The Twenty Dollar Bill Rescue of Ignatius Craig
A Bronx grocer Ignatius Craig faced a late night hold up in November 1932 with only thirty dollars in the till. Two armed men demanded more, threatening to shoot. He claimed a hidden twenty dollar bill behind a can of tomatoes saved him and the situation turned when he produced the extra cash.
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Ignatius Craig
Bronx
Brother Craig
Bendit
Shy
Menney
Realtek
Grescey
Jack
Ignatius
Bill
Ideal Companionship Quote by Harold Frederic
A fragment discusses ideal companionship in love, stating the bond must offer an all powerful sense of unity beyond all else. It asserts that without this element no love exists and notes doubt grows from indulgence until it becomes reality.
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Harold Frederic
The Cop Tests the Cowboy With a Wild Dash
A traffic policeman dives into a chaotic chase with a cowboy driver. He taunts the rider offering a test of skill by dropping a handkerchief and forcing the man to pick it up while speeding, threatening a ticket if not genuine.
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Montreal Star
Cuddle Toys for Gifts Pattern 5609
Delightful baby cuddle toys include four animals each made from two pieces with the bear jacket and chick wings as extras. The transfer pattern 5609 outlines the designs and material needs. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept. New York for the pattern.
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Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept
West Fourteenth St
New York
N. Y
Castles in the Air Thoreau Quote on Foundations
A Thoreau quotation urges that even when ideas are imagined as castles in the air, their value lies in building solid foundations beneath them, turning vision into lasting work.
Mistake O Graph Catalog Notes A Toy Apt List
A list identifies mismatches in a toy catalog with items such as elevators with no doors two elevators in one shaft and a teddy bear bearing an elephant theme. Other notes describe Santa details a rocking horse with no rockers and a baby elephant labeled duck and shirt hosiery sales in Toy Dept and a man descending an escalator.
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Santa
Santa Claus
Toy Dept
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