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Newspaper
Roland Record
Location
Roland, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1931
Page
1
A New York newspaper mechanical department pool led to boasts of a $1,000 cash purse by the treasurer at a speakeasy. After his return home, another employee matching his height was attacked near the office by several assailants who searched him for cash and threatened violence for information.
A National Geographic bulletin outlines The City of London as a compact one square mile district within Greater London. It details the lord mayor’s show, the Bank of England, Royal Exchange, Fleet Street and the Thames bridges, plus the county council chair who governs metropolitan London.
Europe hosts twelve deposed kings and royal pretenders in exile amid speculation that the number may drop to eleven this year. observers note ambitions of monarchs like King George of Greece Amanullah of Afghanistan and the former khedive of Egypt to reclaim thrones. Archduke Otto of Hapsburg reaches adulthood on November 20 at eighteen.
A reflective piece compares aging leaders stepping down to successors in a town bank and church, noting stable performance after transitions. It discusses the Holbrooks leaving the church, salary raises, and renovations, then shifts to geopolitical notes on Habsburg royals and exiled rulers influencing Southeast Europe.
A bill introduced in the advisory council would require every person over fifteen in the THedjuz to marry. The proposal sets a universal marriage mandate with penalties for noncompliance.
An afternoon wrap of mink fur showcases a deep cape that drapes over the face or shoulders. The garment hugs the body as it falls, then flares at the hem for an elegant finish.
At a Maine wedding in Cushing, Lawrence Stinson and Madeline Young included an aunt and cousin dressed in vintage attire. The bride’s gown came from her great great grandmother Amy Gay Allen, while the cousin wore fabric from the great grandfather’s wedding. The cousin’s coat, linked to Charles Wallace, is said to be over a century old and well preserved.
A vintage home remedy promotes Garfield Tea as a trusted family medicine for constipation and digestive troubles. The article notes its popularity has grown beyond the grandmother era and remains favored today.
Yugoslavia moves to balance railway gaps by building a strategic highway system with $18 million slated for road work through 1931 and two bridges near Belgrade and Panchevo due in 1932, while repairing and expanding resource based industries. The text ends with a quip that bigamy carries an excess of mothers in law.
Mrs. G. G. McDowell of Minneapolis praises California Fig Syrup for her child Mary Jane, saying it strengthened her, improved appetite and digestion, and helped avoid colds. The ad claims a 60 year history, doctors’ endorsements, and a gentle, bowel-regulating effect, warning to emphasize the California name to avoid imitation.
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