Genius of Rudolph Blaschka and the limits of replication
The obituary notes Rudolph Blaschka of Dresden the glass flower maker has died. It reflects on his unmatched realism and the difficulty of teaching his art, quoting him on finding a pupil with deep glasswork lineage and decade long training. It then recalls lost masterworks by Rodin Rembrandt Vermeer and ancient crafts such as Inca masonry Aztec featherwork Egyptian embalming and medieval stained glass techniques.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dresden
Germany
Rudolph Blaschka
Rodin
Rembrandt
Vermeer
Cutting Down Free Mail Under Franking Privilege
Indiana Congressman Louis Ludlow notes post office free mail rose from 1928 to 1938, urging curbs on department publications. A new measure allows free mail only to those who request it, trimming waste, saving money, and possibly reducing printing. Hitler reportedly drinks one percent beer in a special brew, a sign of morale amid European tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Louis Ludlow
Indiana
Government Department
House
Senate
Police mount THE HORSE out of favor in big cities
A note that horses used by police are falling out of favor in major urban areas. Officers can hear Tactic programs while on patrol in squad cars. A novelist excited by a film adaptation gains a fresh plot and awaits filming for a third time.
Actors' Union dodges why a WPA worker deserves immunity
A sardonic item notes the Actors' Union failing to justify WPA workers' immunity from jokes. The piece mocks comparisons to a mother-in-law and mocks Hitler's demand for a 15.5 mile wide road across the Polish Corridor, hinting at Goering’s influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Actors’ Union
WPA
Hitler
Goering
Idaho News Roundup From Lewiston to Boise
A cluttered Idaho items column notes a near accident when a youth escaped injury after being dragged by runaway horses. It also covers baseball crowds in Pocatello and Lewiston, a world’s fair call for Fred Pool, a Saint Peter jail gag, rural electrification plans between Harvard and Emida, Hell’s Canyon description, Boise liquor ordinance debate, and a councilman’s call for stronger state liquor enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho Falls
Glen Bair
Bud Walker
Fred Pool
Lewiston
Bermuda
Clearwater Valley Light & Power Association
Harvard
Emida
A. R. Mushlitz
St. Joe National Forest
Santa and
Fernwood
Clarkia
T. J. Jones, Jr
Boise
Jones
Weather and Evening Notices in Pocatello
Readers respond on local issues and entertainment. Comments urge action to stop private land trespass and illegal dumping near university roads. The piece also lists upcoming film showings at Fox theatres and lampooning poetry ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
University Road
Pocatello
Best Sellers List Highlights Fiction Picks
The page lists top sellers including The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. Here Lies: The Col- seems among noted titles with readers asked how many they have read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Steinbeck
Fathers and Mothers Honored in Poem Tribute
Emily Bond Patz dedicates a Father’s Day poem calling for equal praise for fathers and mothers, noting mothers’ daily work and fathers’ heavier winter burdens. It mentions Judge E G Houde’s 82nd birthday and honors at Portneuf lodge No 18 A F & A M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Houde
Portneuf
A. F
A. M
Houde
Local pride and education funds spark federalist concerns
A community figure remains active in real estate and insurance as we celebrate birthdays. The piece rails against Senate bill 1305 seeking federal control and funding for public schools, urging support for local boards over central authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barber
Boards of Education
Congress
Also Mentioned on This Page
Idaho
the Tribune-Journal CO
INO
G. Nicholas Ifft
William ( Cady
Associated Press
Jou
Rar Oy
United
Court of Competent Jurisdiction
the Tribune
Pocatello Public Library
Halliday Street
University of Idaho, Southern Branch
Yellowstone Park
O. H. Haggards
Haggard
Haggards
Mr Haggards
Saint Peter
Homer Turner
Harry Dent
Stone
Hell’s Canyon
Snake River
Idaho-Oregon
U. S. Geological Survey
Kinney Creek
Hell's Canyon
Pope
Geological Survey
J. Millar Watt
John Taylor
Fox Theaters
Wuthering Heights
John
Goodby
Mr. Chips
Juarez
Dorothy Parker
Faith Baldwin
Horatio Hornblower
C. S. Rorester
G. B. Stern
Millen Brand
Wickford Point
John P. Marquand
Heaven
Rachel Pield
Harlequin House
Margery Sherp
Phoebe Atwood Taylor
Sir Adam Disappeared
E. Phillips Oppenheim
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Hilda Morris
Markinlay Kantor
Lloyd C. Douglas
Nora Waln
William Lyon Phelps
Adel
Andr Lin
You
Doctor
Victor Heiser
Irving Tressler
Adolf Hitler
Pierre van Paasen
Madam Curie
Eve Curie
Dan Galenpaul
Sam Lee
Duncan Hines
America
Charles A. Beard
Mary R. Beard
East Side Theatre
Rialto
Cary Grant
Victor McLaglen
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Valley OF the Giants
Wayne Morris
Claire Trevor
G-Men
Ana
Rotary Food Press
Aluminem Bet — Rae Tome
Bowe Enea
South Main
Yhone
Martha Dodd
Abe Lincoln
Tlinois
Robert E. Sherwood
Maurice Hindus
Father
Emily Bond Patz
Dearing
John Bond
Ida
Patz
Australia
Robin Hood
Enon
Lee
Tracy
Dugan
Mischa Auer
Irene Hervey Also
Featuring
Popular Demand
Jeanette MacDonald
Nelson Eddy
Rose-Marie
Capitol
Nagel
Gary Cooper
Bengal Lancer
E. E. Moberly
Kane
Goodyear Tires
al Low
Arthus
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!