New York Day by Day: Bang Craze and Urban Icons
A New York Day by Day column surveys public reactions to fashion bangs and celebrity style, naming Helen Morgan, Irene Bordoni, Katharine Hepburn, Miriam Hopkins, Claudette Colbert, Loretta Young, and Elihu Root as examples. It notes Jimmy Sayvo’s male bang trend, outlines youthful figures like Raymond Ortell and Jacques Bustanaby, and passes to light anecdotes about Leo fashion and a radio confession by Lawrence Tibbett, ending with a humorous aside on Napoleon’s belief.
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New York
Town Hall
Demimonde
France
America
Helen Morgan
Irene Bordoni
Katharine Hepburn
Miriam Hopkins
Claudette Colbert
Loretta Young
Elihu Root
Charlie Falls
Jimmy Sayvo
Cafeteria Rise Changes City Eateries And Hopes
A column recalls a seasonal travel joke, a buckeye remedy tale, and a shift to self-serve dining in Los Angeles style eateries. It notes hotels facing empty dining rooms, new self-serve niches, and mentions prominent figures like Jules Bache Conde Nast and Theodore Dreser. The piece contrasts ghostly modernism at a Central Park South house with a looming unfinished spire on West End Avenue, all amid decay and shifting tastes.
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Caliefornia
Broadway
Los Angeles
Jules Bache
Conde Nast
Theodore Dreser
Central Park South
Petticoat Lane
West End Avenue
Taxes Replace Dividends In Alberta Social Credit Plan
Since last fall Alberta's social credit government promised $25 monthly dividends but Premier Aberhart admitted debt and unemployment hindered the scheme. Tax changes include a two percent sales tax higher auto fees and fuel oil taxes while dividends are not in the budget. Taxpayers elsewhere and Alberta alike are learning such experiments require substantial funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Credit
Alberta
Aberhart
Weather Cycles And Facts In a Cold Winter Debate
The article questions the existence of weather cycles and notes government meteorologists lack final calculation results. It discusses predictions, weekly and daily forecasts that sometimes miss, and questions meteorology as an exact science while acknowledging a potential cycle of unusually cold winters.
End Of An Era Draws Near On Broadway Streetcars
The piece notes that streetcars are yielding to buses in New York City, with Broadway routes from South Ferry to Times Square carrying up to 50 percent more passengers. Columbus Lenox line also shows 50 to 75 percent higher bus ridership, as buses encroach on taxis and subways, signaling a transit shift and possible full streetcar elimination.
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America
Broadway
South Ferry
Times Square
Columbus-Lennox Avenue
Trailey
Subway
New York
Oliver Wendell
Community groups urged to beautify towns in 1936
A 1936 civic tone urges Garden Clubs and Women's groups to beautify city spots and quiet whole streets. It notes campaigns for neatness on private property, weed control, and signage reductions along scenic routes. Commentary praises tourist feedback and civic pride while cautioning practical limits on volunteers.
Anniversaries of notable literary and artistic figures
A list of birth and death anniversaries for Torquato Tasso Peter H Bell Thomas Le Clear Frederick S Cozzens Eliza Jane Nicholson Thomas Hastings Harry C Witwer noting birthplaces and death dates with occasional locations and roles across 1544 to 1929.
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Torquato Tasso
Peter H. Bell
Texas
Sollier
Fredericksburg
Thomas le Clear
New York
Oswego
N. Y
Frederick S$. Cozzens
New York City
Eliza Jane Nicholson
New Orleans
Poeress
Hancock Co
Miss
Thomas Hastings
Harry C. Witwer
Athens
Los Angeles
Chronicle notes of early English daily and historic events
The item lists milestones from 1702 first issue of the Daily Courant to 1955 Bank of Canada operations. It notes Philadelphia incorporation under a second charter in 1789, the 1880s Great Blizzard, President Wilson’s sympathy to Russia, Coolidge tax cut message, and other archival highlights marking shifts in media, governance, and finance across centuries. It preserves named entities such as Daily Courant, Philadelphia, Wilson, Russia, Coolidge, and Bank of Canada.
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Courant
Philadelphia
North Atlantic
Wilson
United States
Russia
Czardom
Coolidge
Congress
Golden Legion Bible Reading Reflects on Sodom Jerusalem Sins
The reading cites Jeremiah 5 comparing Jerusalem to Sodom, lamenting lack of righteous leaders and citizens. It questions moral rectitude, truth seeking, and warns of widespread false prophecy among priests. The passage concludes with a plea for cleansing and repentance amid spiritual decay.
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Sodom
Jerusalem
Abraham
Notable Birth Anniversaries Across Professions
Whiting Williams of Cleveland noted labor expert and author born in Shelby Ohio. Renfro B. Creager of Brownsville Texas banker and Republican leader born in Waco Texas. Homer Cray of New York City novelist born near Marysville Missouri. Roland S. Morris of Philadelphia lawyer professor diplomat born in Olympia Washington. Leonard G. Robinson of Washington DC lawyer banker pioneer in agricultural credit union movement born in Russia. Rt Reverend Herbert H. H. Fox Episcopal bishop of Montana born in Montclair New Jersey. Sir Malcolm Campbell English auto racer born 51 years ago. Crown Prince Christian Frederik of Denmark born 37 years ago.
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Whiting Williams
Cleveland
Shelby
Ohio
Renfro B. Creager
Brownsville
Tex
Tawyer
Waco
Homer Cray
New York City
Marysville
Roland S. Morris
Philadelphia
Olympia
Wash
Leonard G. Robinson
Washington, T. Co
Inussia
Herbert H. H. Fox
Montana
Montclair
N. J
Malcolm Campbell
Crown Prince
Christian Frederick
Denmark
Astrological Reading for a Hospitable Native
The native shows hospitality and wide capacity but tends to wander into various projects that drift back to old habits. Imagination surpasses reasoning, risking a restless, unproductive life. You have ability. seek companions in youth with steady, wholesome natures and keep your mind centered.
Tropical West Africa Limited Prospects for White Settlement
The region, closest to Western Europe and first opened to direct maritime trade, shows no prospect of permanent white settlement due to its climate.
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West Africa
Western
Europe
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Tenu
Alcatraz
Hell
Machine Farm
Kelley
al Capone
Willie
Bermuda
Sam Hill
Samael
Montgomerie
London Society OF A
Golden Legion
Jeremiah
Crow Hollow
Kennedy
Near East
Chesterfield
Turkey
Greece
Lracatr & Myers Tosacco Co
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White Rose Station
Middle Ave
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