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Newspaper
Scarsdale Inquirer
Location
Scarsdale, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1920
Page
5
Advertising rates set at 45 cents per inch for each insertion with a contract rate of 40 cents per inch for four or more insertions. Communications and advertising copy must reach the office by Wednesday.
A reflective meditation on perspective across villages and cities. It watches Scarsdale and Greenwich Village as myths of class and culture, mocks urban ignorance, and links attitudes to possession, then cites a novel "The Wingless Victory" and a village newspaper sales anecdote to illustrate how point of view shapes judgment.
A quirky retrospective piece describes a village pageant with actors, locals, and memories of Crestwood Yonkers Park, in Scarsdale Manor. It notes fashion, costumes, lighting, and the crowd, with caustic humor about alibis and historical ties, plus editor notes and moral punchlines.
Dooley jokes about Mr McKenna entering politics in Scarrsdale with Jawn Ross and Paul Reynolds, predicting his rise from local elections to the village board. Hennessy asks about Willum J O’Brien’s race while townsfolk debate taxes and politics ending with a satirical jab at local governance and officials.
A reader thanks the firemen of Companies No 1 and No 2 for their excellent work in extinguishing a fire at their home in the very early hours of Sunday morning. The note appears in the IN QUIRER with a continuation on page 5.
Auction notice lists Charles H Bard of Mount Vernon New York as auctioneer for a Westchester County sale with details not fully legible in the fragment.
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