Superstitions Persist Across Modern Life and Cultures
York Feb 15. A New York Times view surveys superstition in modern life from good luck to witch doctors in Pennsylvania and rainmakers in Africa. It notes 13 as unlucky, two dollar bills distrusted, and mascots for athletes and pilots to ward off bad luck. The piece cites jewelry curses, haunted houses, seances, and the Archduke Ferdinand era relics blamed for misfortune.
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York
Vetle
New York Times
Africa
Bettef
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
Harlem
Manhattan
Francis Ferdinand
Austria
Sarajevo
Inres
I O O F Lodges Announce Family Night Programs
Black Hawk lodge No. 72 I O O F and Temple Rebekah lodge plan a family night at the I O O F hall 306 1 2 Fourth street coast on Wednesday evening February 20. It starts a series of joint meetings and a dancing club for members and invited friends with dances every Saturday night beginning tomorrow.
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Black Hawk Lodge No
Temple Rebekah Lodge
Fourth Street Coast
Robertson Funeral Monday Fort Dodge Postmaster Dead
Funeral of S J Robertson 83 Civil War veteran and former postmaster will be held here Monday. He died in Eugene Oregon.
Noted White House to Be Just Another Home to Mrs Hoover
Mrs Herbert Hoover will treat the White House as a homey, informal residence and open its doors to friends as she has in other homes. She will follow rules for secret service attendance and official dinners, but her welcoming spirit and cosmopolitan background are expected to bring a warmer, more intimate tone to White House life.
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White House
Ranridge Hayden
Associated Press
Weller
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Executive Mansion
Tientsin
Coolgardle
Western Australia
Tong Shan
Toklo
Ceyton
Malay Peninsula
Siberia
Red House
London
Hoover
Theatre and Film at local houses with varied acts
The Palace features Sally's Shoulders with Lois Wilson and cast, plus Tarzan the Mighty and Curiosity as serials. Plaza showcases Tenth Avenue with Phyllis Haver and Victor Varconi, two underworld lovers melodrama, and Just Me and Wax Figures. Riviera airs The Wolf of Wall Street with Bancroft, Badanova and Lukas, plus newsreels and sound acts. Strands present Adoration with Dave and Moreno, Ruby Lips, musical acts by Rubini, and a talkie segment. Carltons/Brothers headline stage acts with Cohn, the Marcus Sisters, Whitey Roberts, and Ralph Jones in musical numbers and vaudeville turns.
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Plaza
Tenth Avenue
Phyllis Haver
Victor Varconi
Joseph Schudkraut
Underworld
Riviera
George Bancroft
Wall Street
Finance
Badanova
Paul Lukas
Movietone
Paramount News
Invving
John Senna
The
Graudedy
George Fawcett
Robert Edeson
Audrey Ferris
Doris Dawson
James Murray
Hallam Copley
Valces
Fawcett
Edesom
Paramount Telkle
Winmin
Donald Brian
Vitaphone
Bil” Carlin
Carlton Brothers
Marcus Sisters
Bobby Cohn
Waterloo
Trea
Whitey Roberts
Billie Dove Charms In Adoration At Strand
Billie Dove shines as Princess Elena in Adoration at the Strand for the week. Co star Antonio Moreno plays Prince Serge amid revolution era Paris and Russian aristocracy. The film follows their love and reunion after turmoil with a happy ending. A supplementary Viva phon e comedy and other acts add laughs and music to the program.
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Billie Dove
Strand
Bile Dove
Elena
Strand Theatre
Burnett
Frank Richardson
Joy Boy
Jan Rubini
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Laurentians
Spaper Syndicate
Quebec
George Storm
Vienna
Ben Lyon
Palace
Sally
Lois Wilson
Huntley Gordon
Edythe Chapman
Tarzan the Mighty
Ralph Jones
Warner Bros
Union Timp
Illinois
Hekel Coal Co
Armory
Tanita
Tows
Ouriqsities
Paramount Pictures
Dolores Costello
I Warne
Conrad Nagel
Paris
Sun
Warner Brow
Wildcat
Cinderella
Bill” Carlin
Carleton. Bros. Whitey Roberts
Paramount Sound Comedy
Bill" Carlin
Sam
Sterling
S. M. Decker
Mason City
Mr. Decker
Stecesa
Decker Cafe
Billig
Vitaphona Talking Pictures
Jans Robine
Lesher
Charley Chase
Glen Tryon
Barbara Kent
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