Divorce laws hit by pastor in New York campaign
The Rev. Dr. Percy Stickney Grant, rector of Church of the Ascension in Fifth Avenue, plans a vigorous push at the Portland Oregon Episcopal general conference to repeal the canon barring remarriage after divorce. He releases a statement from Bedford Hills New York attacking anti-divorce rules and cites his engagement to Rita Lydig, a society figure with two ex husbands, as not influencing his campaign.
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New York
Percy Stickney Grant
Church of the Ascension
Fifth Ave
Portland
Ore
General Conference
The
Episcopal Church
Grant
Bedford Hills
N. Y
Lost man walks in circle near home for days
In Gunnison Colorado on September 2 Arthur Maley was found after wandering in a circle around his home for four days. Rescue teams located him safe and unharmed, bringing an end to the prolonged missing person episode.
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Gunnison
Colo
Arthur Maley
Woman’s Health Claim Prompted By Patent Remedy Letter
A Lake Michigan reader cites a cure after using Lydia E. Pinkham’s Sonotive Wash. The note claims all ailments are gone and offers payment if wished. Mrs Sherman of Route 2 Lake Michigan signs the letter as a testimonial.
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Mrs. Sherman
Lydia E. Pinkham
M Sherman
Route 2
Lake, Mich
Seattle cash photo contest offers top prizes
The Star-Burlington Route runs a $100 photograph contest to promote Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. Three judges from the Chamber of Commerce will award $54, $30, and $20 for ten catalogued Seattle views and scenes, including waterfronts, downtown, residential streets, industrial plants, landmarks, and life along Puget Sound.
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Burlington
Seattle
Pacific Northwest
Chamber of Commerce
Puget Sound
Olympic Mountains
Cascade Mountains
Smith Cove Terminal
Totem Pole
Bremerton Navy Yard
San Juan Islands
Outlaws Routed by Fleet of Airplanes
CALCUTTA September 2. Wazir outlaws who besieged Wana were bombarded and routed by a fleet of airplanes.
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Calcutta
Wana
Corsets Return as Fall Fashion Demands Refit
Fashion writers report corsets are returning to popularity for new fall styles and slimmer waists. They say both men and women corsetieres promote lighter, brocade and elastic designs that offer support without heavy weight, promising fewer wardrobe clashes in hotels and social venues.
Bride Applicant Flees With $15,000 in Jewels
In Sheffield a jeweler's clerk showed rings to a man seeking a gift for his bride. The man’s supposed bride fled with gems valued at 15000 dollars, and the accomplice also escaped.
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Sheffield
Eng
Cure for Piles Advertised by Darlington
A Midwest advertisement promises a 16 day treatment for piles from W R Darlington 564 Euro Ride Kansas City. It offers a free trial with no payment required if not cured and a $2.00 charge if successful.
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W. R. Darlington
Kansas
Darlington
Dear Miss Grey letters on mothers-in-law and learning
Readers discuss the complexities of mothers-in-law, sharing personal stories of jealousy and harmony. A correspondent contrasts a difficult first mother-in-law with a second who accepts and supports her daughter-in-law, noting effective family peace.
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Miss Grey
Dad
Queen Anne
Broadway High School
Broadway
Bulletin on uses for sour milk from Seattle Star
Readers may obtain a bulletin on sour milk uses by writing to the Seattle Star Washington Bureau at 1322 New York Ave Washington D C and enclosing two cents for postage.
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Star
Seattle Star
Washington Bureau
New York Ave
Washington, D. C
Heat of Three Stars Measured at Mt Wilson
Smithsonian officials RK G. Abbott and L B Aldrich measured the heat of Aldebaran Capella and Betelgeuse at Mt Wilson California using the 100 inch telescope. Light and heat were dispersed into a spectrum and analyzed to estimate a temperature near 10 000 degrees centigrade.
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Washington
Aldebaran
Capella
Betelgeuse
Smithsonian Institution
Carnegie Solar Observatory
Mt. Wil
RK. G. Abbott
L. B. Aldrich
Scientiatea
Mt. Wilson
Knights of Pythias to Honor Leader in Seattle Reception
The Knights of Pythias of Seattle plan a Sunday reception at their temple at 11 m in honor of supreme chancellor George C. Cubell of Norfolk Virginia.
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Knights of Pythias
Knights of Pythias of
Seattle
George C. Cubell
Norfolk
Smugglers Use Vanity Cases To Move Cocaine
Bremen reports that American and British customs officials have been notified that women smugglers are using vanity cases to remove cocaine from Germany.
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Bremen
Germany
Brunette Arrested in Hotel Raffles Jewel Theft
Brighton, England, Sept 2 Miss Marjorie Macdonald a brunette of 30 is held for trial for stealing over 20000 dollars worth of jewels from hotels including the Raffles hotel.
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Brighton
Eng
Marjorie Macdonald
Overdose of Coue Method Leaves Man Knock Knees
A London Morning Post tale reports a man with bow legs who repeated the Coue formula 60 times nightly by miscalculation. He believed every day and in every way my legs are getting straighter and straighter, but the excess left him knee-knocked.
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Emile Coue
Coue
London Morning Post
Brazilian Millionaire Returns to South America
Springfield reports Anglo Brazilian financier Clanafione, known as the Brazilian millionaire, has left the United States with his 13-member family, returning to South America after a sensational arrival with a large sack of money. He had been staying with cousin Petro Clanafione in Springfield, exploring lucrative ventures.
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Springfield
Brazil
United States
Anglo Cianaflone
South America
Clanafione
New York
Petro Clanafione
Wii
Cox #t
Plenty
Brazilian King Reluctantly Returns With Family
A Brazilian plantation owner known as Clanaflone, reputed millionaire, laments failed profits from Brazil and prohibition fears. He rejects Americans’ lure of the United States and, after taking his 13 children back to Brazil, reveals it cost $4000 to bring them to America and return home.
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Brazil
Petro
United States
Clanaflone
America
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