Medora Vern and the Marquis of Chevayn in a Victorian romance
Bruce Catton reviews a sensational Victorian romance where Medora Vern, educated by an unscrupulous mother, seeks status in Liverpool society, elopes with Culderoy, then returns to her wealthy husband Lord Cheyn. The tale blends melodrama with sharper social satire and ends in a conventional reunion.
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Eleanor Smith
Charles W. Garvice
Doubleday Doran
Medora
Eampire
Hiarrite
Dover
Thearnton
Liverpool
Beeatee
Sy Julan Ross
Juttin
Chevn Miuany
Onone
Hairdressers’ Paris Directoire Look For Evening Event
Hale creates a crest above the head and high curls at the neck echoing Directoire fashion. Emile’s design uses a diamond clef ornament suggesting a concert or opera themed evening.
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Hale
Emile
Sloan Leaves Strike as Parley Breaks Down
Alfred P. Sloan Jr president of General Motors left Washington saying no use to press peace proposals after John L. Lewis declared no half measures. Lewis said drive would widen to Ford and Chrysler plants as talks continued with Secretary Perkins and labor officials. Occupation of Fisher Body plants at Flint blocked negotiations and labor sources expected White House involvement.
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Washington
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
General Motors
John L. Lewis
Ford
Chrysler
Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
United Automobile Workers Union
General Motors Corporation
Flint
Mich
United Automobts
Perkins
Feaders
Gav Frank Murphy
Michigan
Madame Perkins
White House
Fust Midh
Imaginative Quotes Span Flapper Morals to National Service
The passage features eclectic quotes from Rev. Alice P. Aldrich of Chicago on women’s woolen undergarments and morals, William S. Knudsen of General Motors on service driving growth, and James Marshall and Charles Boyer offering national and cultural observations.
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Alice P. Aldrich
Chicago Women's Court
Alethee
Limitation Of Hours Of Work Opposed By Dry Goods Group
New York January 21 The National Dry Goods Associations convention opposed in principle any limitation of working hours and minimum wages as a state wide measure. ALTAR GUILD MEETS The Calvary M E church Altar Guild held its regular monthly meeting at the home of Mrs Melvin McC Engle West Third Street with Mrs R Ames Wendrickson presiding. An address on Teaching the Deaf was given by Miss Edith Radellife.
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New York
Little Nra
Altar Guild
Calvary M. E. Church
Melvin McC. Engle
West Thirdsreet
R. Ames Wendrickson
Edith Radellife
Savory Cheese Dishes From Mrs George
Mrs George shares tips on selecting and using a wide range of cheeses from mild American to Roquefort. She highlights cheese as a versatile, economical main or dessert component and offers storage, preparation, and serving ideas including macaro ni and cheese, fondue, sauces, and cheese sandwiches.
Fat Girls Join This Reducing Club
An advertisement-style notice promotes a fat reducing club offering a 21 day program with drastic weight loss claims. It describes a regimen including meals, fasting, and a salt-based supplement, urging readers to report weight changes and continue the treatment. The piece cites a writer named Vida Davis from Brooklyn and touts small costs and quick results.
Maryland Deaf School faculty and attendees noted in meeting
The Maryland State School for the Deaf faculty gathered with several attendees including Mrs Casper E Cline, Mrs Raymond I Ford, Mrs Edgar HH McKride, Mrs WilHant B Filler, Mrs Roy Harris, Mrs James H Harris, Mrs A Marshall, Mrs Pranely X Staley, Mrs Wilbur Hammaker, Mrs EK R Pearl Mes, Eugene Sanders and Mrs William.
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Maryland State School For the Deaf
Casper E Cline
Raymond I Ford
Edgar HH. McKride
WilHant B. Filler
Roy Harris
James H. Harris
A. Marshall
Pranely X. Staley
Wilbur Hammaker
EK. R. Pearl Mes. Eugene Sanders
Mies Wiliam
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Bruce Catton
Paris
Directoire
Sloan
Parley
James Marshall
Charles Boyer
Minevarani
By Mes
Alexandiio GronGe
Sravi
Krasehen Om
Vida Davis
Tronklyn, Ne
Sunny Boy Bread
C. Jim Shull
Patrick Street
Pillsbury's
Fillsbury
Carmack’ S Grocery
Chase
Sanborn
Swift
Arm & Hammer
Cy. L Wool & Boxes
Hershey
Yvarnta
California
Wreae Wave Ace Lima
Happy
Happy Family Sauer Kraut
Kirk’s
Big
Florida
Grocer
Mermont
Loy Ste
Weil Bros
Pioneer
Pennolene
Pioneer Far Sur
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