Beauty Contract and Radio Chats Across the World
The article discusses a beauty contract to curb weight and measurements under threat of cancellation, notes on short wave radio connects to distant stations and a Sydney experiment, compares crime rates in New York to other cities, and recounts Paris jewelry smuggling tricks followed by store fashion tidbits and a tongue in cheek aside about theatergoer health.
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Java
Madagascar
South Africa
Germany
Sydney
Australia
McDonald
Schenectady
Couple Divorced After 51 Years of Wedded Life Liverpool
A divorce court granted a decree to Mrs Maud Mary Imlach aged seventy for the dissolution of her marriage with Charles Imlach aged seventy five. Married in May 1879, they had five children. Imlach did not defend the suit.
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Liverpool
Maud Mary Imlach
Charles Imlach
Imiach
Typhoid Victims Sue Helena City for Negligence
Helena faces 11 damage suits totaling 100000 dollars after a fall epidemic. Each plaintiff contracted typhoid and blames municipal negligence by the city government.
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Helena
Mont
Tragic Newark Brother Dies to Let Wife Marry His Kin
Henry Keller, distraught over his wife Florence Wolfert Keller and brother Edward’s affair, records a planned gas asphyxiation in a diary and letters. He executes the act at home in Newark, after revealing their mutual love and his resolve to die for their marriage.
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Newark
N. J
Henry Keller
Florence Wolfert Keller
Edward
Henry
Florence
Marine Corps
Philadelphia
Wurra
Obuivion
Taxi Drivers Protest Twelve Cent Snobs In London
London taxi drivers plan a petition to traffic authorities to curb what they call the twelve cent snobs. They say couples leaving theaters hire a taxi, ride to a bus stop, pay 12 cents, then take a bus home.
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London
Kansas University Battles Cheating Students
University of Kansas faculty in Lawrence proposes forming a committee after widespread cheating during examinations. Dean J. G. Brandt may appoint the panel to meet with student representatives to discuss eliminating cribbing and restoring exam integrity.
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Kansas University
Lawrence, Kan
University of Kansas
J. G. Brandt
FREAK FURNITURE FADS ON DECLINE
New York report from A P Haake national association of furniture manufacturers notes fewer bizarre designs today. He cites a shift toward beauty and formal styles, with England influencing Georgian and Queen Anne patterns and colonial woods gaining popularity. Modern furniture may endure but building activity will demand space and integrated interiors.
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New York
A. P. Haake
National Association of Furniture Manufacturers
Daetor Haake
England
Russians Wait Seven Years to Enter America
London report notes 30 Russians among arrivals at Ely Island set to resume their journey this summer. They began in 1923 from Riga, part of a 600 strong group blocked by quota cuts, housed at Atlantic Park hotel Hastleleh, awaiting US visas after seven years.
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London
Ely Island
Riga
United States
Atlantic
America
England
Atlantic Park Hotel
Hastleleh
Little Byttle
Proposal to canonize Nicholas II as Serbian saint
In Belgrade and the town of Leskoyatz Serbia, a serious proposal is before the Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church to proclaim the late Russian emperor Nicholas II a saint. Proponents call him pious and noble, noting his care for Serbians and urging he be named a Jugo Slavic saint alongside St Simeon St Sava St Lazar and St Stephen.
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Belgrade
Nicholas II
Serbia
Leskoyatz
Nicholas I
St. Simeon
St Sava
St. Lazar
St Stephen
Czar
Bamboo Trees May Provide Newsprint Source
Bamboo trees could supply a new source of newsprint if American paper makers adopt Japanese methods. Japan has built three large bamboo pulp factories, offering a rapid one year growth source. Newspapers printed on bamboo paper reportedly display excellent quality.
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America
Seattle
Japan
Woman Shows Strength in Tulsa Fire Rescue
Mrs R T Richards faced a apartment fire in Tulsa Oklahoma and she carried a large trunk from the house. Two men then had to carry it back into the apartment after the blaze.
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Tulsa
Okla
R. T. Richards
Bridge That Won't Turn Flips in Grand Canyon
In the Grand Canyon a new steel bridge replaces a temperamental suspension span. The 105 foot long crossing includes a tunnel 105 feet long to connect canyon walls and wind cables anchored to cliffs to steady winds. Donkeys carried 122 tons of steel and cable up a steep grade for sightseeing travelers.
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National Park Service
America
Grand Canyon
Tackhammer
el Torer Hotel
Grand Canyon Rouge
Western Newsy
The Best Husbands Perry Belmont Story on a Steamer
On the steamer Majestic Perry Belmont discussed international divorce noting that American husbands seek to make their wives happy while foreign husbands expect happiness from their wives. A joke followed about a dinner with one bird left and the foreign husband asking what his wife will have.
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Perry Belmont
Majestic
Going With Dad Joseph Packs to Leave Home
Joseph was seen filling his father's traveling bag with possessions as his mother explains the plan to go with Jim. The scene centers on a household decision amid a looming departure during housecleaning.
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Joseph
Daddy
Jim
Man of the
Secretary birds defend South Africa with snake hunting prowess
Across South Africa the secretary bird is protected by law and custom. In one stomach were three yard-long snakes, crickets, and locusts. The bird attacks cobras boldly, using wings to shield itself, then finishes with beak and feet. Similar snake killers exist in South America and Australia.
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South Africa
South America
Australia
Old Doctor Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Helped Many
In 1883 Dr Caldwell found a harmless laxative free of habit forming effects. His Syrup Pepsin became a renowned remedy praised worldwide for gentle relief of biliousness headaches and laxity, suitable for women children and the elderly, available at drugstores.
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Caldwell
Dr. Coldwell
Pitkin Glass Works and the First Connecticut Flasks
Gems of colored glass from the Pitkin Glass works, Connecticut’s earliest glass factory, built in 1783 and operating until 1830. Scarce containers from the Pitkin range are famed for beauty color and pattern. The Pitkin type flask is well known to glass collectors, with notable sunburst and green long banded tecks bottles highlighted.
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Pitkin Glass Works
Connecticut
R. M
Radio Fans Dribble Delights In Basement Ballade
In a basement scene Conrad and Bobby, both ardent basketball followers, practice looping the ball into the basket every evening. Conrad mimics radio lingo with a lively refrain as he narrates plays and the ball bounces, shoots, and misses in earnest play.
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A la
Conrad
Bobby
Ladybirds to Aid Planters in Kenya Coffee Fields
Breeding of ladybirds to combat the menaly bug described as the worst insect in coffee plantations has begun in Kenya Colony Africa. The program follows a suggestion by Sir Daniel Hall, chief scientific adviser to the Ministry of Agriculture.
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Kenya
Africa
Daniel Hall
Ministry of Agriculture
I am connected with some of the best families
By telephone this brief remarks the speaker notes that many seek a brilliant minister while the best service is to be helpful. The quote underscores a belief in accessible, practical ministerial service over ostentatious brilliance.
August Flower Fat-Lighting Claims Promote Kruschen Salts
An October feature touts Kruschen Salts as a fat loss aid claiming a 9 pound shedding in 27 days for two Montana women and a 19 pound loss from one bottle. It markets a daily half teaspoon in hot water before breakfast, promises detox and toning effects, and guarantees money back if results aren’t satisfied.
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Montana
America
The Value She Your Wife Is Looking Wonderful Tonight
The passage compliments a wife's gown as a poem noting it is two poems and a short story in Australis. It presents a literary whim about attire and interpretation without additional events or persons mentioned.
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Australis
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