Broken engagement shocks society of three nations
News from New York reports the engagement between Lady Moira Forbes of London and the Marquis de Brissac has ended. The couple’s split sparks wagers and gossip among the British, American, and French upper classes, recalling Beatrice Mills’s famed 1909 union and jeweled renown in London society.
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New York
Moira Forbes
London
Marquis de Brissac
Lady Forbes
England
Earl
France
D’uzes
Paris
London Times
Jane Beatrice Mills
Earl of Granard
Beatrice Mills
Lord Howard de Walden
Mills Town House
69Th Street
Manhattan
Queen Alexandra
Prince of Wales
Jake
Granard
Scots Guards
Bannerman
Belgrave Square
Canard
Horse
Countess of Granard
America
Whose Isn't A Girl's Idea Of A Perfect Man
Bluffton News Banner notes that a woman's notion of an ideal partner shifts often with time and experience, reflecting evolving standards and personal growth.
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Blufftton News-Banner
Governmental Trade Network Keeps Market Pulse Alive
Government reports show how the foreign and domestic commerce bureau tracks global demand through a foreign service including commercial attaches and trade commissioners. It relays updates from rubber estates, wool prices, tariff changes, and Spain’s upheaval to aid American exporters, importers, and investors with timely, detailed analysis.
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Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Department of Commerce
Jetter
Ceylon
Bradford
Foreign Service of the United States
Department of State
State Department
Brazil
Spain
Siam
Washington
Western Newspaper Union
Training of Children and the Bias of Parenthood
The author argues that parenthood does not guarantee better judgment on child training. He notes experts who are parents may still misjudge, while childless experienced observers may offer clearer guidance. The piece questions the link between having children and giving sound advice on child care.
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Brigham Young
Graham
Western Newspaper Union
What No Spinach Family War Divorce Case
In Los Angeles divorce papers Mrs. Esther Lucile Ewing accuses William Edward Ewing of daily spinach demands that turned abusive when she forgot the dish. She cites spinach as the reason she could no longer live with him, noting he claimed it gave him strength.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Esther Lucile Ewing
William Edward Ewing
Ewing
Peking Man Bones Held as Oldest Known Fossil Record
Smithsonian annual report highlights Sinanthropus or Peking man as the oldest known human form with bones found near Peking China. Dr G Elliott Smith notes the creature lies near modern human ancestry in anatomy while geologic evidence places it in the early Pleistocene.
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Washington
Peking
China
G. Elliott Smith
Smithsonian Institution
H. S. Halcro Wardlaw
Life
Doctor Wardlaw
Newark Woman Wins National Smiles Contest Prize
Mary V. Duke of Newark New Jersey earned a $500 prize after judges chose her smile as the finest among 65 000 contestants. She accepted the award from Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt wife of the President elect in a ceremony following the national contest.
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Mary V. Duke
Newark
N. J
Mary
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Largest trees in California are sequoias not redwoods
The world's largest trees are sequoias on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada in California. They reach 20 to 30 feet in diameter and over 200 feet tall, and are described as the oldest living trees.
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California
Sierra Nevadas
Western Newspaper Union
National Defense Bill Cut Under 600 Millions
The 1934 defense budget is projected under 580 million dollars with navy set near 300 million and the army well below 300 million. Spending reductions come from pay cuts and limited construction, with a 1700 marine cut saving about 1.5 million for the navy.
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Washington
American National Defense Establishment
Bureau of the
Congress
Navy
United States Chamber of Commerce
American National Defense
National Defense
Wood finishing guidance by Emily Post 1932
The article outlines methods for floor and wall finishing including oak filler, staining with terpentines and browns, and wax or shellac coatings. It compares varnish and shellac for different sheens, suggests plastic wood for holes, and notes wax as a preferred durable finish.
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Manchester
Ollie Ross
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AD Man
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Emily Post
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Washington Star
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Palm Springs
Lincoln
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