Lady Harcourt Ties With Rt Hon Lewis Harcourt
Mary Ethel Burns of New York becomes wife of the Rt. Hon. Lewis Harcourt M. P. first commissioner of works and trustee with roles in major British art and archaeology institutions in London and Rome.
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Jundy Harcourt
Mary Ethel Burns
Walter H. Burns
New York
Lewis Harcourt, M. P
Wallace
London Museum
National Portrait Gallery
British School
Rome
Sibling Dispute Sparks Parental Lesson at Home
Freddie cries after Marjorie slaps him. Mother scolds Marjorie for striking, while Freddie blames lack of action. Marjorie counters that mother only talks, not acts, prompting a domestic moral suasion moment.
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Marjorie
Freddie
Mamma
Library goes imaginary in a theatre of wealth and power
A Frankville resident remarks that a public library has become a favored setting for film people. He notes last week it appeared as a ducal palace, home of a steel millionaire, a fuzzi gallery, Temple of Diana, and the czar’s summer residence.
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Frankville
Fuzzi
Diana
Coal as Paradox in Winter Says The Prospect
The Prospect notes a paradoxical view of coal as winter approaches, suggesting tensions between supply and demand in the season. The brief comment frames coal's role in energy alongside weather-driven needs and market expectations.
Interesting Items From Old Texts And Odd Finds
A digest of curiosities notes word counts in English literature hitting 30 000 up to 400 000 in dictionaries. It lists Venus de Milo measurements and a Hallowell Maine codfish revealing a glass marble inside. The Greeks classified music as science and studied its mathematical proportions. A new army uniform style promises one third yard material savings and 5000 a year in cost for an army of two.
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Venus’ de Milo
Hallowell
The Secret of Feminine Charm Is Kindness Toward Others
A Rochester Post-Express column argues fascination arises from selfless charm. It cites dogs’ egocentrism versus human warmth, praising Josephine’s genuine interest in others and Napoleon’s self focus, and concludes kindness is the heart of attraction.
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Josephine
France
Napoleon
Tennyson
Rochester
Rivalry Between Doctors Ends With A Childs Cut Finger
In a small town seven miles from a distant point, Doctors Smith and Brown joust for prestige. Dr Smith rushes to a farmer’s urgent call only to find a three year old’s minor cut. He mocks the call and rues leaving his busy office as Brown is away.
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Doctor Smith
Doctor Brown
Knights of the Pill
Strained His Telescope and Scoundrel Presumptions
In Little Cockleton the town’s oldest resident laments a broken telescope once so sharp he could spot the church steeple from five miles. He quarrels with Joseph the scoundrel who bent the glass chasing the Methody chapel ten miles away, ruining the instrument.
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Cockleton
James
Joseph
Windmill remark at station from oversized uniform
A home guard commander, noticing a boy in a too large uniform, inspected him on a station platform. He told the youth the suit did not fit. The boy replied he should not be made a windmill of, the commander laughed at the exchange.
Humor and Household Talk in a Birmingham Column
A Birmingham Age-Herald piece features playful banter about domestic life and beliefs. It quotes a lighthearted exchange on old wives tales and marriage dynamics, noting wives, husbands, incomes, and squabbles with tongue in cheek. It ends with a quip on crime and excuses.
Senator Sorghum on politics and campaigns
In Nowise Playful a character asserts he never played politics and never left opponents a chance to call it a game. Senator Sorghum replies that entering a campaign does not mean turning politics into sport.
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Nowise
Senator Sorghum
Do This After You Eat In Hot Weather
Hot weather brings stomach and bowel troubles as gases and acids form in meals. Aimed at preventing indigestion, the piece advises guarding the stomach amid heat and war-time extra work and promises a relief found for stomach sufferers to eat well without discomfort.
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Eatonic
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RED Cross Sisters
Red Cross
Lady Harcourt
Battle Front
United States
Flanders
Libby
McNeill & Libby
Chicago
Save
Canada
United States Employment Service
FT. Wayne
Kokomo
South Bend
Willie Hibrow
Birmingham Age-Herald
Fletcher
Averts
Dept. B
Beston
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