Coach and Four Returns to British Travel
The old fashioned coach and four makes a comeback in England with regular Brighton to London trips planned for spring. The Berkeley, famed for winning horse show events at Richmond and Olympia, will haul the service on the Brighton London route as horses recapture prominence over cars.
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London
Mar
England
Brighton
Berkeley
Richmond
Olympia
Brighton-londen Highway
Lost Husbands in England Prompt Reward Search
About 20009 missing husbands in England are reported no news from despite rewards offered. Guardians boards in various localities coordinate efforts to locate and inform families while authorities assess efforts and reports.
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England
Boards of Guardians
McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Tablets Sell Health for Children
An advertisement touts McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets as an easy, sugar coated option to improve nourishment in weak or pale children. It claims a two month gain of eleven and a half pounds for a boy from New Jersey and offers a money back guarantee if not satisfied. Sold at Randall Pharmacy and Mann Drug Co. and other druggists.
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MccCoy
George G. O’brien
War N. J
Randall Pharmacy
Mann Drug Co
America
Wanted husbands roam after war ends stir in cities
Maintenance for dependents of missing men prompts calls to end husbands’ aid as authorities spend thousands on poor relief. In Manchester Liverpool and Birmingham officials report lists of wanted husbands as returning soldiers struggle to settle back home and find work.
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Manchester
Liverpool
Birmingham
Language in Shakespearean English Anarchy and Experiment
Professor Gordon argues Shakespearean English in the sixteenth century had no fixed grammar spelling or pronunciation standard. He notes Elizabethan English welcomed verbal wealth and experimentation with many forms, causing concerns among cautious language reformers who later black-listed new words.
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George Gordon
Oxford
Royal Institution of London
Gordon
Criticism of 1926 fashion trend from Sir Bruce Porter
Sir Bruce Porter, consulting physician for the American relief administration after the war, criticizes young women of 1926 for striving to look willowy. He questions why the fair sex would copy weak, weed-like male traits and warns it may cause indigestion and higher risk of consumption.
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Sir Bruce Porter
American Relief Administration
London
Sir Bruce
Mothers warn against figure obsession and cake scene at Downing Street
The article notes mothers’ cautionary advice on daughters’ figures and a humorous London tea scene at 10 Downing Street where Mrs May Barratt crafted a Big Ben chocolate cake bearing Peace in our time. It also covers a Harmon Foundation loan fund for Eagle Scouts and U S treasury bond issues with market-aligned rates and next week’s buyback of third liberty bonds.
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Stanley Baldwin
England
Royal
Number 10
Downing Street
London
May Barratt
House of Commons
Austen Chamberlain
Mr. Baldwin
The Wanderer Opens at American Theater Today
The Wanderer brings a dramatic screen spectacle to the American theater following the prodigal son parable. Clergy critics and thousands praised the Babylon sequence during its New York Criterion run.
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Ners
Babylon
Criterion
New York
Gleason Garners Warm London Praise For Is Zat So
London critics praise James Gleason and Robert Armstrong for Is Zat So as the funniest duo seen in years. The play and co author Gleason are lauded for capturing New York slang and rapid patter amid England's laughter. Critics credit American films with widening British tastes for comedy.
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James Gleason
London
England
America
Gleason
Robert Armstrong
New York
Forecasts of London fashion reveal bold new silhouettes
London observers foresee spring styles with very short skirts and sheer bodices, long sleeves with ample material, oversized square cuffs, and red melon sleeves in sharp contrasts. Evening gowns feature sleeves to the waist while outdoor wear flaunts high collars. Lingerie may be woven as one piece of gauze silk with a frock slipping over it for a complete ensemble.
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London
Eagle Scouts Offered Help Toward Higher Education
The Harmon Foundation will award four $100 scholarships annually in every Boy Scout region to Eagle Scouts who have notably served their community in the past year. Selection favors sustained service and character, not a single act, with the aim of encouraging initiative and helpfulness.
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Harmon Foundation
Gordon Blair
Uwharrie Council
Boy Scouts of America
Blair
Not the Truth. Moore Denies Alfonso Visit Report
Palm Beach Florida March date. Alexander P Moore former ambassador to Spain rejects reports that King Alfonso visits the United States. Moore states there is no truth to the circulating claim in this AP dispatch.
Government To Sell 500 Million In 30 Year Bonds
The treasury plans public subscription of 500 million dollars in 30 year bonds bearing 3.25 percent interest the lowest rate since early Liberty issues. Proceeds fund March 15 retirement of 750 million in outstanding bonds and bridge financing to June with tax receipts. Exempt from principal and interest from most taxes, except inheritance and federal income taxes.
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Treasury
Federal Reserve
Washington
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