Lights of New York and Winter Sports Roundup
A collage of brief items notes Joe Webber and Mark Webber at the Astor daily noon sightings on Broadway. Jane Froman is named queen of a Lake Placid winter carnival, with a delayed skiing outfit invitation. Vignettes describe city life and commuting mishaps, plus details on trees planned for a fair and a busier urban scene with a gray gloved figure.
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Broadway
Astor
Joe Webber
Webber and Fields
Mark
Jane Froman
Lake Placid
Miss Froman
Florida
New York
Garlic as Spice for Peace Urged by Ford Maddox Ford
New York dispatch quotes Ford Maddox Ford urging broader use of garlic in cooking as a crowd pleaser amid international tensions and war. He claims too many cooks spoil the broth of peace and advocates experimenting with spices to ease conflicts.
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New York
Ford Maddox Ford
Pacific Coast Is Found Impregnable
San Diego report on a 39 million dollar peacetime Navy program expands aviation for Pacific defense. Flying fortresses intercept enemy fleets up to 150 miles per hour, with patrol bombers and faster 54 Northrup and 83 Curtis bombers plus 32 amphibians to reinforce sea bases.
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San Diego
Cal
Sam
Seattle
Canal Zone
Hawaii
Pacific Coast
Pacific
Consolidated Aircraft Corporation
Honolulu
Air Navy
Northrup
Curtis
Bureau of Aeronautics
Electric Light Tests Grow Vegetables at Franklin Institute
Experiments in artificial light for growing vegetables and flowers proceed at Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. Under 100 watt bulbs rows of parsley radishes beans and other plants are heated by an electric coil. Parsley shows promise while radishes lag in sunlight. Plants are pale and spindly with a yellowish leaf tint.
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Philadelphia
Franklin Institute
Indian Medicine Man Debunked by Government in Salt Trick
In Tuba City Arizona Navajo medicine man Yellow Hair collected tribute for stopping sheep deaths and cursed those who paid late. Investigation proved his secret was salt, with salt-fed sheep spared from imagined harms while others ate sage and died, ending his practice.
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Tuba City
Ariz
Indian Service
Yellow Hair
Teacher Says U S Lacks National Voice Standard
Berkeley educator argues the United States is the only nation without a voice standard and claims there is no method to express a unified public voice. The remarks reflect ongoing debates over national standards and civic engagement.
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Berkeley
Calif
United States
University of California
Singing warms the blood says a Scottish doctor
A Scotland doctor claims singing boosts body warmth in cold seasons. In Idaho a man trains a wild owl to perch on his car radiator cap. Jumbo the pony visits children in a London hospital ward. A San Bernardino Pomeranian weighs 22 ounces. Rockefeller Institute reportedly kept a chicken heart alive for over twenty years. Tasmania farmer John Bellman pays large fines after repeated livestock strays. English aviation experts say blue-eyed people train easier for flying. Hungary forms a union of 261 dwarfs seeking half-price public transport and theater tickets.
Global facts mix as world notes compare nations
The excerpt surveys diverse statistics including Russia publishing books in 106 languages, Radcliffe England’s slumless claim, Spain's area relative to Britain, Haarlem Holland’s linen and bulb trades, Boulogne sales girls strike over lipstick, Adelaide health games for boys, a Swiss car owners strike over gasoline price, Britain’s road mileage, a planned 1941 highway spend, and European Latin studies starting in year four.
Lincoln Oak Near Albany Georgia Spurs Landmark Tale
A cedar near Albany Georgia is nicknamed the Lincoln oak for a claimed profile of Abraham Lincoln. The tale adds historical flavor to local lore surrounding a notable tree and its association with the president.
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Albany Ga
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Statue to Justin Morgan Erected at Vermont Morgan Farm
A 1921 statue honoring Justin Morgan, progenitor of the Morgan breed, was placed on the U S Morgan Horse Farm at Middlebury Vermont to mark the 100th anniversary of the horse’s death. The 400 acre farm was deeded to the Department of Agriculture in 1907 to develop Morgan bloodlines.
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Morgan
New England
Justin Morgan
U. S. Morgan Horse Farm
Middlebury
Department of Agriculture
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Pedestals Decorated with Bas-Relief Animals
In New York City the pedestals of the Theodore Roosevelt memorial feature bas-relief panels depicting animals native to America and Africa.
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Theodore Roosevelt
New York City
America
Africa
Blue Dan Webster Drenched by Homewoven Suit tale
Daniel Webster left home for college on horseback and faced rain that soaked his homespun suit. The deep blue dye transferred to his shirt and skin, leaving him dyed from head to foot in a vivid blue hue as he rode to the college town.
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Dan” Webster
Daniel Webster
One-Fourth for Taxes in Roosevelt Era Wages
The Roosevelt administration tax bill takes a quarter of workers and farmers wages, mainly through hidden taxes, as part of the overall levy on income. The figure highlights the burden on labor groups during the period.
Get Money's Worf and Miscellaneous Phrases
A collection of quotes and notes from 1936 and earlier including Alf M Landon remarks on government spending. Also mentions Australia formerly New Holland and the origin of the name from Capt Matthew Flinders. The Mixed Rand describes a palmistry hand type with versatile traits per Pearson's London Weekly.
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Alf M. Landon
Buffalo, N
Australia
New Holland
Matthew Flinders
Pearson
London Weekly
Sherman Brothers of Lancaster Surprise Over Careers
Residents recalls how John Sherman grew into a statesman while William Tecumseh Sherman became a famed general, defying early impressions of their rough and reserved youths.
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Sherman Brothers
Lancaster
Ohio
John Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman
John
Wiliam
Too Much Jud Tunkins Prefers Self-Sustaining Idea
Jud Tunkins expresses a liking for self-sufficiency while criticizing the self-amused fellow who laughs at his own jokes as overdoing it.
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Jud Tunkins
Earthquakes, land, and taxes across nations note
A fragmentary roundup mentions Japan seismic records, Asia irrigated land five times North America, a Czech firm with 1600 retail outlets, China's 80000 miles of suitable cones, Newtownards Ulster dating to 1200, India's League of Nations membership, and Peru enacting a Mother's Day tax for a Mothers Home fund.
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Asia
North America
Peru
Mothers’ Home
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