Transfer of Bold at Sea Stirs International Talk
Paris reports detail the transfer of 5 million dollars in Soviet gold from the Dresden to the Reiher off Falmouth during a dark dawn in an effort to thwart French seizure plans. The Bank of France disputes Soviet claims while seeking justice in U.S. courts.
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Associated Press
Paris
Dresden
Falmouth
Cherbourg
Petit Parisien
New York
Moscow
Bank of France
Germany
Paris Honors Chef Who Cooked in 1870
Paris salutes Auguste Escoffier on his eighty second birthday as chefs gather for a banquet by the Society of Chefs. The famed cook who aided the 1870 war effort remains a crusader of French cuisine and has trained over 2,900 cooks who carry on his recipes and techniques.
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Paris
Auguste
Society of Chefs
France
Child's Play Costume and Ladies' Dress Patterns Catalog
Catalog item lists child dress sizing 2 3 4 5 and 6 years with fabric yardage and contrasting material needs. Also details ladies house dress sizes Small through Extra Large with material requirements and a bounded robe width. Promotes Spring Summer 1928 book of patterns from Globe-News Brooklyn listing patterns, dressmaking tips, and order address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe-News
Sterling Place
Brooklyn
N. Y
Drunkard problem in Moscow overwhelms police
Moscow reports a growing drunkard menace as 75 percent of 4000 police work goes to arrests. Six recovery clinics will open to treat alcoholics. About 300 intoxicated or violent individuals can be handled at once, easing police stations. Fines of 2 to 5 rubles fund medical treatment with baths massages and oxygen injections.
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International
Moscow
Fly Tox Kills Moths Roaches Bed Bugs and Vermin
An advertisement claims Fly Tox kills moths roaches bed bugs and other vermin including gentle fragrance. The notice presents a consumer pest control product and highlights its broad effectiveness.
Rudolphs Prostatis mailorder cure claim promotional notice
An advertisement from the W. B. Way Co of Kansas City offers Rudolphs Prostatis treatment for kidney bladder and prostate troubles. The mailorder pitch promises relief within hours and asks $1 if satisfied, with a 1% cent mailing cost covered to start.
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W. B. Way Co
Westover Arcade
Kansas City
Rudolph
Russian Rowdies Get Death Penalty
In Kniajevo Siberia on April 16 two of eleven youths aged 16 to 20 were executed by firing squad for a brutal assault on a 45 year old peasant wife. The remaining nine youths received three to ten years hard labor after confessing to waylaying her on a dark road, binding her, and dumping her in a snow bank. her husband found her two hours later.
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Hy International News Service
Kniajevo
Siberia
Leningrad
Knrajevo
New Pepsodent Dentifrice Clears Tooth Film
An old style ad touts a film on teeth and urges using Pepsodent toothpaste to remove the coating. It claims ordinary dentifrices fail and promises gleaming white teeth plus a noticeable smile difference.
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Georgette Duval
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International News Service
Napoleon
Auguste Escoffier
Becky
White House
Free Way Tate Co
the Pepsodent CO
Wabash Ave
Chicago
Kirschbaum
Palm Beach
Dobbs and Trimble
Ada Vic
Polk ST
Adams & Parr
Troy
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