Manikin Tells Of Her Paris Life
Sumurun the world’s famous manikin recalls a life of luxury and danger. Vera Ashby, later Doctor Papadaki’s wife, narrates her ascent from poverty to high fashion in Paris. After his death she returned to work with Molyneux and, in 1930, married artist Marcel Poncin, now a saleswoman with a simple life.
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Paris
Sumurun
Nile
Vera Ashby
Papadaki
Switzerland
Lucile’s
London
Lady Duff Gordon
Edward Molyneux
Molyneux
Lucile
Marcel Poncin
Desert
Falling Downstairs Causes 1800 Home Deaths
London reported 1930 safety figures showing hazards at home. Miss Margaret Bondfield cited 1800 women dying last year from falls including stairs, from windows and from beds, as the National Safety congress examined safety in the home.
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London
Margaret Bondfield
National Safety Congress
Congress
Lindbergh Returns to Secluded Research at Rockefeller Institute
Charles A. Lindbergh has resumed intensive work at a private laboratory in the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research New York City. He is believed to be evaluating serum related to pneumonial and long distance flight needs, though exact projects are kept secret and staff are cautioned from discussing the work. He appears cheerful but thinner, with speculation wide about the nature of his research.
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New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
New York City
Colonel Lindbergh
Lindbergh Laboratory
Lindbergh
Quebec
Floyd Bennett
Royal Dinner Service Sold for Princesses
A royal silver dinner service bearing the arms of Prince Henry of Battenberg and Princess Beatrice, crafted by Paul Storr, sold at auction for 8840 dollars by order of Princess Beatrice. The proceeds funded the dowries of Beatrice’s granddaughters, daughters of ex King Alfonso and Queen Ena of Spain. The princesses betrothals were reportedly postponed.
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London
Prince Henry of Battenberg
Beatrice
Paul Storr
Alfonso
Ena
Spain
English Books Dominate German Translations
English language works top German translations with American and British authors most popular. Russia ranks second. Foreign book publication drops over 20 percent from last year, while France suffers the greatest loss.
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Berlin
Germany
Russia
France
Teleguide aids visitors with city map lights in Columbus
The Teleguide system by Michael Abel uses a central map with 900 numbered lights on a directory. A caller dials a number and the corresponding light, such as 862 for the county courthouse, glows to guide the visitor. Three devices cost 30000 and will debut at Union Station and two major hotels.
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Columbus
Ohio
Michael Abel
Union Station
Century of Progress
Chicago
Man pockets 1499 from 40 cent art find
In Chico California a buyer paid 40 cents for a painting later valued at 1500 dollars by critics. They attributed the work to W L Sonntag, an early American artist. The 1855 scene shows three miners on a knoll and is now exhibited at the Jonathan Club in Los Angeles.
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Chico
Calif
A. A. Raby
W. L Sonntag
Los Angeles
Jonathan Club
Apple Trees Vanishing In Pennsylvania Farms
Apple trees once an important economic factor on Pennsylvania farms are becoming rare curiosities as rapid decline and neglect threaten their presence under old shade trees across Harrisburg and the state.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Economy Goes Far London in Riga Firm Inquiry
An advertising company here received an inquiry from a Riga firm illustrating business economy. The envelope and wrapping paper were newspaper sheets with no postage, showing frugal practices in correspondence.
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London
Ncme
Riga
Accidents Where Victims Show Signs Of Life After Injury
Medical note explains physiologic death can be temporary in drownings electrocutions and suffocation with heart contractions continuing after injury. Artificial respiration soon after accidents may revive victims who appear dead, per Von Hoesslin and Dr Benedict cited in JAMA.
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von Hoesslin
Berlin Medical Society
Samuel R. Benedict
Alabama Power Company
Journal of the American Medical Association
Starved Mexican Peon Dies in Mexico City Bakery
A poor, unnamed Mexican laborer who slept in a Mexico City bakery to keep warm was found dead from starvation. Doctors ruled the cause of death, while shop owner Victor Tellez said no bread or cake had ever been missing.
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Mexico City
Victor Tellez
Americans Question Authority and Crime Atmosphere
The piece ponders whether widespread disdain for authority fuels crime, noting the tense social climate and questions whether resentment or rebellion drives unlawful acts.
Company From America Acknowledged in Orient
Dr Samuel J Bradenburg of Clark University and Mrs Brandenburg are praised by a Shanghai resident for plans to visit. Dr George H Blakeslee's mission brought him to Shanghai where he met Lee Su a former Clark student who showed the added wing to his home and noted visits by the Americans were highly regarded.
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America
Orient
Shanghai
Samuel J. Bradenburg
Clark University
Brandenburg
George H. Blakeslee
Uncle Sam
Lee Su
Clark
Doctor Blakeslee
Worcester
Idle gossip provokes sharp retort from Miss Cayenne
A Washington Star quip quotes Miss Cayenne asserting gossip is never idle and is always industrious, framing gossip as a constant, busy force.
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Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
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Manikin
United States
Portland
Fore River
Boston
Harry G. Hamlet
Washington
President Hoover
The
Coast Guard
Procter & Gamble
Oxydol
Mentary Foods
Eagle Brand
Borden Company
Borden Building
Madison Avenue
New York, N. Y
Wisl
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