Broadway Box Office Frustrations and Gusty Street Scene
New York theatre goers complain of crowded box offices and high prices while relaxed photography and street life flash by. A photographer once collapsed near a library wall after days without food, revealing a slice of vaudeville life. In midtown, East 49th Street hosts a Gay 90s ambiance as fashion seekers flood Petticoat Lane.
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Danny McGilvray
Chicago
Iowa
Fifty-seventh Street
Park Avenue
Lo Siath Avenue
New York
Julia Hoyt
Lois Long
Clara Walsh
Vegetable Compound Ends Pains and Dizziness for Fisher
Mrs Leland Fisher of 356 Center St Huntington Indiana credits the Vegetable Compound for relief from chronic pains and dizziness. She says she can do a man's work again and is no longer dizzy. The advertisement urges others to try the medicine and notes it is sold by all druggists.
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Leland Fisher
Center St
Huntington
Indiana
Brookside Leads County Basketball as Alumni Boost
Sheffield brief notes a Brookside Girls basketball surge for county lead and Brookside Alumni Boys’ 43 to 19 victory over Fisher Foods. Local residents visit families, with illness in one home. a county Farm Bureau meeting is planned at Elyria First Methodist Church January 14 with a basket dinner and program.
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Sheffield
John Townsend
Abbe
Avon
Kenneth Smith
Lydia Miller
Lake Avenue
Clarence Smith
Gulf Road
Lois Youtzy
Nova Carrick
Marian Chambers
Archie Haynes
West River Road
H. C. Chambers
George
Fred Schroeder
Collins
Ohio
Fred Henson
Florence
The
Brookside
Elyria
Ed Brown
Cornelia Minard
Columbia
Columbus
Fisher Foods
Vincent Bitz
Johnny Owens
Arthur Zacharias
Kenneth McAllister
Philip Hladik
Ernest Goodsite
Charles Gubeno
Wayne Inslee
James A. McConibe
L. B. Bunnies
Raymond Dunfee
Henry Jackson
Lee Johnson
Alta Myers
Frankie Reese
Vincent
Harland Johnson
Grafton
Wade Harris
Sheffield Lake
Farm Bureau Meeting
Farm Bureau
County Farm Bureau
Methodist Ladies Aid to entertain at neighborhood event
Jan 10 report notes members of Number Two Division of the Methodist church Ladies Aid Society will be entertained by Mrs Myron Stare and Mrs Wenrtrees at their event. Representatives from the Progressive Class of the M E Church Sunday School will attend. Friday afternoon activities included church repairs led by Thomas Stinebring and others.
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Vincent
The
Methodist Church Ladies’ Aid Society
Cinic Wenrtrees
Hep Nelce
Myron
Nevday
T. M. Baldwin
John Harnish
Z. G. Morris
M. E. Church
Thomas Stinebring
Adelbert Baldwin
Ruggles
Ohio
Penfield Junction
William Goodafe
Neva
Louie Morse
Ed Caley
Elyria
Harry Japan
Lorain
William Papeay
Ford Road
Harvey Stoughton
Methodist Church
Wanda Boyd
Olga Dubessa
Opal Boyd
Hope Giberson
Monita Harnish
Jeanette Lewis
Otilla Pataski
Helen Palezar
Phyllis Pollock
Sylvia Petborsek
Bonita Harnish
Vinvzni School
Parent- Teacher Association
Clearview
Kathryn McEntire
G. D. Pickett
G. H. Stoughton
Laurabell
Frankie Reese
Alta Myers
William Morris
C. J. Sweet
Rocky River
William Panay
Steve Stumphauzer
Avon
Fred Smith
Cleveland
F. H. Lewis
Albert Walker
Avon Lake
J. J. Heckel
Remshak
Chris Ackerman
O. B. Rea
Alfred
Rebecca
Vincent Grocery
Arthur Eschtruth
Laurabell Stoughton
Mary Westcott
R. Morris
Raymond
J. G. Morris
John Cook
Joe Camera
Naomi Beasley
Reese
Parental Worries and Community News From Penfield Junction
Local families visit neighbors in Rug gles Ohio and Elyria Township. Parish groups gather for church, Ladies Aid forms Rainbow Class with officers. P T A plans January meeting while residents attend school and social events across Lorain County.
Snake vertebrae necklace becomes prized keepsake
In Giant Forest California Mrs. Floyd Smith fashioned a necklace from rattlesnake vertebrae her husband killed nearby. He killed the snake and prepared to belt the skin, but she boiled the body and threaded the bones into a novel ornament.
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Floyd Smith
Smith
Judge Refuses Statutory Pay in Davenport Election
In Davenport Iowa Judge Carroll Hicka a florist returned $6 of the $12 statutory pay for two days work as a judge in the November 8 election citing he did not think he earned the full amount. Hicka was among a small group of officials who deemed the pay excessive.
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Davenport
Carroll HE. Hicka
Hicka
Thieves Rifled Patrolman’s Car In Hollywood
Radio Patrolman Everett R. Manley patrolled Hollywood streets from midnight to 8 a m guarding property. He found that while at work a thief rifled his automobile stealing a traffic citation book a book containing scenes of stolen cars and personal property.
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Roe Cof
Auto Hollywood
Everett R. Manley
Hollywood
Washington oil well yields hot water instead of oil
Washington state reports its deepest oil well to date failed to strike oil, instead producing hot water from the 4,000 foot depth. A truck near the site indicates ongoing drilling operations as crews assess the result and next steps.
