Zionist talks clear path for Palestine work
The Literary Chronicle from London reports negotiations between Zionists and the British government have cleared the way for constructive work on Palestine, to be discussed at the Zionist Congress in June. Einstein’s Zionism views will appear Feb 3 in About Zionism, urging Jewish devotion to Palestine benefits for all inhabitants and Arab revival gains from Jewish sympathy.
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London
Palestine
Albert Einstein
Observations of Life as Recorded in Burt's Festival
A southern author Burt offers a carefully crafted novel Festival where Dorn Griffiths a banker retires to seek life’s missing pieces. Delice, his daughter, marries an Italian nobleman, Graeme Borden loves Delice, and Dora doubts his own feelings. The work centers on Dorn’s reactions to these loves and choices, narrated with vivid backgrounds and subtle character study.
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Rome
Lake
Garcia
Siena
Como
Turin
A. Marinoni
Ivory
Heinrich Hauser
Gerhart Hauptmann
Hauser
Frankfurter Zeitung
Horace Liveright, Inc
Burt
Dorn Griffiths
Dorn
Delice
Graeme Borden
Dora
Vancouver fish trade boosts octopus meat to Asia
Canadian fisheries ship thousands of pounds of octopus to Japan and China. Market prices range from two to ten cents per pound as demand rises, even as domestic tastes lag.
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Vancouver
Japan
China
Distinctive Fashion Praise in Tit-Bits Quip
A witty Tit-Bits remark praises a girl's fashion sense. The line notes a refined display of clothing and asks for precision in language, “distinctly” versus “distinction.” It captures a period voice on style and wording from a brief humorous exchange.
Whiff and Whirls by Maud Idol Smith
Local poetess from High Points presents Whiff and Whirls a privately printed collection priced at $2. The critic notes talent and charm in childhood memories and nature pieces with humor and whimsy, though some poems seek greater strength of beauty. The book includes sections Whitfe From Childhood Thought Whirle and Whiff From Nature.
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Maud Idol Smith
Sagueer
Movies Set Styles For Modern Women In London View
London stylists say films rather than Paris designers shape current fashion. They estimate cinema audiences worldwide at 70 percent female, all fashion conscious and imitating the looks of their favorite movie stars.
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London
Sympathetic Now Framing of Matrimonial Agency Closure
Nebelspalter notes a speaker explains quitting a matrimonial agency due to marriage and the realization of harm caused. The Zurich publication presents the reflective stance as a personal confession and moral reconsideration.
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Nebelspalter
Zurich
Vachel Lindsay Poems Reviewed in The Macmillan Volume
A critical take on Hazelton Spencer edited selection of Vachel Lindsay noting his blend of Keats Whitman and humor, musical yet abrasive style, including The Lion Congo and I Know All This When Gypsy Fiddles Cry, praising romance in the commonplace and democracy in his poetry.
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Hazelton Spencer
New York
the Macmillan Co
Keats
Whitman
Lindsay
Sandburg
Carl
Samuel Hoffenstein
Congo
America
Anita Colombo Named La Scala General Manager
The piece highlights Anita Colombo becoming La Scala's first woman general manager, detailing her background as a pianist, nurse, and administrator. It notes her rise with Toscanini, approval from Mussolini aligned officials, and the expectation of her proven ability guiding the historic opera house. It also references her leadership style and prior work coordinating European tours and American engagements.
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Anita Colomba
la Scala
Milan
Lily Pens
Metropolitan
Peter Ibbetson
Taylor
Signorina
Anita Colombo
Italy
Angelo Scandiano
Legion
Maestri
Borletti
Raymond Hall
Mussolini
Ll Duce
New York Times
Toscannini
Scandiano
Colombo
Colom
Austria
Germany
New York Philharmonic Symphony Society
Miss Colombo
America
Toscanini
Philharmonic
Clarence Seonce
Seandiani
Debut of Lily Pons Marks La Scala Future Stamped
The author of A Jew In Love is credited with shaping La Scala's future. Next Sunday features Lily Pons debut. Communications should be addressed to Box 705.
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Love
la Scala
Lily Pons
Firemen Trapped as Boiler Explodes at Box Company
In Cincinnati a boiler explosion trapped one fireman under debris and seriously injured two others during a fire at the H. D. Smith Paper Box Co. The five story plant burned for hours before flames were checked and damage was put at about $50,000.
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Cincinnati
H. D. Smith Paper Box Company
Firehry
Terhune Celebrates Mongrel Hero in New Book
AMbert Payson Terhune writes of publishing a mongrel named Chips as the hero of his forthcoming book from Harper and Brothers on February 18. He defends the choice against breeders and magazines, noting mongrels are common, hardy, loyal, and cheaper to keep than purebreds while affirming his love for the collie as supreme.
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Ambert Payson Terhune
Chips
Harper and Brothers
America
England
Better Times Foresee Return, Opines At Penney Convention
R W Riggins, manager of the J C Penney store, returns from Philadelphia where eight national spring conventions reported improved business and a likely steady prosperity. He cites lower prices, higher value for the dollar, and reduced costs, with fashion trends favoring longer skirts and refined feminine lines while maintaining wardrobe value.
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R. W. Riggins
J. C. Penney Company
Philadelphia
J. C. Penney Co
United States
Riggins
Prohibition Agents to Attend School in Wilson
Prohibition agents in the region will begin a two week training course in Wilson starting Monday. David B. Paul, a prohibition investigator from Charlotte, will lead the program for the government men.
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Wilson
N. C
David B. Paul
Charlotte
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