The Asiatics and Other New Fictions Review
A compact survey of recent fiction and non-fiction titles. Frederic Prokosch’s The Asiatics is praised for its graceful language and exotic journey through Turkey Persia India to the China Sea. Ted Pauls’s Terror at Compass Lake appears as a typical crime club chiller. H. W. Freeman’s Hester and Her Family is lauded for its language and family saga. Stanley Waller’s Mrs Astor’s Horse collects American curiosa with sharp humor. George Dangerfield’s The Strange Death of Liberal England is debated for its brisk critique and revealing English mind.
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Compass Lake
Ted Pauls
Orient
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Harpers
Turkey
Persia
India
China Ocean
Prokesh
Prakesh
Worthy
H.W. Freeman
Joseph
Hester
Henry Holt
Freeman
Heater
Jesse Raven
Charlie
Stanley Waller
Mrs. Astor
Walker
Barnarr MacFadden
Sally Rand
Aimee Semple MtPherson
Daddy” Browning
Grover Whalen
Simmy Walker
City Hall
America
England
Smith& Hana
George Dangerfield
Anglis
Dangerfield
Erie County Election Skews Toward Democrats Despite GOP Senate Gains
Erie county results show Democrats winning several county offices including judge of common pleas, recorder of deeds, and multiple clerks while city races yielded mixed outcomes. Philadelphia and New York state trends suggest Democratic maturing strength, with a notable mayoral upset in Philadelphia and statewide shifts affecting party dynamics.
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Erie County
Common Pleas Court
Erie County Court
Erie
McDonald
Phillips
Supreme Court
Superior Court
Rie
Noech
Philadelphia
Father Penn
Robert L. Myers
Myers
New York State
Assembly
Hoosevelt
New York City
Bound to Be Read Favorites in a Book Review Roundup
A lively catalog of new releases and notable works across genres. It notes Alvin the poor white in This Body the Earth, Hemingways Green Hills of Africa hunting anecdotes, Sheila Kayé Smith juvenile life Selins, John Clayton Gold of Toulouse set in 18th century Provence, and other titles including Your Life Lies Before You, The Golden Arrow, Buddenbrooks, The Complete Works and Letters of Charles Lamb, The Lords of Creation, This Be It, Last Civilian, God Shakes Creation, Wives of the Prophet, Hotaisai, Glanstone Foreign Policy, New Armor for Old, Portrait of My Family, Farm Boy to Financiex, Revolt on the Campus, A Thing of Nought, The Corpse with the Sunburned Face.
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Harpera
Paul Gregh
Alvin
Green Hills
Africa
Sorthmers
Ernest Hemingway
Hemineway Goen
Harpers
Sheila Kayé-Smith
England
Toulouse
Kendall
Sharp
John Clayton
Provence
Harcourt Brace
Harry Hansen
Dutton
Mary Webb
Buddenbrookes
Modern Library
Thomas Manh
Charles Lamb
Lovbie
Frederick Lewis Adlen
Wall Street
D._ Appleton Century
Margaret Deland
McBride
Ernest Glieser
David Cohn
Mississippi Delta
Sydney Bell
Joseph Smith
Gustav Eckstein
Glanstone
Paul
Colventry
Tilda Vaughan
Crime Club
C. St. John *Sprigg
Roosevelt Remains Favorable as 1936 Race Looms
Observers note Democrats suffer scattered losses while Republicans face smaller setbacks than feared. Despite mixed results Tuesday, Roosevelt remains a heavy favorite in the 1936 presidential contest, with administration policies losing some ground but not derailing his lead.
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Roosevelt
Britain preps nation with gas defense drills and masks
London reports a vast plan to arm 46 million Britons with knowledge and gear to guard against aerial gas attacks. Weekly drills run by special gas squads. government handbook urges gas-proof rooms and fortified doors. Public ads promote gas masks as Europe teeters over Abyssinia crisis amid American sympathy for Britain.
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Britain
Europe
Italy
Abyssinia
Africa
Winston Churchill
Continued good business drives 300 percent gains says bank
Nearly all business commentators agree that business is up about 300 percent and will stay strong through the year. A letter from National City Bank of New York discusses government expenditures and war scares, noting improvements in general economic conditions. Crops are safe and largely harvested, farm income remains solid, and farm purchasing power boosts overall demand and business prospects.
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Saya
National City Bank of New York
Coyotes Pester City Near Rice's Peak in Colorado Springs
In Colorado Springs, coyotes roam near Rice's Peak shadowing the city. Local reports describe ongoing pesting of livestock and potential threats to pets, prompting calls for wildlife control and caution for residents.
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Colorado Springs
Col
Tuk TishVoriatte
Comedy hinges on tragedy says Leon Errol in Hollywood
Hollywood November 8 United Press staff correspondent notes comedian Leon Errol argues tragedy fuels great comedy. He cites W C Fields and Charles Chaplin as masters whose timing, pantomime, and ability to blend laughter with sorrow set them apart. He recalls Nat Goodwin’s early grasp of tragedy’s value.
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Hollywood
Leon Errol
W C. Fields
Fields
Field
Charles Chaplin
Chaplin
Nat Goodwin
Paris Fashion in Autumn Shows Bold Color Shifts
Paris shoppers flock to Blois de Boulogne for morning walks as autumn color replaces black and white. Coats and dresses feature russet, burgundy, and green with full fingertip coats and high necklines. Evening wear favors reds and dark satins, while low V necklines and Grecian drape gowns define the season.
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Paris
Blois de Boulogne
Sacha
Guitry
Hig-Seltion
November 9 Horoscope Highlights for May–April Born
The column outlines Scorpio and Taurus traits with broad daily guidance. It suggests morning favors invention and mechanical work, afternoon social ease, and warns of possible networking through unusual friendships. It references March 1935 financial trends and mentions dates in 1986 and 1936 for social and danger notes.
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Torday
Maron
Winter egg production and grain feeding guidance for farms
Winter egg production is key to high profits with flocks naturally laying more eggs per hen in price-rich months. Dairy guidance advises weighed grain rations per cow, three to five pounds milk per pound of grain varies by breed. Guernseys and Jerseys get one pound grain per three pounds milk, Holsteins 1:3 to 1:4. Rural drama clubs stage village plays, hold county and district tournaments, advancing to state. bulbs and indoor blooms for early spring are described, plus a bees feeding note to prevent dysentery with sugar syrup made from water and sugar.
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Pennsylvania
Hock
FERD
NEWDS
Guernseys
Jerseys
Volling
Sale of Sensational Books and Biographies Mixed
A list of sensational titles and biographical works from various publishers is reviewed, including The Heavenly Sinner, Lola Monten, and The Life and Loves of Lola Monten. The items span fiction, psychology, arts, and historical biographies, with notes on lurid or provocative themes and controversial subjects.
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Harpers
Milton Propper
Lola Monten
Macallay
T.everett Harre
Lola
Lulu
Foye
Govleibriede
Grace Adams
Whittlesey House
Harold Spieh
Messner
Dodge
B. Jerome Bulison
Frans W. Brock
Angels
Macaulay
Judith Ravel
Lowell Brentano
Harrar & Rinehart
Ted Housing
University of Oklahoma
Blaine Goodale Eastman
Carlisle
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