New York Street Characters and Late Edgar Saltus Reflections
A vivid portrait of New York pavement life with Blind George Silk Hat Tony and Brooklyn Ada along Broadway and Riverside. The piece notes street performers, a sleeping racket, and a 1920s mood, then shifts to Edgar Saltus and Walter O Keefe as witty epigrammatists, honoring Frankie the Algonquin man elevator operator and friends like John Drew and Mencken in reminiscence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New, York
London
New York
George
Bryant Park
Lafayette
Tony
Ike
Brooklyn
Ada
West 46Th
Broadway
Upper
Riverside
Cohan
Battery Dan
Barge Office
51Th Street
Frankie
Algonquin
John Drew
Francesco
Henry L. Mencken
Joe Hergesheimer
Elsie Janis
Jim Tally
Ina Claire
Bert Lytell
Doug Fairbanks, Jr
Buster Collier
Frank Case
EMTONA Relieves Indigestion at Muir's Drug Store
A vintage advertisement claims EMTONA relieves indigestion purges toxins cleanses the system and restores appetite and health. It promotes youth vigor and robust health and directs buyers to Muir's Cut Rate Drug Store at 413 Broad St.
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Tore
Emtona
Muir
Broad St
Last Trip Up and City Night Elevators Remembered
The writer muses on pleasant urban encounters with night elevator men and memorable characters from London Savers Hfe to the Ritz. Vignettes recount travelers and workers, with a humorous haberdasher promoting shirts that laugh at laundries, all reflecting nostalgic city life and personal connections.
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London Savers Hfe
Old Wash
Harsrare
Ritz
290 Park
West Ridge Residents Check On Ill George Decker
On July 27 visitors including Rev E J Bond Mrs Agnes Swartz and son Melvin Elyria and sister Eva Bryant Amherst called on George Decker who was slightly improved. Harriet Mason stayed as house guest with J C Clifford Amherst. Theodore Grills visited Edison highway friends. C N Williams hosted Electa Bumby and grandson Howard Hawk Kipton.
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West Ridge
George Decker
E. J. Bond
Methodist Episcopal Church
Elytia
Agnes Swartz
Melvin
Lorain
Fred Decker
Sarah Bingham
Kitty Black
Emma Moulder
Lansing
Mich
Eva Bryant
Amherst
Decker
Harriet Mason
J. C. Clifford
Theodore Grills
Edison Highway
C. N. Williams
Electa Bumby
Howard Hawk
Kipton
L. F. Eldred
Local Social Roundup in Oberlin and Elyria Areas
Names of residents visiting relatives and attending church socials are listed. The report mentions Lillian Ardith and Ches ter Sprague with the Longbrakes in Oberlin, Pauline Long, Rob ert and others at E L C E events, guests from Cleveland and Elyria visiting local families, motor trip to Kent, and a note that Ruth Sipple returned to work at the Crippled Children’s Home in Elyria. A closing brief states sugar was anciently honey only.
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Kent
Mary Long
Albert Reese
Norma
You Can Smile at the Hot Weather Shower Stall Deal
Personal home improvement note highlighting new shower stalls for bathrooms. Emphasizes convenience quick refreshing baths and water savings. Mentions fitting up a new or existing bath and claims prices have dropped about 80 percent, offering modern convenience in small spaces.
Barres and Welsh at 410 Middle Ave
Barres and Welsh operate at 410 Middle Avenue with phone contact 2975. The notice lists a business presence and a functional address for local directory reference.
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Middle Ave
Huntington 86th Birthday Dinner and Local Visits
Huntington residents marked H D Bowens 66th birthday with a Sunday gathering at his home featuring his children and friends from nearby towns including O H Barnes Ella Alberta Arlene and other Bowen relatives. A separate surprise party honored Mrs Ralph Krage and Miss Marie Crile with guests from New London Akron Well ington Elyria Sullivan and here. Nearby Juvenile Grange No 451 held an annual picnic at Rice’s Dam with mothers as chaperones and Ethel Cassel guiding the juvenile reader. Sunday callers included James Nieswinter and family, while Erma Rugg convalesced at Grace Loveland’s home and visits extended to Cleveland to see relatives.
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Huntington
H. D. Bowen
Mr. Bowen
O. H. Barnes
Ella
Alberta
A. C. Bowen
Arlene
Lloyd Garrett
Charles McGalligan
Fred Novak
Cleveland
Mary Bates
Clifford Bowen
Ralph Krage
Miss Marie Crila
Kraga
Miss Crile
New London
Akron
Wellington
Elyria
Sullivan
Here
Grange of Hunting
Rice’s Dam
Ethel Cassel
Ridgeville Grange Outing and Local Notices in Wellington
Riverside notes report a Ridgeville Grange outing and picnic at the Coe home west of Center. Mentions of A J Crile visiting brother John Crile in Sullivan and Grace Crile staying with Frank Richmond in Wellington. July 27 marks the centenary of Philip Bonner, a merchant and pioneer iron manufacturer.
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Arvilla
Murray
Frank Murray
Wellington
Ridgeville Grange
Coe
Center
Grace Crile
Frank Richmond
Philip Bonner
The
West
Ford studies temperatures at Michigan mansion experiment
Henry Ford tests a year round climate control unit in an old Macon mansion. The Baron Pennington homestead, bought to restore pioneer looks, hosts the experiment combining refrigeration and heat in one system.
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Ford
Macon
Mich
Henry Ford
Baron Pennington
Eczema Victim Describes Six Month Itch Relief Found
Hardaway Y Browning of Springfield Missouri details a four month eczema battle that faded after using Geticura Soap and Oxitenant, with a three month follow up showing complete healing. The letter, dated February 27 1932, lists Potter Drug & Chemical Corp as proprietors and prices for soap ointment and se falcom se.
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Hardaway Y. Browning
Campbel Ave
Springfield
Falcom Se
Potter Drug & Chemical Corp
Malden, Mam
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Wells
Whistler
Wilde
Salius
Walter O’keefe
Barney Gallant
Barney
Hollywood
Kroehler Suite
Glade Thomas
Broad
Aberdeen
Wash
Samuel Benn
Benn
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Lillian, Ardith
Chester Sprague
Mrs
Georges Longbrake
Oberlin Toad
Pauline Long
Brother Robert
Evangelical Church
Clifford Hart
Jane
Betty
W. H. Hart
Raymond Simms
Eleanor
Oberlin Road
W. E. Shay
Mervin Shubert
Vera Mae
East Amherst
Carrie Shubert
Leavitt Road
Charles Schwartz
Henry West
W. B. Sissions
Ernie Hart
Beverly
Busch
W. H Hart
Hope Smith
Eleanor Simms
Harry Welton
Earl
Lindy
Florence
William Wallhead
Charles Toth
Vsitix
Suzapern Soyd
Arkansas City
Kansas
James Nieswinter
West Salem
Charles Rugg
Co. A. Rugg
Erma Rugg
Grace Loveland
Miss Rugg
Loveland
Frank Garra
Lodi
N. L. Thudhum
Betty Jean
Lawrence
Frank Legeins
George Hart
Brothers
A. J. Crile
Johnson Crile
Alfred Alten
Second St
Ise Ney
Tae
Ma Muir
Muir's
Day
Tsary
WhyteFox
Barto
Somiensis
Orwich
West Tooth
Epsom S
Psyllius de
Ali Metal
Comatts Armvbrosia
A Hee
Muzr’s Sc
Parry Bay
Hom
Soc Phillips Milk
Magnesia
Mars
Teres
Stillman’s Freckle
Pess
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