Dionne quintuplets near second birthday show rapid progress
Allan B. Dafoe reports the Dionne quintuplets growing fast both physically and mentally as they near age two. The babies learn to speak basic words, brush teeth, dance, and use handkerchiefs while under close nursing care. Dr Dafoe confirms their teeth, health, and coordinated growth are normal and promising.
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Dr. Dafoe
NEA Service, Inc
Dionne
Walter Thompson
Province of
Ontario
Valin
North Bay
Nurse Noel
Weight table of the Dionne quintuplets in pounds and ounces
The Dionne quintuplets, who turn two next Thursday, are listed with their weights in a published table. The Associated Press provides the figures for each child in pounds and ounces, showing growth and health indicators for the Canadian siblings in Callander, Ontario.
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Associated Press
Callander
Flapper Flyer Ruth Elder Reflects On Flying Career
Hollywood sex symbol Ruth Elder recalls her 1927 failed transatlantic attempt with pilot George Haldeman. Now married to Arnold Gillespie she avoids stunts and prioritizes home life and filmmaking work. She values happiness over flying risks, noting she may not return to stunt flying.
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Hollywood
Calif
Ruth Elder
Atlantic Ocean
Azores
Atlantic
Arnold A. Gillespie
Miss Elder
Ruth
Yuma
Ariz
Gillespie
French Trade Pact to Hit U S Wines
Washington reports that the new French American reciprocal trade agreement takes effect June 15. Experts warn California and New York wine industries face shocks from tariff cuts while some relief comes from reduced prices for champagne and liquors and quota liberalization on pears and apples.
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Washington
California
New York
Wine Institute of the
United States
Marion Devries
Institute
Average U S Farm Size in 1920 Reported at 148 Acres
The source notes the typical American farm measured about 148 acres in 1920 illustrating the era's agricultural scale and landholding patterns. It highlights the broad land use context for historians examining farming structure and rural economies.
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United States
Forgotten Tut Style Mummification Draws Crowds Then Fades
The St Louis tale of Marconnet a 64 year old fruit grower who died in 1924 and ordered a Lenin like mummification with 3000 dollars spent and public display on Catholic holidays. His body was preserved in a bronze coffin in a mausoleum but crowds dwindled as years passed leaving him forgotten. Undertaker James Fitzgerald predicts future pilgrimages to the vault.
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Bal Boyle
ST. Louis
King Tutankhamen
Egypt
Nikolai Lenin
Russia
Marconnot
Carondelet
James Fitzgerald
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