Parisian Inheritance and a Haunting Farewell
Jean observes the strained estrangement of a hypochondriacal Count and his elegant wife. The party at Varigny’s palatial home masks looming separations as the Count resolves to sail to Marseilles that evening. Jean learns Lady Anne’s past and the Corsican-tinged intrigue around her marriage, while Madame de Varigny probes the family’s history, hinting at hidden motives ahead of a continuation.
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Petergon
Marseilles
Montreux
Lady Anne
Anne Brennan
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Paris
The Stranger on the Ice Chapter III Preview
Jean and Madame de Varigny discuss letters from Lady Brennan as they breakfast, planning a possible joint trip to St Moritz. The conversation touches on English connections, Brennan’s marriage into a junior branch, and sentiment about a potential social match.
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Lady Brennan
St. Moriiz
Jean
Madamie de Varigny
Glyn
Paris
Anne
Strength Of Yellow Race Is Increasing Says British Scientists
British scientists warn that the Chinese are expanding through peaceful migration and may eventually dominate global population. Prof F A Crew cites adaptability and rapid spread. Prof Julian Huxley notes birth control as a defining modern force. Prof A M Carr-Saunders says world population quadrupled in 300 years and European-descended races may plateau within three generations.
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British Association For
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F. A. Crew
Edinburgh
Scotland
Pacific
Crew
China
Julian Huxley
A. M. Carr-Saunders
Liverpool
Crisis in Britain and the Worm Exterminator ad
The article reflects on Britain's long term causes from war debts to overconsumption in London, diagnosing economic decline and falling trade. It notes gold reserves and a market unable to absorb excess production as prices drop. A separate booster promotes Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as a trusted worm remedy.
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Avernus
London
Spectator
Mother Graves
BC Tomatoes Sent to Hong Kong in Trial Shipment
A trial shipment of canned tomatoes grown in British Columbia left on the U S Express of Asia for Hong Kong and Shanghai. The liner also carried canned loganberries for Hong Kong in an effort to popularize BC fruit in the Orient.
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British Columbia
Orient
U.S
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Man of Giant Proportions Skeleton Found in British Columbia
Archaeologists near Vernon, British Columbia, uncover six skeletons including a six and a half foot man and a giant frame, with stone tools nearby. The remains are linked to legends of a pre native race before European contact, while dating remains uncertain.
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British Columbia
Vernon
Interior
Vernon-Kamloops
Rockies
The Rhyming Optimist by Aline Michaelis
The poem traces a moment of despair yielding to a new inner strength. Aline Michaelis speaks of a man's soul facing waning energy and creeping doubt, then rising to grasp life with unwavering resolve. It frames supreme endurance as a personal challenge to divinity and fate.
Egg Exports Rise to Higher British Market for Canada
A weekly Department of Agriculture report says Britain’s financial climate won’t affect Canadian egg exports. Most deals are done in Canadian currency and sales this year show revival, likely above 1930 levels, despite a general past decline from higher Canadian consumption. The Brandon Sun notes Russian goods enter Canada via Soviet branded matches sold locally, urging protection for Canadian industry amid Soviet competition.
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Great Britain
Canada
Britain
Department of Agriculture
Brandon Sun
Russia
Brandon
Underground power lines cheaper than poles study says
A recent analysis finds underground electric power lines cost less than stringing them on poles in rural areas. The report evaluates long term maintenance and outage resilience alongside upfront installation expenses. It highlights regional cost differences and potential environmental considerations.
Not Peculiar To London The Astor Heiress Takes Real Estate Post
The Hon Phyllis Astor daughter of Viscount and Viscountess Astor joins a London west end real estate office in what may be a new career path for a noble. The piece muses on work ethic and idle wealth while noting many others in London need jobs more than she does.
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Phyllis Astor
Viscount
Viscountess Astor
London West End
Phyllis
London
Phyl
What’s In a Name London Sunday News Name Change
The London Sunday News once Lloyd's Weekly News vanished after a name change by a new owner. The family name was dropped for a period, confusing readers and causing the paper to lose its identity and ultimately fail.
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London Sunday News
Lloyd's Weekly News
England
Frank Lloyd
May Scrap the Battleship in Geneva Armament Talks
British statesmen pushed anew the idea that the United States join in abolishing the battleship ahead of the Geneva disarmament conference next winter. They argue the ship has lost major usefulness and is the chief drain on naval budgets, a target for large economies in one stroke. In other news, an advertised remedy, Douglas Egyptian Liniment, claims instant relief for lame backs and muscular rheumatism and also relieves inflammation, burns, sores, corns, and warts.
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United States
Canada Wool Clip Shortage Sparks Industry Concern
Canada produces about 21 million pounds of wool annually yet mills consume at least twice that amount each year. Domestic consumption of manufactured woollens reaches roughly four times the raw clip, highlighting a persistent supply gap for Canadian mills.
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Canada
Quiet Retreats Within The Self For Tranquil Living
A reflective item cites Proverbs and Matthew Arnold on inner peace contrasting city noise with the calm found inside the soul. It notes people seek country retreats yet true retreat lies in self quiet and self understanding amid daily turmoil. The piece urges serene contemplation and restraint to begin living truly.
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Matthew Arnold
Man in England reads Bible vastly as hobby
Frank Jannaway of Stockwell Park Road London has read the Old Testament fifty seven times and the New Testament one hundred fourteen times in fifty seven years. He reads fifteen to twenty minutes three times daily making yearly progress toward reading the Old Testament once and the New Testament twice.
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England
Frank Jannaway
Stockwell Park Road
London
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil No Alcohol Claim
An Ol Without Alcohol. Several oils and medicines use alcohol, but Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil mixes six essential oils with no alcohol. The product is presented as lasting in effect and alcohol free.
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Thomas
Plane without tail impresses officials in test flight
An experimental tailless plane by Captain Hermann Koehl was demonstrated before the ministry of transportation. With a 45 foot wingspan and a 28 horsepower motor, sponsors say it shows remarkable flying qualities that could change aeroplane construction, suggesting the pen is mightier than the sword and not as costly.
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Hermann Koehl
Ministry of Transportation
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