Canal Began 418 Years Ago Nearing Completion
Marseilles reports the Rhone to Marsailles canal nears completion after 418 years of planning. The project will connect the North Sea to the Mediterranean via Rhine Doubs and Rhone, cost 216 006 006 francs, and surpass tunnels in earth removed.
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France
Richlieu
Public Works Department
Arles
Holland
Belgium
Spain
Portugal
Los Angeles Sets World Record for Traffic Volume
City traffic commission reports the heaviest automobile traffic ever recorded with 52 800 cars in one hour at Figueroa and Santa Barbara. Downtown pedestrians at Seventh and Broadway counted 21 200 crossing in one hour, reflecting 20 percent rise in auto and pedestrian traffic since 1924.
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International News Service
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Mixed Bathing Sparks Indignation in Paris Pools
Paris debates mixed bathing in municipal baths as Alderman Fiquet pushes the plan. Intransigeant notes prudes react while Paris Soir argues that more flesh appears at the Opera and at beaches, and questions why winter baths should differ from summer.
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Paris
Frederick K. Abbott
International News Service
Alderman Fiquet
M. Fiquet
Paris Soir
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Radio Sets Are Made For Women's Fancy
New York reports that women's influence shapes this season’s radio designs. Cabinets grow large enough to hold batteries and blend with home decor, reflecting the rise of self-contained sets driven by women buyers. Men may tinker, but wives prefer order. transition to cabinet receivers accelerated last year.
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New York
Melloglo Beauty Cream Ad at Paisley’s Pharmacy
An advertising notice promotes Melloglo Beauty Cream claiming a harmless formula that whitens and purifies the skin overnight. The copy urges women to apply the cream before retiring to achieve a youthful, smooth complexion and childlike softness.
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McKinley & Frantz
Paisley
Crossword Puzzle Horizontal and Vertical Clues
Puzzle list with numbered across and down clues for a traditional crossword. Includes hints such as Hand grasp suitable footprint and various Latin abbreviations, with guidance on solving strategy and letter placement across numbered squares.
Bathing Beauty Breach Of Promise Suit Filed
Miss Genevieve Yoder an 18 year old former Mack Sennett bathing beauty has filed a 250000 breach of promise suit in Eroit against Raymond Weil a multimillionaire New York fruit merchant The suit alleges an engagement pledge arising from a rapid romance while she appeared with a models company at a local theatre
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International News Service
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Genevieve Yoder
Mack Sennett
Raymond Weil
New York Fruit Mer
Miss Yoder
Farm Facts and Sawmill Week Highlight Agriculture
Pennsylvania farmers push practical methods to boost crops and livestock efficiency. Tips cover pot bulbs in October, storage of cool crops, fumigation of grain with carbon disulfide, and a note on Sawmill Week at Penn State October 19 to 24. An aside from Munich cites modern hygienic attire for fitness and a remark on liquor as a substitute for love.
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Department of Banking Regulation
Wallace Bldg
Jacob F. Perelman
Pennsylvania State College
International News Service
Munich
Friedberger
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