Occasional Wife and a Night of Glamour and Deceit
Camilla Meyt, the adopted daughter of wealthy parents, pursues commercial art while Peter Anson, a sculptor, works on a figure for a scholarship. A party at a lakeside estate unfolds flirtations, hidden motives, and a planned impersonation show as relationships strain under wealth, class, and longing.
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Camilla Meyt
Gert Mudent
Peter Anson
Hirself Camilla
Peter
Sylvia Todd
Camilla
Miss Todd
Avis Werth
Terry Wayne
Gus Matson
Avis
Peter the Unyielding Gambler Faces a Tight Night
In a tense poker evening Peter displays grit and wit while Avis, Camila, Cathie, and Bates circle the table. He wins a hard fought hand with luck, hides a pawned watch, and endures others’ concern as dinner interrupts play. The scene ends with Bates announcing dinner and Peter’s stoic reaction.
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Camila
Cathie
Bates
Peter
Camilla
Mercury
Hoyt
Lawrence of Arabia behind bombing tests with armored speedboats
The article profiles Lawrence as originator of a dangerous bombing stunt using fast unsinkable 40 foot speedboats to train British bomber crews over the North Sea. Hubert Scott-Paine designed the boats with a crash shelter while Lawrence piloted as target, with up to 120 planes following.
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North Sea
Lawrence of Arabia
Burning Sands
Hubert Scott-Paine
Lawrence
Scott-Paine
Centurion
Prince of Wales pokes fun at himself in radio banquet speech
In a banquet with radio manufacturers the Prince of Wales joked about listeners moods and a handy knob to switch programs. He noted having radio sets in his two airplanes and listening while flying, and he said it took about half an hour to get out of range of BBC music. The Times-Journal comments on his self deprecating humor.
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Terry
Bryce
Cathie
Avis
Bruce
Dan Mason
Peter
Avis Werth
Prince of Wales
Sir John Reith
B.B.C
St. Thomas
Prince of Wales Accepts Royal St Davids Golf Club Captaincy
The Prince of Wales, noted golfer, accepts the captaincy at Royal St Davids Golf Club Harlech He has captained the Royal and Ancient Club of St Andrews in 1922 and agreed earlier this year to lead Worplesdon Club Brookwood amid his broad club affiliations.
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Prince of Wales
Royal St. David's
Harlech
Prince
Great Britain
Royal and Ancient Club of
St. Andrews
Worplesdon Club
Brookwood
Japan Plans Trade Reprisals Faced with export bans fear Tokyo asks Diet power
The government fears Japanese products may be barred from European and British markets and plans to seek executive decree tariff reprisals. A Foreign Office spokesman said Tokyo is alarmed by reports of moves to exclude Japanese manufactures, with some reports suggesting coordinated action by several powers.
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Diet
Foreign Office
Tokio
Europe
It Is Easy For The Troubled To Advise Worrying
A reflective piece notes how comfortable individuals dismiss others worries while those facing problems feel the weight. The line highlights human inconsistency and calls for empathy toward those in distress.
Fat man prou d by Lancet doctor plea for obesity
In a letter quoted from the Lancet English doctor Christopher Howard defends fatness. He argues laughter good temper sociability and enjoyment of food are virtues and rejects diet pundits as unhelpful. He says society needs jolly fat men. St. Thomas Times-Journal.
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Wiliam Shakespeare
Cassius
Christopher Howard
Lancet
Howard
St. Thomas
The Rhyming Optimist Mystery
An early poem contemplates how truth eludes grasp even as life remains lovely. The speaker notes shifting perceptions and veiled places while asserting that mystery defines existence and that people themselves are unknowable.
Immigration into Canada Dips After Peak Year
The Department of Immigration reports 12 505 people entered Canada from January to October 1933, a 32 percent drop from 1932. The 10 month total includes 7 549 Americans 2 024 British subjects and 571 Northern Europeans. The figures recall the 1913 peak of 402 432 and show sustained multi race entry across 41 groups.
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Canada
Department of Immigration
Stranger's Post Office Ask Ends With Rude Retreat
A man is asked by a stranger for the post office name and location. He misreads the cue and offers directions then learns his reply was impolite. He returns to ask for clarification, but the stranger declines and leaves.
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Inquirer
Golf ball sound captured to mimic drive in film
The Sporting and Dramatic News reports a film company used a technical team to reproduce the sound of a golf ball being driven past a sound recorder. After trying wispy branches and other noises, they succeeded by driving a golf ball past the microphone.
Quiet Life A Guide To Tranquil Faithful Living
A devotional urging daily preparation of the soul for a peaceful life. It counsels turning to God, maintaining calm under disquiet, and repeatedly returning to resolve through meekness, patience, and self restraint as taught by Frances De Sales.
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Frances de Sales
Movies For African Natives Cartoonish East Africa screening scene
A Dar Es Salaam dispatch notes an agricultural show educating natives in farming methods. When a film screen was shown the audience panicked, doors and windows were opened, and people rushed into daylight seeking safety. The piece questions how to explain basic science to natives amid suspicions and superstitions.
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East Africa
Dar-Es-Salaam
New York Evening Post
Less Excuse Than Ever For Dangerous Driving
The Yorkshire Post argues drivers should focus less on their car mechanism and more on the road to reduce accidents. It contends modern cars are fine mechanical thoroughbreds, and with worthy motorists, road mishaps would be scarce.
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Yorkshire Post
Definition of Genius Says Autograph Book Writings
The Boston Transcript notes a proverb-like definition where a genius does not blank when asked to write in an autograph book. The piece mocks the idea and reflects on what clever minds produce on such pages.
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