Black Sheep at a Papua Residency Dinner
Amory attends a dinner at the Residency where David Bassett the R M hosts Northanger Purchase and a newcomer Mr Spicer. Spicer’s cool, mocking reception marks him as the Black Sheep, while island barter and eggs reveal Papua social customs and friendships amid talk of mining and prospects.
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Papua
Wergegs
Bassett
A. M
Northanger
Purchase
Oxford
R. M
Mr. Spicer
Wellow
Daru
Omega Island Adventure Ends In Uncertain Escape
A narrator recalling a South Seas voyage recounts a botched voyage to Omega islands. A crewman Taviti and the narrator face a violent squall, the cutter wrecks, and the pair seek shelter as the night moonlight reveals an eerie, perilous coastline. The tale promises further developments.
English Veteran Swims to Save Actress in Papua New Guinea
During a pleasure cruise in eastern waters Philip Amory a WWI veteran turned trader on the island of Papua New Guinea dives overboard to rescue the life of a musical comedy actress known as Gin-Sling. He becomes smitten with Pia Lauriér a member of a wealthy New South Wales family. He hints at a famed gold field unnamed and suspects Pia is not indifferent to him though she is engaged to Sir Richard Fanshaw. He returns to Deru after the holiday.
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England
Richard Fanshaw
Port Moresby
Spicer
Fanshaw
Sir Richard Fanshaw
House
R. M
Northanger
Purchase
Blackwater
British Empire
Croton Walk
South Sea Islands
Omega
Taviti
Ariki
Earth
Philip Amory
Papua
New Guinea
Amory
Deru
Mythical Tornit Giants Among Eskimo Tales
The Tornit are described as towering giants with long arms who could hurl boulders and steal Eskimo tools. Greenlanders see them as mythic ice dwellers seen near fiords while Labrador, Hudson Bay, and Baffin Island Eskimo groups imagine them as more like themselves.
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Nit
Hudson Bay
Baffin-Land
Literary Digest
Proof of Worthiness in the Frat Place
Hi Ho the sage of Chinatown asserts that losing a fortune requires rebuilding it to prove worthiness. The Washington Star notes the idea as a compact, proverblike reflection on resilience after loss.
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Hi Ho
Chinatown
Washington
Star
Beret fashions for spring and summer wardrobe
Paris endorses the soft informal beret to pair with sports clothes and cotton frocks. Crochet or knit berets from washable cotton yarn come in many colors and cost about 50 to 75 cents to make. Two beret shapes are shown, with head measurements around 22 to 23 inches and material needs of two to three balls of yarn.
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Paris
Hat fashions bloom with straw lace and feather trims
A vivid roundup from 1930 millinery displays notes straw lace and bows giving hats a dressy air. Designers feature transparent straw brims with lace crowns and hair braids, plus pasted feathers and flower clusters under brims, signaling growing popularity of bow trims and bold trimmings.
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Vanity Fair
Julia Bottomley
Western Newspaper Union
Dried Fruit Varieties Highlighted For Kid Meals
The article suggests using dates prunes figs and raisins to diversify meals when fresh fruit is scarce. It asks to vary juices with dried fruits for essential vitamins minerals and laxative effects and offers serving ideas like dates with bread crumbs in pudding stuffed dates with cheese prune puddings whip and jams with apricots and pineapple.
Sauces and Dishes for Elegant Home Fare
A compact guide to relish dishes and sauces including ravigote with separate herbs, Lyons sauce to pair with fricasseed chicken, sauce d Havre with onions apples and curry, and blanquetié for reheating cold meats. Also includes banana coconut pudding with milk and shredded coconut baked until set.
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Lyons
D’ Havre
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Port Moresby Bank
Pia Laurier
David Bassett
D. Bassett
Beatrice Grimshaw
Illustrations By
Irwin Myers
Hughes Massie & Co
WWIU
Pete L
Jnion
Biss
Carmen
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