Wandering Thoughts of New York City Gossip
A compact column of playful notes and observations from a New York stroll. The piece riffs on hotel culture, fashionably titled figures, and city scenes, naming luminaries such as Grace Allen, Lili Damill, Alexander Woollcott, Ethel Barrymore, and the Rovral Family while musing about Rumplemayers and Broadway glimpses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Phil Plant
Leo Michel—smiley
Vicki Baum
Jimmy Walker
Tippy Gray
Grace Allen
Sutton Place
Pixel Promenade
Mary Garden
Floyd Gibbons
Pierre’s. Devereaux Milburn
Tommy Hitchcock
Nathaniel Lief
Sam Shipman
John Anderson
Pensacola
Fla
Spring Garden
Tra
Don Clarke
Knickerbocker Hotel
Lili Damill
Alexander Woollcott
John Chapman
Elsie Ferguson
George Jessel
Sulka
Tony Haberdasher
Captain Jim Churchill
Broadway
Ethel Barrymore
Hollywood
Barrymores
New Haven
Rovral
Fiving-fish Speed Against Wind Quotation
A fragment quotes a line about fiving fish moving faster against wind and asserts great books mirror human nature, claiming consistency across time. The text presents a metaphorical and philosophical reflection without specific events or entities.
Farm Boys entertain at Elyria dormitory show
The Grafton State Farm dormitory drew nearly three hundred people including visitors from Cleveland as Elyria's Minstrel Follies performed singing dancing and repartee. Willis Johnson donated furniture and books for inmates. The troupe to be paid nothing and will tour nearby towns as a community aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton State Farm
Bes
Cleveland
Willis Johnson
Petron
Elyria
Jim Armitage
Eneers
Birth day party highlights plantation era entertainment
The second part features a birthday gathering by white and Corky members of a southern plantation with singing of plantation songs. Dancing girls from a boat provide clat, end men Jim Armitage and Jerry Ferguson with W. H. Patton Jr. introduce acts, including Jack Whidden from Georgia. The event aims to uplift segregated farm boys and shows community interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Lang
Dick Hancock
Bob Burns
Harland Brown
Jim Thatcher
W. H Patten
Earl Greenland
Jerry Ferguson
Jim Armitage
Jack Payton
Roger Barnard
Berea
North Olmsted
W. H. Patton, Jr
Jack Whidden
Georgia
Jim
Jerry
North Russia visit faces in Oberlin and Amherst
Hazel and Jeanette Berg visited Mr and Mrs Harvey Murray in Oberlin Sunday afternoon. Mrs Jacob Reinhard and Mrs Albert Barekerst of Amherst spent Sunday with Mrs Clarence Albright who is ill. Mr and Mrs Frank Schottish of Elyria visited the Charles Hasenflue home Saturday evening. Mr and Mrs John Franklin...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel and
Jeanette Berg
Harvey Murray
Oberlin
Jacob Reinhard
Albert Barekerst
Amherst
Clarence Albright
Frank Schottish
Elyria
Charles Hasenflue
John Franklin
Local Families Host Guests Over Weekend
Thursday evening hosted Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Squire in West Russia. Sunday evening guests included Mr. and Mrs. Burt Franklin of Elyria visiting Mr. and Mrs. John Franklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Squire
West
Russia
Burt Franklin
Elyria
John Franklin
Famous Cort Theater to be Converted into 200 Car Garage
The Cort Theater long a Chicago amusement venue will close as a theater and be transformed into an eight story garage for 200 cars. The venue, once famed as an atmospheric theater with a sky ceiling, will cease operations as a playhouse during the transition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garage
Chicago
Cort
All Bran Helps Prevent Constipation Says Kellogg Ad
A Kellogg advertisement promotes ALL-BRAN as a remedy for constipation highlighting bulk and vitamin B, notes iron content, compares to leafy vegetables, and advises two tablespoonfuls daily with meals, urging doctor visit if not relieved. It mentions red and green package and Kellogg in Battle Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kellogg
Battle Creek
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Bungle
Peggy
Harry J. Tuthill
Yoo McIntyre
Bob Brinkerhoff
Dermist
Central Park South Promenade
Hotel Meurice
Europe
Lillian Gish
Springfield
Cornelius van Gerbilt
5Th Avenue
A. E. Matthews
Lionel Barrymore
Herbert Marshall
Barrymore
Matthews
Marshall
Flanders
John Drew
MrNaught Syndicate, Inc
Elyrian
Hughes
City Fruit
Hughes Provision Co
Jack Jacoby
Oni
Sam Shindle
Weideman
York State
Lic
Henkel’s
Dixie Bacon
Hughes Brand
Newspapersrchive
North
Guthrie’s Bakery
Cleveland St
Hugghes
Kellogg’s
Adot
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