New Orleans Begins Celebrating Mardi Gras for Fifth Time
New Orleans readies its famed Mardi Gras in a city famed as carnival capital. The 1938 season runs 53 days from January 6 to Fat Tuesday March 1 with Rex Comus Twelfth Night Revelers Mus, Proteus and Hermes guiding secret orders. Elaborate parades, floats, costumes and royal jewels mark the pageantry as the city embraces a golden era spurred by Governor Leche’s industrial expansion.
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Louisiana
Richard W. Lewhe
Leche
New Orleans
Comus
Twelfth Night
Rex
Momus
Proteus
Hermes
St. Claries
Canal
Crist
King of Mirth Seated as New Orleans Mardi Gras Ruler
A historical look at Mardi Gras in New Orleans recounts its ancient roots and evolution. It traces origins to pagan spring festivals, the 1827 student arrival from Paris, and early krewes like Comus, Rex, and Twelfth Night Revelers guiding the carnival. The piece notes Rex as the royal house naming the king and queen, the daylight parade, and Louisiana’s 1872 law declaring Mardi Gras a statewide holiday.
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Mardi Gras
New Orleans
Cheng
Ch'en
New World
Paris
Alexis
Russia
Texas
John Milton
Comus
Rex
Cole
Terpsichore
Socialitas
Louisiana
Prophesied Center of U S Population Near St Louis
The article reviews J D Hilgerd predict its center would move toward 30 miles east of St Louis and notes census data from 1790 to 1930 showing westward shift. It cites decades of movement including 1850 to 1860 greatest westward gain and 1790 initial position near Belo More, with details on various states and townships.
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Washington, D. C
United States
St. Louis
Census Bureau
Bureau
Paxton
Ind
J. D. Hilgerd
St Louis
Linton
Stockton
Township
Greene County
Ana
Perallel
Belomore
Balt
Her Hats Crazy Get a Load of This Bollywood
Milady’s hat test on Hollywood boulevards drew ordinary attention as Miss Marion McKenzie wore a gaudy lempshads artificial flowers rubber bead chain bathtubs plug and a shoelace. A laundry truck driver quipped about his wife’s purchase.
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Bollywood
Milady
Marion McKenzie
New York
Hollywood
Britain Opens Fattening School for Its Recruits
London reports a new Canterbury fattening school for unfit army recruits, following Aldershot's experiment. The Aldershot unit began with 200 undernourished men, given fruit, milk and barley sugar plus fresh air and light exercise, gaining six pounds and an inch in chest in six weeks. Now the depot is producing “reclaimed” men at about one per day.
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London
Canterbury
Aldershot
Spinning Wheel Keeps Family Going at Rushmore
Martha Gdens, who began wool work at eleven, favors the old spinning wheel. She carding and spinning wool to make comforters, pelts, sweaters, and more for herself and her children. Her market includes selling and teaching in Illinois. Her output includes crochet lace and pillowcase edges. Her grandmother started the craft in Germany, and the current wheel was bought after years of use.
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Rushmore
Martha Gdens
Odens’ Jirst
Germany
Travis Prepares for Batting Title With Farm Work
Cecil Travis, star shortstop for the Washington Senators, trains for next season by chopping wood at his Riverdale Georgia farm. Last season he batted .44 and ranked among the league’s top five hitters.
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Cecil Travis
Washington Senators
Riverdale
First Alchemist Lived in Japan 2160 Years Ago
A study reported to the American Chemical Society states Jofuku, the earliest known alchemist, lived in Japan over two millennia ago. His voyage with Emperor Ch'in Shih Huang Ti supposedly sought immortal islands, with Jofuku later said to have founded a peaceful realm and become king. His tomb at Shingu Wakayama attracts pilgrims who burn offerings and pray for long life.
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Japan
New York
Jofuku
American Chemical Society
Rekuro Nekaseko
Tokyo
Tenney L. Davis
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ch'in Shih Huang Ti
Shih Chi
Ssu-Ma Ch'ien
Josuin
Shingu
Wakayama Prefecture
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By Elmo Scott
Watson
Pons
Washingtones
Scoreseld
Moorefield
Clarksburg
W. Va
Parkersburg
Chik Theside
Ohio
Cincinnati
Columbus
Bloomington
Spencer
Mieayington Township
Omen County
Indiana
Britain
Travis
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