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Washington
Mount Lowe pursuit ends with Nanette found injured
Detective Kane and actor Rudolf Holmes race from Hollywood to Mount Lowe in a bid to save Nanette LeRoi. A shadowy chase ends with Nanette lying wounded as Lucy and Dorotha confront each other, leaving the case unresolved as a cliffhanger.
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Jere
Kane
Rudolf Holmes
Egypt
Nanette
Dorotha
Holmes
Mount Lowe
Edon
Pasadena
Nanette LeRoi
Ale
Lucy
Dinner Stories and Odd Pardon Me Exchanges in Town
A collection of fragmented quotes and dialogues appears, mentioning a wife, wiring, telephoning, and a promise to arrive. The text notes high water at 135 degrees, a drill attack at the 5,280 level, and a wall down to 6,725 feet in Aberdeen. Additional lines reference a burning incident, suspicion over a party, a father and daughter exchange, and a hunter tale as a farmer hears a strange noise outside.
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Aberdeen
Raccoons Captured After Yard Visit Near Door
A man and his dog cornered two large raccoons in a doorstep yard. The larger specimen weighed about 35 pounds, with the other smaller animal also restrained. The capture ends a local nuisance encounter near the residence.
New Court-Wear Trend Seen as Rubber Boots Stun Court
Miss Helen Thompson arrived in court wearing rubber boots in a curious new style while seeking to recover $60 loaned to her brother at his marriage. Her sister accompanied her during the proceedings which ended without success.
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Helen Thompson
Thief Improves Methods in Seattle Robbery Case
The thief who robbed Mary Duren, 20, twice in five days shows more confidence and even compliments her dress. He took no money the first time and only 50 cents the second, indicating growing audacity in the Seattle incident.
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Seattle
Mary Duren
Baby 15 Carried To Home Aberdeen Twist of Fate
Two month old Crystal Megorden left Aberdeen hospital with her family after birth and a unique ride home described as a papoose fashion. The incident highlights the early days of this newborn and reflects local hospital procedures and family traditions in Aberdeen Washington.
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Aberdeen
Wash
Crystal Megorden
How a Siege Of Smallpox Might Start
Logan Clendening argues vaccination prevents smallpox and recounts a past urban outbreak after neglect. He notes how an unvaccinated population can see an epidemic, cites a Pullman case and hospital neglect, and urges vaccination at ages two and periodically thereafter. He recounts an episode of black smallpox and the surprise of many adults lacking vaccination records.
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Logan Clendening
M. D
Smallporple
Chicago
Municipal Hospital
Fragmentary note describes infant carried by father to new home
An unclear fragment recalls a story of a father carrying a child in a rucksack across rough Clear Water River country, about 20 miles, to reach a new home. No further names or dates are legible.
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Ion
Drayman Henry Tschirgi Retires After 50 Years
Grundy Center report notes Henry Tschirgi ends a half century in the draying trade. He estimates hauling about 30,000,000 pounds of freight over his career and reflects on long service in the industry.
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Dhayman
Dog Pines For Master In Missouri Valley Visit
Jimmy Pierce left his dog with C. C. Marsh in Jay Ward Cal while he and his parents Ida and Mr. Pierce visited. The dog has refused food since the master’s departure, and villagers hope the master returns soon to save the animal.
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Missouri Valley
Jimmy Pierce
Jimmy
Mra
Ida Pierce
Jay
Ward
Cal
C. C. Marsh
Local social and illness notes from Litchfield area
W B Cowden and family visit Bidle Hitselberger home in Litchfield. Henry Bidle visits Cleveland. Mrs R G Falconer to entertain Baptist Aid Society ladies Jan 12. Myron Ring ill with pneumonia. George Surrarrer bed bound under physician care. So We Sew Quilting Club to meet Jan 11 at Mrs thur Law’s home. Mrs Ed Werner ill with flu, not as well. Mrs J H Barth recovering from flu, husband and son Myron also ill. Court Musser and Frank Ste pina in Cleveland on Thursday. Urial Crow and others attend turkey supper at La Grange Masonic Lodge. Musser and Mel Turner attend Masters' and Wardens' Association in Millersburg. Book note: The Burpington of Blue in B S Wells Intest novel.
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Litchfield
RB. Cowden
Cleveland
Bidle- Hitselberger
Henry Bidle
R. G. Falconer
Mra. Or
Thur Law
Wadnesday
Ed Werner
J. H. Barth
Myron
Tr Court Musser
Frank Stepina
Urial Crow
Russell Canfield
Court Musser
Mel Turner
la Grange
Masters’ and Wardens’ Association
Millersburg
Korene Relieves Sore Throat and Cough Promisingly
An ad claims Korene, an antiseptic prescription, instantly eases smoking related throat irritation and hacking cough. It promises relief by soothing irritated tissues and quieting the cough, with breath freshening effects. Available at first class drugstores like C W Phillips.
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Smoker
C. W. Phillips
Adri
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Joe Laurie, Jr
Laurie
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Bungle
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Thin
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Tim
Calvin Coolidge
White House
Mr. Coolidge
Police
Chief Lee
Mister Kane
Richard Bailey
Garden of Eden
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the Burpington of
B. A. Wells
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Lorala County Bank
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