Destroyers to be fastest and most powerful in U S class
Washington reports five new destroyers under construction will outrun current ships with a designed 36% knot speed, five 5 inch guns, and higher engine power. Rear Admiral Larimer notes superior stability, fire control, and torpedo positions. Four machine guns replaced by five 50 caliber and three 30 caliber guns.
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Washington
United States
Naval Officciass
B. B. Larimer
Bureau of Ordnance
Hoover
Housewife tips for cleaner floors and kitchen care
A homemaking note advises not to overwet floors, a little dampness plus polishing yields better floors. It warns against soaking fresh fish too long as it ruins flavor and texture. It suggests ammonia in dishwater speeds up greasy dishwashing and recommends reusable celluloid place cards for thrifty hosts with silhouette cutouts.
Eclipsed Sun Draws Global Astronomical Interest
A record number of astronomical parties will observe the August 31 total solar eclipse across eastern Canada and New England. Institutions from the United States Canada England Russia and Japan plan expeditions from Sorel Magog Conway Fryeburg and Parent Quebec with McCormick Observatory McGill and London University groups among others. Observations include corona photography spectrum work shadow band studies and eclipse motion. No star deflection test will occur due to lack of bright nearby stars.
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New York
Canada
New England
England
Russia
Japan
Hudson Bay
Quebec
St. Lawrence
Montreal
United States
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine
Massachusetts
Cape Cod
Atlantic
Salem
Mass
Boothbay
Parent
Canadian National
Dominion Observatory
Ottawa
Royal Observatory
Greenwich
Sorel
St. Lawrence River
McCormick Observatory
University of Virginia
McGill University
University of London
Cambridge University
Magog
Conway
N. H
Worth
Center Conway
Fryeburg
Lick Observatory
University of California
Sproul Observatory
Swarthmore College
van Vieck Observatory
Wesleyan University
Franklin Institute
Philadelphia
Perkins Observatory
Ohio Wesleyan University
Douglass Hill
Sebago
Royal Astronomical Society
London
Mount Wilson Observatory
University of Indiana
Kwasan Observatory
Kyoto Imperial University
Central Astronomical Observatory
Pulkova
Vassar College Elects Marion Thorp Little Chief Justice
The junior at Vassar, Marion Thorp Little of Newburyport Mass, is named the college supreme court chief justice with authority to levy penalties from fines to expulsion.
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Bliss
Marion Thorp Little
Vassar College
College
Supreme Court
Miss Little
Newburyport
Mass
The Formality of Marriage
A Western Newspaper Talon reflection from 1932 argues marriage should be formal and ceremonial. It contrasts savage and civilized rites with church rituals that dignify union and warns informal marriages bring disaster, recounting a light hearted town engagement turned vaudeville.
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Talon
Color Blindness and Its Impact Described
The piece explains color blindness as a defect either congenital or caused by prolonged color focus, notes it is incurable, and mentions glasses have never cured it. It describes extreme cases that distinguish only black and white, with most affected by one or two colors.
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Western Newspaper Union
Fashionable Beret Styles Capture City Wardrobe
A fragment notes new beret trends in town featuring angora chenille and straw substitutes with decorative quill trims. The item highlights portable packable fashion for season wear and everyday style.
Night Tryst in the Woods Ends in Fractured Love
A woman named Carrie wrestles with loyalty to her ailing mother while her lover Tim demands she choose. Their nightly meetings collapse after a heated argument about marriage and duty, leaving Carrie distraught as Tim leaves him in the woods and she returns to tend her mother alone.
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Tim
Carrie
Lim
Bachselor
Teonm
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Indianapolis
Camden
X. J
D. S. S. Indianapolis
Destroyers
Vassar
Lame Bode
ePtine Baby
Denver
Wong Service
By Charles Sughroe
Tiger
Harry Davis
Detroit Tigers
Toronto
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Cwhn Service
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