Monday, June 6, 1921

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Perspective: The Anxious Local · Tactile

I gripped my scratchy wool waistcoat as the newsboy screamed about Bromley’s plane plunging from the sky; it seems nothing stays safely grounded anymore. My fingers trembled against the rough, stamped cotton of the Raggedy Andy doll I'd bought for my girl, a small comfort while everything else—even the cost of a simple loaf of bread—has climbed to a staggering $0.11 per loaf. Watching a stylish sheba glide past in her silk stockings, I couldn't help but feel the world was spinning too fast toward tragedy and high prices. It’s hard to find peace when the very fabric of life feels as thin and frayed as a worn-out work shirt.

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The Headlines

LAURA BROMWELL PLUNGES TO DEATH 'LOOPING AIR LOOP'; Airplane, Upside Down, Crashes 1,000 Feet to the Ground Near Curtiss Field. FALL DUE TO LOOSE STRAPS Aviatrix Believed to Have Lost Touch With Controls by Not Being Held in Seat. CRUSHED UNDER WRECKAGE Young Man Who Had Escorted Her to Field Faints--She Recently Broke Flying Record.

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