New York Insomniacs Seek Rest Cures Amid Wakeful City
In 1931 New York grapples with urban restlessness as insomniacs seek relief in luxury rest cures and sleep clinics. The article notes high-stress living, late-night commerce, and a culture of wakefulness driven by speed, nerves, and social pressures. It mentions notable figures and scenes around Broadway, speakeasies, and high-profile entertainers coping with sleep deprivation.
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New York
Manattan
Wall Street
Barth
Silent Kreuger Fortune From Matches End of Era
Ivar Kreuger, famed Match King, presided as factories in Sweden and 29 other countries faced upheaval amid a world shortage of matches. His Trast loans to governments and real estate investors kept profits high. Kreuger, turning 25 years in the match trade, began with two small family factories and expanded to hundreds globally. He remains a private, disciplined figure famed for a cautious routine and a single rule of silence.
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Stockholm
Ivar Kreuger
Sweden
Thase
Indusstries
Kreuger
Toslay Dre
Faliac
Tn Faery
Matel
Hussia
Germany
Breuger
Geremany
Krenger
Swedish Match King Krueger’s rise and global impact
A historical portrait traces Ivar Kruger known as the Swed ish Match King. It notes his rapid consolidation of Swedish match firms into the Swedish Match Company, expansion into American sales methods, and eventual monopolistic control aided by foreign finance. It cites government loans to Germany, resulting profits, and Krueger’s vast private holdings while mentioning related industry figures and ventures.
Neutra predicts cheap ready made homes for newlyweds
Architect Richard L. Neutra asserts in a Detroit interview that small payment homes for newlyweds can be purchased for about 150. The designs use steel and glass, aimed to be convenient and roomy, built with modern materials and ready to buy.
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Detroit
Richard L. Neutra
Neutra
Children Pennies May Buy Historic Home in Williamsburg
Mayor George P. L. Caleman of Williamsburg joins a Virginia Washington Foundation drive to raise funds from American school children to purchase and restore Ferry Farm, Washington's boyhood home. State Education Board endorsement backs a nationwide effort routed through state education departments.
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Williamsburg
George PL Caleman
Virginia
Washington Foundation
Ferry Farm
Washington Ear Karricksburg
School Children of
America
Coleman
State Board of Education
State Departments of Education
Slang Phrases Threaten Vocabularies In Schools
Dr Payson Smith state education commissioner warns that catchy slang phrases used at meetings and assemblies are stealing from students vocabularies. He argues such slang serves every purpose but impoverishes the language taught in schools.
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Boston
Payson Smith
Amarillo Forms Municipal Gas Firm with Low Rates
Anakia organizes a city backed gas company in Amarillo to rival Prairie Grand Gas. Initial consumer prices near 62 1 2 cents per cubic foot, with large users as low as seven cents a day. a 6 percent discount versus rival. Shiber Petroleum donates distribution pipe to cut costs. Prairie Grand charged 9 cents per thousand feet, municipal plan promises lower rates. The venture aims to supply Amarillo and nearby counties from the Texas field, asserting the lowest rates in the world.
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Texan
Anakia
Prairie Grand Gas
Omestic Vousdayers
Igis Wesnit
Huber Petroleum Company
Amari
Shiber Company
Enabiine
Praivy Company ix
Yates
R& Rente
Fipewold Waneld
Muicipal
Wawest
Tutehinean
Fidel
Weld
Adjetite Amarilta
Site Of Famed Ozark Feud Becomes Power Dam Site
In Missouri’s Ozarks a historic feud centered on Althea Springs and the Fleetwood and Alsup families ends as a new power dam project rises. The Althea dam will flood a large area fed by springs into the White River, part of Southern Missouri’s second hydro project alongside the nearing completion of Bagnell dam.
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Moa
Ozark Mountain
Althea Springs
Res
Middle West
Fleetwood
Uility and Power Company
Chitaga
White River
Charley Alsup
Ava
Alyapauld
Alsup
Fleetwoods
Chet Alsup
Alsups
Althea Dam
Missouri
Bagnell
Moonshine Saves Lambs in Oregon Farm Misfortune
In Oregon's Lam bs Gold Reach area foreman at Macleay State Company's Wedders farm used moonshine to revive dying lambs after strong winds and rain damaged the flock. He diluted the liquor with water and fed it to the lambs, which began to recover. The article also mentions Omar Khayyam as a brilliant Tarsian mathematician of the middle ages.
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Macleay State
Wedders
Jie
Inspectorate report cites huge police costs and calls for reform
Taxpayers in England and Wales paid about 100 million pounds in 1980 for police protection, with 73 dismissed or forced to resign. The report criticizes hostility and complacency, urges a police college for modern methods, and notes crime shows no clear rise while criminal mobility increases.
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London
England
Wales
Reort
von Leneett
Pals failed aut driver Westport case
In Westport Conn Michael Valko argues he cannot afford the license fee. The prosecutor questions how he could drive without funds. Valko claims inability to pay. He is jailed for failing to post bond as authorities note the risk of repeat offenses. A separate Hallen report: a farmer who found 20000 marks at a public auction kept the money, though officials say the notes were part of an estate not offered for sale.
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Moo
Albert Minstein
Grand Canyven
Terman Kehner
Schweiger
Westport
Conn
Dr Gan
Michael Valko
Valko
Hallen
Westphalia
Whhich
Old salts guests at Gordon Grant sea art exhibit
The Art Alliance hosted guests to view Gordon Grant paintings and prints of ships and the sea. The article notes that from 1820 to 1920 about 34 million immigrants landed in the United States.
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Philadelphia
Seven Seas
Art Alliance
Gordon Grant
United States
Appointments in Lorain County Probate Court
Notice of appointments in Lorain County Ohio probate filings lists Horace M. Evert deceased and others. Michael Szmonia and Patrick Campbell appointed as administrators for estates of Michant Szmonia and Patrick H. Campbell, with filings dated March 42 and March 18 20. Judge C. Wilcox presides.
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TL. G. Wilcox
Said County
Horace M. Evert
Pinert Weidner
Horace M
Michael Szmonia
Dechasru
Tee Me Szmonia
Michant Sania
Grafton
Lerain
YM. Wells Peohate Didige
Martel
Apt
Patrick Il Campbell
Tai
Vames
A. Campbell
Patrick H. Cappel
Mate
Cartiste
Lerain County
Ohio
Tol
C. Wilcoln
Trobate
Emtona Quick Remedy Gains Rapid Digestive Praise
Emtona claims rapid relief for stomach, liver, and kidney troubles. A Lorain resident praises first bottle effects, noting relief from gas, heartburn, cramps, and back pains, with improved digestion and cleaner system. Sample offered at Emtona store, 413 Broad Street.
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Muir's
Cat Rate Prag
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