Dame of Sark Reports From a Strange Place
Ralph Champion portrays Sark as a feudal enclave in the British Isles where the Dame rules, the Seigneur is figurehead, and residents must seek permission for many actions. The island lacks modern infrastructure, has no divorce, and maintains a tightly knit, hereditary parliament while outsiders are discreetly excluded.
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Ralph Champion
Daily Mirror
Sark
British Isles
Dame
Democratic
Free
Britain
Mar
Riage
Robert Hathaway
Sybil
Hathaway
Yale
Guernsey
Cleanliness Clue To Good Food In Cafes
Ottawa health experts say clean looking eateries often offer well prepared food. Signals of sanitation include pest absence, intact tableware, clean utensils, proper glass handling, and staff hygiene. Customers should choose safe places and report sanitary violations to authorities.
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Ottawa
Health Department
Odd News Nuggets and Quick Quips From Readable Fragments
A collection of whimsical notes and short items: a sleep study quip, a paradox about free cigars, an owl kept by a Canadian town to curb starlings, a Parisian fined for biting a dog, Hopalong Cassidy’s cautions, Florence Chadwick’s channel swims, a Michigan man jailed for hoarding traffic tickets, and a tongue in cheek headline about cigarette prices.
Radio gifted bride shares recipes at family meal
A bride praises radio recipes during a family gathering, claiming she got an Egyptian stew recipe and a never-fail stain remover tip this morning. Her nephew Willy tests the stew, prompting curiosity about the dish.
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Little Willie
Decorating a Teen Room. Warm Color Tips From Miss K R
A reader asks for small room decorating ideas for her teenage daughter. The adviser suggests a warm light giving neutral color, rose beige walls, burgundy accents, two color limit, a narrow wall shelf dressing area, rose dimity fringe, matching bedspread and drapery, and a wall hung mirror with rose material trim to save space.
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Francis James
Miss James
Shorter Women Gain Notice From Fashion Designers
New York reports that average height women around five feet three inches now drive fashion attention. USDA data show two thirds of American women fall in this category, while only one percent are five feet nine or taller. Designers push for dresses scaled to average measurements to avoid unflattering fits. The piece notes a shift from tall-figure ideal to average-proportion styling.
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New York
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Paris
Woman Lawyer Urges Revival of Marriage Contracts
New York divorce lawyer Muriel Richter, chair of the Domestic Relations Clinic, advocates reviving the old practice of marriage contracts. She argues couples should discuss finances before marriage, including debt responsibility, income split, and a wife's allowance, to prevent later friction.
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New York
Muriel Richter
Miss Richter
National Association of Women Lawyers
To Ride Tricycle 3 000 Miles
Roy Smith, 63, plans a 3000 mile tricycle trek from Melbourne to Cairns, Queensland. He already rode to Brisbane and expects to walk about 2000 miles over hills, aiming to finish in four months while advocating dress reform for 16 years.
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Melbourne
Australia
Roy Smith
Cairns
Queensland
Smith
Brisbane
Diplomatic phraseology in a homely face remark
A dialog between Hector and Pa explains that calling a homely girl pretty is insulting, but saying time stands still when looking into her eyes is diplomatic phraseology. The exchange humorously contrasts blunt insult with polished flattery.
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Hector
Stamp Corner: Global Exhibitions on Stamps Across Decades
James Montagne surveys how nations issue commemorative stamps for fairs and expositions from the 1893 Chicago World's Fair to postwar Germany and modern events. He notes many countries including France, Britain, the United States, Switzerland, Egypt, Brazil, and others have used stamps to advertise exhibitions, with examples and recent issues. An editor’s note invites readers to sell or exchange Canadian, Newfoundland, or British North American stamps via Advertising Director Pratt Kuhn in Toronto.
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Great Britain
United States
San Diego
San Francisco
Leipzig
Munich
Switzerland
Zurich
Egypt
Brazil
Bahia
Rio de Janeiro
Pratt Kuhn
Wellington St. W
Toronto
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Leopold
Central Press
Dunit
Mrs. K. R. aSee
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Canada
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France
Germany
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Israel
Fiji
Spain
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Venezuela
Russia
Stalingrad
Poland
Imperial Stamp Shop
Toront
Turks and Caicos Islands
Yugoslavia
Japan
Shoyo Tsubouchi
Shakespear
Gibraltar
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