Sees Past Sins Of America In Gay Tomes And Gilded Night Life
Historian sports writer Edward Van Every revisits 19th century vice in American cities. The piece catalogs sensational figures from the era including Al Capone era scenes, Lydia Thompson, Peggy Joyce, Boss Cox and McDonald, and notes provocative anecdotes from police gazettes and famous stages. It ends by citing South Carolina’s Nullification Ordinance of 1832 as a pivotal historical event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edward van Very
America
van Every
al Capones
Justice Crater
Charlie Ross
San Francisco
Jekyll and Wiyde
Cincinnati
Rhine
Bathinalia
Cox
Mecca
Chicago
Michael Cassius McDonald
Ile
South Carolina
Amherst Christmas party and community notices spread cheer
Dec 16 at the Mori home. Legion and Auntrary Post 197 held their annual Christmas party with 26 adults and 9 children, gifts for children, relief basket donations, and diversions by Jan Tan and Peer followed by a two course lunch. Sunday School classes held a joint party at the Methodist church with about 40 in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Amherst
Paul Mori
The
Legion and
Auntrary Post No. 197
Jan Tan
Peer
Doris Springer
Margaret Rice
Harold Allsop
Methodist Church
Choral Club
James M P. Nicol
St John's Church
Legion
Monastic Beer Barrels Bore Cross Marks of Trade
The text notes that late barrels of beer bore crosses as a quality mark originally set by ancient monks as a trade mark. It explains the crosses signified a trusted standard and a historic branding tradition.
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Lydia Thompson
Peggy Joyce
Broadway
Yen
Columbia
Ind
the Gazette
he-Godias
Edison
Hite
Upper Fifth Avenue
Nice
Hhorsew Bipples
Mae West
Peron Hammond
Arion Davies
Toresall
Mr. Davies
Mortis
Elbert Wihbard
Saratoga Spring
Park Avenue
Copsright
McNaught. Syndicate, Inc
F. M. Sponseller
Piya Savings & Trust
Eijita
Ola
Sears
Tivren
Leraim
Citizens Budget Co
Elyria
2Nd St
E. Erie Ave
Lorain
Citizens System
Aga Deny
Amherst
Havana
Oho
Iiavana
Henry Ruth
Milda
Wm Slack
Isaac Slack
Albert Slack
Wieph
Garfield Harris
Amherst Hospital
John Thompson
Cleveland Clinic
Ghurch
Martin Springer
James Lyon
First Evangelical Church
Albert Stack
Ing
Emil Rulh
United States
Needle Guild
South Ridge Needle Guild
Arthur Ernat
Santa Claus
G. Schmidt
Peabody
Annette
le Roy
Schroeder
Russe
Melvin and
Nelson
Conrad
Henry Nickel
Cleveland
Minnie Mayba
Paul Morl
Frank Bonsor
Harry Gard
Temple Ct
WOODS
Kentucky
Waple ST
Jas. A. Hewitt
Don Merthe
Sauer's Music Store
Broad Street
Japan
Board - Paper - Cement
Sibley & Sprague
Community Dry Cleaners
A. & A. Auto
le Linc
Reynolds
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winsioe-Salem, N. C
CAMEL
Morton Downey
Tony Wona
Camel Orchestra
Jacques Renard
Columbia Broadcasting System
Prince Albert
Alice Joy
Paul van Loan
N. B.C
Red Network
Ses
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