House of Dreams Come True at Staple Manor
Jean Peterson arrives at Staple Manor after a tense Montavan departure. Lady Anne introduces her sons Nick Brennan and Blaise Tormarin, while Miss Peterson adjusts to a warm, English hall atmosphere with old tapestries, Jacobean oak, and a welcoming, lived-in dining room.
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Montavan
Mostavan
Jean
Tormarin
Lady Anne
Jacqueline
Staple
Glyn
Miss Peterson
Madonna
Binise
Nick
Nick Brennan
Claude Brennan
Peterson
Blaise
Jean Warson
Beirnfels
Hure
Italy to Build Large Refrigerator Plants for Exports
Italy will construct refrigerated plants in Milan Bologna and Palermo to support expanding fruit and vegetable exports. The ellipitical plants will feature three concentric zones a central manoeuvring room with an electric turntable a radial circle of refrigerating rooms and an unloading gallery under a covered roof for vehicle passage.
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Italy
Milan
Bologna
Palermo
Taxed For Background in Paris Park Fees
The father of a megin photographed his daughter in Parc de Versailles with a miniature movie camera and faced a 20 franc park fee. Regulations on state property require 20 francs per shot, with lower rates for single or multiple photos. Similar rules apply to ordinary cameras in Paris parks, but fees are not often collected.
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Megin
Parc de Versailles
Paris
Dinners and Furnishings Highlight a Friend’s Vanity
A well known social figure, famed for extravagance and reluctance to pay, recently hosted a dinner after furnishing a sumptuous flat. He boasted of the setup, asking if it was nicely furnished and whether he deserved credit, to which a guest dryly replied that he did.
Winifred Howard Returns from Six Month Absence on Cunard Steamer
Miss Winifred Howard, daughter of Rev. Dr. Henry Howard, pastor of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian, New York, arrived back on the Cunard steamer Alaunia after more than six months abroad. Aner girdling the world worked as a deckhand on a British freighter, taking odd jobs in the engine room. A stray quote notes the idea that lowering prices can raise future values.
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Winifred Howard
Henry Howard
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
New York
Cunard
Purser Ernest Syder to retire after 37 years at sea
Veteran purser of the Canadian Pacific with the Empress of Japan plans a quiet busman's holiday after retiring January 1. During 31 years with the White Empress fleet he logged about 2,600,000 miles on Pacific routes between Vancouver and Manila Bay. Born in Cheshire, England, Syder, nearly 62, has met royalty and will travel with a movie camera to Australia, Africa, and Europe.
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Pacific
Ernest Syder
Canadian Pacific
Vancouver
Manila Bay
Siam
Australia
Africa
Europe
Cheshire
England
Liverpool
Purser's
The Rhyming Optimist by Aline Michaelie
Aline Michaelie presents The Rhyming Optimist a portrait of a woman with a vivid life and public record yet a hidden inner life. The piece contrasts celebrated events with a private soul, noting triumphs and veiled dreams while ending with a promotional line for a medical remedy.
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Aline Michaelie
Barley Proves Superior Hog and Beef Feed for Canada
Department of Agriculture reports barley can replace corn in hog and beef cattle rations with suitable leguminous supplements. Barley yields high quality bacon in hogs and is among the best coarse grains for beef cattle. Increased barley use at current low prices should lift beef quality and demand.
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Canada
Department of Agriculture
Prince Adopts Modern Dial Telephone System
The Prince of Wales’s residence York House has switched from the Regent exchange to the Whitehall number with the adoption of automatic dialing. Dial telephones are installed and the Prince’s staff trained to use them.
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York House
Regent Exchange
Whitehall
Seventh son of a seventh son myth credited powers
A traditional belief holds that the seventh child of a seventh child possesses special supernatural abilities. This count arrives from folklore across cultures, often tied to luck, protection, or magical prowess, and appears in various historical tales and superstitions.
Canada Strength Seen In Bank Of Montreal Speech
At the Bank of Montreal annual meeting Sir Charles Gordon and Jackson Dodds stressed Canada’s strength amid low world mood. Gordon noted falling prices hurt farming, lumbering, mining, and newsprint, but saw profit from New York fund premiums and consolidation easing costs. Dodds warned on rising public spending and praised moving unemployed to self support on the land.
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Sir Charles Gordon
Jackson Dodds
Bank of Montreal
Canad
Charles
Mr. Dodds
Canada
Charles Gordon
New York
W. A. Bog
United States
British Women Flyers Set Records in Early Flying Era
Seven years of private flying have established Englishwomen as notable air pilots. Amy Johnson and Winifred Spooner are highlighted, along with Lady Bailey and Mrs. Victor Bruce for solo flights. Titled women own private aeroplanes and travel widely by air. As of October 1, 112 women held Air Ministry A licenses permitting flight outside aerodrome boundaries, while five held B licenses for commercial piloting.
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Amy Johnson
Australia
Winifred Spooner
Lady Bailey
Africa
Victor Bruce
Japan
Britain
Duchess of Bedford
Great Britain
Air Ministry
Russia Planning Ranches to Buy U S Pure Bred Cattle
Soviets weighing large purchases of pure bred beef stock in the United States as Amtorg officials survey midwest ranching areas. The plan envisions a vast state cattle ranching program modeled after community wheat farms and involves notable U S sales for beef cattle.
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U.S
Great Britain
United States
Amtorg
Russia
New York
Middle Western States
Faith Quotes and Reflections for the Week
A devotional note features Biblical verse from First Chronicles and reflections by James Hervey and George Eliott urging humility before divine will. The piece emphasizes surrender to Heaven's plan, rejecting human pride and seeking inner peace through faith.
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James Hervey
George Eliott
Addressograph Multigraph Wins British Postal Equipment Order
The Cleveland firm announced a $1 million contract for 629 special machines to equip 1,590 British postal offices in 1932. President Joseph E. Rogers stated this marks the largest order to date for addressing and mailing equipment.
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Cleveland
Addressograph Multigraph Corporation
Joseph E. Rogers
Great Britain
Disappearance of Fainting Among Women Surprises Doctors
Physicians note the generation long vanishing of fainting among girls and women, with theories ranging from social changes to courting norms. Separately, the United States reports coffee as the top food export by value in its foreign trade list.
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U.S
United States Immigration Affciala
Canada
United States
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