BIRTHDAYS
Lee DeForest 1873
Leon Redbone 1949
Melissa McCarthy 1970

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Have You Seen City Newsstand Since We Remodeled?

Dave Hoekstra of the Chicago Sun-Times dropped by City Newsstand and Mike gave him a tour of the store. Read the story and see the video here:

http://blogs.suntimes.com/hoekstra/2013/02/city_newsstand_read_and_see_al.html

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NEW MAGAZINES
All titles below are new to the store but those with a * are also newly published.
*08/23/13 Ukulele: Devoted to the jumping flea.
*08/23/13 Fix-It and Forget It Potlucks & Casseroles: 103 homestyle dishes… ready and waiting.
*08/23/13 Celebrate! With Womans World: Halloween keepsake issue.
08/22/13 Lamono: Spain.
*08/21/13 Tank Moto: So cool.
*08/20/13 Anorak: The happy mag for kids.
THINGS WE LEARNED FROM READING MAGAZINES TODAY
The world’s largest pumpkin was grown by Ron Wallace from Greene, Rhode Island. It weighed 2,009 lbs.
— The Old Farmer’s Almanac for Kids
There are 2,000 species of scorpions only 25 of which are deadly to man and only one of those deadly species is native to North America.
— September Ranger Rick

City Newsstand’s HEADLINE WORLD
Your incredible source for unbelievable headlines!
ACCIDENT VICTIM’S NEW TEFLON TENDONS MAKE HIM WORLD”S FASTEST TYPIST AT 300 WPM!

APRIL IN PARIS OR AUTUMN IN NEW YORK? YOU DECIDE!
GIGANTIGATOR! 30-FT ALLIGATOR SPOTTED IN SWAMP NEAR LOUISIANA NUCLEAR PLANT!

AT THIS HOSPITAL FEWER THAN HALF THE PATIENTS GET OUT ALIVE!

AUSTRALIAN COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY INTERRUPTED BY FLYING KANGAROOS!

Weekly Words of Wisdom
On the last warm, sunny day of summer you never realize that it will be six months before you get another like it.

Fictitious Customer of the Week

Bess Somé