American Brides Cost Compared From Primitive Lands
National Geographic cites wide gaps in bride prices across cultures. In New Guinea, grooms face $600 tag. Nigeria’s Ibo require up to $250 for a pretty daughter or goats for a homely one. Kaffurs call an unmarried woman an old cat, while Assam’s Kuki-Lushal men must provide gourds of fire water and years of servitude before marriage. Alaska’s Kenai men prove themselves by chores before wedlock, underscoring America as the more affordable option.
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America
National Geographic Society
New Guinea
Lady Jones
Nigeria
South Africa
Assam
India
Alaska
Alienation of Affections Wrong Even In Day Case
Newport News Virginia Police Judge John Massey handles a quirky case in which Lee Miller is fined ten dollars for using improper language after denying back room talk and claiming Thessalonia Smith fed his dog too much. The judge jokes about alienation of a dog and orders Smith to stop feeding the pup.
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Newport News
John Massey
Lee Miller
Thessalonia Smith
Miller
Smith
Heroism Seen As Inherent In Human Nature Says Panel
A Pittsburgh anonymous hero recognition agency proclaims heroism an inherent trait of humanity. It argues people spontaneously act to help in crises, driven by the basic nature to assist others, and a large portion would respond to urgent situations.
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Pittsburgh
Prisoner magazine condemns radio crime schools programs
An inmate at the Connecticut state prison condemns radio crime programs and TV violence, citing officers who listened to 50 crime broadcasts in two weeks. He argues such broadcasts teach theft, bank robbery, blackmail, kidnapping and murder, calling them debasing and crime-inducing. The Monthly Record article titled 15,000 Murders a Month is quoted.
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Wethersfield. Conn
Connecticut State
Ghost of Highworth Rd Returns After Exorelem
In Bristol England the ghost at 13 Highworth Road reappears with a nightly partner. Mr and Mrs Baber report sounds of dancing or wrestling on the stairs. A former exorcism by Rev Francis Maddock preceded a spiritualist session and a Ouija board yielded the message EEHFHMEV.
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Bristol
England
Highworth Rd
No. 13
William Baber
Baber
Francis Maddock
Try Dancing Is Putting Child to Stoop Ditficult
Hollywood dancer Gene Nelson began dancing bedtime stories for his baby a year ago. He now uses dance routines for wake up stories bath time dressing and bedtime prep. He notes the method calms the child and earns envy from other parents while admitting it is tiring for a busy father.
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Hollywood
Calif
Gene Nelson
Nelson
Nelson Oan
Papa
O'Grady
Bometh
Devotion to Duty Keeps Cart Pusher On 15 Hour Shift
George Kuscinkas a 56 year old Lithuanian immigrant endured a 15 hour walk pushing an 830 pound handcart across New York and into the Bronx in a single minded bid to deliver artists materials. He ate nothing for two days and received $30 for the effort from his temporary employer and photographers. He was later returned home by detectives after missing his target by miles.
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New York
N. Y
George Kuscinkas
George
E. 10Th Street
Manhattan
White Plain
Bronx
Lithuania
2 St
Miles
Little Cult Prepares Against H Bomb Day
In Rockport Massachusetts a small group of nine adults plans to survive hydrogen bomb blasts. Led by a man calling himself The Zoom from Newark New Jersey, they envision a new civilization in a cave sanctuary. The report ties their views to Krishna Venta as a similar survival movement.
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Rockport
Mass
Rocky Cape Ann
the Zoom
Newark
N.J
Jack Goldie
Krishna Venta
Far West
Ghost of Man in Gray Haunts Famed Theater
London England a local ghost haunts the Theater Royal Drury Lane known as the Man in Gray. He walks only by day between 9 am and 6 pm and moves counterclockwise through rooms and doors without noise. Seen infrequently with no warning, he appears in a single area and repeats a fixed circuit.
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Man In Gray
Famed
London
England
Theater Royal
Drury Gane
Ree
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