Midtown Vignette and City Humour in Our Town Scene
A brisk montage captures Broadway crowds watching a cat chase pigeons by Iceland marquee and a Plaza car with Connecticut plates tagged SONG linked to Alec Templeton. It notes John Barrymore’s flop comeback, a Midtown beer executive with a vivid mud facial ritual at Waldorf barber shop, and two Arabian U N delegates reacting with laughter at a turbaned, mud packed Our Town entertainer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bigtown
Broadway
Iceland
Columbus Circle
Fifth Avenue
10Th Avenue
Connecticut
Alec Templeton
Madison
Waldorf
U.N
Arabia
Press Figures and Feuds Rally Through Turbulent Journalism
A brisk survey of famous press fighters and clashes, highlighting E W Scripps and James Gordon Bennett in street battles and exile, with quotes from Henry Watterson and a round of worldly diplomacy notes. It notes a dubious Pan American debate over Peron and communism and ends with a bold headline about Russia and Finland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Scripps
Cincy
Scripps
James Gordon Bennett
Bennett
U. S
Europe
Henry Watterson
Garden Book Review and Wartime Anecdotes in Washington
The piece blends a wartime travel vignette about a German base interview with Goebbels era propaganda and a detailed review of the Woman’s Home Companion Garden Book edited by Johan C. Wister. It highlights corrections on narcissus naming, jonquil distinctions, and Bailey’s gardening note while recalling a tense wartime encounter and urging readers to explore broader geographic gardening guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesermaende
Britain
France
Germany
Europa
Murmansk
P. F. Collier and Son Corporation
New York City
Johan C._Wister
Arthur Hoyt Scott
Wister
Liberty Hyde Bailey
All Gardeners
United States
Canada
Guatemala-U.S. crossbred corn touted for drought and rot resistance
Earl E. May and Town State college officials highlight a Guatemala-U.S. crossbreed tested at Ames, Iowa that outyielded three common U.S. hybrids by up to 25 bushels per acre. The variety remained in full ears during heat while Midwest corn withered, signaling promise for drought and root rot resistance across the United States. James Moore reports Guatemala work has been successful and may spread to many farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl E. May
Town State College
Guatemala
Iowa
U.S
Ames
Acre
Midwest
United States
The Democratic Show at Houston And The Tammany Bad Boy
A reminiscence of the 1928 Democratic convention in Houston where Tammany’s Bad Boy act drew cheers and boos. The writer recalls the braves in striped trousers and silk hats marching to a sober roll call, then eruptions as Al Smith’s name was formally acknowledged and the crowd relaxed into revelry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
al Smith
Smith
Tammany
Democracy
Braves
Tammany Braves
New York
Texas
Galveston
Broadway
East Side
Brooklyn
Bronx
Massachusetts
Bad Boy
New York State
New York City
Bedlam
Prince Albert Coats
Philadelphia
Organic Matter Boosts Soil Bacteria and Crops
A report notes a single ounce of soil hosts 50 million bacteria. Beneficial bacteria release nutrients and improve soil structure, while harmful ones cause disease. Adding organic matter, returning animal manures, plowing under crop residues, and growing deep rooted legumes enhances the good bacteria and soil fertility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Thomas
Ohio Agricultural Experiment.station
West Soil Improvement Committee
Early growth variability in eight week old pigs
The article notes wide weight variation among eight week old pigs from 20 to 40 pounds with average around 30 pounds. Heavier pigs reach 200 pounds liveweight sooner, affecting overall growth to baconer stage.
Culling Advantage Cited For Poultry Producers
Article notes culling as beneficial to poultry producers though many farmers face workload strains. It explains moulting timing varies and urges segregating early moulting birds for prompt sale to improve flock performance.
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John Barrymore
John Barleycorn
Soldiers of the Press
Bradley’s
Washington
State Department
Middle East
Peron
Bogota
Argentina
Eddie Condon
Garrison's
Lisa Kirk
Max Schmeling
Russia
Finland
Washington Digest
Backhage
Washin
Department of the Army
Normandy
the Bulge
San Juan
Gettysburg
Chapultepec
Yorktown
Hastings
Office of Propaganda
Dr. Goebbels
Berlin
Wesermuende
Poland
Tempelhof
Air Force
Mand
Minister of Propaganda
Goebbels
America
Hitler
Central America
Jim Moore
KMA
Enrique Salas
Wright A
Stalin
Triplets
Asia
la Circle
South Wells St
Chicago
Utah
Holmes
Salt Lake City
Tillman D. Johnson
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Johnson
United States Supreme
Bruges EE
Kelloggs
Wei
Orner
The
Psychological Service Center
Frood
Eveready
National Carbon Company, Inc
East 42Nd Street
N. Y
Asion Carbide and Carbon Corporation
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