Actress Victim of Blast Damage Racket in New York
An actress living in a converted old-house apartment faced blasting and construction noise next door. A supposed investigator claimed to assess damage, then vanished. jewelry and valuables were later gone, revealing a common scam. The piece notes a modest uptick in business and colorful local lore about Amagansett elms and John J. McGraw’s renewed vigor.
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John J. McGraw
New York Giants
Polo Grounds
McGraw
Gentlemen and Ladies Etiquette Rules From Cherio Chapters
A compilation edited by Dorothy Edmonds recalls chivalrous norms for gentlemen and ladies. It covers outside walking, aisle precedents, hat removal, rising for elders, hosting hospitality, and cautious handshakes, explaining origins and continued courtesy.
Clever Letters Create Household Objects From Outlines
Riddling instruction describes cutting out letters to assemble outlines that form familiar household items. The letters spell the object's name and simultaneously resemble the object when arranged correctly.
Budget Friendly Kitchen Cabinet Dishes
A collection of simple casseroles and loaf dishes with meat and fish creations. Recipes include Casserole Dish with potatoes corn tomatoes and peas, Liver Loaf with calf liver parsley onions milk eggs and flour, Salmon Loaf with salmon crackers milk eggs and spices, Eggs in Ramekins with cheese tomato mix, Rice Pudding Baked with rice milk sugar raisins and spice, all from Western Newspaper Union.
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Western Newspaper Union
How It Started 66 Memorandum Origin Story
The note explains the phrase memorandum from Latin memoro meaning to remember. It traces the expression to the idea of something to bear in mind and its common use as a written reminder for office staff.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU
Many American Women Adrift in Paris
In Paris a few hundred young American women, mainly aged twenty to thirty and of artistic bent, live by their wits or small home incomes. They frequent Bohemian hubs like the Dome and Select in the Latin Quarter, hoping to spot familiarity among passersby.
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Paris
Amelia Harhart
America
Dome
Latin Quarter
Establishment of a Marine Junkyard proposed at Trenton
Victor Gelinean the engineer recommended establishing a marine junkyard at Trenton to break up abandoned vessels. The proposal aims to consolidate ship disposal and salvage work in a single site under plans discussed by officials.
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Marine Junkyard
Trenton
Victor Gelinean
Escaped Monkey Haunts Pier 60 Stirring Dockside Rage
Longshoremen at Pier 60 in the North River report a monkey that escaped from the Steamer Pennsylvania a month ago. Customs and police struggle to capture the creature as it raids lunches and hides among the girders above the pier.
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North Dakota
Killdeer
New York
Pier 60
North River
Pennsylvania
Farmer recovers $1000 found in chicken house floor
Ed Brozowska of Pail Center Line Michigan found a floor slab in his chicken house that concealed a shop pall containing about $1000 in currency. Some notes were moldy but all negotiable.
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Center Line
Mich
Ed Brozowska
Near Here
Brozowska
Time's Change on Headless Horsemen in Literature and Cars
A witty contrast notes headless horseman nostalgia in novels and remarks on modern drivers who dare drive without heads on their cars. The piece blends humor about timeless myths with a jab at reckless driving in contemporary times.
Dried Fruits Soaking Tips and Household Hacks
Quick guide on soaking dried apples, apricots, and prunes to plump them. Raw ammonia removes paint spots from wood but can damage the surface if left too long. Melt chocolate slowly in a pan or oven and blend with liquid gradually. Sharpen scissors by running them through coarse sandpaper.
New Patents Reflect Social Condition Trend
Washington reports shifting social conditions mirrored in patent office filings. Despite a 12 percent drop in total applications, there is a rise in requests for patents on air conditioning equipment refrigeration oil burners automobiles alloys electric clocks and devices to improve railroad travel.
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Washington
Patent Office
Denver Fire Chief Delights Sick Boy With Helmet Visit
Basil Lasker eleven of Belen New Mexico spent five years in a Denver children's hospital bed and received a personal visit from Fire Chief John Healy who Let him handle the big helmet The boy’s greatest thrill came from the sight and sound of nearby fire engines during his long hospitalization.
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Denver
Denver Children’s Hospital
Basil Lasker
Belen
N. M
John Healy
Basil
Nose Gone Mate Cuts Husband Nose in India Court
A man cut off his sweetheart's nose four years ago, they reconciled, and the woman later proposed marriage. In a newer case a wife cut off her husband nose after he taunted her, and the court ruled on the penalties for each side.
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Lahore
India
Golf Memoir Moments: Brown Recalled by Teammate
A memory teacher is cited as providing lessons for Brown. The speaker recalls a recent round where Brown forgot about twenty strokes, highlighting a lapse in focus and skill.
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Brown
Woman Tries Confederate Fifty in Colorado Stores
A Montrose woman offered an old Confederate 1864 fifty dollar bill at several shops. Merchants rejected it until one clerk identified its age and refused. The bill, worth little, was accepted only after a partial cash difference with the purchase.
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Colorado
Montrose
Colo
Excess Taxes Dampen Auto Use in Finland
Finnish automobile groups report a more than 80 percent drop in car usage in one year attributing it to high taxes. They call for reduced customs duties on vehicles and lower fuel levies to revive automobile ownership.
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Helsingfors
Finland
Pennsylvania Leads in Farm Forest Planting in 1931
Pennsylvania top state for farm forest planting in 1931, the state department of forests reports. Of 25.5 million trees planted on farm forests nationwide, Pennsylvania contributed 6 million, followed by New York with 4.8 million and Ohio with 1.742 million.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Department of Forests
United States
New York
Ohio
Eastern Railroad Just Succession of Curves
The New York, Ontario & Western is one of the longest crooked railroads in the United States, running through central New York and into Pennsylvania coal regions. Not a mile of its length is straight, with mainline sections winding between mountain ranges and trains often seen in mirrors due to tight curves. At Young's Grip, the steep grades require multiple engines to haul coal trains over the hump.
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United States
New York, Ontario & Western
New York State
Pennsylvania
Young
Washington Star
When a man is a success, he knows it in poetry too
A concise quip notes that success brings self awareness in business and life yet does not guarantee poetic skill or craft, suggesting even achievers acknowledge limits in verse.
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