Voyage Aboard Ship Delights and Delusions at Sea
A 1932 McNaught syndicated piece recounts a sea voyage filled with comic mishaps and banter among passengers. The narrator describes an oak-bosomed French cabin steward, jaunty fellow travelers, and flirtations as the ship nears quarantine. Tales mix romance, humor, and the dreamy allure of sailing, with skeptical notes on nautical romance and temptations aboard.
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Chaplin
Alors
France
Willie Howard
Sam Hellman
Rudolph Valentino
Sam
Paris
Bugs Baer
Harry Bannister
Ann Harding
Local Social Notes From Avon Lake and Nearby
Avon Lake and nearby towns share a weekend round of visits and guests. Mary Burr and Teddy Nussdorfer attended a show with grandmother Mrs W H Nussdorfer of Bay Village Cleveland. C B McCartey and daughters June and Maryin of East Cleveland were guests of Harvey Lessing. Art Cook of Detroit and B V Miller of Lake Road hosted visits from friends and relatives including June Snyder and Thelma Taylor. R Hills travelled to Cleveland on business. Mrs Alvin Walker and son Maynard visited Findley with Kendale family. Arch Stretton of Cleveland visited Mrs and Mrs John Schnenderman. Leonard Mitchell of Steve Moore Road visited Ed Brown in Williamfield. Leo Gerhart of Ridgeville called on Carl Pederson. Mrs Josephine Schuster spent the weekend nearby.
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AVON
Mary Burr
Teddy Nussdorfer
W. H. Nussdorfer
Bay Village
Cleveland
C. B. McCartey
June
Maryin
East Cleveland
Harvey Lessing
Art Cook
Detroit
Mich
B. V. Miller
Lake Road
June Snyder
Thelma Taylor
Perty Taylor
Oakwood Avenue
R. Hills
Alvin Walker
Maynard
R. Coy Kendale
Findley
Coy Kendales
Arch Stretton
John Schnenderman
Mill Avenue
Leonard Mitchell
Steve-Moore Road
Ed Brown
Williamfield
Ohio
Leo Gerhart
Ridgeville
Carl Pederson
Hunter
Josephine Schuster
Residents and visitors share a Sunday in Ohio towns
Sunday visits span Avon Stony Ridge and Center Road as Mrs W Schuster hosts in Stony Ridge while Misa Helen Heider from Cleveland spends the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs John Heider of Center Road. Mr and Mrs W D Hull and Miss Elizabeth Mitchell of Lorain are Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Ed Mitchell. Mrs Tena Brown attends a show at the Allen with Miss Betty Crapper at the Palace in Cleveland Sunday afternoon. Ed Spastrel of Lake Road travels to Cleveland Monday on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Schuster
Stony Ridge
Avon
Ohio
Misa Helen Heider
Cleveland
John Heider
Center Road
W. D Hull
Elizabeth Mitchell
Lorain
Ed Mitchell
Tena Brown
Allen
Betty Crapper
the Palace
Ed Spastrel
Lake Road
Doctors' Name Sparks Wartime Wit At Hospital
In Indianapolis at the U S Veterans Hospital convalescing patients amuse themselves by crafting witticisms about their chief surgeon Doctor Doctor who signs as W R Doctor M D. His son will share the name with Jr added. Doctor Doctor recalls ancestry quips and notes his Croix de Guerre earned in the trenches.
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Indianapolis
Ind
U. S Veterans Hospital
W. R
Ariz
Doctor Doctor
Wife seeks divorce after jaw dislocation incident
Springfield Maine Mrs Frances Bass seeks a divorce from Fisher C Bass charging that he dislocated her jaw by striking it on one side and reset it on the other. She says he refused to call a doctor and waited hours before he knocked it back into place.
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Springfield
Frances Bass
Fisher C. Bass
Pre-War Lady at Windward Gardens Becomes Night’s Fading Hope
In a Windward Gardens cabaret, a beautiful singer in a velvet mask captivates a mixed crowd of old friends and postwar souls. The room's glamour exposes shared memories of youth, heroism, and loss as men and women confront a world changed by war. The scene closes with lingering tension as the singer stirs deep emotions, hinting at future revelations.
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Windward Gardens
Bill Wooley
Lucia
Esther
Roger
Kay Gardner
Kay
Shore Road
Dick Stoddard
Roger Scarlett
Hudson
Lil
Darling
Belgium
Little Esther
Springs
Tin Moat
Bronx
American firm opens British factory for European market
London reports another American company establishing a factory in Great Britain to serve Europe. Liptak Furnace Arches opened a plant equipped for firebrick and furnace-arch products, with raw materials from the U S and full manufacturing done locally. The plant aims to supply the entire European market, moving production nearer to customers.
