Local and national business conditions in 1928 report
The article notes sustained U S business strength through mid 1928 with good demand for iron and steel and high profits for U S Steel. Railroad passenger volume declines in New England while freight stays steady. Auto industry shows growth, consolidation trends emerge, and building activity is active. Florida stabilizes after a boom collapse. Mississippi valley crops look ripe despite prior drought. Presidential campaign unlikely to disrupt overall prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Burton's Weekly
Iron Age
U. S
New England
Florida
Mississippi Valley
Mayfair Society Crashes As Young Set Denied Access
London society is agog as the Countess of Ellesmere campaigns to bar uninvited youths from exclusive Mayfair balls. Nancy Beaton and Elizabeth Lowndes face removal from a Bridgewater House party after defense that invitation existed. Princess had invited others, stirring debate on crashing and propriety among the fashionably young.
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Mayfair Society
London
Countess of Ellesmere
Nancy Beaton
Elizabeth Lowndes
Belloc Lowndes
Bridgewater House
Miss Beaton
Stephen Tenant
Lord Gray
Miss Lowndes
David Green
Altho
Cinderella
Lady Melchett
PDQ Radio Scandal Tangles Crooksville Town
Reports place a mysterious nightly scandal broadcaster in Crooksville Ohio linked to unknown promo work for a radio maker. Sheriff deputies and federal investigators sought the PDQ figure after scattered juicy disclosures with names and places. Residents question why such shocking broadcasts are listened to.
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Crooksville
Federal Radio Board
Per Capita Money Circulation Figures Explained
Government figures show per capita circulation at $40.52 for the year ending June 30. The piece notes this compares with a prior tally 96 years earlier, highlighting a shift in the money supply narrative and mentions a separate figure of $5.60 in another context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Notable Proverb Found In 1914 Ledger Entry
A fragmented 1914 ledger note references a proverb about a weed in hand being worth ten in the garden, illustrating a common saying preserved in the archival text.
Love and health column weighs unrequited love opinions
Dr. Brady responds to readers on affairs of the heart and health. The letters discuss age gaps in marriage, male and female physiology, and social expectations with medical guidance and cautions about sensational treatment.
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Mencken
Prue
Adam
American Social Hygiene Association
Seventh Avenue
New York
Newell W. Edson
SS. Vitus
Kidd
Quack
Dr. Kidd
M. Bu
Brady
William Brady
The Will To Doubt by Glenn Frank
The piece argues the balance of faith and doubt in shaping humanity. It asserts that progress comes from both the saint and the scientist, urges suspense of judgment without paralysis, and calls for action with open to revision as new facts emerge. Modern science rests on intelligent doubt and cautious belief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Franscisco
Story
Brooks & Finley, Representatives
Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
Century Magazine
McClure Newspaper
Humanity
Columbus
Gopernicus
Galileo
Narvey
J. B. S. Haidané
Copernicus
Gatien
Newton
Einstein
Salny
New York Daybook Memoir Sparks Urban Flare
A collection of vivid vignettes from New York's social scene. The piece names Oscar Shaw Elisabeth Marbury Chic Salem and other figures, notes fashion and nightlife, and recalls sightings from Broadway to Trinity Church yard photos and a canary owning leading man. It also mentions New York city sights, expenses, and street life insights from July.
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New York
Oscar Shaw
Elisabeth Marbury
Chic Salem
Scarsdale
Jay E. House
James Montgomery Flage
Pirte McDonald
Greta Garbo
E. M. Stabler
Paris
Tle Isle
Uncle Wiggily and the Doll Carriage
Howard R. Garis story finds Uncle Wiggily helping Alice Wibblewobble whose doll carriage wheel keeps coming off. He reassures her with a penny and sends her to buy a watercross Jolypop, continuing the whimsical puzzle laden tale in a cozy early 20th century tone.
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Uncle Wiggily and the
Howard R. Garis
Wiggrly
Mrs. Longy
Uncle Wiggily
Rabbit
Alice Wibblewobble
Alice
Kenaloman
Tina
Uncle Wheelly
Uncle Wiggily Fixes Toys Amid Prohibition Laughs
Abe Martin voices woes of young marriages and prohibition while Uncle Wiggily repairs Susie Littletail and Alice’s dolls. Susie’s Jack in the Box is fixed, the No. 4 sticks puzzle follows as Billie Wastail looks on. The Wee Wolf and Bad Chap mischief spark playful chases.
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Alice
Mr. Longears
Susie Littletail
Susie
Mr. ‘Longears
Uncle Wiggily
Jack
Birla
Rabbit
Billie Wastail
Unclear scribbled note on gas oil and toys
Fragmentary text describes gas oil and rubber ball ideas with odd phrases about a bed, a head, and a flower. It lacks coherent events, names, dates, or locations to identify a news item.
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Wrele
Mally Lee in London Flight From Craddock Pursuit
In this chapter Mally Lee escapes pursuit after a scheme to accuse her of theft backfires. Alfred Dawson tails her from a streetcar and a night rain turns to sleet as Mally seeks shelter and a plan to reach Waterloo while avoiding Sir George Peterson and Mrs Craddock. The plot thickens as she contemplates trains and safety.
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Mary Lee
Sir George Peterson
Barbara
Sir George
Craddock
Mally
Mary
Hugh Mooring
K Mally
Hugh Maosing
Unt
Hugh
Gastleby
Mally Lee
Helen Marshmian
Alfred Dawson
Makins É Poole
Makinsé& Poole
Paul Graddock
Catherine Cray
Mr. Dawson
London
Roger
Jones
Maily
Wilfrid Witherby
Waterloo
English autos and bicycles in England discussed
Uncle Ray notes popularity of English cars such as the Marin Austin Rover and Daimler with Rolls-Royce luxury in reach for few. Ford and Morris common in Britain with high car taxes. He also observes many bicycles, large cycling groups, and careful motorists on high roads.
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England
Austin
Rover
Daimler
Rolls-Royce
Ford
Buick
Chevrolet
Ford Company
United States
Uncle Ray
Burroughs Nature Notes Answers Readers Questions
Answers from the Burroughs Nature Club column address questions on house fly stings woodchuck attacks English sparrows moths in cocoons and snakes. The 1928 notes explain insect defenses cocoon structures and snake movement with concise explanations and examples.
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Burroughs Nature Club
Houghton Mifflin Ca
Vaido-Windor
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Waterloo Evening Courier
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Corner Park Ave
Commercial
Telephone Grand Exchange
Farena Ee
Er John
Hartman
Tages Wae
Jackson McCoy
Waterlon
Associated Frees
United Press International News
Associated Press
William Brady, M. D
Nav
Lottier
O. O. McIntyre
The
McNean Syndicate, Inc
Canary
George Ade
Trinity Church Yard
Wes
Lower Broadway
Dane
Mrs. Longears
Fuzzy Wuzzy
Nurse Jane
Tommie Kat
Charlie
Heck Fuller
Jim
Abe Martin
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