Scarsdale Bale Inquirer Club Publication Details
The Scarsdale Bale Inquirer notes it is entered as second class matter November 18, 1919 at Scarsdale Post Office under the 1879 act. Published weekly by the Scarsdale Woman's Club Publications Inc. Officers listed include President Mrs F H Bethell and Secretary Treasurer Mrs James H Purdy Jr with Martha Coman as Editor.
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Scarsdale Bale Inquirer
Scarsdale
N. Y
Scarsdale Woman's Club Publications, Inc
F. H. Bethell
James H. Purdy, Jr
Martha Coman
Vote Slackers Show Varied 1924 Presidential Turnout
The National League of Women Voters reports that only about half of U S voters went to the polls in November 1924 and seventeen states had under fifty percent turnout. Twenty states exceeded sixty percent, led by Indiana Utah Wyoming Rhode Island and others. The league notes thirty-one states increased turnout from 1920 while seventeen declined, urging persistent voter mobilization before the next presidential election.
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National League of Women Voters
United States
Indiana
Utah
Wyoming
Rhode Island
Delaware
Iowa
New Hampshire
Illinois
Kansas
New Jersey
Nebraska
North Dakota
New Mexico
Minnesota
Kentucky
Colorado
Nevada
South Dakota
Idaho
New York
League
Gypsy Moth Reaches Scarsdale Estate Alarms Residents
The gypsy moth has breached state barriers and appeared on a Scarsdale estate. Officials warn evergreen trees may be endangered and urge immediate inspection and spraying. authorities note extensive government battle against the pest and compare its threat to a tent caterpillar invasion.
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New England
Scarsdale
Massachusetts
Westchester County
High School Anthology by Catherine Hamilton
A poem narrates a granddaughter watching her grandmother braid a rug. The verses describe colors and patterns forming into a keepsake Rug weaving evokes memory and life lessons as the old craft links generations.
A Herald of Spring By Jean Atwater
A brisk verse portrays Sir Robin the robin heralding spring with a bright wing flash. He builds a nest in a preferred tree and sings at dawn that rain will come, promising moisture for the ground and better dinners to be found.
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Sir Robin
Spring at School by I. D. Macleod
A gentle urban scene contrasts spring outdoors with students inside a classroom. Children study grammar, defining infinitives while spring colors fill the world beyond dusty windows. The poem pairs renewal outside with learning inside.
School's what we make it after all
The passage urges teachers to endure long tasks with cheer, trading pen scratching for birdsong, while acknowledging the gypsy blood within. It promotes cheerful conformity and frames school as a creation by those inside it.
Coolidge okays new American Institute of Operatic Art near here
President Coolidge approves a large cultural project to create an American Institute of Operatic Art near Stony Point. The venture plans an opera house, scenic studio, rehearsal halls, dormitories and a public library of folklore and native American music to inspire a distinct American school of music and elevate art appreciation nationwide.
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American Institute of Operatic Art
America
Metropolitan
Lillian Nordica
David Bispham
Victor Herbert
Reginald de Koven
Ethelbert Nevin
Flaming Youth and the Modern Moral Shellac
A columnist rails at the 1920s College Girl Column era praising the clash of Puritanism and fashion while tracing echoes to 1816 and ancient times. The piece laments sensational culture but defends the core young woman as essentially unchanged though stylish, witty, and noteably modern. Fireflies at Peach Lake inspire a playful closing gesture toward contributors.
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Paris
Egypt
the Times
British Review
London Critical Journal
Great Britain
B. C
Peach Lake
East
Want Volunteers for Ole Swimmin Holes
The bureau seeks young men to serve as life savers at pools used by boys. Volunteers will be trained in resuscitation and posted hours of guard coverage will be listed. The push follows a Mount Kisco youth drowning when attempting to save his brother.
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Hartmann
Mount Kisco
Record of 21 Million Letters Sent to Dead Letter Office
The article notes that last year the Dead Letter Office processed twenty one million letters, reflecting a high volume of undeliverable mail and the steps taken to sort and address them.
Bryan Owed "Commoner" Title to Newspaper Man
A Chicago newspaper recounts how William Jennings Bryan earned the nickname the Great Commoner after the 1896 Democratic nomination. Willis J. Abbott, then with the Christian Science Monitor and Chicago Herald-Examiner staff, christened him the Commoner following the cross of gold speech. Bryan declined a railroad private car offer and later founded a weekly titled the Commoner in 1901.
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Chicago
William Jennings Bryan
Willis J. Abbott
Christian Science Monitor
Chicago Herald-Examiner
Mr. Bryan
Burlington Railroad
Nebraska
Bryan
Mr. Abbott
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High School Anthology
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Grandma
By Jean Atwater
By I. D. Macleod
Coolidge
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All Nations Library
Europe
Jane Cornell
the Commoner
Tarrytown
Tarrytown Cleaners and Dyers
North Broadway
Main Street
Russell & Lawrie Building
Scarsdale National Bank
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Henry Szaniawski
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General Insurance
Court Street
White Plains, N. Y
Briarcliff Laundry
Briarcliff
Staten Island
Clistieps
Staten Island Dyers and Cleaners
Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains
Westchester
Green Knolls
Greenacres
Greenridge
Bronx Parkway
Leewood Golf Club
Scarsdale Golf Club
Robert E. Farley
Madison Avenue
New York City
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Hartsdale Station
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