Bowery Tales of New York Streets and Scattered Sights
The report paints a rough tapestry of Bowery life and Lower Manhattan scenes in 1932, noting street figures, salavage trades under subway gratings, legless beggars on Broadway, dog-renting for rides, and the nocturnal leisure economy around Canal Street. It also recalls a mix of anecdotes on circuses, writers, a Turkish bath, and a mysterious stone coffin near a Forties church, with bits about a coin-collecting spree ending in Bellevue and a barber stop after Sunday noon.
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York
New
Grand Central
Fourteenth Street
Brooklyn
Gundey
Revelova
Bellevue
Aid
Ion
Bleecker Street
Broadway
Portette
Canal Street
Dicanta
Police praise for reforming ex-convict facing California extradition
A New York man who committed highway robbery as a youth, escaped prison, and later lived 19 years as a reformed citizen is detained for extradition to California. The piece lauds his reform and criticizes focus on other crimes, urging praise for the police for finding a man who "went straight" for nearly two decades.
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New York
California
Atill
Tia
Rolph
Prince of Wales Introduces Turned Down Collar Fashion
The Prince of Wales is pictured presenting a cup to Sub-Inspector Sidney Orme as he debuts a new London fashion. A double turned down collar replaces the traditional stiff collar, drawing comment from fashion observers and experts about its health implications for long hours at desk work.
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Prince of Wales
Sidney Orme
London
Vin
Aikinf
Listen World by Elsie Robinson Packaged self help urging shared pain
The piece urges readers to reveal inner grief and shame rather than hide it. It asserts everyone carries a painful secret from failure and betrayal and that sharing tears and fears can unite life and death, curing isolation by honest confession.
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Oate
Gort
Dole
Thas
Ugh
Protection of Vision By ROYALS COPELAND
Protection of Vision by Royals Copeland describes inner fears and social anxiety. The fragment suggests a shift from personal worry to restraint, urging readers to stop feeling lonely or superior and to drop hoarded vanity.
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Copeland
Eye Strain Warns Workers On Rest and Proper Setup
A fragmented article warns that neglecting eye protection and rest during long work shifts harms vision. It urges industrial leaders to arrange workspaces for eye comfort, schedule regular breaks, and adjust glare to prevent permanent eye damage and reduced efficiency.
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Jane
Remembering FRENCH BILLIE DESALME and a harsh past
A fragmented reminiscence recalls working for Max Karnikin, late tasks, and a chain of events leading to a discovery of a hidden area with four podlike compartments. A restaurant owner confronts the narrator about a demand linked to a misdeed, while the narrator and his wife prepare a meal to cope with hunger.
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Max Karnikin
Daliar
Woman's Intuition As A Sixth Sense In Modern Life
Helen Rowland discusses women's intuition as real and feminine, likening it to a sixth sense from the Lord. She argues it guides purchases, relationships, and timing, but fails when a woman ignores a husband or calls a lover at work, asserting intuition often surpasses male judgment.
Etiquette Queries by Kathrwn Depeyster
A reader seeks guidance on proper glove handshakes with etiquette advice on introductions among men and women. The column covers whether to remove gloves before shaking, naming order when introducing two women, and polite responses after meetings, including handling forks at table and general courtly conduct.
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Biss de Peyster
Bath
Peanut
Jervisianen
Walsh Narin
Mr. Blank
Tiase
Ar Kincheon
Alune Steiglis village meeting and election notes
From the San Antonio Light files a town meeting in the village of Alune Steiglis is recorded with a mayoral ticket led by Wh. BE. G'Orady and an opposing slate from the floor. The report mentions Oxford University ties and a grand jury recommendation in a public safety context.
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Apr Ghaeges
Pplifien
Steait Rover Tac Nes
Avedlener
H Talline
Andasse Ruy
Alune
Steiglis Ai
Lieselivel Fawn
Wh. BE. G'Orady
Une
Aal Edinnies
Univer
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Wirth Avenue
Louis
New Haven
Second “Avenue
Danas
Wilting Tha Iabhy
Murray Eli
Thej
Lindy's
Bugs
North Carolina
Hoprright
McNavent Ayndicate Inc
EIN Ivay
Lum
Saray
Bill
Elsie Robinson
Lios
Gate
Wes
Wraldtehe
Alesse Diegver
Feyeball Taurcis
Billie Desalme
Helen Rowland
Tex Ainner
Hare
Ste
Hee
Kieg Fe Fem
Kathrwn
Depeyster
Mrs. Arthur
Mr. Jones
The
Jung
Anne
Reklenr Sybecthig
Aura Milo
Newnan
Saint Lo
San Anterinio
Tioue Tinh
Abreck
Alersae- Wu Amee Pestill
Anesla
San Alani
Wesh Mulherry Street
Geeks
Hess
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