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Newspaper
Scarsdale Inquirer
Location
Scarsdale, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1925
Page
9
The author extols anonymity as freedom from identity and privacy loss, contrasts modern life with the old West, and explains why he chose to publish as Anonymous. He dismisses praise or blame, notes a hidden archive, and declares the value of writing without a name.
United States Bureau of the Census data shows Virginia, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina each recorded a twenty sixth child in 1923, with Virginia and Maryland noting a twenty fifth. Ten states logged eighty seven births where the child was the twentieth to the twenty fourth born, including New York with births from the twentieth to the twenty third. Pennsylvania led with twenty seven women registering births from the twentieth to the twenty sixth child.
A fragment reports that one of Oscar Wilde's sons became a Catholic priest while another son died in World War I. The source notes a family tragedy and religious vocation within the Wilde lineage.
Justice Arthur S. Tompkins of Nyack urged Westchester residents to adopt the proposed county charter arguing centralized power yields efficient service. Mrs. William G. Hamilton defended the charter before the Woman's Republican Club at White Plains urging a strong executive. Mayor Franklin Brooks of Larchmont joined the discussion at the Civic Club in Katonah praising a businesslike government and calling for reduced duplication.
Mrs Blauvelt a former five year member of the Syracuse City Planning Commission declares the present charter un American and says it lacks restraining influences on the county president The plan chokes off representation and gives the president autocratic powers over county finances and political patronage
Legal notice under Surrogate George A Slater requires all persons with claims against William Jay Griffin late of Scarsdale Westchester to present them with vouchers to Florence E Griffin Executrix at Ausburn M Birdsall attorney 4 Albany Street Manhattan NY by August 22 1925. Dated February 5 1925.
At Kingsbridge Garden Civic Association Richard H. Lee decried the plan as turning Mount Vernon into part of a Westchester city. He warned the charter enables the Legislature to erase the Mount Vernon city line via a centralized government. A leaflet from Westchester County Women's NonPartisan Committee outlines the act’s main features.
A dense list of advertisers and firms across Scarsdale Greenburgh and nearby towns. Profiles include automotive dealers Banks and trusts beauty parlors builders materials cleaners educators and more reflecting a midcentury commerce network. The compilation notes companies such as Brown's Buick Service Ruggiero Auto Sales Co Follmer MeManus Westchester Lighting Co and a lineup of hotels and theaters.
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