Lost Atlantis Clues Spark Panama Mystery and Debate
An English explorer reports Suspicions that the Chauquanaqua Indians of Panama’s San Blas hinterland are remnants of Atlantis inhabitants. Tapestry designs, potential links to Pharaohs and Aztec work, and mentions by Babcock Frobenius and Weiner ignite renewed debate on ancient transatlantic links and Atlantean survival theories.
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Germany Charges Foreign Visitors For Passports And Visas
The German foreign office now sets visa fees for foreigners at the current equivalent of 10 dollars for Americans per frontier crossing, with monthly revised marks. Travelers report heavy fines for incomplete formalities as Polish and German border controls tighten. Summer resort prices rise with meal costs uncertain, while rooms range from 75 to 800 marks and bundled three month stays cost 400 to 700 dollars.
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Danzig
Court Trains Reintroduced at Buckingham Palace Fashion
London reports the court will no longer pursue economy functions and will restore court trains. Regulations require two yard length with a nineteen inch trailing point, as lord chamberlain and fashion dressmakers set the standards for royal presence.
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Surgeon Removes Brain Tumor From Pituitary Region
New York. An operation at Ann May hospital Spring Lake New Jersey performed by Dr K Winfield Ney head of the neurological surgical division US Army Medical Corps removed a tumor from Miss Marion Vogel of Asbury Park in the region of the pituitary gland. The walnut sized growth required skull opening and lifting of the left brain lobe with blood transfusion during several hours of surgery. Miss Vogel suffered partial blindness but is expected to fully recover.
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Asbury Park
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Miss Vogel
Queen Mary backs shorter train lengths for women
The article notes Queen Mary favoring shorter train lengths to spare socially ambitious women from exhibitions, framing the move as kindness toward women. It presents Mary as a benevolent ruler seeking to curb public displays by her sex.
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Queen Mary
American Made Cheese Expands Into Swiss Market
The Commerce Department reports constant improvement of American Swiss cheese boosts export reach. Con sul Murphy in Lucerne notes American varieties increasingly enter Switzerland and other markets, reshaping local cheese production.
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Switzerland
Murphy
Lucerne
Commerce Department
Nie
Bee charmer tames swarming bees at Hayward courtroom
Constable Al La Cunha of Hayward California earned a medal for a bold bee handling from Edward Warren’s shop swarm. He calmed the angry bees by beating a tin can to lure them to a tree as shoppers cheered, after witnessing the courtroom swarm.
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Hayward
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la Cunha
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Warren
Jacob Harder, Jr
Hat Handoffs and Fashion Woes at the Shops
A Woman and her friend wander department and millinery stores trying on hats. They admire a black hat with white feathers but another shopper, claiming it as her own Kenosha purchase, scolds them with icy politeness. The scene echoes a Three Bears frustration with hats that are “too” many things.
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Kenosha
Chicago Journal
Turner Theory Raises a Man's Hopes
Brookes But Practice Raises His Wages London Answers notes a debate on optimism versus real income. The exchange contrasts theoretical expectations with practical pay raises, highlighting a gap between aspirations and wages.
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Turner
London
Contentment and Fatness: A Cautious Observation
A short aphorism notes that while contentment may lead to weight gain, being fat does not guarantee contentment. The line explores the nuanced link between happiness and physical form without asserting a direct cause.
Mercury content dispute over thermometers in August sale
A shopper questions a shopkeeper about pricing and mercury content. The merchant claims consistency in price while the customer insists the earlier thermometers contained twice as much mercury, highlighting a deceptive sales claim in a humorous exchange likely from a period publication.
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American Legion Weekly
Coupon Controversy Drives Debate on Discount Use
Local officials weigh a new policy on coupon programs amid rising consumer interest. City council members from several districts argue coupons stimulate spending, while critics warn of unfair advantage to larger retailers and potential budget impact from widespread discounts.
Hat lining uses multi color layers to filter heat
The latest hat concept uses a thin layered lining of various colored fabrics as light filler to filter heat rays. By blocking longer light waves it helps keep the head cool in warm weather as described by the Philadelphia Ledger.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Shaw's Latest Dinner Comment Sparks Anglo American Note
An American admiral at a London dinner quips to a Boston Transcript report that though Americans and Britons "speak the same language" they express it with different organs. The remark follows praise for presenting a representative of the American people.
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G. B.S
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