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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 12, 1934
Page
7
A Blackpool pawnbroker holds a vast trove of medals from Peninsular War to World War I. The owner notes Armistice Day sadness as medals fetch low prices, while collectors abroad buy and ship pieces to India and Hollywood. A Kaiser commemorative medal haunts the collection and recalls tragedy of the Lusitania sinking.
A Washington scientist seeks MPs’ head measurements to test if head size reflects intelligence. He cites studies linking large brains to higher brain capacity but warns against overreaching. Historic examples show no clear rule, with notable brains spread across eminence and mediocrity. other studies report conflicting results on height and intelligence.
A group of ex-Army officers raise a fund to present a testimonial to Jack Judge who wrote Tippec Tipperary. the fame of the war song rose after a Guards band played in Boulogne as British troops arrived. Harry Williams died in 1924 and his inn-keeper parents placed a brass tablet claiming joint authorship. Judge now lives in Birmingham.
Lo menico Rossi, a Rome barber on Via Rossella, shaved and cut Mussolini’s hair for ten years, four times weekly. Decorated as a Chevalier of the Crown of Italy for services to the state, Rossi travels to Villa Torlonia by motorcycle when summoned by police. Mussolini reads during shaves and rarely speaks, while Rossi notes the Duce’s frequent haste and skin irritation from insufficient lather. Rossi now limits holidays, shaving when the Premier is in Rome.
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