France Extends Planes to Win European Air Trade
Paris reports France will gift some of its best planes to allied governments to capture Europe’s airplane market. Customers include Japan, Turkey, Greece, Czecho Slovakia and Romania. The piece notes the earliest English Bible printed in the United States dates to 1782.
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Paris
Europe
France
Japan
Turkey
Greece
Czecho-Slovakia
Romania
United States
Blue Dominates Bridesmaid Attire in Fall Weddings
New York reports show pastel and blue shades gain favor for brides maids gowns with blue heavily featured in wedding gowns for informal ceremonies as well. Church weddings showcase blue gowns with pale gray blue chiffon and yellow roses enhancing the effect.
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New York
Bifth Ave
German Stork Turned French in Colmar Mascot Incident
Paris reports a stork brought by German forces in Colmar was painted in blue and red by French peasants. German soldiers hunted the bird after it wore French colors, firing fifty shots. the wounded bird escaped toward the Vosges. The bird’s wings still show the painted colors tied to a captain once wounded at Verdun.
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Paris
Colmar
Almece
Vosges Mountains
Algiers
Altho
Verdun
Cardinal Logue warns on rising moonshine in Ireland
In Dublin the Cardinal Logue told the Congress of the Catholic Total Abstinence Federation illicit distilling in Ireland is a growing threat to temperance. He cited heavy taxation on spirits making illegal distilling profitable and warned that higher duties could drive extremists in the temperance cause.
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Dublin
Cardinal Logue
Ireland
Italians in Austria regain real names after war
Italians returning home from Austria rejoice at being restored to their true names after the war decree required Austrianized spellings. Many Italian surnames ending in A or o were altered to Germanic endings such as ich tich or tz, with examples like Correli to Correlich and Rosa to Roza. One man Torrone became Mandelkuchen, an almond cake.
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Austria
Forna
Torrone
Strand
Tan Cape Gloves and Woolen Wear at Globe Makers
Catalog listing cape gloves in tan and gray suede options with cadet and regular fingers, Meyers washable capes, plus Globe Make wool uniforms and knitwear. Includes silk ties, belts with silver buckles, handkerchiefs, cambric linens, and Pull-On sweaters in high school colors.
Mrs Wilson Travels 25000 Miles in a Year
Mrs Woodrow Wilson has traveled more than 25000 miles in less than a year. She is noted as an excellent sailor and skilled at keeping traveling companions comfortable on trains.
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Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Saranac Lake Declares Itself Fly Free After Eradication
In Saranac Lake New York health officials claim the town is the first to be fly free globally. Despite hot summer weather few flies were seen. about $1000 was spent to end the nuisance by screening and frequent manure removal. The piece notes Corunna’s harbor lighthouse as one of the oldest, supposedly built in Trajan's era between 98 and 117.
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Saranac Lake
N. Y
Corunna
Enid
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