Dad Faces Bankruptcy After Market Crash
James Nelson tells his family the firm has gone under after a brutal market crash. He fears starting over, while Margaret reassures him and recalls the day’s desperate crowd at the stock exchange. Nancy senses the tension as the family faces hard financial news.
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Nancy
Jack
Exeters
Jim
Margaret
James Nelson
Louise
Moth
Dad
Peraps
Tim
Stock Exchange
Debts, Debuts, and a Plan for Edgemere
A family faces a market crash and decides to move to Edgemere to cut expenses. Jim vows to pay rent, Judy urges thrift, Louise weighs Nance's debut against college, and Jim and Margaret consider work and bonds as they support Ruth and Nancy through hard times.
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Margaret
Nance
Jack
Sis
Mary Ann
James Nelson
Phil
Aunt Louise
Judy
Jim
Aunt Judy
Wense
Dad
Jean
Edge
Satith Hato
Edgemere
Louise
Tod
Nancy
Louise Nelson
Judith
Min
Mother
Deciding Exeter or Europe for Jim Nelson’s future
The Nelson family debates finances and schooling as Jim resists cram pressure and vows to quit college. Aunt Judy weighs a European trip for the Spears girls and a chaperone, while Caroline Spear hints at a paid abroad job for Judith. Mother seeks rest and Edgemere homecoming after a taxing day.
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Roth
Harvard
Louise
Nance
Phil
Exeter
Nelson
Sia
Jody
Jim
Bboy
Jack
Mother
Judy
Margaret
Burden
Caroline Spear
Judith
Nancy
Caroline
Land of the Free
Aunt Judy
Europe
The
Spears
The Rhyming Optimist and Waterloo Incarceration Tale
A poem about love contrasts with a prose note from Neal O na ra of the New York Post. It recounts Napoleon's post Waterloo imprisonment and his attempt to catalog ten major elements of his victorious campaign, which did not alter the outcome.
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Neal O'nara
New York Post
Waterloo
Napoleon
Nap
Spain to set beggar camps near Madrid for work
Spain plans a chain of camps for beggars to be housed in tents fed and compelled to work. The first camp will be near Madrid with capacity for about 1,500 people and will convert marshy land into arable soil.
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Spain
Madrid
Elevators in Vienna Defy Downward Motion in Hotels
A travel sketch notes Vienna elevators act like a one way street. Lifts rarely return you to your floor as porters assist with private keys and tips. In top hotels four electric shafts sit unused due to high costs, leaving guests to climb stairs after reaching upper levels.
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Chicago
Vienna
Austria
Swallows Return to Capistrano Sabina on St Josephs Day
Swallows arrived at the San Juan Capistrano mission in California on St Josephs Day marking their 68th seasonal visit. They drove off swifts and plan to stay until Oct 28 then depart for warmer climates. Mission records note the long standing annual cycle dating back over six decades. A separate report mentions a shark capture of 21 feet and five tons near a South African fisherman's locale.
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California
St. Joseph's Day
San Juan Capistrano
San Juan's Day
Hout Bay
South Africa
Little Helps For This Week
A devotional excerpt quotes Isaiah 32 17 about righteousness bringing peace and quietness forever. It honors those who serve through compassion in broad missions or modest home duties, stressing that true service rests in bearing the seal of the living God.
Bat Man Flies 10 000 Foot Parachute Drop over Chicago
Lansing youth Clem Sohn, 23, completed a 10,000 foot descent from an airplane above Chicago as a pair of bat wings guided him for a mile. With thousands watching, Sohn performed two small loops before releasing the rip cord and drifting the rest of the way under a standard parachute. This marked his sixth jump demonstrating his audacity.
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Clem Sonn
Chicago
Lansing
Mich
Sohn
Quinine Trees Cultivated in Batum Gardens from Java Seed
Quinine is being produced experimentally in the Batum Botanical Gardens in Batum Asiatic Georgia with about 3 000 young cinchona trees over six feet tall grown from seeds imported from Java in 1922 The Black Sea climate’s warmth and shelter have proved favorable for quinine tree cultivation and regular production is expected soon.
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Java
Batum Botanical Gardens
Batum
Asiatic
Georgia
Russia
Black Sea
Dramatic Windsor Handicap Ends In Triple Dead Heat
The Royal Borough Handicap at Windsor in 1923 produced a remarkable finish as three horses Dinkle Marvex and Dumas dead heated for last place. A finish photo failed to reveal even a fraction of an inch separating the trio’s rose tipped points.
Rome Wedding Drive Draws Over Four Thousand Couples
Easter Monday in Rome and surrounding provinces saw 2,206 couples register for the Fascist wedding bonus of 500 lire each, with officials noting 4,412 Romani men and women accepting the offer. The scheme aimed to boost marriage rates and bolster the regime’s demographic goals, translating to about $42 per couple at the time.
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Fascist Party
Rome
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