Quake-stricken Rabaul begins cleanup and rebuild
Rabaul New Britain island residents return home and begin repairs amid extensive quake damage. Thousands dig out debris while harbor shifts and pumice deposits complicate recovery. The town, capital of New Britain, sits on an earthquake prone crescent and faces lingering risks as cannibalism myths fade with modernization.
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Washington, D. C
Rabaul
New Britain Island
Pacific
New Britain
National Geographic Society
Bismarck Archipelago
New Guinea
Rabau
Australia
Printing Costs Rise for Federal Reserve Notes
Washington reports that printing 1000 sheets of Federal Reserve notes now costs about 97 dollars at the Government Printing Office. The June 1935 cost was 86 dollars. Under Section 16 of the Federal Reserve Act, the issuing cost is borne by the Federal Reserve banks.
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Federal Reserve
Government Printing Office
Federal Reserve Banks
Commencement Season Reflections on Youth Ambition
Leonard A. Barrett discusses the June rite of passage as graduates receive diplomas and face a bewildering world. He critiques modern parental expectations and the push toward specialized training, noting youth’s urge to excel, gain status, and pursue a glorious career after graduation.
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Mr. Chips
James Hilton
The Youth Face Harsh Realities of Place and Purpose
The excerpt notes that youth face fierce competition for top jobs, with crowded ladders to success. It argues college must teach practical wisdom and balance in a brutal economy, warning many well trained graduates lack suitable opportunities and face a sobering " Waterloo" without true understanding.
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Waterloo
Summer decorating ideas for a cool dining room
A reader describes transforming a dining room into a cool summer retreat with a green rug, white walls, pale yellow ceiling, and slip covered furniture. The piece suggests matching coral and green accents, summer rugs, and floral mohair slip covers for fall. It also notes bright linen textiles and Chinese colored cloths to enliven table settings.
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Mary T
Windsor
Cleaners
Windsors
Betty Wells
Let Us Have Creative Youth in Hard Times
The piece argues that employment rose fourteen percent from a low point of depression while dividends increased fifty percent. It calls for adjusting the spread to resolve the problem and stresses that culture requires earning daily bread. work should be productive and creative youth are needed.
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Western Newspaper Union
English School to Train Dogs for Conversation
London readers learn of a fall opening by Miss L. Lind at Hageby to teach dogs reading arithmetic and conversation. She aims to prove dogs and other higher animals possess independent thought and feelings to reduce cruelty.
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London
L. Lind At- Hageby
The
Animal Defense and Anti-vivisection Society
Baxter's Brother and a Revolving Love Triangle
Leticia, engaged to Baxter Vandergrift, encounters Baxter's brother Marshall at a Potomac reception. A magnetic kiss reveals a hidden bond as Marshall confesses a businesslike romance: he writes the novels, while Baxter plays the public role. Leticia faces choosing between illusion and real affection.
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Baxter
Marshall
Leticia
Montana
Baxter Vandergrift
Potomac
Army War College
Lethial
Marshall Anid
Corinthean Club
Jeneva Kartopka
Lancer
New Rhodium Finish Prevents Silver Tarnish Worldwide
The British Laboratory of Chemical Research found that treating silver with rhodium prevents tarnish indefinitely without altering its beauty. A simple process dip in rhodium electroplating solution after cleaning yields a durable, heat resistant, non peeling finish suitable for silver and other metals, boosting anti tarnish options amid postwar declines.
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British Laboratory of Chemical Research
London
Acton
Middlesex
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Moscow
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