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February 18, 1930
February 18, 1930 does not read like one neat chapter. It has Night Fire Damages Manhattan Club, Auto Men to Use $15,000,000 Junking Old Gars to Make Driving Safer and Maybe Sell New Ones, Urges Consolidation of Veteran Agencies sharing the page, which gives the day a messy, useful pulse: Culture, News, all happening at once.
Key developments
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February 18, 1930's archive note points to Manhattan Club. The fun is in the pressure behind the notice: Culture was doing what culture does in a hard year: selling glamour, distraction, status, and argument.
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February 18, 1930's archive note points to Auto men to use $15,000,000 to junk old autos to make driving safer. The fun is in the pressure behind the notice: The item is small on its own, but it gives the date texture: a real notice, a real institution, and a real public record.
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February 18, 1930's archive note points to W J Murphy urges consolidation of veterans' agencies. The fun is in the pressure behind the notice: The item is small on its own, but it gives the date texture: a real notice, a real institution, and a real public record.
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