Simpson Renunciation Offer Stirs King Edward Crisis
Mrs. Simpson proposes to withdraw from her romance with King Edward to prevent damage to the throne. The statement, relayed through Lord Brownlow, sought to defuse a crisis that could affect the monarchy, government, and empire as Baldwin's cabinet weighs next steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simpson
Edward
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Villa of Friends
Cannes
France
Lord Brownlow
London
Fort Belvedere
Wally
Stanley Baldwin
House of Commons
Mrs. Simpson
Baldwin
Winston Churchill
Christmas Day rigours and a pioneer cabin tale
A Christmas Day tale blends a hard crew, a family invitation, and a ruthless boss who fears joy without kids. Amid a festive plan, the workers recall Pope Pius XI and a Missouri pioneer home built from raw timber and rocks, showing how holidays echoed labor and shelter in early life.
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Bill
Pudgy
Sam
Arrow Rock
Henry Nave
Nave
Twilight of Ex Debutantes and Other Musings
A column mix of social critique and humorous vignettes. It laments ex debutantes tied to royal intrigue, muses on a fading train butcher in era of changing travel, skewers ugly Chicago stations, and quips about Hungary's dueling politics with sly humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anta
Monica Calif
Arry
Simpson
Prince of Wales
David
Congress
Ladies’ Aid
Bull Con
Chicago
Legend of the Augean Stables Tale of Hercules and cleaning
The legend tells of Augeas king of Elis with 3000 oxen stables left dirty for 30 years. Hercules must clean them in one day to earn a tenth of the cattle. He diverts the River Alpheus through the stables to wash away the filth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hull
EADS
Buenos Aires
United States
Augeas
Elis
Hercules
Alpheus
Patchwork Quilt Pattern for Scrap Quilts and Pillows
Patchwork Quilt Puts on the Dog describes a scrap quilt pattern using gay cottons with a Scotty motif, including a Block Chart and yardage diagram. The pattern 5673 covers single and double bed sizes with finishing guidance. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept. in New York for pattern #5673.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottie
Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept
West Fourteenth St
New York
N. Y
Nigeria and the mosquito protect the country claim
A humorous remark notes Nigeria rich in tin and a native leader rejects Wilberforce as a savior. He says the real protector is the mosquito, explaining whites would not endure the climate without it. The piece quips that without mosquitos, white men would migrate in large numbers to the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nigeria
British West Africa
Wilberforce
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Edward W. Pickard
Great Britain
Belgium
Geneva
Midland Steel Strike
Midland Steel Products
Detroit
Pius XI
Holy Father
Pope
Vatican City
Bob
Dave
Martin
Bethlehem
Frances Grinstead
Budapest
Kentucky
Hungary
Irvin
Cobb
Pines
Poley
Roney & Ran
Man
St. Joseph
Wiener
DN Marae
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