Sing Sing Prison Book Review Highlights Lawes Memoir
Cyrus Wood reviews Twenty Thousand Years in Sing Sing by Warden Lewis E. Lawes, praising its portrayal of prison life from his twelve years as warden and earlier days as a guard. The piece contrasts brutal past conditions with attempts at salvage and social reintegration, noting vivid anecdotes and the book’s constructive tone. It also mentions Phil Strong’s State Fair and broader interest in international relations and societal issues reflected in recent nonfiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wadson
Sing Sing
Lewis E. Lawes
Long & Smith
Lawes
Clinton Prison
Brentano
Frake
Aibel
Margy
Wayne
Sir Arthur Salter
Harry Elmer Barnes
Macmillan
Glenn Prank
Wisconsin University
Robert Briffault
Favorite Recipes Date Cookies With Dates and Sugar
Remove stones from dates and cut pieces. Boil dates with sugar and water until thick, then cool. Cream shortening with brown sugar, add soda salt hot water and vanilla. Roll dough thin, spread date filling on half, fold, cut into squares, bake 15 to 20 minutes at 275 F.
Sepper Dish With Corn Flakes Browed In BuI
A fragment notes a recipe idea using two cups corn flakes with browning steps implied. Details are incomplete but suggest simple breakfast preparation.
Pineapple Prune Whip and Shortcake Dessert Instructions
A fragmented recipe note describes Frozen Gne and Pineapple Prune Whip with vanilla hints and a Shortcake method. It mentions pineapple juice, crushed pineapple, canned goods, and serving eight, with sponge cake split and garnished with strawberries or cherries.
4-Pound Chickens Aim By September Say Farmers
A farmer notes poultry talk of 4-pound chickens by September first with Missouri professor Kempster predicting the weight. He urges room and mobile range shelters to promote growth, and emphasizes shifting ground to keep lines clean while maximizing marketing and land production.
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Setf
Lowa
Prof. Kempster
The
Union of Missouri
Ion Ald
Eada
Tenia
Kent
New Bicentennial Quarter Dollar Coined Nationwide
The United States Treasury plans a George Washington Bicentennial quarter to be minted in normal quantities. Designed by John Flanagan and approved by Secretary Milo, it features Washington’s profile with Liberty and the date 1932, while the reverse shows the eagle and United States of America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Treasury
George Washington
Treasury
United States
Travaz
John Flanagan
New York
Department of Agrriculture World War Memorial
George
United States of America
Pnet
Congress
Washington
Francisco
Denver
Dambman Named Band Leader For Summer Sessions
George Dambman Jr is named band leader for the summer by the band committee with pay set per rehearsal and per concert. The plan includes no smoking, late arrivals count as absent, and a 25 cent practice stipend plus a stall salary for concerts. The committee hopes reduced leader pay will raise funds for musicians and notes Dambman’s experience with the Sterling band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Dambman, Jr
Dambman
Fink, Weber and Sugschwerdt
jSpealmans
National Bank
Plang
Mary
Sterling
Chadwick Review
Elmer Rahn Tells of Pig Raising Record
Elmer Rahn details a local pig raising record led by Glmer Tom Aelde. The report notes 9922 as the milestone with six Hamp- and bread sows contributing to the tally. Rahn invites the Review to publish fuller insights on this agricultural achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Rahn
Glmer
Tom Aelde
Funeral Services For Andrew Neary Former York Resident On Saturday
Funeral services for Andrew Neary 71 former York Township citizen who died suddenly at his Audubon Iowa home will be held at 9am Saturday at the Audubon Catholic church. Interment will follow in the Audubon cemetery. Neary born April 18 1862 in Dixon later moved to York Township with his family and married Minnie Meeks. He is survived by a brother, a sister, and other relatives. Relatives from York immediate family departed for Audubon upon hearing the news.
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Andrew Neary
York Township
Audubon
Iowa
Patrick and
Mary Neary
Dixon
Neary
Minnie Meeks
Mary
Mr.Neary
John Neary
Nearys
Audubon County
Mr. Neary
Mary Kilcoin
Towa
Katie Kilday
Thomson
Mrs. Culbertson
Herd
N. Dak
Uncle Eben Slo nfin’s Dilemma In Washington Stir
A fragment from a Washington editorial quotes Uncle Eben Slo nfin debating perseverance versus trouble. The line hints at a public mood about industry and resilience, reflecting concerns over effort and consequences in civic life.
First Alarm Clock Efforts Through History
Early attempts to announce time trace back to ancient days. The concept used a solar lens to focus sunlight and ignite powder, signaling daily intervals.
Weather fluctuation record from ancient tree rings and sediments
Very old trees show thick and thin rings indicating weather changes. Clay layers in ancient beds reflect annual sediment deposits with thick warm season layers and thin cold season layers, tying ring patterns to historic climate shifts.
Clockmaker Beth Shemas Born in Tennessee at Wolcott
Fragmentary report notes Pampes Clockmaker Beth Shemas born in Wolcott Tennessee in 1785. He trained as a carpenter and joiner in New Haven and learned clockmaking from Al 3. In 181% he bought a factory in western Pig Mouth Massachusetts, known as the Thomaston factory, operating since 1813. The text then garbles details about sales and products, mentioning tower decks anderek.
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Beth Shemas
Wolcott
Tenn
Kew Haven
Snempess
Thomas
Pigmouth
Mass
Sraime
Thomaston
Pepo
Becen Te
Fragmented Inquiry About Historical Events and Names
The reader presents a garbled mix of phrases and potential names, asking about first use of cuffee and famine related items, with scattered references to months, places, and persons. It appears as a damaged OCR text lacking coherent narrative or clear entities to summarize into a news item.
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By Cyrus Wood
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Fis
Biel Continue
Sugeest Range
G. Dambman
York
Lannion
Eureau
Everiay
Millsburgh
Ely
Imiz
Eben Slonfin
Fen
Coleman Lamp & Stove CO
Wichita
Kacs
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
Cali
Clinton National Bank CE
E. A. Young
C. H. Young
Roy Hutchison
A. F. Robnson
Ass’t
Clinton Savings Bank
Sixth Avenue
Second Street
Loecks
Clinton
Glinto
Pampes Clockmaker
Considine
Try Gur
Lincoln Way
Fulton Throis
A. M. Blodgett
LAW
Fulton
Inois
G. Li. Thompson
Walter Ejestine
Tri-City
Fulton, Honoia
Cc. C. McMahon
Illinois
H. J. Roff Druggist
Main Ave
Lyons Station
F, Kadyk & Son
Purina
Texaco
J. Kerkstra’s Shoe
Hamburg
Ave. Clinton, IA
Argo Fa
Albany
Country Ice Co
North Lyons Bridge
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