This flapper doesn’t seem to be interested in crossword puzzles, which was the newest craze in 1924. The history of the crossword puzzle dates back to December 21, 1913, when the Sunday New York World printed Liverpudlian Arthur Wynne newest puzzle he called a “word-cross.” The puzzle was an immediate success and became a weekly feature. Though it was a popular regular feature it didn’t become a craze until 1924, when an upstart publishing house by the name of Simon & Schuster compiled a collection of the puzzles in book form.
Spicy Detective, May, 1938
Blue Beetle, Coast to Coast
Blue Beetle’s Radio career was short lived, only running for 5 months, May to September, 1940. Frank Lovejoy, was the voice for the first 13 episodes, while the remaining episodes were done by an uncredited actor.
When you feel the desire to conquer..
a 1936 Advertisement for SAVAGE, The highly indelible lipstick
Emoticons, 1881
Joan Blondell
Joan Blondell August 30, 1906 – December 25, 1979
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God Bless Us, Every One
Norman Rockwell Painting for the Saturday Evening Post, Dec 15th, 1934
Glad Tidings, 1935
200 Years of Silent Night
Silent Night (Stille Nacht) was first performed on Christmas Eve, 1818, at St Nicholas parish church in Oberndorf, Austria. The song was composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber to lyrics by Joseph Mohr. Below is a USO Christmas card from the early 40s with the lyrics to that famous carol.
Only the first two verses are presented on the card above, the last verse goes:
Silent night! holy night!
Son of God love’s pure light
Radiant beams from thy holy face
With the dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus, Lord at thy birth.
Jesus, Lord at thy birth.
North Pole, 1930s
North Pole detail from Map of the arctic / translated and revised by the American Geographical Society of New York from map in Andree’s Handatlas, 8th edition, 1924, published in 1930
