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The Wunderkammer of the Mild Colonial Boy, Esq., a Reactionary Tory Gentleman, who armed only with a Steampowered Babbage Engine and Pure Intentions, wanders the Time Streams and Aetheric Plane gathering an Eccentric Hodgepodge of Curiousities, Frivolities, Whimsicalities and Nonsense.

Q. Why is your Tumblelog called "My Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck by Lightning"?

A. Because "My Grandmother's Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck by Lightning" wouldn't fit in the available space.

books0977: Myrna Loy reads about courtroom action from previous day. Evelyn Prentice (c.1934). Myrna Loy (1905-1993) plays Evelyn Prentice, wife of big name lawyer John Prentice (William Powell). She’s a neglected wife who, suspecting her husband of an affair, gets involved with a petty gigolo, in a relationship that ends in blackmail and murder.  ”I never enjoyed my work more than when I worked with William Powell. He was a brilliant actor, a delightful companion, a great friend and above all, a true gentleman.” — Loy

books0977:

Myrna Loy reads about courtroom action from previous day. Evelyn Prentice (c.1934).

Myrna Loy (1905-1993) plays Evelyn Prentice, wife of big name lawyer John Prentice (William Powell). She’s a neglected wife who, suspecting her husband of an affair, gets involved with a petty gigolo, in a relationship that ends in blackmail and murder.

 ”I never enjoyed my work more than when I worked with William Powell. He was a brilliant actor, a delightful companion, a great friend and above all, a true gentleman.” — Loy

"The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane."

— Nikola Tesla, Modern Mechanics and Inventions. July, 1934. (via vcrfl)
theparisreview: Vintage book of the day: R. T. Gould’s The Loch Ness Monster and Others. 1934

theparisreview:

Vintage book of the day: R. T. Gould’s The Loch Ness Monster and Others.

1934

adventures-of-the-blackgang: The Wonder Book of Wonders 1934  edited by Harry GoldingAn illustrated children’s book to excite interest in various world wonders. One of the Wonder Book series. Published by Ward,Lock & Co, London Original (2323 x 3031)

adventures-of-the-blackgang:

The Wonder Book of Wonders 1934 

edited by Harry Golding
An illustrated children’s book to excite interest in various world wonders. One of the Wonder Book series. Published by Ward,Lock & Co, London

Original (2323 x 3031)

drakecaperton: True Detective Mysteries August 1934

drakecaperton:

True Detective Mysteries

August 1934

goldenerasuits: Kaufhaus JAWO, Wien. Entwurf Lois Gaigg, Österreich um 1934

goldenerasuits:

Kaufhaus JAWO, Wien. Entwurf Lois Gaigg, Österreich um 1934

(via lordlibrary)

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“Don’t you love this time of the evening, Mr. Wooster, when the sun has gone to bed and all the bunnies come out to have their little suppers? When I was a child, I used to think that rabbits were gnomes, and that if I held my breath and stayed quite still, I should see the fairy queen.”

Indicating with a reserved gesture that this was just the sort of loony thing I should have expected her to think as a child, I returned to the point.

"

— Madeline Bassett and Bertie Wooster, P.G. Wodehouse, Right Ho, Jeeves (1934)

(Source: amyvdh, via airyairyquitecontrary)

coolchicksfromhistory: Famous women pilots preparing to take part in the 1934 Memorial Day air races at Dycer Airport. In front row kneeling is Gladys O’Donnell, who last year entered seven races and won six. Seated is Ruth Elder, famous flying beauty. Standing left to right: Kay Van Doozer, Myrtle D. Mims and Clema Granger.

coolchicksfromhistory:

Famous women pilots preparing to take part in the 1934 Memorial Day air races at Dycer Airport. In front row kneeling is Gladys O’Donnell, who last year entered seven races and won six. Seated is Ruth Elder, famous flying beauty. Standing left to right: Kay Van Doozer, Myrtle D. Mims and Clema Granger.

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Dear Sir:

I like words. I like fat buttery words, such as ooze, turpitude, glutinous, toady. I like solemn, angular, creaky words, such as straitlaced, cantankerous, pecunious, valedictory. I like spurious, black-is-white words, such as mortician, liquidate, tonsorial, demi-monde. I like suave “V” words, such as Svengali, svelte, bravura, verve. I like crunchy, brittle, crackly words, such as splinter, grapple, jostle, crusty. I like sullen, crabbed, scowling words, such as skulk, glower, scabby, churl. I like Oh-Heavens, my-gracious, land’s-sake words, such as tricksy, tucker, genteel, horrid. I like elegant, flowery words, such as estivate, peregrinate, elysium, halcyon. I like wormy, squirmy, mealy words, such as crawl, blubber, squeal, drip. I like sniggly, chuckling words, such as cowlick, gurgle, bubble and burp.

I like the word screenwriter better than copywriter, so I decided to quit my job in a New York advertising agency and try my luck in Hollywood, but before taking the plunge I went to Europe for a year of study, contemplation and horsing around.

I have just returned and I still like words.

May I have a few with you?

Robert Pirosh
385 Madison Avenue
Room 610
New York
Eldorado 5-6024

"

—

My new favorite job application letter, from 1934. He ended up winning an Oscar for screenwriting!

(via Letters of Note)

We like words too.

(via good)

(Source: megangreenwell, via wandrinparakeet)

oldpainting: Alexander Deineka, Young woman, 1934 on Flickr. Click image for 658 x 625 size. Via Art Inconnu.

oldpainting:

Alexander Deineka, Young woman, 1934 on Flickr.

Click image for 658 x 625 size.

Via Art Inconnu.