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London
Great Britain
Liptak
United States
U. S
Housewife Raises Own Winter Rations at Home
Posey Arkansas report notes Mrs Paul Gehring adopts a "live at home" plan for winter. After summer she has produced 776 quarts of goods including fruits jellies pumpkins kraut canned beef and vegetables from her truck garden. She plans to make cheese and keeps 500 chickens supplying eggs.
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Posey
Ark
Paul Gehring
East Amherst Club Meets at Mrs Coverdale Home
Evergreen club members and families from East Amherst traveled Friday evening to Mrs. Jos Coverdale’s home for a regular meeting. A brief business session preceded card games and contests won by Mrs J V Schwartz. A chop suey supper followed for numerous local households and guests.
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East Amherst
Evergreen Club
Amherst
Jos Coverdale
J. V. Schwartz
V. Cook
Wm. Cook
Billy
Eleanor Cook
Weekend Visits and Local Social Roundup in New London
Roman Winters of Cleveland spent the weekend with the Fowdon family and attended the Washington Cleveland ball game at Cleveland Stadium. Arthur Johnson and Tom Johnson visited the Tulk family in Elyria, and Ward Sturdevant with family joined Harold Sturdevant in Fitchville road. Charles Wayhberry, Western Union manager, is on a two week vacation, with C E Burke of Lakeside acting as relief manager.
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New London
Roman Winters
Cleveland
W. A. Fowdon
Winters
Marjorie
Gerald Fowdon
Cleveland Stadium
Arthur Johnson
Tom Johnson
Jane Tulk
Hlyria
Bees in His Bonnet Stuns Willis Neighbors
Olaus Aasvold amuses local playmates by placing a brimful hat of bees on his head. Neighbors watch as crowds gather for the unusual act. Sherlock Holmes is referenced as the mold for modern fictional detectives.
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Willis
Kan
Olaus Aasvold
Aasvold
Drunken Fish Leave Moss Landing Slough in Odd Incident
In Moss Landing California two hundred fish crawled from the Moro Cojo slough gasping as if affected by liquor. Local reports attribute the event to several hundred gallons of mash dumped into the water from a still, sparking speculation among leading citizens about a fish story rather than a crime.
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Moss Landing
Cal
Earth
Gold mine boosts Boise school valuations and enrollment
In Boise Idaho the opening of a gold mine at Atlan ta last winter by St Joseph Lead Co increased district school valuations from 87400 in 1931 to over 200000 for 1932. Enrollment rose from seven to 60 under state superintendent Myr tle R Davis. The district will run a two year high school alongside grades as growth continues with the mine employing over 100 men and producing 2000 to 3000 dollars daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
Atlanta
St. Joseph Lead Company
Myrtle R. Davis
Bosses Arrive Unkempt After Fort Worth Water Cut
Fort Worth, Texas residents faced a citywide water outage for about one hour when a trunk water main broke. Workers arrived to find the situation chaotic as supply was disrupted, with many streets affected and daily routines halted by the loss of water.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Stonos
Ancient Indian village unearthed near Fullerton Nebraska
Remains of a centuries old Indian village uncovered at Fullerton indicate a settlement of over 150 people. Hoes axes and farming tools along with seeds suggest substantial agricultural reliance. The village culture appears more advanced than that of nearby wild tribes encountered by whites.
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Fullerton
Neb
Washington money chest owned in Ahkambam Batesville Ark
Jewel Dodd owns a small red wood money chest said to have belonged to George Washington. It measures 12 inches by 5 inches by 3 inches, is hand made with brass nails and covered in worn walrus hide. A buyer offered $500 for it.
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Washington
Ahkanbam
Batesville
Ark
George Washington
Jewel Dodd
Pete Hatched Eggs Then Cannibal Behavior Shuts Pheasant
In Harrisburg a ring-necked pheasant cock nicknamed Pete brooded five eggs for three weeks and hatched three birds. He then cannibalized one chick, leading L. D. Rearick at the state game refuge near Clearfield to remove Pete from duties. A bantam hen replaced him. The Constantinople of today had a fraction of its former population.
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Pete
Harrisburg
L. D. Rearick
State Game Refuge
Clearfield
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Ad Boosts Health At Any Age
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's syrup pepsin as a simple stimulant for the stomach liver and bowels. It claims aging individuals feel full of vigor at 62 and urges daily or regular small doses for adults and children to prevent sluggish digestion headaches biliousness and sickness while promising inexpensive, year round vitality.
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Dr. Caldwell
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