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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1932
Page
12
A column recalls a speakeasy raid on 55th Street after a worker arrests a bartender, imitators of Bing Crosby at the Palace, Marx brothers in Cleveland joking about wrestling a reporter, and radio promos mocked as dull. Also notes counterfeit quarters and a new studio hand disliked by staff.
The questions cover topics including a new term election answer, electrical current operation, and notable names such as Al Simmons Marlene Dietrich Lily Langtry. Other items reference Sweden Roman Catholics a mountain antelope and direct or alternating current.
A fragmentary dialogue notes a man named Ro is out with friends and insists he cannot be first to arrive at the event while others push him to stay. The speaker comments on Sas and a queer phrasing in the exchange.
A speaker laments the difficulty of surviving on forty thousand dollars, admitting uncertainty about a workable plan and expressing deep concern about the prospect. The verse conveys fear and resignation about personal finances.
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