Exiled King Manuel Faces Diminishing Hopes in England
In London, exiled Manuel of Portugal endures a broken heart after Gaby Deslys abandons him for American dancer Harry Pilcer. With royalist funds drained, Manuel contemplates permanent residence in Kensington Palace as his circle pursues a royal marriage to Princess Alexandra of Fife, while Queen Amelia engages in charitable works to ease their plight.
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London
Manuel of
Portugal
Gaby Deslys
Gaby
Manuel
Harry Pilcer
France
England
Richmond
Lisbon
Kensington Palace
Duke
Oporto
Itout
Spain
Amelia
George
Manual
Edward
Princess Henry of Battenberg
Duchess of Argyll
Queen Victoria
New York
Alexandra of Fife
Duke of Fife
Fife
Patricia of
Patricia
First Woman Missionary Penetrates Tibet to Lhasa Promise
Dr. Rijnhart's remarkable trek set a path for Sut nose Shelton and wife to follow from Tachienlu toward Lhasa with two young daughters, Doris and Dorothy, while documenting Tibetan life. They arrive near Batang, home to the lamasary and 3,000 monks, after a perilous journey through narrow passes and steep passes. The voyage promises to open interior Tibet to Christian missions despite past closures by Younghusband.
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China Inland Mission House
Tachienlu
Ruth Neely
Susie Carsons Rijnhart
Tibet
Lhasa
Younghusband
Rijnhart
China
Foreign Missionary Society
A. L. Shelton
Shelton
Dr. Shelton
Buddha
Doris
Dorothy
Batang
Dr. Rijnhart
Dorothy Shelton
All
Asia
Dalai Lama
Narrow two story house designed for city lots
Reader questions answered by William A. Radford on building topics. A sample two story seven room house fits narrow city lots, with cost around 2000 dollars. The piece discusses urban growth, land subdivision, light, air, and the role of a kitchen as the most important room.
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William A. Radford
West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago
Ill
Up Against It in Pittsburgh Youth Career Dilemma
In a quip from the Pittsburgh Post, a Avalon youth asks his father about a career. The father assesses options and jokes that politics is crooked and crowded fields in law medicine and dentistry leave little room for a non athletic path.
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Avalon
Pittsburg Post
He Begins to See
Farmer Heck recalls coming to town and standing on a corner to wonder how city people live. He notes losing $38 in four days, explaining his change in perspective about urban life.
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Farmer Heck
Washington Herald
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Duchess of Marlborough
Crystal Palace
R.S.P.C.A
Richmond Hospital
Saint Elizabeth and
Saint John
Saint John’s Wood
Noel
Wmaradford
Lapland
Herbert Kaufman
Woman's World
BEC
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