News Review of Current Events by Edward W. Pickard
A broad survey notes U S policy in Central America with Nicaragua tensions, Latimer’s neutral zone, and debates in Congress on intervention. Britain seeks tariff autonomy for China, while Japan resists. Canada tightens liquor laws to curb bootlegging. Hirohito crowned in Tokyo. Germany and Italy sign a friendship pact. U S business commissions study agriculture amid broader economic questions.
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Britain
China
Orient
Washington
State Department
France
Japan
Marechal Chang Tso-ln
Manchuria
Haa
Peking
Imperial Palace
Shanghai
Hirohito
Tokyo
Yoalhitoe
Anperor
Cardinal Elma
Man
Germany
Italy
Europe
Usiness Men of America
Charles Nagel
St Louis
National Industrial Conference Board
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Nagel
Commission
Black Taffeta Is Popular in Paris Fashion
A Paris correspondent notes robes de style dominate winter festivities, offering cheerful, old fashioned charm. Lanvin and Boure Soeurs lead. gowns feature black taffeta or velvet, fitted Bertha yokes, rhinestone embellishments, and flowing skirts with delicate nets and pearls.
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Paris
New York Times
le Touquet
Biel
Jeanne Lanvin
Lanvin
Bertha
Lanvig
High Waistline Dress Feature Debate in Portrait
A fragmented description discusses the high waistline effect of a dress tied to a figure named Tho dress and Gutlives. The readable text hints at fashion commentary on silhouette and style without clear dates or broader context.
Midwinter Mode Shows Light Furs Dark Coats Fashion
Midwinter fashion features light fluffy furs paired with dark cloth coats. Green erede with red fox and wine red cloth with lynx stand out, while black broadcloth gains a dramatic badger trim. Fur travels down the front to the hemline and a huge fur pocket attracts attention.
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Coata
Favored Winter Modes in Women's Footwear
Parisp dispatches via Harper's Bazaar outline winter fashion in women's shoes. Lizard and alligator trims rise amid possible skin shortages. brown patent leather and dull enamel pair with colors. Oxford and strapped models suit sports and travel with broader, lower heels. evening shoes split between plain and elaborate styles for occasions.
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Harpar
Paris
Parta
Oxford
Straight Silhouette Dominates Paris Fashion Season
Paris fashion coverage notes the straight silhouette as the season’s dominant trend. Conte frocks and evening robes favor uninterrupted lines from shoulder to hem with a back blousing effect. Loose bodies and skirts prevail, with hipline molding permitted in winter fashions.
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Paris
Encouraging confession ends with boot wiping advice
The excerpt shows Herbert telling a friend about a rejected proposal. She called his approach encouraging and, after he cried, pointed to his muddy footprints on linoleum inside the bell and urged him to wipe his boots on the mat next time.
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Herbert
Beard
Dictation Scene From Sapper and Wife Exchange
Fragmentary dialogue shows a sapper insisting on dictation from his wife while another character asserts no outside dictation. The terse exchange hints at a wartime stenography context and personal tension.
Relativity in Finance Prosperity Ambiguities
A fragmented poetic note contemplates wealth and prosperity with uneven optimism. It references frequent pauses and universal complaints about abundance, suggesting a wary view of economic gains and the uneven impact on society.
Mme Pompadour Question Sparks Theater Inquiry
In a theater program moment, patrons ask who Mme Pompadour was. A patron deflects to the neighbor, creating a light exchange about the historic figure amid the crowd. The moment highlights shared curiosity and the actor’s playful interaction.
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Lacy
Mme. Pompadour
Littell Brows I Met Jonee Not Yet My Wife
A fragment notes an encounter with Jonee, indicating the speaker is not yet married to her. The tone suggests a personal relationship detail rather than a formal event. No other clear entities or dates are present.
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Jonee
Phrase Confusion Over What Goods Are Branded
In a terse exchange, Lawrence asks what kind of goods are branded and if any croth can be used after it is made into a dress for his wife, highlighting a miscommunication about material and product usage.
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Childere
Lawrence
The Poor Nut: Characters Speak Amid Burr and Almond Quips
A clipped dialogue sketch centers on a character nicknamed The Poor Nut. References to a hard-sheded tone and a burr flavor the talk, while a second voice balks at discussing the poor. The piece plays with speech idiosyncrasies and social lines.
Improvement a ai4 Gabriel My Trumpet's Tone No Longer I'll Employ
A fragmented verse fragment features a speaker renouncing trumpet playing to acquire an exxophone and compel dancing for a bandleader named Jay. The lines mix archaic spelling with garbled phrasing, hinting at a playful musical mockery.
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Gabriel
Jay
No Ambition Grace in a Quip Barroom Exchange
In a playful exchange Gwen questions Jack's drive while a teasing reply hints at a culinary quip. The mood is light, with a strained joke about appetite and ambition shaping the scene.
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Jack
Gwen
Cowardly Firat Motorist and the Slow Train Conflict
A fragmented overheard exchange shows two motorists debating a train encounter. One accuses the other of risking a collision by speeding as a train appeared, while the other questions the claim and the timing of the sighting.
Dreaming of a football game in Ine for Hekete
A fragmented line recalls someone dreaming through the night about waiting in Ine to obtain Hekete for a football game. The text is incomplete and presents as a brief, unclear OCR snippet with limited context.
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Ine
Hekete
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