Dinner with Moors in Fez Reveals Courtly Hospitality
Miss Humphreys recalls dinners in Fez hosted by wealthy Moors and two hosts the Pasha of Fez and the Cherif. Attendees walk through a majordomo led doorway to a courtyard, where guests sit on cushions and observe women behind curtains. Courses include pigeon and stuffed dishes, with slaves serving from a sable mint, followed by quiet talk and native quintesans as the evening ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme
Marjorie Humphreys
Miss Humphreys
Row
Fes
Berif
Pasha
Cherit Asa Ut
Sore Moora
Jumbled OCR Indicates Jockey Spotting Race Winner
Fragmentary text describes spotting a winning jockey in bright colors at a race. Names and clear facts are garbled, but references to a jockey and a race outcome imply a brief sports note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Hojo
Magical Incense by Francesca Claremont reported
New book review outlines Magical Incense by Francesca Claremont about Shree sisters Emilia Victoria and Lada. It traces their lives shaped by a poverty stricken country vicarage and a loveless Victorian atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francesca Claremont
Auga
Emilia
Victoria
Lada
Leda
One Class Travel from Australia on the Bay Boats
Travel promotion urges Australians toward overseas voyages on the One Class Ray Boats of the Aberdeen and Commonwealth Line. Fares from £68 return to England, with arrangements for Italy or Naples trips funded by the line. The feature includes a famed after-dinner talk and travel nostalgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
England
Italy
Chad Waten
Malta
Naples
Aberdeen and
Commonwealth Line
Maiter
Sandwich
Escape from a Quiet Country House Confronts a Poacher
Bert, an ex-convict turned electrician, hides from a feared pursuer inside the Dene Place estate. While repairing switches in the study, a dangerous encounter with Colonel Stall leads to a near-fatal accident from exposed wiring and an ensuing medical briefing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Htenkies
Iack
Bert
Bixley Woods
Lake
Jerry Thomson
Lingbridge
Dene Place
Colonel Stall
Stail
Billy
Stall
Bart
Tean
Polten
Warner's Safe Cure Praised In Patient Letter
Mrs J M Docherty reports rapid relief from severe headaches back and kidney pain after using Warner's Safe Cure. She claims an 18 shilling bottle cured her and urges others to try it, noting improvements in vitality and stomach strength. The letter also cites hospitalizations and taxi costs and ends with promotional remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner
Warners
Wberry
China Yearbook 1932 Reveals Vast Population and Struggles
The China Yearbook 1932 outlines a population near 309 million with 70 to 80 percent in agriculture. It notes low farm yields, heavy reliance on imports for staples, weak labor and mining conditions, and limited naval and railway capacity amid advancing machinery and handicrafts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Tarmere
Wren
Japan
United States
Tabor
Austr
Mukden
England
Anon Ay
The Eye Safety Appeal From The Postman
A historical notice urges careful eye care warning of fatigue from long reading and sewing. It stresses early signs of eye trouble including strain and inertia and recommends a skilled optician with twenty years’ experience for examination and guidance on glasses.
Fragmentary Comic Exchanges From A Street Scene
A jumble of overheard snippets shows a clerk, a policeman, a boy, and a family gathering outside a church. The dialogue hints at misunderstandings and mistaken paternity, with a teacher offering another chance and a tramp muttering about perfection.
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Ling Security
Somertic
Frank Mardet
Queen Birest
Melbourne
the Union Trustee Co. OF Australia Ltd
EAD
Collins ST
James McEwan Carroll
Onmral Seanagers
Bamitel Cook
G. F. Finlay Pho Gee Mie
Wic
BVM
Sydney
Jolimont Square
East Melb
Ssetite
Stversare Waart Our Prom Saarion ‘Rane Roo Tea Co
Sean Matheurea
Uce
NEW Books
Travel
Johnson
Alice
Little Hoy
Tam
Fetler
Kranma
L. Bissell
Melb
Central
Moore
Ice
Coolgardie
James Moore & Sons Pty
P. F. Campbell
Star
City Beach
South Melbourne
PAGEY
Equity Trustees, Executors and Agency Co, Ltd
Bourke Street
Tel
Central 191
Board of Direstors
Arimary
Alee Y. Mitchell
Evar
How J. Seeee
Stephen Morell
Allan Spowera
Perg. Gale
W.D. Box
G.P
Indies
International Medical Agency
Regd
Collina St
G.P.O
Mvang Nn
Bartram & Son
Bourke
Excise
O.K
Okars
Hsien Yana
Halen Yang
Fan Li
Ching
Dester
Pesteet
Ort Coun Cale
RTC
ALYP
Brunnings
Sudan
Johnson Base
Bruw- Hine
Pek
Ber
D. & J. Evans
Sawrance
Colombo Tea Company
Collins
Brown
George
Margery
Abe
Saram
Wille Jones
Jack
Tim
Hitere
Miller’s Weathered Iron CO
Post Office
Mypol
Felton, Ghimwabe
Ogameems
Rey
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