Autobiographies Featured in New Congressional Directory
Estates submit biographies for a new congressional directory noting terse entries. Items include Lindbergh and Lara bios with self descriptions, and remarks about Thompson and Hull. The piece highlights minimal personal details and quirks recorded for several lawmakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindbergh
Minnesota
Charles A. Republican
Little Fats
Lara
Oregon
Hang Lone
Thompson
Xavsas
Himsself
Wileh Atood
Littlepats
West Virginia
Harry EB. Hull
Iowa
Kays
Jeff McLemore
Houston
Tex
McLemore
David H. Kincheloo
Madisonville, Ky
Goosefish touted as new food by U S fisheries bureau
The Bureau of Fisheries promotes the goosefish as a marketable food, outlining its abundance along the Atlantic coast and international popularity in Europe. It cites large catches, potential recipes, and methods such as smoking or cutting into strips for sale, noting its perilsol public perception due to appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Fisheries
Atlante
New England
Atlantic
Carolinas
Syen
Tuia
Europe
North Sea
Sea
Germany
Great Britain
Italy
Samolas
Planned Washington amusement park to rise near Potomac Park
Col. W. W. Harts envisions a ten year program transforming land southeast of Potomac Park into a major public amusement complex. The plan includes a 40 000 seat stadium with a 16 000 seat U shaped grand stand and expandable ends, plus 13 smaller baseball diamonds, two swimming pools, a swimming pool, two cricket fields, 23 tennis courts, a 16 hole golf course, four basketball courts and a combined racquet and croquet field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District of Columbia
Col. W. W. Harts
Congress
Colonel Harts
Potomac Park
Seventh Street
Spanish Language Classes Grow at Commerce Bureau
Employees of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce host Spanish lessons in the department of commerce building each week. The program, initiated by Dr Edward Ewing Pratt, is voluntary and funded by participants. Some workers hope Spanish knowledge will aid overseas postings and private sector opportunities as US Latin American trade expands. Russian lessons also run on alternate afternoons for interested staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lurena of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Department of Commerce
Bureau
Russan
Edward Ewing Pratt
Parsons
Yhon
Gentral
South America
United States
Makat Wall Worth
Faw
One-Piece Frock Styles For Business Wear
A featured guide to one piece frocks for business wear showing dark tire and green plaid fabrics, plaited blouses, and high collars with turnovers. Emphasizes ease of laundering neckwear and varied fabrics beyond wool, including silks and crepes, with stylish neck adornments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Busines
Womton
Mucy Wu
Distinctly Mature Fashion Designs for Lightwasa Attire
The illustration showcases a lace blouse with green satin ribbon and black gold embroidery designed for older women. A foundation bodice uses narrow gal insertions sewn in alternating rows, finished with a high collar and green satin trim. Overdrapery in black chintz and gold embroidery pieces, connected by silver banding, adorns the front and back, with a black velvet ribbon girdle and a small bow at the left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lightwasa
Bour
Building for Posterity in Marriage and Irish Family Life
The essay argues that a wife's influence extends beyond the moment, shaping unborn generations. It emphasizes culture, purity, refinement, and industry as vital traits. A wife’s partnership is portrayed as her true dower, impacting husband and children, with Ireland's future entwined in her conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
New York
Heal Your Skin with Cuticura Soap and Ointment
An old ad touts Cuticura Soap for cleansing and Ointment for instant relief from itching, redness, and roughness. It promises clearer complexion, relief from troublesome skin conditions, and suitability for baby skin. Includes mail order address in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook
Cutioura
Dept. L
Boston
Ady
Vienna Academy of Sciences elects Svon Yorwhefin as corresponding member
A fragment notes that Svon Yorwhefin has been elected a corresponding member of the Vienna Academy of Sciences. The text also includes unrelated garbled lines promoting Denleon's Coffee and miscellaneous reminiscences about poets and ancestors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Th’, Svon Yor Weflin
The
Vienna Academy of Sciences
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Congressional Directory
Uncle Sam
Washington
CE. Amrts
Ake
Spa Ley
Lites
Seren
Guticura
Mitrita Rye Remedy Co
Chicago
Giira
Mazo
Roland Iyoucy
Amin Hne
Denleon
Regis
Samuel Pit
Taul
Cartats Windergroess
Hanford
c.Herelie
Carter
Cascara
Bax
Mr. Hill
Yaty Drug Store
W. H. Hill Company
Detroit
Parker's
C. ¥. Clement
M. D
Des Moines Watean Coleman
Lugtoo
W.N. UN Des Moins
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