Palace and Broadway legends echo in New York lore
A fragmented reminiscence traces The Palace theatre era on Broadway and The City’s rough edges. The piece blends novelist notes, vaudeville history, famous names, and street scenes from 7th Avenue to Times Square, ending with a quip about the shortest street in town and a blind man at the curb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Vaudevillians
Gloomie
7Th Avenue
47Th Street
Empire
New Amsterdam
Elmer
Rogers
Palace
Itate
Walter Kingsley
Frank Fay
Jack Benny
Lou Holtz
Ted Healy
Manhattan
23Rd Street
Broadway
142Nd Street
42Nd Street
Fifth Avenue
End eczema with a single Petersons Ointment application
An advertisement claims one application of Petersons Ointment stops itching and soreness from eczema and that a few days use clears the skin. It touts 30 years of relief and includes unrelated quotes and satire from public figures of the era.
Community News Briefs from Columbia and Nearby
Columbia July 21 report covers a local picnic at the Dunford home and multiple visits by Berea and Strongsville residents. The piece notes 4-H girls Elizabeth Putt and Roberta Inger sell attending August camping, a girls’ 4-H BRIEFS Camp, and a Lake Park band scene with local families moving into North Star Masonic Lodge housing. It also mentions birthdays celebrated, a Baptist Mission Circle meeting at Ella Sabins’ home, and Gemma Nell’s bridal shower with Clyde Snell’s upcoming marriage. Community shifts include Mrs. Minnie Niece moving to Levi Beach’s residence, and Lyle Reisinger’s job in a disinfectant duct firm serving greenhouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ernest Dunford
Ralph Boone
Berea
Emmet Moore
Strongsville
Emmaline Putt
Elizabeth Columbia
Roy Churchward
Margaret Mar- Putt
Marlin
Roberta
Rowena Inger- Gladden Johnson
Sell
Brookside
Leo Martin
Park
Perry Reisinger
North Star Masonic Lodge
Elyria
Cascade Park
Gemma
John S Nell
Dengita Florabel
Mise
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Kipling
Michael Arlen
Kin Hubbard
Pershing Square
Los Angeles
San Bernardino
Cal
Grand Central
Cap'n
Raymond Dickson
West Texas
Pampas
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Columbia
Kenneth Ehizenbarth
Fred Leinwebber
Cleo
Herbert
Minnie
Levi Beach
Guy Garwood
Apex
The
OHIO PUBLIC SERVICE Co@ “Subsidiary of
Cities Service Co
Moone
uOe
Marriv
Piper
Dyer-Kiss
Paris
Mennen
Violet
Gleben
Adoration
Cappi
Broad St
Dizin
Muir
Thermic Outing Jug
Rey Fase
Emory
Ide Woodbury's
Princess Patric Pompeiaa
Finch
Muir's
Kolynos
Baby Dept
J. & J. Red Cross
Coty
Muir's Gate
Ette
Aeg
Sir Valve
Dex
Mairs
aCe Tobacco Combination
Borden's
EAGLE
Orth
Quarty
Tae
Pure Foods
Sterra
Borden
Thompson’s
Squibb
Horlick’s
Edwards’ Care Tova
Byu Ave
Bellans
EPSON
Eastman
Rent
Magnesia
U.S
Gray
Fitch
Glover
Mer
Battle Creek
Mair
Bona HC
Dr. West
Lic
Cornrade
Ins
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