Diplomats Prey to Pertinax in Paris and London Fog
A colorful, mixture of European diplomacy and press critique outlines Pertinax the journalist’s influence on postwar plans. It interweaves Belgium’s Paul van Zeeland, Same Pamier, and American figures with commentary on good will proposals, plus a long anecdote about conductor Eugene Ormandy and a musical career arc.
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New York
Paris Catacombs
London
Pertinax
Paul van Zeeland
Pamier
Belgium
Europe
van Zeeland
Disney
Perines
Fim
Periines
Borah
Hoover
Felding
Brussels
Geneva
Endesvar
Pelatiah Webster and the early push for a new constitution
Pelatiah Webster, a Philadelphia businessman, urged revising the Articles of Confederation by drafting a new Constitution in his 1783 Dissertation of the Political Union and Constitution of the Thirteen United States of North America. He is sometimes called the author of the Constitution, though his plan differed from the later Federal Convention result.
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Flaker
Pelatiah Webster
Philadelphia
Thirteen
United States of North America
Bergen Fish Market Scrutiny Sparks City Debate
In Bergen Norway the fish trade draws local ire as the market’s live-scoop practice from salt water pools shapes consumer choices. Housewives pursue fresh, alive catches, reflecting strict standards amid lively market tensions.
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Norway
Bergen
Valuable Discipline and Farm Banter Dialogues
An old-time dialogue fragment features Josh planning aviation and a farmer warning him to be careful with machinery on the farm. A doctor offers a check for $10 with a bargain for half, and a comic exchange about Susie joining for tea, with Sammy noting it would be crowded.
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Josh
Farmer Countesses
Susie
Sammy
Daughter to Marry an Earl in London
A Boston Evening Transcript item recounts a light exchange about a daughter set to marry an English earl in London. The brief quip highlights cross Atlantic social scenes and American slang awareness among English peers.
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London
Boston
Transcript
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Lemuel F. Parton
Esky
Eugene Ormandr
Homgarten
Mar Bled
Eugene Om Conductormandy
Gustav Mahler
Capitol Theater
Roxy
Gong
Minnearolis Symphony Orchestra
Hungary
Consolidated News Features
WAU Service
Wendy
Hetto Pean
I Gandt
Abernogd
By C. M. Payne
Wendy WE
Dee You
Miendy
Aatter
Mescal Tee
S.s. Nuntiey
Doure
Hoentley, Trace
Mark Bes
OS Pan Ome
Ge Ysz
POP
J. Millar Watt
Smitz
Gluyas Williams
Fred Perley
Women's Club
Yshen
NEISHBOR+ HOOD
G’wan
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