Brittany’s character and coastline charm detailed in Brittany article
A Town and Country writer extols Brittany’s charm from Brest to Dinard. The piece narrates Breton customs, maritime life, landscape of Armor and Argoat, historic sites like Mont Saint Michel and Saint Malo, and Dinard’s fashionable scene led by Mrs Hughes Hallett amid hotels and a new casino.
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Rittany
Bretagne
Brittany
Nantes
Vannes
Vilaine
Arcoat
Armor
Blain
Chateaubriand
Vitre
Fougeres
Dinan
France
Manoir de Combourg
Rene
Chateau Des Rochers
Madame de Sevigne
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland
Saint Malo
Mont Saint. Michel
Mont Saint Michel
Cancale
Dol
Saint-Malo
Jacques Cartier
Canada
Athena Parthenos
Athens
Parame
Saint-Enogat
Saint Briac
Saint Lunaire
Saint-Servan
Emerald Coast
Dinard
Deauville
Dreamland
Hughes Hallett
Ruhl
Hotel Royal
Shoes for the Student Footwear Guide for College Women
The article lists essential footwear for a college girl including heavy boots for outdoor wear two pairs of buttoned boots one dressy pair evening slippers matching frock a pair of smart black pumps and athletic shoes. It emphasizes practicality for drafts and weather and advises buttoned boots for day wear in all costumes.
How Electric Shock Kills
Doctors explain that an electric shock kills by destroying the heart rhythm and by affecting the lungs like an overdose of anesthesia.
St. Louis Man Invents Rail Fireman Time Recorder
Electrical device attaches to a locomotive fire box door to log the moments when a fireman shovels coal. The invention aims to provide a precise record of crew effort for efficiency and safety.
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St. Louis
Study of Babyology. A humorous look at babies and parenting
The piece playfully argues babies come in small sizes and examines how parents handle early childhood. It jokes that studying someone else’s baby is safer, notes a male baby’s temper and a girl’s brighter prospects, and likens babies to unpredictable investments.
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Babies, Ltd
Mothers’ Club
Permelia Holbrau
Lippincott
Peril of Cosmetics and Tariff Views
The Columbus Journal warns that war disrupts drug and cosmetic imports, risking shortages of European medicines. It argues we overuse drugs and cosmetics, mocks cosmetic excess, and suggests tariffs could curb beauty enhancements while claiming moral influence depends on character.
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Columbus (C
Europe
Wireless stations bend continents in ancient telegraphy
The Eiffel Tower wireless station in Paris could send messages to St. Petersburg directly, its nearly thousand foot antenna producing sparks readable as Morse in Paris streets. Russia lacks a powerful station, so routes will remain indirect. Britain builds a 500 foot high Oxfordshire station with twelve masts to reach Egypt by day and India at night.
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Eiffel Tower
Paris
St. Petersburg
Russia
Oxfordshire
St. Paul's Cathedral
Egypt
India
Dog Thought Rug Thief In Fort Thomas Area
A collie dog on Highland avenue Fort Thomas was suspected after porch rugs vanished. Chief of Police Cook watched the neighborhood and saw the dog carry off a rug, but the animal was not caught. Police seek the owner of the crafty dog.
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Highland Avenue
Fort Thomas
Cook
Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune
Better Than a Millionaire Beach Belle Quips
A beach belle claims a certain suitor is better than a millionaire. She notes the man has $200 saved and only ten days of vacation to spend it, casting him as a frugal, ready rival to wealth.
Oakman Stars in Weary A Western Comedy The Lonesome Trail
Wheeler Oakman returns to screen as Weary from the Happy Family of the Flying U in The Lonesome Trail. Based on B M Bower's tale, the story centers on Weary and a school maam amid cowboy adventures and comic misunderstandings.
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Wheeler Oakman
Willie
Rancho
B. M Bower
Weary
Chip of
The Winking Zulu Prank On The Hobo
Comedian John E Brennan staged a prank during the painting of The Winking Zulu. A drunken hobo was carried into the studio and placed before the artwork where the painting winked at him. The startled tramp leaped to his feet and fled the scene in a hurry.
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John E. Brennan
Brennan
Bushman Scores Again In New Essanay Mystery Play
Francis X. Bushman stars as a persecuted rival in a love affair opposed by a powerful man. The Plum Tree, Essanay’s latest photo drama, adapts a magazine story and begins a series of self contained mystery plays produced with the publication.
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Francis X. Bushman
Essanay
Essanay Film Company
Essanay Company
Our Biggest Audience in the Moving Picture Biz
F C Howe of the national board of censorship cites that 16 000 to 20 000 theaters each day entertain 7 to 12 million people. Annual totals reach 2 to 3 billion viewers with $150 million in capital and about $300 million in public spending. Within a decade the industry has grown rapidly and is expanding with rising film moral standards. Churches and schools increasingly participate in the sector.
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America
F. C. Howe
National Board of Censorship of Motion Pictures
Christian Herald
Herkomer Turns to Film Producing for Artistic Pictures
Sir Hubert von Herkomer renowned artist and founder of the Herkomer School of Art at Bushey has entered film production. He plans motion pictures of artistic and educational quality, along with realism, reflecting his Bavarian origins and British honors.
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Hubert von Herkomer
Herkomer School of Art
Bushey
England
Concrete manure pits and silo cutter choices for farms
Instructions describe building a waterproof concrete manure pit with 6 inch thick walls, specific interior dimensions, formwork methods, and drainage. It also covers extending pits, anchoring forms, and adding steel cleats for the incline. A separate note reviews choosing silage cutters and elevators, advising on capacity, power, self feeders, and optimal cut length for efficient filling.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
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