar era debates with officials and readers. Reports on weather, cold wave forecasts, and a bellwether of local civic activity near Frank Boalt and Main Avenue with a vote or sale contemplated for $18.
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The
San Antonio
Arch support and exercises to correct flat feet
In 1912 a health bulletin describes flat feet or fallen arches, its impact on military eligibility and home health. It emphasizes early examination, proper footwear, and specific exercises to strengthen the foot muscles, improve arch support, and promote better circulation, with advice for daily practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mates Miliary Academy
Feat Poly
Horder
Almple
Neepayer Featina Sevvies
Far
Marry-Go-Round Etiquette Guide for the Would-Be Wife
A fragmentary etiquette piece offers simple rules for a wife-to-be, focusing on calm demeanor, gentle speech, and poised dress in social settings. It advises avoiding loud hats, choosing restrained gestures, and using lavender hints to signal happiness while maintaining dignity at home and in public.
Prince of Wales's Africa trip yields perilous elephant photos
The Prince of Wales photographed dangerous bull elephants in Africa, risking injury as they charged within yards while he captured moving pictures. The piece notes elephants’ threat to humans and laments poaching, warning animals carry disease germs and may soon disappear.
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Prince of Wales
Africa
Reiler
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Aimila
George
Irvin Cobb
Alice Wilton
Faversham
Esadcamn
Answay
Allison Quirk
Corse Peyton
Contersille
Iowa
America
Grand Central
ateNaught Syn
Cuisine Americaine
Elsie Robinson
Sietanre
Rhaes
Thomas J. War
Ban Antonis
Indianapolia
San Antonis
Howe
Wester Sentertay
Frank
Boalt
Winchasar
Main Avenue
Royal S. Copeland, M. D
Helen Rowland
St. Jame
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