Rita Condon Returns to Athens Society Amid Rumors
The Athens Monday Study club notes Rita Condon’s reemergence after six months in morbid seclusion. Members debate her private life, her late husband Beveridge, and whether she should resume club duties while expanding to help abused children and run a household with a broader civic role.
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Athens Monday Study Club
Rita Condon
Philip Carson
Myra Munro
Mary Silcott
Mrs. Carson
New York
Mrs. Liddell
Study Club of
Athens
Country Club
Evaline Corson
Philip Corson
Mrs. Corson
Corson
Myra
Beveridge
Extended Search for Materials for Violins
Nicholas Vasich of Seattle undertakes a six month continental quest for fine woods to build four violins commissioned by Mischa Elman. He seeks centuries seasoned timber from European cathedrals, believing ancient woods carry superior resonance and emotional depth for the master bow to restore those ecstasies.
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Nicholas Vasich
Seattle
Mischa Elman
Vasich
Quiet holidaymaker in a small boat signals liner
A man seeking a quiet holiday sails a small boat with provisions and a wireless set. After days at sea he sights a liner. The ship’s crew rushes to the scene fearing a rescue, but the man signals via wireless asking if he can help.
No Season для Painting Outside
Outside painting can be done any season when surfaces are dry and weather is not damp or freezing. Best results occur between 60 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit, with painting possible in heated buildings at any time. Calcimining favors cool, dry weather.
Proposing Slum Areas Replaced by Central Airports
The idea is to convert slum quarters in large cities into central airports. Demolition of these quarters is deemed inevitable, while airports are seen as a uniform necessity for all future population centers.
New Dresses for The School Girl by Mae Martin
Mothers with daughters in high school or college find dresses refreshed by Diamond Dyes. A Louds ad-like story from Little Rock explains how faded garments regain life with Diamond Dyes and added buttons and braid. The piece promotes color craft book free by mail from Mae Martin.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Mae Martin
Home Service Dept
Diamond Dyes
Burlington
Vermont
Local woman attributes recovery to Dr Pierce remedies
In Conneaut Ohio Mrs Charles Shearston recalls a health decline with pale appearance nerves and weight loss. She credits Dr Pierce’s Le Favorit Prescription and Pleasant Pellets as tonic and liver regulator leading to restored nerves appetite and strength. She invites readers to write for free advice.
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Conneaut
Ohio
Chas. Shearston
Whitney Rd
Blonds Dominate Radcliffe Honor Lists Study
A Radcliffe College census in Cambridge Massachusetts finds four of every seven honor students are blonds. On the second honor list there are five blonds for every four brunettes, highlighting hair color distribution among top scholars.
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Radcliffe College
Cambridge
Mass
Toy Industry Surges Over Twenty Years in United States
The toy industry in the United States has expanded by more than 1800 percent over the last two decades, indicating rapid growth and rising consumer demand across the market.
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United States
Poetic Lines on Love and Inner Light
A brief verse-style note contrasts enduring love with memory of the dead and inner enlightenment. It cites Lowell on love blessing the living and Milton on inward light granting clarity and joy in life’s center.
Steam calIiope born from twin whistles in Springfield
In the 1850s Josiah C. Stoddard conceived the steam calliope after hearing two steam whistles blow together. He financed a first model, built it over nine months, and unveiled it with the shout Rosa Lee. The town decried the device as devil’s work, a stock company failed, and Stoddard never profited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Mass
Josiah C. Stoddard
Stoddard
Rosa Lee
Massachusetts
Ungallant Husband Quips at Oakland Club Luncheon
Emma Dot Partridge of the Business and Professional Women’s clubs cites progress for women in business. A lawyer in a courtroom joke recalls a husband unable to pay for two fares and his wife walking, illustrating the era's gender expectations.
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Emma Dot Partridge
National Organization of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Oakland
Depth of Fascism in Genoa One Detroit Exporter Recalls
A Detroit exporter recalls a Genoa visit showing fascist depth. An agent forgot his Fascisti insignia and begged to postpone a trip until he could return home to fetch it, fearing locals would think he had shifted his stance.
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Genoa
Italy
Detroit
To Finish the Job Wife-Mother Laughs at Stories
A playful note references a wife and mother who says she nearly died laughing at stories told by Boston Tran. The message asks where she is and promises more humor.
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Boston Transcript
Colt Forty-Five Colt and Praise Quip Spark Banter
The line features Doris Rose teasing about being as frisky as a colt with a remark about her being a colt forty five. The exchange hints at playful banter and mutual admiration among unnamed speakers.
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Doris—“Rose
Letter Carrier Admonishes Readers to Take Things as They Come
A brief column notes the letter carrier’s philosophy that people should accept events without complaint, urging calm and patience in daily life. The piece reflects a civic voice urging resilience and steady pace.
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Patchogue
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