Beauty, Edits, and a Johann Card Game in Odd Dinner Tale
A quirky piece traces editors and a beauty editor at a New York dinner, joking about beauty trends as three modern industries—movies, cars, and cosmetics—are noted. Separate note mentions a German card game called skat and a Berlin post office cancellation stamp debut at the upcoming congress, with a rare stamp tied to a lack of spades.
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B. Palin
Klag
Jay
New York
Migazine
Olf
Springtelt Tees
Altenburg
Ce Belin
Notable Memory From Old Pageant Smile
A fragmented recall describes a long ago scene of a girl with a memory of a beauty contest and playful moments, reflecting on past events and personal impressions tied to a bygone pageant era. The text hints at nostalgia and regional storytelling without clear names or dates.
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Long Girl
Be-Tou Quarrel Speech Sparks Net Opinion Clash
Amid a heated quarrel Be-Tou members present counterpoints, with SeMei denying any stance as the debate unfolds in a tense exchange. Officials emphasize neutral analysis and urge orderly dialogue.
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Be-Tou
SeMei
Science Sniffs Out Snuff Nuisance In North Carolina Town
An overflow of snuff dust caused sneezing among 15000 residents until science intervened. Vents and special air chambers reduced dust, ending the sniffles. The tale links to broader industrial pollution lessons with references to other smelting fumes and air controls.
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Asheville
North Carolina
Science
Scierce
Wall Treet
Sacramento Valley
Baligkalala Copper Company
Temple of Heaven Used as Military Storeroom in Peking
AP reports the Temple of Heaven in Peking has been converted into a military storeroom due to strategic needs. The temple enclosure and marble altar, long a symbol of imperial rites, are closed to the public except officials with passes, under guard to prevent disclosure of secrets. The complex was recently stuffed with ammunition for Marshal Chang Tsolins armies, raising concern. The storage has been moved to the Hall of Abstinence, a lesser sacred site, while the temple’s significance remains as the Great Lofty Shrine created by Ming emperor Yongle.
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Peking
Temple of Heaven
Seecoasy
Chang Tsolin
Young Lo
Death toll among British peers soars in 1927
The 1927 year saw the highest death rate among British peers since 1278 with 7 peerages extinct and 31 peeresses reported. Debrett 1928 notes 43 peerages descended from abeyance since 1604, while the barony of Stratelgi remained strongest and the barony of Bernets was shortest lived at 37 days. Over 400 honors were bestowed that year and seven new peerages created.
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London
Debrett
Stratelgi
A. M. Kenworthy
Grown Up Figures on Infant Industries
Prom Magazine of Business notes rapid growth in new industries reshaping economies. It cites a 1927 1928 snapshot showing $2.7 billion invested in motion pictures, $1 billion annual ticket spend, 52 000 theaters, nearly 12 million radio sets, 23 million automobiles produced, 85 636 buses in use carrying 2.525 billion passengers, 1 962 aircraft produced with $1.9 million valued exports to 13 countries, and over 18.5 million telephones with telephotography in eight cities as part of rising utility services.
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Prom Magazine of Business
United States
Canada
Peru
Soviet Russia
British police as public servants in the English system
A Kansas writer contrasts British policing with American practices after Hyde Park arrests. It notes parliamentary scrutiny, the resignation of the police head, and Lord Byng of Vimy named police commissioner. The piece argues Americans should adopt a public service policing ideal, with accountability and public trust.
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London
Hyde Park
House of Commons
England
Lord Byng of
Vimy
Lord Byng
London Police
Bobby
Canada
Vimy Ridge
Scotland Yard
Weed control guide for Canada thistle and farming notes
The Canada thistle is a troublesome weed in the west. The article urges thorough cultivation to eradicate it, recommending early spring or summer tillage after a small grain harvest and regular soil stirring to prevent leaf formation and exhaust root stocks. It mentions tools like disks harrows and spong tooth harrows as acceptable. It also includes a brief world news snippet about population shifts from cities to rural areas and a decorative wartime reminiscence.
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England
What President Was Blind in One Eve
A fragmentary item recalls a U S president who lost sight in one eye after a blow. It notes the 1912 era context of industrial shifts and war-scarred society, with stray jokes and quotes inserted among agricultural and economic notes.
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Theodore Beet
Joseph Bucki
Ultraviolet Light Harms Plant Growth In Experiments
Experiments in London at Kew Gardens and Bedford College show that extra ultraviolet light slows germination and growth in plants. Seedlings and older plants received quartz mercury lamps similar to those used on humans. leaf formation and flowering were inhibited, especially when plants from sunny southern regions were grown in northern climates.
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London
E. M. Dell
K. Ritson
A. Westbrook
Kew Gardens
Bedford College
England
Ravel Comments On Global Fashion Audacity
French composer Maurice Ravel tells a New York reporter that women worldwide show similar audacity in dress. He notes postwar fashion extravagances, saying society no longer panics at shocking outfits. He cites a comic incident of a girl pirouetting in an uncle’s library before a masquerade, joking about salad dressing.
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Andress
Maurice Ravel
New York
New Holdup Wrinkle Near Woodland Targets Rancher
Besefert rancher Cannt Martin Besefert driving at night near Woodland when a car with three men pulled up. A man lassoed Besefert’s auto, dragging it into a ditch. The car was damaged and stripped of accessories. Besefert robbed of $10.
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Woodland
Martin Besefert
Besefert
Rosefert
Radio Foiled Burglar In Lexington Home
A Lexington South Carolina physician’s wife faced a burglar who emerged from another room during a radio program. She screamed as he covered her mouth, but the radio announcer’s voice blared from the next room. The intruder fled through a window and disappeared.
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Lexington
S. C
Aviators Battle Locust Plague Near Egypt Sudan Border
British air force uses gas against a new locust threat near the Egypt Sudan border. Young insects discovered recently, pilots aim to exterminate before numbers rival the biblical plague era described in Moses and Pharaoh.
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Egypt
Moses
Pharaoh
Old Friends Little Joan Joes Upset By Birds in Props Shop
A child raised on movie lore shows genuine awe at stuffed birds in a shop where her father acquires props. She recalls meeting the birds in person after a ranch visit last summer, illustrating how fiction and reality blend in her world.
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Joan Joes
Los Angeles Times
Baby Got Free Ride From Sanford Police Stop
A Sanford Maine man E J Therrien was stopped by a policeman who praised a smiling child as a busy boy. The officer assisted the boy to a safer seat in the car and took him home. The dated details appear garbled but reference a 1913 event.
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Baby
E. J. Therrien
Sanford
Maine
Submarine Depths and Air Purification Limits
Navy notes the deepest confirmed submarine depth at 285 feet with occasional unintentional dives to 300 feet. Submersible endurance hinges on air purification gear, with typical boats capable of about 50 hours submerged and operating efficiently. Washington Star. Also reports a Cardiff mother hearing her daughter’s wedding via altar to bedside telephone line from Llandaff cathedral because she could not attend due to illness.
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Navy Department
Washington Star
Cardiff Yates
Aren't We All Vacation Lines In Bent Conduct
The piece ponders personal time and duty as the speaker notes not needing permanent work. It reflects on adhering to a guideline or “golden rule” when shaping behavior toward others expressed in a casual, reflective tone.
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