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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1922
Page
4
The article notes times of upheaval and fashion as flappers dominate. It highlights a New York show where footwear features vivid colors like emerald, blue, and henna with white accents. Shoes may match hosiery and dress, aiming for a striking, coordinated look from head to toe.
The printer Genner, who saved a woman on the British steamship Egypt after last Saturday night’s collision, drowned after helping another. The piece lauds noble altruism, noting sea captains and sailors follow women and children first in peril and that such acts sustain faith in humanity amid war’s scars.
Reports nationwide show straw hat day failed as manufacturers and dealers push early May purchases. Men resist drastic fashion shifts, while Paris notes fear flappers may defy the League of Fashions edict for longer skirts, sparking Vanity Fair style tension.
Dr Otto Wiedfeldt arrives as Germanys new ambassador to the United States with a small staff and aims to restore the entente cordiale. He highlights US‑Germany cooperation to revive commerce, noting copper cotton and tobacco as key imports and promising businesslike relations at the earliest opportunity.
A salvage syndicate pursues raising the Lusitania after its sinking in 285 feet of water. New deep diving gear may allow operation at 500 feet, using buoyancy to lift the ship. Experts say the vessel’s intact condition could ease the effort despite the risks of deep water salvage.
A beautiful young animal trainer loves Georges Claude while he fights to save his twin Ludovic Blancafort who schemes to dispose of three heirs. A chase spans Siberia, Britain, and Spain with Italian bandits Sauvoyer and Joanny entangled. Zizi seeks vengeance as Georges rescues, escapes, and confronts danger in a cliffside cabin.
In a tense night scene, Zizi counsels two terrified children, Mile and Tine, promising protection from Ludovic’s plot and a fate hidden from him. Joanny and a mysterious guardian figure reassure them as danger looms, while plans to feign the children’s deaths unfold to ensure their safety.
Astrologers call May 23 1922 unusually lucky with beneficent aspects for Mercury Venus and Uranus favoring travel and new ventures. It predicts military and diplomatic activity, strong effort by women in organization work, rising publicity in advertising, potential for a fortunate wedding, and general prosperity though cautions about accidents and droughts linked to planetary influences. Children born that day are seen as clever energetic and argumentative but affectionate with a long path from childhood to old age.
Muroran port steel works will discharge 100 employees on May 28 due to reduced demand for output. The curtailment is announced for the May 2 note and linked to weaker market activity.
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