Diary Of A City Day And Roadside Dinners In 1920s New York
The diary recounts a day in New York featuring encounters with Princess Der Ling’s autographed book, a talk with author Pearl Buck, a dentist visit, and dining at The Chimney Corner near Stamford. It notes roadside dinners and pop up hot dog wagons in summer, plus a humorous misdial ending with a mysterious phone book entry.
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New York
Princess der Ling
Clara Wash
Gallipolis
Dr. Campbell
Chimney Corner
Stamford
Marseilles
Shippan Point
H. T. Websters
Oddball Ifs and Names Stray Through The News
A collage of quirky vignettes includes a coal strike era misfire at a door, a trans Atlantic call to talk with President Hoover, and a man paying $100 while feeling he is even. Also notes modern furniture for Lisle Bell, Shakespearean hypotheticals, and celebrity gossip about Barbara Hutton Harry Richman Lionel Barrymore Earl Carroll Otto Kahn Jay the monkey. A roadway project near Lodi Street outlines fords at river crossings. The $50,000 Hly Stadium dedication is set for October 8 with Lakewood High visiting.
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New Yorker
White House
Hoover
Bob Brinkherhoff
Maine
Barbara Hutton
Harry Richman
Lou Holtz
Earl Carroll
Otto Kahn
Animal Movies
Lionel Barrymore
Lodi Street
Glendale Court
Washington Avenue
Hly
Lakewood High School
Sisler to pitch against Barberton in Elyria game Sunday
George Sisler famed amateur pitcher will start for Barberton in its third game of the year against Elyria this Sunday. He is praised as Ohio's greatest amateur, with pro clubs from Detroit Cleveland and Pittsburgh seeking him but he plans to stay amateur until graduating from the University of Michigan. Ohio's auto total climbs toward 70,000 this year as 60,500 vehicles are counted in Columbus reports. East of Elyria farmers complain about a large sign on Broad Street and Abbe Road whose bright colors spook horses near a deep culvert raising accident fears.
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George Sisler
Barberton
Elyria
Sisjer
Ohio
Detroit
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
University of Michigan
Columbus
Broad Street
Abbe Road
Elyvia Telegram Reports Street Car Arrival and Service Start
Elyvia's long lost street car arrived last night about a week overdue, with city car service to begin by next week. The second car is ready, and sidewalks or repairs will be laid on Hast River Street Lodi Street and Clark Street due to mail delivery refusals on Hast River Street where sidewalks are missing.
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Elyvia
Hast River Street
Lodi Street
Clark Street
City action on Black River pollution investigation urged
Chronicle Telegram notes that 1922 Council orders immediate study by sewer committee and city engineer with report due at next meeting. Mayor Tones urges five year tax holiday for Elyria except for Lodi Street and a few others as an economy measure. Cascade Park road work will enable visitors to view Elyria’s scenic feature.
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Black River
Elyria
Lodi
Cascade Park
Age Indian candidate in Oklahoma weighs historic run
Oklahoma City reports the 95-year-old Pawnee Indian William Riding In, born during Martin Van Buren's presidency, stands as the oldest candidate in the state’s general election. Riding In may cast a presidential elector’s vote for Hoover. he attends a cross legged din ner with Pawnee leaders and regalia while being hailed by party figures for his nomination.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
William Riding In
van Buren
Hoover
United States
Ted Eagle Chief
George Roberts
Henry Good Fox
Pawnee
Eagle Chief
Roberts
Frank Fratz
William Pollock
Roosevelt
Plan Campaign For Increase Use Of Cocoa
The Empire Marketing Board seeks a scientist to extract fattening qualities from cocoa without losing nutritious value. Britain, supplying about 62 percent of world cocoa, needs a campaign to promote cocoa drinking while facing tea’s popularity and a slimming era. A five year, 630000 dollar annual fund is proposed, contributed by producing countries and British cocoa merchants.
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London
Empire Marketing Board
Britain
Cocoa Marketing Council of
Great Britain
British cafeteria on wheels arrives on British rail
The London, Midland, Scottish railway attaches a self service snack car to its Manchester Leeds Express. If popular, more cars will be built. The traveling snack bar offers quick inexpensive meals and signals a shift from traditional service.
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London
United States
London, Midland, Scottish Railroad
Manchester
Leeds
Boy Rescued From 60 Foot Mill Fall
Eleven year old Jack Watson dangled sixty feet above ground at the Windsor mill as townsfolk scrambled for a rescue. His shirt snagged on a nail in the wall, threatening a fatal drop until Carl Hurich reached him just before the shirt broke free.
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NAIL
Windsor
Colo
Jack Watson
Jack
Windsor Mill
Carl Hurich
Trout Fisher Hooks Huge Tarpon in Houston
Oscar Dodgen reels in a giant tarpon while fishing for speckled trout in Houston Texas. The incident occurred as Dodgen cast from an unspecified location, stunning him with an unexpected catch during the routine outing.
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Houston
Texas
Oscar Dodgen
Dodgen
Peterson's Ointment Offers Quick Skin Relief
Against itching feverish eczema and rough skin the powerful Peterson's Ointment promises rapid soothing healing. Just a few days of use banishes red cracked skin leaving it smooth and clear as for over 30 years thousands have found relief from sores pimples and itching with this ingredient rich remedy. A 35 cent box is all it costs and is available at all drug stores.
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Peterson
Tarpon Nearly Jets from the Bay With Sudden Eruption
Dodgen, fishing an eight foot fly rod in Galveston Bay, hooked a tarpon after a sudden eruption near his craft. The fish leaped five feet, snagged the gills, and Dodgen reeled furiously as the tarpon swung toward the Cubs direction, still unseen as of this report.
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Galveston Bay
Dodgen
Dodgey
Book to explode popular Russian idea in Philadelphia
A Philadelphia worker prepares a book to challenge the notion that Russia is a worker’s paradise. Julian Sellinger, after two years of job seeking in Philadelphia, borrowed money and traveled to Russia to learn first hand. He claims Russians await a teacher to overthrow the Communists and establish a republic.
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Philadelphia
Julian Sellinger
Philadephia
Russia
Abandoned Philadelphia Cemetery Holds Forgotten Graves
In Yeadon Pennsylvania an historic cemetery long before 1980 has been abandoned. Over 1 000 sunken mounds and hundreds of unmarked graves indicate extensive neglect while a remaining legible marker bears the date 1519. Nearby Boston shoe shop ads offer a dollar for old footwear with new purchase.
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Aba Yeadon
Macpheilah
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