Newly Opened Forests Draw Many Visitors
The 1931-32 report from the National Park Service shows visitors to newly opened Virginia monuments spiking the year’s totals. Colonial National Monument drew 400000 visitors, 225000 at Yorktown’s October four day event, while George Washington Birthplace and Great Smoky Mountains also rose. Overall park travel modestly increased, with 3754596 visitors nationwide.
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National Park Service
National Monuments and Parks
Virginia Monuments
National Parks and Monuments
Colonial National Monument
Yorktown
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
Wakefield
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
George Washington Birthplace
Virginia
Shenandoah National Park
United States
Beer Hearings Begin Tomorrow in Tax Legalization Plan
Legislation to legalize and tax beer and wine with 2.75 percent beer by weight was drafted by Rep. Collier of the House Ways and Means Committee. The bill uses the 2.75 percent threshold as a basis for hearings starting tomorrow.
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Washington
Collier
House’ Ways and Means Committee
Mercy and the White Plague Meet in Nurses Office Tale
Mercy visits the District Nurses office during the Christmas Seal campaign to aid the fight against the White Plague. The scene pairs Mercy’s radiant compassion with the haunting figure of the plague, highlighting hope, sorrow, and the ongoing struggle to save victims.
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Mercy
Christmas Seals Offer Hope Against White Plague
Mercy contends a path to aid those trapped by poverty exists through selling Christmas seals. White Plague scoffs but learns the plan could provide help and succor to the poor.
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Mercy
Women Suffer No More With Lydia E. Pinkham’s Tonic
A testimonial from Mrs. Schnepper describes relief from monthly cramps and backaches after using Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She was often sickly and tired but now feels healthier and more cheerful, with others remarking on her improved appearance.
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Lydia BE
Pinkham
Forest Fire Sweeps 3800 Acres of Timber Lands
In Washington county Maryland and the adjacent Pennsylvania border area, about 150 men battled fires across Sword Hearthstone Punchdown and Pickard peaks. The blaze, monitored since Sunday, may have destroyed 3,000 to 3,800 acres of valuable timber with several homes spared.
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Associated Press
Hagerstown
Maryland-Pennsylvania
Washington County
Sword
Hearthstone Mountains
Pennsylvania
Punchdown
Pickard Mountains
Poem Note Cited by Editor As Self-Deprecating Jest
A letter to the editor in the Chicago Evening Post cites a poem by a friend of nine who lies buried for years for entertainment. The piece mocks harsh words and notes a soft answer can defuse wrath but not an insurance agent.
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Wrath
Chicago Evening Post
Fisers
Wilson
America
Uncle Sam
Sidney Homewood in Betrayal Trial Escapes Courthouse Exit
Sidney Homewood riding master leaves New City courthouse with his mother after denying he promised to wed society girl Charlotte Gibson who is soon to become a mother.
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Sidney Homewood
Charlotte Gibson
New City
N. Y
Homewood
Miss Gibson
Whitney Horse Wins a Capital Canada Prize
Gray Knight from Mrs. John Hay Whitney’s Llangollen stable won the International Challenge Cup for hunters at the Royal Horse Show in Toronto, marking the first American win in seven years. Two Loggins, another Whitney jumper, placed second as the Whitney string topped the Madison Square Garden show prior to Toronto.
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Gray Knight
John Hay Whitney
Llangollen
Toronto
Canada
Leggins
Whitney
Captain Walker
Two Loggins
Ben Diablo
New York
Bon Diablo
Grays
Gimbel
Royal Canopy
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P. M. Walker
Pagebrook Stud
Clarke County
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Dorwood
Mrs
White
Warrenton
Morris
Julian Morris
Arthur White
Tipper
David Gray
Keswick
England
Olympia
London
Young Slayer in Chicago Court Heard From Father
A 16-year-old Charles Bertram Arnold Jr. sat anxious in a Chicago courtroom as his wealthy manufacturer father testified in the case of the boy's murder of his grandmother Ellen Saxe. The victim's daughter, the step-mother, pleaded for mercy.
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Charles Bertram Arnold, Jr
Chicago
Ellen Saxe
Arnold
Gilbert Walks Out On Wife Virginia Bruce At Desert Retreat
Screen star John Gilbert reportedly hastily left after a heated argument at El Mirador California cottage where he and his fourth wife Virginia Bruce were staying. Friends say the clash may be a temperamental outburst and not a separation. A year earlier a tiff with Iaa Claire at the same spot led to a divorce.
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John Gilbert
el Mirador
Cal
Virginia Bruce
Iaa Claire
Gilbert
Miss Bruce
Circle Quoted Troubled Head of Family in Boston Transcript
A family head minimizes a quoted circle problem while stressing the bigger issue of making ends meet, as reported in the Boston Transcript.
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Boston Transcript
Nerve Shattering Back Seat Driving Exposé San Francisco Chronicle
A fragment from the San Francisco Chronicle warns about the stress of back seat driving and its impact on riders, hinting at a sensational figure multiplying stress by a staggering rate to illustrate the danger.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Outlook Dismal for Washington Lobbying Industry
Central res staff writer Charles P. Stewart analyzes the Washington lobbying scene, tracing its evolution from Taft to Hoover era fixers and the looming turnover with a new administration. He notes the shift from public lobbying to confidential access and describes the pay and influence of top fixers versus lesser piker figures.
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Charles P. Stewart
North Africa Women Embrace Weight Gain Trend
A regional social note reports women in North Africa pursuing substantial body weight gains with their husbands showing pride as measurements stretch into several hundred pounds, reflecting cultural beauty norms.
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North Africa
656 Liquid Tablets Salve Cold Relief Claim
A dated medical ad announces liquid tablets salve that relieves cold symptoms in 30 minutes and malaria in three days. It also touts a head colds salve for speedy relief and neuralgia. The copy emphasizes rapid action and broad uses.
Notice of Separation Claim by Floyd Funk
Floyd W Funk reports wife Anna Bell Funk has left him for no stated reason and refuses to live with him. He declares no debts incurred by her will be recognized. Date 5 21.
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Anna Bell Funk
Floyd W. Funk
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