Designer of dresses dies in Paris at 47
Jean Patou famed Parisian dress designer died of a heart stroke at age 47. A WWI captain, he opened his first gown shop in 1911 on the Champs Elysees and shifted fashion with ankle-length hemlines and simple feminine lines. He popularized American mannequins and aimed to express feminine psychology through clothes.
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Paris
U.P
Jean Patou
Patou
Champs Elysees
St. Forentin
Diana the Huntress
Ten Thousand Cans of Food Goal at Paramount Benefit
Paramount Theater aims to collect ten thousand cans for a benefit show on Wednesday. Two cans admit a viewing of Exclusive Story, with proceeds going to The Goodfellows for distribution to school cafeterias feeding undernourished children.
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Paramount Theater
J. P. Harrison
Paramount
Goodfellows
Tack Letters and Personal Help Wanted Ads
A collection of small classified notices includes several personal ads from women seeking housing or marriage, a widowed mother seeking support for a child, a nurse seeking work, and a man offering ranch and farm labor. Also found are two lost dogs and the note of found keys with contact details.
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North Julian Street
New childbirth anesthetic hailed as greatest advance in obstetrics
Washington reports at an alumni event that a paraldehyde benzyl alcohol mix developed by George Washington University researchers is the greatest obstetric advance in 25 years. It provides deep sleep with minimal aftereffects, easier administration, and better newborn condition, reducing need for vigorous methods to start breathing.
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Washington
George Washington University
George B. Roth
Howard F. Kane
Lost Keys Found Ad From Woolworths Saturday
A notice states a zipper case with keys found at Woolworth's Saturday. contact William Curtis at 313 East Seventh to claim. The owner is urged to call.
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Woolworth’s
East Seventh
William Curtis
My Experience with a New Childbirth Anesthetic
A physician's wife narrates her expectations and fears as she undergoes painless childbirth using a new anesthetic drug. She reflects on prior accounts of suffering and the relief offered by the paraldehyde and alcohol blend in a clinical trial context.
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Science Service
Washington, D. C
Woman Lauds Painless Birth With New Anesthetic
A mother recounts a hospital birth eased by a new anesthetic that made the process almost painless and restful. She woke refreshed to learn her baby had been born hours earlier and recalls lucidly answering staff questions. She later faced another birth with different feelings and expresses willingness for more children if this method remains available.
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Band
Death of Dr Henry Ware Cattell Pathologist Editor
New York report notes the death in Washington of Dr Henry Ware Cattell a noted pathologist and medical editor aged 73. The obituary confirms his prominence in medical literature and his long career in pathology.
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New York
Washington
Henry Ware Cattell
Harmony plea may be heeded in rail unification
President Roosevelt urged railroad management and labor to unite on employe displacement issues from unification projects. He wrote to Association of American Railroads and railway labor executives, warning that failure to cooperate could force Congress to act and worsen the stalemate in the rail coordination program.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
J. J. Pelley
Association of American Railroads
J. A Phillips
Committee of
Railway Labor Executives
Congress
President Proposes Talks Amid Labor Protection Talks
The President urged joint negotiations on employee protection and warned of unfortunate outcomes if talks fail. He proposed management and labor representatives confer with him if no agreement is reached. Rail officials saw the move as a bid to avert sweeping legislation governing government coordination.
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Agement
Labor
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