Japan's Imperial Drive and Looming World War Threat
The piece argues Japan prepares for war against Soviet Russia and China as a path to regional hegemony. It cites militarization, naval parity aims with Britain and the U.S., rapid population growth, and massive exports as signs of an imminent global conflict, urging countermeasures to avert catastrophe.
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Japan
Russia
Asia
Pacific
Europe
Imageddon
Orient
House of Commons
Ottawa
Shanghai
Manchukuo
Soviet Russia
China
Great Britain
United States
Germany
Japanese Islands
Britain
Westminster Abbey Milk Bath Treatment Sparks Preservation Plan
Historic Westminster Abbey received a milk bath as workmen applied gallon after gallon of skimmed milk to arches statutes and Mars to clean and preserve stone. The architectural expert led the process and five years must pass to gauge the treatment’s value.
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Westminster Abbey
Mars
What Eating Costs Here in a Lifetime
A report based on statistics presented by M. Davison at a Cincinnati meeting of market and grocery owners, restaurant and hotel men, refrigeration experts, and city health authorities says an average person consumes 77,000 meals in a lifetime. If each meal averages 25 cents, total cost is about 19 250 dollars to satisfy the inner man.
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M. Davison
Cincinnati
A Worn Out Woman Laments Home Struggles and Health
An aged regional piece argues a tired mother cannot maintain a happy home. It describes exhaustion nervous irritability insomnia and faintness from household duties and promotes Milburn's H N Pills as restoring energy and vigor by rebuilding the nervous system.
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Milburn
London grows fast outpacing New York in population
American statisticians report London’s growth rate, with 50,000 new houses each year and 150,000 people joining annually. London attracts 1,000 new industries yearly, boosting Greater London’s population by about 150 thousand annually, narrowing the lead held by New York.
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New York
London
Greater London
Fas
Lord Ashfeld
Detroit
London Passenger Transport Board
Theorld
St .Thomas
Bananas And Skim Milk Fad Diet Warned By Doctor
A new fad diet using bananas and skim milk is reported with a Johns Hopkins physician's recommendation. The piece cautions that what helps one may harm another and advises against following a friend’s or non-examined physician’s dietary directions.
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Johns Hopkins University
Off Colour Liver Aid Ad Read
An old style advertisement promotes a liver health remedy with phrases like wake up your liver and bite without calomel, presented in a jumbled teaser form with multiple nonsensical fragments and stray brand-like terms.
Unusual Honey Used In Making Golf Balls
A curious claim describes honey pressed into a rubber sac to form core for golf balls wrapped in rubber. Honey is said to resist evaporation and weather, yielding durable balls. Also notes a Paris birthday question about Rembrandt or Titian and remarks on French cars and Earth’s color as seen from Mars.
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Paris
Bayer Aspirin Promise of Quick Headache Relief
Advertises aspirin as a fast, safe remedy for headaches and pains. Claims relief within seconds to minutes after taking the tablet. Stresses disintegration and immediate action, warning to ensure Bayer branding on every tablet and to beware substitutes.
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Bayer
Ross
Radio Thrills Through Antarctic Relay Feat
The radio tale recounts Byrd’s Antarctic expedition where New York Times editor in Brooklyn spoke via wireless. To avoid interruptions he unhooked his phone as staff relayed a message to a distant Arctic contact, proving radio still delivers surprise and speed.
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New York Times
Brooklyn
Byrd
South Pole
New York
St. Thomas
Soural
Famous Painting Reappears After Years Silent Search
The famed 1875 Royal Academy subject No shows a young woman reading a letter, once sold for 1000 dollars. Original sitter Dorothy Ten ast became Lady Stansey, wife of Sir Henry Stanley. The painting recently surfaced with Mrs F W Mya, sister of the late Lady Stanley, after years of private sale.
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Dorothy Tenast
Lady Stansey
Henry M. Stanley
F. W. Mya
Lady Stanley
Belgium Fortifies Frontier With Concrete Pill Boxes
Belgium accelerates border fortification along the German line with hundreds of concrete pill boxes. The defense plan, in place for about 15 months, nears completion as defenses extend along the frontier.
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Glum
Library miniature collection holds 6600 tiny books
A Massachusetts man has assembled a miniature library of about 6600 books, many no larger than a postage stamp. The tiny collection includes a complete Bible and all of Shakespeare’s plays.
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Massachusetts
Shake ‘Speare
Removal of a Brain Tumor in Leningrad Girl
A young girl underwent brain tumor removal under local anaesthetic at the Leningrad Institute of Traumatologie by Prof. Polenov. The tumor, about the size of a pigeon's egg, lay in the fourth ventricle threatening blindness. Access required displacing the cerebral hemispheres. the patient was relieved. Few such operations are cited in medical annals.
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Leningrad
Polenov
Leningrad Institute of Traumatologie
World Medical Annals
Novel clock with flower shaped dial design
A novel clock resembles a modernistic bouquet with stems rising from the base and sprays over the clock face, each blossom occupying the numeral position. The hands are slender leaves, making the time read easily according to the description.
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