First London Visit Feels Flat Yet Glows With Promise
Helen and Warren ride into England with trepidation over luggage and class signs. They marvel at country scenes and tea wagons, then reach London in fog and dim streets. Helen senses romance but feels disappointed by gray cityscapes before Metropole hotel hopes emerge.
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Mabel Herbert Urner
Helen
Warren
London
England
New York
Oxford Street
Hotel Metropole
Sid
Panama canal misinterpretation of sea unity debate
Secretary Knox extols a canal that will join Atlantic and Pacific waters, while Panama officials describe a water bridge with locks raising ships to a freshwater lake before resuming to saltwater. The piece clarifies the canal does not blend seas, but passes through staged elevations. It notes a World’s Work August excerpt and a Buffalo Express quip about marriage.
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Panama
Knox
Central American
Canal
Atlantic
Pacific
Panama Canal
Isthmus
Limon Bay
Overcome Sunburn Freckles and Wrinkles With Wax Treatments
A vintage remedy extols mer corized wax applied overnight to the face to peel away dead skin and lighten freckles. It claims fresh, youthful underlying skin after daily use and includes arms hands and neck. Also suggests saxolite solution to reduce wrinkles from sun and wind.
Bath Without Water In Tacony Public Bathhouse
Philadelphia reports Tacony’s new city bathhouse nearly finished yet unusable for a year due to missing water connections. The $40,000 facility, touted for modern fittings, lacks intake and outlet provisions, delaying use and marking a costly public bath setback.
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Philadelphia
Tacony
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Star Floral CO
Chris. Hauser, JR
Crockett
Hay
Rehan Eaty
Philo Hay Spec. Co
Newark, N. J
Alnd Ant Bexar Drug CO
Buffalo Express
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