Lights of New York and Oddities of Public Life
A collage of brief notes spanning theater, publishing, and entertainment. It mentions a secretary networking with author friends, a New York blind woman employed as a radio critic, and coach Gus Dorais likened to Eddie Guest. It also recalls a timekeeper with a clock, extra-long hotel beds, Hollywood moves, a West Side penthouse trio, and a revival of Dutch Treat luncheons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gus Dorais
Detroit
Eddie Guest
Dorais
Eddie Batchelor
Soup and herb hints for frugal meals and flavor
A guide to stretching the meat bill with soup and simple courses. It suggests creamed vegetable soup, a light cheese and fruit finish, and egg yolk balls as crouton substitutes. It notes growing gavory herbs like chicory parsley mint sage and pepper grass for fresh flavor.
Fragmentary Bath of Phrases and Interjections
A clipped, garbled line mix references fear and a promise about someone nicknamed Ned. The speaker fumbles words and mentions not expecting a statement about playing or singing, with unclear context and multiple broken phrases.
Maitre d Hotel Potatoes Recipe From 1933
Underdone cold potatoes are sliced thick and cooked with butter flour broth and minced parsley. Season with pepper salt and lemon juice. Finish by stirring in a beaten egg yolk with cold water until thickened and serve on a hot dish. Western Newspaper Union collection from 1933.
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Western Newspaper Union
Tea salt lemon juice substitute for iron mold removal
A reader explains that a teaspoonful of salt and a dessert spoonful of lemon juice can replace salts of lemon for removing iron mold from linen and notes it is not poisonous. It also offers canning tips and peppermint to repel mice.
Girl Dashes Into Fire to Save Doll in Bricksdale
Evelyn Johnson five rescues her doll from a burning home in Bricksdale Man. Both mother and child suffered burns but not serious. The doll clothing was singed as flames enveloped the doorway and walls.
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Bricksdale
Man
Evelyn Johnson
Evelyn
Trap for Rats Netted Two Cats and a Goose in Kingston
In Kingston North Carolina 80 Malach Berry set a rat trap to protect his chicken flock. On successive nights the trap caught the family cat a stray dog a neighbor s cat and a goose that was out after hours. The rats killed the remaining chickens after Berry abandoned the trap.
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Kingston
N. C
Berry
Why Do We Call It Gas
A brief etymology of gas tracing its term to van Helmont who searched for a name for aeriform fluid. The Dutch chemist reportedly chose gas from chaos Greek roots meaning empty space and disorder, reflecting early views of the substance.
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Noah Webster
van Helmont
Russian Workers to Be Put Back in Uniforms
Moscow reports local authorities will reintroduce uniforms for postmen, telegram delivery staff, and concierges as a first step toward broader restoration of clothing rules. Officials argue uniforms curb theft by disguises and restore orderly service, reflecting a shift from Bolshevik abolition of all attire distinctions.
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Moscow
Russia
Jobless Go Fishing Rod Makers Thrive at Post Mills
The hamlet of Post Mills in Vermont sees a rod company and its night shift expand to fifty workers as idle men turn to angling. The plant, sole local industry, produces split bamboo rods and fishing gear, with rising demand linked to nationwide joblessness.
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Post Mills
Quote on Constitution Rights Sparks Debate
The speaker says reading the Constitution reveals many rights for citizens and prompts discussion on their impact. A companion remarks with curiosity about what those rights include. The exchange highlights a look at fundamental liberties and their practical meaning.
Cheerio Chapters Tale of Two Japanese Ladies
Two Japanese women in kimonos walk through an English village path while deciphering embedded clues for rice fields water sources and window parts. They chat with American birds, enjoy a holiday from work, sort cocoons, and ride a jinrikisha to town past blooming trees and a snowy Fujiyama peak.
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Washington
America
England
Fujiyama
Cut Out Puzzle Builds a Picture on Cardboard
A short note instructs readers to cut the pieces from the section and mount them on light cardboard or heavy paper to assemble a picture, encouraging creative crafting. The item is dated 1933 and attributed to the Western Newspaper Union.
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Western Newspaper Union
Weather to Order Plan of Russian Scientists
The Russians plan to engineer weather with an artificial rain institute in Moscow and future centers. Scientists propose timing rain and fine weather to boost crops using planes and ground transmitters. They claim hailstorms can be broken by bell mouthed cannon blasts and timed signaling directs hail to safer districts.
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Moscow
Russia
Fourth grader’s joke about pitchfork and pitch pipe
Alberta, in the fourth grade, asks a fifth grade teacher about a pitchfork at school. The teacher clarifies it is a pitch pipe. The messenger admits the misheard item, saying he knew it was something pitched.
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Alberta
Do Something Worry Darling Quotations Clash
A playful exchange features Darling declaring love while Hilda retorts about breath. The dialogue centers on affection and humor with a light banter tone.
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Darling
Hilda
Sinus Trouble Warns About Health and Deception
A historical note warns that a prominent New York judge and his wife died by their own hand due to sinus trouble. An advertised remedy SINASIPTEC from a St. Louis doctor is pitched for nasal congestion and related illnesses. The ad urges readers to tear out and buy it from a druggist and use in warm water. A stray joke about rivals mentions a psychiatrist and an entomologist.
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New York
Marvelous Co
St. Louis
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Walter Trumbull
Royal Ryan
Robert E. Sherwood
Jess Willard
H. N. Swanson
Hollywood
George Palmer Putnam
West Side
German Africa
Sumer
Madison Square Garden
Bronx
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Vanderbilt
Harold S. Vanderbilt
Willard
Karn
P. Hal Sims
Waldemar von Zedtwitz
Pate
WNU Service
Ssadore Cholfin
Somerville
Mass
Charles River
BY Jean Newton
United States
Cheerio
Dorothy Edmonds
Old
Japan
Scissor
Green
Green Chemical Co
Columbus
Ohio
Poland
Warsaw
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