Marian Martin Pattern Catalog Offer Promotes New Fall Styles
The Winchester Evening Star Pattern Department promotes Marian Martin fall and winter catalog and pattern 9344 for sizes 14 to 20 and 32 to 44. The ad notes cape sleeves and high waistline effects, urges readers to send 15 cents for the catalog and pattern, and lists the address in New York City.
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Marian Martin
Winchester Evening Star Pattern Department
West 18Th Street
New York City
Old Norman French Phrase in Royal Assent Traditions
The article notes that many standing orders in the British House of Commons date from over two centuries ago. It highlights the continued use of Norman French phrases, especially Le Roy le veult, used when the king grants royal assent to a bill.
Dine Dance Frock Sage of China Town Quotation
A quoted line from Hi Ho the sage of China town cautions that no man can escape blame and the best he can do is bear as little of it as possible. The remark reflects a streetwise perspective on personal accountability.
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Hi Ho
Chinatown
Logan Clendening
M. D
Public sale of personal property in Winchester Virginia
By deed of trust dated January 16 1928 Thomas O Warren and Myrtle A Warren trustee will offer in front of the county courthouse Winchester at 12 noon Tuesday August 16 1932 a list of household goods including furniture kitchenware sewing machine radios clocks and trunks cash terms. Auctioneers Dunn & Duvall.
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Thomas O. Warren
Myrtle A. Warren
Winchester
Virginia
Rodgers
Singer
Columbia
Seth-Thomas
B. P. Harrison
Dunn &, Duvall
Governor Pollard praised for strong budget reforms in Virginia
Richmond dispatch reports an editorial from the Morgan Town Post lauding Governor John Garland Pollard for a ten percent cut in legislative appropriations and budget balancing. It contrasts Virginia with West Virginia where deficits and borrowing mark the current fiscal picture, urging WV to follow Virginia’s example.
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Carter Wormeley
Richmond
Morgantown Post
West Virginia
John Garland Pollard
Old Dominion
Post
Virginia
New York
State Board of Control
Latin Quarrel Pulls Bolivia Paraguay Toward War
The dispute over the Gran Chaco district fuels rising tensions between Bolivia and Paraguay. Dr. Daniel Salamanca, Bolivia’s president, and Jose P. Guggiari of Paraguay are at the center, with Paraguay calling to arms as the crisis escalates.
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South America
Gran Chaco
Bolivia
Paraguay
Daniel Salamanca
Jose P. Guggiari
MacArthur Faces Mixed Reviews Over Bonus Evictions
General Douglas MacArthur led the District of Columbia eviction of the Bonus Army with bloodless aims, yet some injuries occurred. The crowd favored Police Chief Glassford over MacArthur and cheered him less, while Glassford expressed personal grief over Bill Hushka's death. The episode left a reluctant consensus that eviction would occur regardless of bloodshed.
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Douglas MacArthur
United States Army Staff
District of Columbia
Pelham D. Glassford
Glassford
Washington
MacArthur
Bill Hushka
The Newspaper Game Then and Now
A veteran quips the trade has changed. The piece recalls Robert Louis Stevenson once reporting for a California newspaper earning two dollars weekly, illustrating past conditions and wages in journalism.
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Robert Louis Steven
Tommy Tucker and Grace Livingston in a failing estate deal
In Joplin Missouri Tommy Tucker negotiates a real estate sale with Barstow over Grace Livingston and a spur line dispute. Barstow pushes a higher price. Tucker cashes a $25,000 check, drinks, and Grace returns to Reading amid village gossip. Grace and her father clash over Tommy’s future as Uncle Myron arrives.
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Tommy Tuckey
Grace Livingston
Cal
Joplin
Fonds
Dick Loring
Grace
Tommy
Otmpc
Dahl
Hattie
Tucker
Barstow
Pete
Frisbee
Loring
Hic
Reading
Limon
Livingston
Stace
Clendening recounts clash with a vegetarian critic
Dr. Clendening defends meat as a digestible food while recounting a visit from a fundamentalist vegetarian. The exchange hinges on animal suffering claims and the irony of using animal products like horn rims shoes and pigskin briefcase. The professor notes the vegetarian’s discomfort and departs.
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Dr. Clendening
Quote on wine and a magnate cites a woman
A London Humorist quote says a magnate remarks a hat like wine to a woman goes to her head quickly. The piece notes Alexander Hamilton is the only man who declined the chief justice seat on the United States Supreme Court.
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London
Alexander Hamilton
United States Supreme Court
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J. J. Lowers
William Waite
Bonus
Johnstown
Waite
Bonus Army
Karen Morley
Patent Office
Stanley
ED Wargler
Lee W. Stanley CenTrAl Press
Gov. Pollard
Harles
P. Stews
Son
California
Fox Picture
Janet Gaynor
Charles Farrell
John Golden
Prank Craven
Fapgeright
Fos Film Corporation
Chapter
Mr. Livingston
Uncle Myron
Cpenuyues
Emmert’s
Clendening
Dee
Lebanon
Swift
Braddock and
Boscawen Streets
John S. Miller & CO
Atwater Kent Radio Store
T. F. Timberlake
Moling & Cather
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