Shaw clarifies anti Christmas remark amid uproar
International News Service reports George Bernard Shaw saying his critique targets the Christmas spirit rather than the holiday itself. He notes Christmas has become a pagan carnival and plans to retreat to the west of Jingland to escape festive excesses.
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International
London
George Bernae
Shaw
Adelphi
Jingland
Thas
Movement For Abolition
Santa Claus
Daily Expres
2Ys
Dickens
George Bernard Shay
Mr. Shaw
Resinol Heals Child's Eczema, Woman Reports Relief
In Los Angeles on April 14 a mother describes how after trying many remedies, Resinol ointment and soap stopped her daughter’s itching and began healing. She reports the skin now is white and smooth, signed J. 4H, Norris, 1579 Rockwood St.
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Los Angeles
California
Norris
Rockwood St
Spain Whirs With Excitement Over Annual Lottery Draw
Madrid watches the annual lottery with feverish crowds lining the mint entrances. The Infanta Isabel provides warmth with food and bonfires as 500000 people scan lists of winners. The top prize of 15000000 pesetas goes to Beaux Arts Academy, to be shared by students and professors.
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Madrid
Spain
Infanta Isabel
King
Lotte
Beaux Arts Academy
Women Railroad Workers Increase in Nationwide Employment
Washington reports a rise in women railroad workers across trunk lines and all departments of service. The total exceeds thousands, including running crews and auxiliary roles, as the motor bug soon surpasses rail mileage.
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Washington
Arejas
Four Die as Train Hits Auto in Chico
Four men were killed in Chico when a Southern Pacific train struck the automobile in which they rode. The fatal crash occurred today as the car failed to clear a crossing, authorities said. Names and details were not immediately released.
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International News Service
Chico
Cal
Socialist newspapers condemn toy soldier gifts for Christmas
Socialist papers in London condemn tin soldiers and ray guns for children as fueling warlike ideas. The item notes the public demand for coal and wood with firms advertising daily in Light Classified Ads to fill coal bins and weed boxes quickly.
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London
Englishman says he was duped by dry sleuths at clubs
Harry Algernon Les, the Englishman who helped Prohibition agents enter exclusive Broadway night spots, declares he was misled by friends. He admits five years in the U S and says he did not know his two companions were agents, believing them to be real estate brokers introduced by an insurance plan he knew for two years.
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New York
Harry Algernon Les
Prohibition
Broadway
Chester P. Mills
Lee
China Next On Sweeney Lia
Paris December 24 Colonel Charles Sweeney the famed soldier of fortune plans another venture in China He has been in Paris organizing escadrilles with over 200 planes and enlisting about fifty to sixty men He would not reveal details saying something is brewing but he cannot say more.
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Universal Service
Paris
Charles Sweeney
Morocco
Sweeney
Ching
Escadrilles
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Shan
Eagi
Crockett
China
Sweeney Lia
Citizens Auto Company Distributors
Hupmobile
Packard Motor Cars
Main Avenue
Winerich Motor Sales Company
San Antonio, Texas
Nash
Jack Neal
Nash Co
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Nash Motor Cars
Augusta St
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Saitpeul
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