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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1927
Page
11
London vendors faced a sharp drop in sales as one of the coldest summers on record persisted and an illness scare reduced demand. Major manufacturers convened to plan an advertising push while authorities investigate the poison source. Large ice cream firms cut staff and many street sellers reduced operations.
AP reports King George imagines riding atop a London omnibus from end to end. If realized soon, he may board near Buckingham Palace as buses stop at the front gates due to West End traffic changes from Piccadilly repairs. The note cites royal love of incognito bus rides and compares with past monarchs' similar hopes.
Commander Richard E. Byrd predicts mail planes at 500 miles per hour flying 35000 feet high and large airliners with many passengers. He argues aviation is entering a controversial phase and hinges on private capital and public enthusiasm rather than government subsidies.
London shoppers embrace paw paw as a luxury fruit favored by wealthy aristocrats. The item has scored a hit in fashionable circles, aided by its premium price and exclusivity.
London report says a musical trio, famed for a street performance, looted a Liverpool Road music store at dawn. They carried drums, a trombone, and a cabinet, marching away under cover while residents complained. The shopkeeper笑 at the absurdity, joking about sending a piano to complete their act.
University of Missouri professor Jay William Hudson warned in Cleveland that pursuit of motion picture royalties harms American fiction. He argued writers compromise talent for potential film wealth, risking ruined stories and diminished literary prestige. His book Abbe Pierre is in its twelfth edition.
Hutchinson A P city commission votes to cancel indemnity insurance on city owned automobiles and street cars. Commissioner Ed Metz says city not liable for employee damages, so insurer not liable either.
Rome AP reports Italy weighs a 10 PM curfew on radio broadcasting to curb imported vices like jazz and dancing. Ecclesiastics led by Father Paolini push programs end at hours when dancing may resume at private homes. Plan aims for educational content, but reforms seek broader ban on light music.
In Muskham England a wedding party member shouted Keep them as Mrs Francis Wood and her husband traveled after their diamond wedding celebration. A cart passing by dropped wheat tassels and the phrase was urged to help them never want for bread.
Hollywood studio casting reveals only one homely girl among thousands on extra lists and none with true piano legs. A director recalls calling women to test “piano legs” but all declined or were insulted. Older women extras warm to John Barrymore for unkempt backstage roles, while the piano legs ruse aired no screen credit.
The fragment recalls Mrs Snood’s claim of always being provided for, stating she has never wanted for bread. The snippet hints at a wartime or hardship memory where frugality and sufficiency are emphasized.
London dispatch reports Miss C F Elam, said to be the world's only woman metallurgist, accompanies a 252 member party to Canada for the Empire Mining and Metallurgical Congress in Montreal. She serves as assistant to a professor at the Royal School of Mines and is noted as the sole woman in the tour group.
Fresno photographer tried to photograph the new wild cat at Roeding Park Zoo. The cat paced and snarled, refusing the open-air picture pose as keeper Vedder waved away a scratched arm and offered no shot. Nearby, an ad promoted pipes at a local drug store.
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