Rumors of Royalty Run Wild Across Headlines
The piece surveys how royal rumors spread from Tower treason to royal marriages and Balmoral sales, noting past libels about Queen Victoria, King George V, and modern tales involving the Queen, Prince Charles, and Prince Philip. It cautions against prying into private life while highlighting the harm of wild speculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of Edinburgh
Margaret
Duke of Windsor
Victoria
Russia
Pariamentary
London
Tower of London
Prince Consort
Prince of Wales
Mordaunt
Edward Wil
George V
Malta
Mary
Julie Stonor
Clarence House
Buckingham Palace
Prince Charles
Princess Margaret
Peter Townsend
Brussels
Scarecrows Turn Scientific to Chase Birds in Britain
A report details efforts to scare thousands of starlings in London’s Trafalgar Square using audio records and mechanical scarecrows. It notes mixed success with techniques from New Zealand to America and mentions eccentric methods like skulls and loudspeakers on trees. The piece ends with Buckingham Palace denying false rumors about the Royal Family amid worldwide rumor distortion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Trafalgar Square
America
Suffolk
Squire Fleming
Buckingham Palace
Quirky Crime Sketches Across Cities
A humorous roundup notes odd burglaries and police mishaps from Howell to Pittsburgh. It cites pig hocks on bar floors in Michigan, a Dallas check signed O R Stuck, a New York subway pocket attempt, a Houston or Austin exchange, a Pasadena traffic quip, and a veteran army bride gift scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
O. R. Stuck
Why Salt Makes Us Thirsty and How Water Moves
The text explains how salt in food draws water from tissues to the kidneys for filtration, causing tissue dehydration when salt intake is high. It describes how body tissues signal thirst through hunger and a dry mouth, and concludes that water is the best cure for thirst.
Woman mistaken for wife pinched in shop window
A Canadian woman, misled by her husband’s tale of wolves, was grabbed by a man who believed she was his wife. She spun around in anger, declaring she was not his wife, exposing the prank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bowers
C.N.E
Toronia
France
Paris
Sonny
Also Mentioned on This Page
Julie
d’Hautpol
Kensington
Balmoral Castle
Gillies
Deeside
Balmoral
Marquess of Aberdeen
Ballater Station
States
Washington
U.S.A
Queen Mother
Howell
Michigan
American Legion
New York
Austin
Pasadena
California
D. B. Gleason
O.K
Anita Callahan
Paul Feinman
Pittsburgh
Clara Habig
Berlin
Germany
BABY
Bray Hatchery
John N. Hamilton
Nichole New
Tweddle Chick Hatcheries Ltd
Fergus
Ontario
Arbor Acres
Lakeview
Herrgott
Herrgott Thresher CO. Ltd
St. Clements
Waterloo County
Linwood
Herrgott Threshing Machines News
Goodison Threshers
Fort Weederg
Madicar
Gogh
Dixon
Munro
Elgin
Ottawa
Heminex
Guhen ST
Aioe
Ada
Brighton
Itario
POST
Queen St. E
Govan Toronto
Canada
Marvel
Bloor St. W
Toronto
King St
Hamilton
Rideau St
St. Peter’s Infirmary
Ont
Science Syndicate
Geneses Avenue
Tampa
Florida
Ganada
U.S
Boz
Cody
Wyoming
Ramsey Co
Bank Street
Ee Phtherstonhaugh & Company
OO University Ave
Medico Agency
Hox
Terminal A
Bree Folder
Vaughan Stead
Highteenth Street
New Toronto
Archie Guthrie
Rt. Clayton
Pickwood Pharmacat
Milton
Smathe
Feeney
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