Anglo Saxon Names Attract US Readers In A Curious Roundup
A London Bath Mirror notes recent American university athletes and the Anglo Saxon naming tradition. It cites Hyun Smith as a sample winner and mentions Roan Buckmin, Dorothy Johnson, and Taffy Westcott among others in a miscellany covering education, notable feats, a fire rescue, and linguistic quirks in pronunciation of British peers.
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Sith
Persil
London Bath Mirror
Sebds
Amering
Hyun Smith
Wethie
Ancient Village Walking Revival in West Somerset
In Tumrecon village, West Somerset, residents celebrate a centennial revival with a ceremonial village walk led by the oldest inhabitant John Welder. The day includes a church visit, tours of large houses, and refreshments. The village school is revived by Teafaleore, with the club flourishing and over £30 invested.
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Somerset
Tumrecon
Lennon
Daily Express
John Welder
Questions in sermon turn to congregation queries
The Rev FF J H Millard rector of St John the Evangelier Church London answered a broad set of questions from parishioners after a Sunday evening sermon on topics including the Revised Prayer Book Credestini then and Modernism. He explained he will hold certain Sundays for questions to address opposing views and to answer the issues on their minds.
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J. H. Millard
John the
Millard
Telegram romance ends in engagement at Hippodrome
Five years after Ivor Winter, a diminutive comedian, sent a telegram to all members of an opposing company during Christmas week, Miss Bentley, who was not known to him, requested introduction. Now Winter and Miss Bentley are engaged and both perform in Shake Your Feet at the London Hippodrome. He declares the date not fixed yet.
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Ivor Winter
Brixtel
Miss Bentley
Mr. Winter
London Hippodrome
Winter
Questioning Finger Print Accuracy In London Case
A London case raises doubts about fingerprint reliability after Leonard Chillipeon aged seventeen and Freder ik Shaddock aged twenty pleaded guilty to breaking a plate glass window and stealing binoculars valued at £42 8s Chillipeon was remanded and Braddock bound over for twelve months while another accused, Phinwan, denied charges claiming no access to the sites The police claimed fingerprints on broken glass matched Chillipeon but magistrates called for another print to be taken Fingerprint expert Berjeant Garrett testified he has spent thirteen years identifying persons by prints and stated over 400 000 unknown persons have been identified without error raising questions about the method's infallibility.
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London
Leonard Chillipeon
Frederik Shaddock
Sterling
Palmpeon
Braddock
Grouths
Phinwan New
Inil- Hpson
New Scotland Yard
Chipson
Mhillipoon
Garrett
Wate W. Hedges No. 1. Then your duty will be done.
Wate W. Hedges is listed as No 1 with the directive that then your duty will be done. This note appears as a brief item in a historical newspaper fragment reflecting a procedural or logistical instruction.
How to be Happy Den Inge Advice at Speech Day
Den Inge gave advice on happiness noting education as a key for lasting joy. He warned against relying on wealth or religion alone and urged valuing intellectual life, citing public officials and a giant omnibus project as examples of progress. He stressed that contentment comes from mental renewal and purposeful study.
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Inge
Mar
Kingetey
Tuygland
The Metal Aeroplane Changes in Aircraft Construction
The piece explains a shift from wood to metal in aircraft design led by aluminium alloys such as duralumin. Metal hulls for flying boats reduce weight and improve range. a wooden hull in similar conditions would absorb water and gain weight, while a metal hull preserves balance and extends service range by about 200 miles.
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Southampton
Unique Taxi Driver of Varix Sets Driving Record
Victor Couchard stands among Varix's 10,000 taxi drivers. He claims 200,000 miles driven in the city without an accident, aided by extraordinary detocherhy as he releases the steering wheel without breaking the street flow. He sounds the horn and signs, or uses signals to control the vehicle.
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Varix
Victor Couchard
Freeman prover promise in coal to oil process
Scientists worldwide focus on a new Freeman prover that claims one ton of Kent coal yields 0 gallons of crude oil. Further refinement allegedly produces 1.5 gallons of motor spirit along with several byproducts including 10 gallons of Pbrivatide oil and wax, though figures seem uncertain.
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Kent
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