Monte Carlo Gambling House Reports 110 Million Franc Receipts
The annual statement shows Monte Carlo casino gross receipts of 110 658 000 francs with profits exceeding 60 000 000 francs. The house maintains a mathematical edge, yet players cling to hopes of beating the bank and fall for unseen advantages and tricks.
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Times
New York Times
Hoped to do better after first golf round
A newspaper snippet quotes a golfer announcing a 50 at the first round and expressing optimism for improvement on the second hole tomorrow. The comments show encouragement and a vow to raise performance.
Porcupine Damages Car After Vermont Trip
A Rutland Vermont motorist with extensive auto insurance left his car in a clearing while camping and a porcupine entered the open vehicle, damaging leather upholstery. In London the A M A notes noise harms infant health. Queen Alexandra of Great Britain nears 81, born December 1 1844. Amplifying systems installed in Westminster Notre Dame Paris and St John the Divine to project sermons.
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Vermont
Alexandra
Great Britain
Copenhagen
Alexandra Caroline Maria Charlotte Louise Julia
Prince Christian of
Westminster Abbey
Notre Dame de Paris
St. John the Divine
New York
Science Service
Peru Railways Face Washout Blues Triggering Bankruptcies
Torrential rains in Peru caused washouts that crippled rail transport, depressing business mood and causing bankruptcies. Resumption of traffic then spurred a quick recovery toward normalcy as routes reopened and commerce resumed.
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Peru
American fashions shaping European dress styles
American fashions dominate European centers as they produce bands, shoulder straps and ribbons of rayon, influencing global style trends and output.
Japanese subsidy aids scout leader training school
The Japanese government grants about 260000 dollars to a school to train boy scout leaders, supporting youth development and organized scouting activities. The aid aims to bolster leadership programs and youth participation across Japan.
Canadian Farm Land Values Steady in 1924
The Dominion bureau of statistics reports no change in Canadian farm land values in 1924, averaging $37 per acre. The data include improved land and farm buildings with British Columbia highest at $96 per acre, while other provinces ranged from $53 to $24.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
British Columbia
Provinces
Busy woman preacher keeps pace with parish and home
Mrs Moore, pastor of a Congregational church in Spokane, preaches two sermons each Sunday and handles church duties while also managing home chores and caring for her children. The piece highlights her multitasking life and dedication alongside her parish responsibilities.
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Aspel
Marisa Wilson Moore
Spokane
Dodge Brothers Quality Keeps Long Lived Cars
Dodge Brothers, Inc. have always built a good, sound, long lived product. They do not make frequent expensive changes simply to catch the whim of the hour.
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Dodge Brothers, Inc
Farmer’s Secret Napkin Grows Linen Tale
A farmer boasts at dinner that a linen tablecloth came from flax he grew and a napkin was planted. The guest, unaware of linen processes, learns the trick after a conspiratorial pause. The joke hinges on plants becoming woven textiles through misdirection.
Funeral Procession Carries Noblemans Coffin in Farm Wagon
At Belvont Castle a nobleman’s funeral procession moved from the stately church to the mausoleum in a farm wagon drawn by four draft horses.
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Belvont Castle
The Elm Trees Named in Early American Praise
A Carbondale Pennsylvania elm is cited as one of the most perfectly proportioned trees in the nation with unknown age. Nearby along the Lee highway near Holston river forks and near Kingsport Tennessee a claim exists of the world’s largest elm tree. The Lafayette elm at Kennebunk Maine is also widely known.
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Carbondale
Lee Highway
Holston River
Kingsport
Tenn
Kennebunk
Maine
End of Bob Che Bobbed Hair Era Predicted
A French technical journal 1917 forecast the end of the bobbed hair era within two years. The theory holds that major fashion modes endure about ten years, with the Greek chignon and the high chignon cited as examples of the pattern.
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Goodby
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