Dijon Memory Triggers Mike Delaney’s Dinner Showdown
Plainclothes officer Lieutenant Reese threads memory of the Bluebeard of Dijon into a Paris style night with Mike Delaney as they chase a five year old reward tale. Delaney enacts a sequence of restaurant cons to punish a cafe owner but the Dijon sting returns and lands him in custody as he plans to return the money.
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Ike Delaney
Mike
Reese
Ann
Dijon
France
Bluebeard
Mike Delaney
Nicholas Lamaire
Spain
Italy
Australia
Hawaii
Trinidad
Lamaire
Delaney
Leutenant
Ann Morgan
M’seur
Dollaire
Oscar
New Scottish Study Recasts Life Span Expectations
British researchers McKendrick Kermack and McKinlay of Edinburgh find life expectancy rising. They suggest early childhood constitution largely determines longevity, with sanitation and medicine lowering child deaths and hints that many born today may live past ninety.
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Great Britain
Col
A. G. McKendrick
W. O. Kermack
P. L. McKinlay
Edinburgh
Providence Journal
Derby Races Origin and Pronunciation Across Nations
The Derby began in England in 1780 under the Earl of Derby and remains an annual event at Epsom Surrey for three year olds with a rich purse. The term Derby is used for major races worldwide, with American events modeled on the English Derby and the British pronunciation evolving toward Darby from Deorabi.
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Earl of Derby
England
Epsom
Surrey
Lord Derby
America
Sables' Luxury Life at Barguzin Nursery
Sables destined to provide fur coats live luxuriously at a forest nursery in Barguzin eastern Siberia. Their daily menu includes breakfast biscuits or oatmeal or rice with milk and luncheon of minced meat with vegetables and cedar nuts. Monthly weights determine extra food like eggs and cream for underweight animals.
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Barguzin
Siberia
Knitted Apparel Goes Ultra Chic This Spring
Fashion writer Cherie Nicholas notes knitted clothing dominates the season with coats, jackets, skirts and blouses in cotton linen and crochet. She highlights a white cotton three quarter coat, diagonal knits, slit hems, and matching accessories as smart, versatile spring looks.
New Spring Shades in Make Up Influence Wardrobe
Spring colors prompt new make up shades for discerning women. Yellow and beige call for coral rouge, navy calls for deeper tints near red, and orange or bright reds suit white or black. Department stores offer shade charts and advise multiple rouge and lipstick options. Eye shadows pair with eye color, with a silver dust shadow for evening.
Flapper Look Returns as Paris Designers Showcase Short Skirts
Paris collections hint a revival of the flapper era as designers unveil shorter daytime skirts with fullness and pleats. Evening wear features fluctuating hemlines, with ankles visible and fronts showing footwear while backs lengthen toward the floor or into a train.
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Paris
Peasant Influence Describes Slim Silhouette in Town Fashion
The piece notes a peasant influence in town fashion highlighting slim lines and fullness. It describes a low shoulder yoke back and front with gathered flounce at the back of the skirt above the knee, creating the illusion of slimmer waist hips and shoulders.
Wear Flowers by Cherie Nicholas
Fashion notes highlight a floral season with carnations as key pieces. Boutonnieres feature large fluffy carnations in white pink red or navy blue while garlands necklace style and flower bracelets trend. Evening looks include wreaths in hair and hats trimmed with natural flowers and violets accents on a purple theme.
Hats Go Bi-Colored Sailor Hat Debuts This Spring
Suzy unveils a straw sailor hat split in yellow on the right and black on the left. A simple black ribbon trim completes the bi colored style for spring wear.
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Suzy
No Place for Pistol in Marital Disputes
A spoof news dispatch from Italy recounts a pistol duel between engaged lovers Mon talberti Filcorate and Rosina Consolazio in Aveline. She wounds him fatally or near fatally, while she survives with a superficial wound, prompting satirical musings on marriage and violence.
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Italy
Aveline
Montalberti Filcorate
Rosina Consolazio
Signor Filcorate
Mar
Hard for Japanese to Master Own Language
Willard Prince argues Japanese students struggle with their own language amid 50 000 Chinese characters. He notes fourteen weekly hours of study over six years yield only about 8 000 characters mastered, hindering reading beyond colloquial text and leaving university students unsure about literary usage.
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Tokio Imperial University
Japan
Willard Prince
Asia Magazine
Fragrance Identity System for Wives in Far East Harems
A new wife is introduced to the master of fragrance who studies her personality and creates a custom perfume. This scent serves to identify her within the harems of the Far East.
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Far East
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Smart Set
Western Newspaper Union
Cherie Nicholas
Bel Syndicate
WNU
Thedford
J. E. McDuff
Elgin
Texas
Spurlock-Neal Co
Nashville, Tenn
Doan’s
Simoniz
Palmer
Pap
Youngstown
Ohio
Pierce
DIXIE
Typewriter Co
7Th St
St. Leads
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