Paris Princess’s Parisian Escape Leads to London Wedding
Princess Elena Pobramskaja and William H. Jackson Woollford wed at the Savoy Chapel after a dramatic Paris street confrontation with knife-wielding attackers. Woodford, a New York writer aged forty two, proposed after a night of celebration and dancing.
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Elena Pobramskaja
Tsmilowkidze
William H. Jackson Woollford
London
Paris
Boulevard Des Capucines
Strand
Elena
Bill Woodford
New York
America
Mr. Woodford
Savoy Chapel
Counttry
Denmark
A Night Out in London Banquet at Grosvenor House
A Wilmington reader recounts attending a March 1938 banquet at Grosvenor House Park Lane hosted by the Timber Federation of the United Kingdom. The writer describes dressing in formal attire, mingling with notable guests such as Sir Roger Keyes and Sir Malcolm Campbell, and paying for drinks while noting the costliness of such business-forward social events. The piece reflects on the glamour and expense of the evening and its value to business connections.
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Tinber Federation
United Kingdom
Grosvenit House Park Lane
Unis
Worl
Rome
Grosvenor
Federation
Major Harris
Roger Keyes
Malcolm Campbell
Lord Milner
Earl of Dudley
Alan Andersor
Ewan Wallace
Chamber of Commerce
London
Australia
O.P
Stormont Road
Maren
Elena of Denmark Star Actress and Equestrian Medalist
Princ ess Elena, linked to a family chateau on a Danish island, has acted in films and earned medals for high jumping on horses. She speaks eight languages and aims to learn two more, plays a Russian guitar, cooks, and can quote recipes for national dishes of several countries. Her honeymoon began in Europe and will end in Los Angeles.
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Elena
Europe
Los Angeles
Feeding of Pigs Improves with Proper Rationing
A departmental pamphlet argues that pig farming yields improve when feeding is carefully managed from birth to market. It warns many farmers feed under suboptimal, sometimes unwholesome foods, and stresses a properly balanced ration with appropriate nutritive proportions to promote growth and early maturity with minimal waste.
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New South Wales
Make Your Cow Rugs At Home To Save Winter Stock
In winter production, proper shelter reduces disease and waste. Dairy farmers can make cow rugs at home from cornsacks and twine, sewing strips for straps and neck fits, improving warmth and water resistance. Daily removal is advised except on bad days, with shelter belts and farm forestry noted as aids, and the Department of Agriculture offers Trees on the Farm bulletin.
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Colter
Farmers’ Bulletin
Department of Agriculture
Sydney
Anzac Interlude In Sydney Streets With Pipe Band
Anzac afternoon in Sydney produced lively scenes as Diggers moved through the city. A notable incident saw a large espati lead a pipe band around major streets and halt before several pubs, with the captain claiming to have commandeered the band to follow.
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Sydney
Macleay
Early calendar forms described in primitive square tablets
The text notes that among the earliest calendars were square pieces of wood, bone, or brass marked with notches for three months on each side, illustrating ancient time-keeping devices and their simple, tactile design.
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New Business Representative
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Paris Romance
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L. E. Monro
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