Polite Burglar Raffles Back in Prison Yet Still Debonair
London reports the real life burglar Anthony St George alias Arthur Jamnes Wilkinson known as Raffles of the River returns to prison after a series of country house heists. Once admired by society for charm he bowed to a judge as he received a twelve month sentence while his long career as a night prowler continues to haunt aristocratic estates since 1924.
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London
Rafles
Reffles
Anthony St. George
Arthur Jamnes Wilkinson
Lord Glentyne
T. George
England
Raffles
St. George
Antiseptics in personal hygiene and first aid
The article reviews common antiseptics for skin mouth and wounds, noting lack of solid evidence for preventing colds with gargles sprays or throat washes. It discusses tincture of iodine mercurochrome boric acid Dakin’s solution chlorine based antiseptics and alcohol, warns mercury compounds are poisons, and favors soap water and hydrogen peroxide for cleansing and wound care.
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Council On Pharmacy and Chemistry
American Medical ‘Association
Apts
United States
Little Bo Peep and the restless girl worker tale
Oliver Roberts surveys a rambled essay on Little Bo Peep and gender roles. The piece compares nursery rhyme figures to modern girls, arguing for broader life perspectives, practical activism, and resilience over worry while noting persistent gender expectations and dreams.
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Mother Goose
Alfie
Sais
Iyesa
Average weekly hours in auto and body plants slips to six
An estimate shows July workers averaging six hours per week in automobile and body plant jobs, down from 36.6 hours in 1948. In May this year scheduled airlines carried 46,062 passengers, setting a new record, surpassing the previous high of 158,181 in August 185.
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Durh
United States
Closeup and Comedy ERSKINE JOHNSON GEORGE 5 SCARBO
Prior authorization must be secured. The latest German passenger centry by United States pilots and aircrafting off Wner is said to be con sights to foreign countries. Vertible for war purposes.
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United States
Wner
The Brond way tail and trans Atlantic Night saga
A garbled report cites Harvey Rich mans Hermle achievement and a chorus of skeptics. It notes celebrities praised and skeptics silent while investors consider buying stage memorabilia and press agents spins. The piece discusses elusive terms like chanteuse and famous names as it hints at backstage finance and rumored marriages.
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New York
Solifaeuy
Harvey Richman
Dapper Unity
Das. Lech
Lerpsolurtin Twain
Holly
Holian
Celeb
Miles
Singe
Sereyn
Patlin
Andy Ysdd Kuest
Trans Pacific Air Pilots Clash On Meeting At Oakland
Kay Dunn, a flight attendant on Overland Airways, reunites with pilot Ted Graham of Trans Pacific Airways in Oakland after a long, career focused voyage. Monte Blaine and Kay navigate romantic tension as Graham’s crew returns from a grueling 16 hour Honolulu to San Francisco flight. Kay finally faces the dramatic reunion she has awaited.
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Kay Dunn
Norec
Overland Airwaya
Thd Ghaham
Grabam
Doris Lee
Alice Miller
Bnals
Duria
Orat
Alice
Chuck Jones
Kayin
Reno
San Francisco
Blaine
Graham
Keyw
Monte Blaine
Oakland
Monte
American River
Kay
Flying Mariner
Ted Graham
Ship Harbor
Golden Gate
Mariner
Thera
China
America
Honolulu
Ted
Air
Trans-Stacific Airways
Scientifc Progress
Aeronautical
Kay Bonn
Mr. Graham
Overland Airways
Flo
Guam
Manila
Teno
Tim
Poe
Theater romance and backstage vanity in Broadway era stories
In rehearsals for Dead End at Belisco Theater Theodore Newton and Dring Hill play lovers secretly on stage while offstage they are newlyweds, a romance echoing real life stars like Ethel Merman returning to Broadway amid high salaries and cunning career moves. The piece mixes showbiz chatter with anecdotes about agents, managers, and entertainers shaping the era.
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Inday
Theodore Newton
Dring Hill
Belisco
Ue Waterfront
Offaluge
Belen Gohanean
Melvyn Douglas
Belasdo ‘Theater
Douglas
Vonight
Y Pith Avenue
Boston
Ethel Merman
Astoria
Ladybirds
Broadway
Ethel
Paul Whitman
Messrs
Weimprey
Abe Lyuit
Dimes Cagney
Kate Smith
Celts
Riley and Faeeley
Bays
Ows
Huwok Cull+man
Roxy Theater
Jean Authority
Ben Heche
Howe Redtrige
William Gaxlun
Mary Pickford
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American Medical Association
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Oliver Roberts Barton
Bo Peep
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Erskine Johnson
George 5
Scarbo
New York City
Richard Reed Carradine
Stooges
Ardanelle Connery
LS Semion
Haywood
Rehm
By Deck Morgan
Reso
Mildred Sharey
J. WM. Seymour
United Aries
Cella
Apple
Pace
Pattern Bureau
Sterling Place
Brooklyn
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