Algonquin Round Table myth and lingering cafe lore
A reminiscence on the Algonquin Round Table as a literary legend rather than a formal group. It notes original members like Robert E. Sherwood and Dorothy Parker, explains the table’s decline, and recounts anecdotes of lunches, patrons, and vivid personalities, including Patterson and Chesterton impostors. The piece blends humor with social satire of writers and urban life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frank Case
Forty-fourth Street
Robert E. Sherwood
Alexander Woollcott
Franklin P. Adams
Heywood Broun
George G. Kaitmean
Robert C. Benchley
Jesser Fry
Some
Ward O'Malley
Knights of the Round Table
Guild
Dorothy Parker
Howard Acton
Bowery
Brooklyn Bridge
G. K. Chesterton
Daniel McGraw
Acton
U S Must Not Shirk Its Obligations To Cuba
Editorial urges the United States to uphold Platt Amendment rights and press Cuba toward free and orderly government. It argues American control of sugar and contract labor harms Cuba and cautions against abandoning obligations for trade. The piece calls for a new Cuba US trade treaty to protect mutual welfare.
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U. S
Cuba
Thomaz Estrada Planna
United States
Ellf
Haiti
Jamaica
Africa
Central
South Americas
Washington
Cuha
South America
Prince of Wales sells his Nottinghamshire farm
The Prince of Wales reportedly sold his Nottinghamshire farm due to financial strain with high costs outpacing earnings. The article questions how the average farmer could sustain a farm under such pressures and the broader impact on rural livelihoods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince OF Wales
Nottinghamshire
England
Paul
Listen World! A defense of Marie Antoinette by Elsie Robinson
The piece argues that Marie Antoinette was not a monster and urges readers to face the grim realities of 1793. It contrasts revolutionary memory with modern hunger in America, urging action against complacency amid poverty and inequality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Antoinette
Marie Anwinette
Stefan Zwies
Marié Antoinette
Bullerny
Noir & Rollon
Paris
Ahern
Trianon
Tunis
Lfe
Becaus
United States
America
Ealing
Searkara
Propaganda Claim by Japanese Leader Sparks Public Debate
A historical excerpt accuses Japanese government and press of inflaming anti American sentiment. It cites wartime maneuvers near Formosa and the Bonin islands, Yokohama reviews, and a manifesto by Japan's navy department alleging colonial claims in the Pacific. It discusses League of Nations mandates, German colonies, and tensions with the United States and Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
United States
America
Bonita Islands
Formosa
Bonin Islands
Philippine Islands
Yokohama
Hirohito
Wavy Department of
Pacific
Germany
Equator
League of Nations
League
Manchuria
Japanese Navy Department
Asia
Man Fonterns
Canada
London
Roosevelt
Stefi
New Athletic Director at San Antonio Junior High
From the 1925 San Antonio Light clippings: Wick Brewer, formerly from Caldwell, becomes athletic director for San Antonio junior high schools. Also notes a large deputy and police presence to block a parade near the San Antonio parade route before and after celebrations. Detachments of US cavalry and armed citizens patrol the border near Asherton to the Rio Grande after a deputy sheriff was killed in Dimmit county. The MacDuffs clan event and related ceremony are scheduled for next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baccrr
Ft. He (Wick) Brewer
Jusior
Brewer Dall
Caldwell
Uin Junior High
Nchools
San Antonin
Bryietst
United States
Asherton
Rio Grande
Orix
Dimmit County
Gardner
Marry Go Round and Alimony Jokes In 1920s Style
A fragmented column by Helen Rowland discusses marriage alimony shifts and divorce jokes, contrasting modern women’s independence with social expectations. It juggles satirical notes on hats, fashion, and urban life, while remarking on consumer habits and gender roles of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Rowland
Treasury Sets Gold Price at 20.21 Dollars
Washington reports the Treasury announced a gold price of 20.21 dollars per ounce. C Bert notes the official quotation and records the updated figure for market reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Washington
Bert
Telay
Treaory
Kappa Zeta Will Present Review at San Pedro Play House
Kappa Zeta will stage a revue at the San Pedro Play House at 8 p.m. on Wednesday. Harvey Bolt heads the program with master of ceremonies Jim mie Klein, band Lormitly providing musical background. The 10 act program features Marlon Winters and Ollie Brown as soloists, Margaret Kein on accordion, Johnny Anders, and Enis Cadsarass on piano, the Coguetts as a vocal trio, Margaret and Irene in novelty numbers, Bobby Der Bhaw, and Profida Edwards Stevens in tap.
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Harvey Bolt
San Pedro Playhouse
Jimmie Klein
Lormitly
Marlon Winters
Ollie Brown
Margaret Kein
Accordian
Johnny Anders
Prininly Enis Cadsarass
Coguetts
Margaret
Irene
Bobby der- Bhaw
Profida Edwards Stevens
Lockhart Legion Members Elect New Officers at Meetings
Lockhart Sept 12 at a recent meeting of the H. T. Ratney American Legion post the following new officers were installed J Louis Mohle post commander Dr J T O Brannon treasurer vice commander Richard Best second vice commander Jodie Staphens third vice commander Quinner Williame adjutant Tom Williama Olle Benor Ahaunen Dr Abner A Rosa T Field TF Adium and HM Echwab excculius commun.
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Adium
HM. Echwab
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Cathe Ka
San Antonio
Oscar Wilde
Theodore Dreiser
James Branch Cabell
Beyant Park
Russell Patterson
Joseph
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James M. Barrie
Elsie Robinson
James T. Williams JR
Almas
Ge Wite
As Ilehtwad
Chicago
Texas
Texea
Bermuda
Oninns
Colorado
Perches
Para
Potatnas
California
Tdnbo
Ty BR
Prunoa
Tallun
Hamberdon
Spinaen
Penn
Aquianti
Bualial
Baunah Hubbard
Tomatooa
Yuma
Loulhland
Uceg
Turkana
Troilers
Rourista
Kappa Zeta
Lockhart Legion
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