Professor Hamilton's Diary: March 14, 1935

His mother-in-law goes home; new serial begins in Reading Times

Margaret’s mother left this morning for her home in Bronxville, New York. Her excuse was that she had to help her husband prepare their income taxes. I bet she was just whupped from all the nursing of sick people! Because it was snowing she traveled by train, leaving from the Reading station.

Remember the Reading Railroad on Monopoly? I thought so. Here’s a 1933 timetable, accessed via Wikimedia Commons.

The new serialized novel The Dark Blond made its debut in the Reading Times today. I’ll give a brief synopsis below, with other news of the day. You must be a paid subscriber to read on. Join our happy crew of insiders for just 16 cents a day!