Mardi Gras in New Orleans A Journal Crew Observes Parade
February 23 1949 a Journal team reports their Mardi Gras arrival in New Orleans Louisiana They stayed at a brick tourist court ten miles from the loop and watched a seven mile three hour parade starting with Mighty Cynthias and the Adventures of the Brownies The piece notes the festival color and crowd energy without sensational detail.
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Journal
New Orleans
Louisiana
Cynthias
Mardi Gras Parade in New Orleans
The article describes a Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans with floats drawn by mules and torchlights carried by over 500 people. Beads whistles and novelties are tossed to a dense crowd as bands follow the floats, with observers noting the parade line and a 1838 date for the first Mardi Gras parade.
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New Orleans
Dick McCleery
Sara
Elizabeth
Parade Planning Expands for Next Year’s Spectacle
Various commercial and social groups lead parades with aims to outdo each other in size. Plans are under way for next year’s themes and floats with work starting soon. The Parade of Babylon is staged tonight in New Orleans with attendees from multiple states. A South Bend couple and a Urbana foursome were spotted nearby, along with neighbors from Wisconsin, Kansas, and Illinois.
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New Orleans
South Bend
Indiana
Urbana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Kansas
Travelers Relive Mexican Trip Highlights And Local Notes
A lively account recalls music in Monterrey, encounters with Harvey and Mrs Jones, and a currency exchange rate. The column describes Mexican farming, guide Tom Samaniego, border inspections, and a Gulf coast drive interrupted by weather and a citrus crop freeze. In Louisiana, spring blooms, a radio program with Elizabeth, and prizes from a breakfast show close the piece.
Monterrey Birthday in Memory Lane
The day before departure from Monterrey, Dick turned 46 and friends celebrated with gardenias, boutonnieres, shoe shines, and a dozen strolling musicians providing a festive backdrop for the milestone.
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Monterrey
Mexico
100 Percent Guarantee Sales Pitch for GEO MINERAL
An advertisement urged readers to try GEO MINERAL with a seven day plan and a full refund if not satisfied. It claimed the remedy could improve health by boosting energy, appetite, sleep, work performance and overall enjoyment of life.
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Roosevelt
Georgia
Lourdes
France
Greece
Hercules
Outside Iowa Months the 2S Months esars Year-$ 8
The readable text is fragmented and unclear. no coherent event or entities are identified to summarize a distinct news item or notice.
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Esars
Vance
Cheese consumption rises with income in study
A study in the north central states finds cheese consumption climbs with income levels, though the rise is modest at higher income brackets.
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North Central States
Family dinner honors born birthdays at McFarland home
At Ainsworth Mrs Lee Norris reports a family gathering hosted by Mr and Mrs R Ek McFarland for son Robert L McFarland and wife and Robert Lopshire and Barbara Hawkins on their birthdays. Other guests included Mrs Robert Lopshire Karen Jimmy and several McFarlands. An additional note offers appliance safety guidance about unplugging by the plug.
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Robert Lopshire
Karen
Jimmy
Blaine Hawkins
Walter McFarland
Rickey
Delores
Jack
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