International tensions deepen as Japan clashed with China
Edward W. Pickard reports League of Nations protests Japan over China hostilities. U S Secretary Stimson warns Japan against Shanghai settlement raids while Tokyo demands Chinese retreat near Shanghai. Britain faces cabinet crisis as shells fall in international zones. American consular protests continue amid rising violence.
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Apan
Shanghai
Japan
Council of the
League of Nations
Tokyo
League
China
Germany
Jugo-Slavia
Committee of Twelve
League Assembly
Stimson
Debuchi
United States
London
MacDonald
Nursing Home
Turkish minister urges global fraternization to curb war
TEVrIK RUSHDI BEY of Turkey voices optimism at the Geneva disarmament conference, urging fraternization among nations and an alliance against war, backing international civil aviation and banning offensive weapons. German proposals outline sweeping arms cuts, destruction of reserves, end to conscription, and limits on ships planes and submarines.
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Tevrik Rushdi Bey
Turkey
Geneva
Germany
Minnie Maddern Fiske Dies in Hollis L I at 67
RS reports Minnie Maddern Fiske, renowned American actress for decades, died in Hollis L I after a three month illness at age sixty seven. Also noted is the death of Sir Edgar Speyer in Berlin, once a British financier and privy councilor famous for his wartime treason accusations and German ties.
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Minnie Maddern Fiske
America
Hollis
L. I
Edgar Speyer
Berlin
Germany
United States
Who Was Who? Casey Jones and California Joe
The piece traces Casey Jones, famed engineer of the Illinois Central Cannonball who died in a 1900 wreck near Vaughan, Mississippi, and Moses Milner known as California Joe. It notes Jones’s heroism, whistle, and teetotaler image, and recounts Milner’s California lore and his death at Fort Robinson in 1876, along with Custer’s reference to him as Californian Joe.
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Casey Jones
Vaughan
Miss
John Luther Jones
Casey
Tenn
Sworthy
Jones
Pla Uinois Central
Jackson
Jo Lewis
Roundhouse
Slim
Wallace Saunders
California
Joe
George A. Custer
The
Plains
Custer
Moses
Milner
Kentucky
Montana
Black Hills
South Dakota
Virginia City
Mont
Fort Robinson
Neb
The Bloomer and Its Enduring Emancipation Legacy
The Bloomer once sparked fierce debate as a women’s undergarment, yet its spirit influences today’s attire from lounge pajamas to riding breeches and swimwear. Amelia Bloomer’s advocacy helped spark wardrobe change, though she abandoned the costume in 1865 due to wind discomfort.
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Amelia Bloomer
Bloomer
Lowell
Mass
Crusader
The
Lily
New York Tribune
Hair of the Dog origin explained in a 19th century view
The origin of the expression the hair of the dog that bit you is traced to an old belief. After a debauch the remedy was to drink a glass or two of the same alcohol, referencing the idea that burnt hair from a dog could counter its bite. The note appears in the Washington Star.
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Washington Star
Open Mesh Frocks Lead Spring Fashion Fad
Open mesh effects dominate current fashion in shoes, hosiery, gloves, gowns, wraps, and accessories. The trend features lace like weaves, hand crochet touches, and vivid colors such as orange and tangerine. Designers forecast a big vogue for dainty footwear, salt blouses, and matching accessory sets in black white and bright hues.
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Ashionland
Mademoiselle
Cnler
Sava
Aga
Western Newspaper Union
Velvet Styles Proliferate In Spring Fashion Trends
Velvet returns with white velvet jackets paired with black satin skirts for formal wear. Short velvet evening wraps in many colors promise to dominate the season, while a black velvet coat features barrel sleeves and an ermine collar with a black velvet bow.
Spring Jacket Complements the New Spring Frocks
The piece discusses how a jacket, sometimes a long coat, completes a spring frock outfit. It notes jackets are often in the same material as the frock and serve as the matching companion though not always in color or fabric. Evening ensembles feature jackets even when brief, especially among younger wearers.
Plaid Ginghams Bring Sharp Southern Shirt Flair
A description notes a shirt made like a man’s, using brilliant plaided gingham. Worn with trousers or sports skirts, it carries a distinct chic all its own and signals evolving Southern fashion trends.
High Waistline Fashion by Cherie Nicholas
Cherie Nicholas notes the season favors built up waistlines with a bineck white check wool suit and vivid green crepe lining. Skirts rise above the blouse, aided by clever devices like belts and hidden elements to elongate the silhouette.
Toilet articles found in 5000 B C Mesopotamian tomb
Archaeologists from the University of Pennsylvania opening a tomb in Mesopotamia dating to 5000 BC uncover a bronze mirror a perfume bottle and a full makeup kit. The find shows wealth and luxury in ancient society challenging simple progress theories.
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Mesopotamia
University of Pennsylvania
Buffalo Evening News
Bowles Red Pepper Rub Relief for Rheumatic Aches
A historical ad promotes Bowles Red Pepper Rub claiming genuine red pepper heat penetrates to the source of rheumatic pains. It promises fast relief for stiff joints lumbago neuritis and chest colds with an ointment rubbed on the skin. A small jar is available from druggists.
Big Men Not Always Strong In Police Selection
W Leonard Johnson, a New Jersey civil service examiner, says police size rules rest on the belief big men are strong. Tests on 450 applicants show size relates to strength only for men under 6 ft 6 in. weight up to 165 pounds shows some relation, but above that no. He urges revision of patrolman physical standards.
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Phaeda
John N. Garner
Texae
Mortis Sheppard
Tom Connally
Garner
Tate
Texas
House
Nothiing
W. Leonard Johnson
New Jersey Civil Service Commission
Popular Science Monthly
Sympathy Wanted Parson Joke About Toothache Sings
A joke exchanges a line about a parson’s wife singing through toothache. The parson replies that she wants him to suffer with her, illustrating a humorous exchange in a church setting.
To Be Thrown on Your Own Resources Phrase Meaning
The saying to be thrown on your own resources indicates you must seek employment yourself and rely on your own abilities to secure work. It implies personal initiative rather than direct aid or support from others.
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Hoover
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Edward W. Pickard
Ts! Tingkai
Chiang Kai-shek
Cunningham
American Methodist Church
South
Arthur Ringwall
Federal
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Civil Service
Department of Commerce
Interior
H. T. Rainey
Rainey
Tllinois
Treasury
Ways and Means
Reconstruction Corporation
Federal Reserve
Senate
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Supreme Court of the United States
Benjamin Nathan Cardozo
New York State Court of Appeals
Norris
Judiciary Committee
Supreme Court
Cardozo
Nebraska
Reed
Pennsylvania
Watson
Indiana
Wagner
New York
B. N. Cardozo
Terri Laval
France
Paul Palnleve
CBS
American Legion
American Federation of Labor
National Association of Advertisers
National Employment Commission
Henry L. Stevens, Jr
A. F. of L
H.l.stevens Jr
Paul von Hindenburg
Adolph Hitler
Klagges
Brunswick
Hitler
University of
Chiang Kalshek
J. N. Garner
Per Schiaparelli
Paris
By Cherie Nicholas
Cherie Nicholas
Lettihe
Roman Meat Company
Tacoma
Washington
Rosalie Bicknell Babcock
Lingfield
Surrey
England
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