Professor Hamilton's Diary: Jan. 15, 1935
His throat is "troubled"; influential columnist sounds alarm about air warfare
Professor Hamilton woke up with a “troubled” throat today and didn’t go to his classes at Albright College. However, his duties as a father called him downtown twice. Daughter Gwennie stumbled and fell while hurrying to school and broke her new glasses, so he made one trip to bring them to her doctor to be repaired, and another one to pick them up. He also took some pictures to a framer, so he must not have been feeling that bad.
Influential syndicated columnist Arthur Brisbane had an interesting — and prescient — take on the significance of Amelia Earhart’s flight from Hawaii to California. To read about it, you’ll need to be a paid subscriber. Click below to upgrade from free to paid.
The portrait of Brisbane by Samuel Johnson Woolf is part of the collection of the National Portrait Gallery.
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