China Reinstates Civil Service Exams For Officials
Peking plans to return to civil service examinations after nine years of appointment by officials. Dictator Chang Tso-lin acknowledges unrest stems from educated graduates lacking work outlets. The system dates to Ming era, with a modern republic-era revival after a long lapse. Many unemployed Chinese graduates hold American degrees, some doctorates, yet remain jobless.
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China
Peking
Chang Tso-lin
Republic
Glasses Destroy Marriage in San Rafael Divorce Case
Mrs Alice Castle told the judge her husband Doug lass Casile a salesman became unfaithful after buying spectacles. She cited infidelity and mental cruelty as the grounds for divorce. She said he was nearly blind before the glasses and now pursues other women, undermining their marriage.
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San Rafael
Calif
Alice Castle
Douglass Casile
New Starting System Adopted For Tijuana Horse Races
In Tijuana Mexico a new starting system will debut at the upcoming race meet. Fifteen stalls built at the head of the straightaway chute will allow horses to enter from the rear and race officials will lift a front tape barrier for an immediate start. The change aims to prevent crowding and delays at the start. In London Judge E C Crawford urges happiness comes from avoiding betting and staying a bachelor.
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Tijuana
Mexico
South Ridge D C club elects officers and plans Christmas work
Miss Ruth Fowl hosted the D C club at South Ridge on November 19 with a routine business session. Officers elected included President Mrs Newton Baus and Treasurer Mrs Ralph Fowl. Members prepared Christmas sacks for Oberlin Orphans home and will meet December 17 for the annual Christmas party.
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South Ridge
Ruth Fowl
D. C
Newton Baus
Albert Halst
Louise Schmidtkons
Ralph Fowl
Carl Fowl
Maxine
Lorain
B. C. Schubert
Oliver
Townline Road
Pearl Eppley
Milton Eppley
Frederick
Malcolm
Milton Baus
Mabel Dehn
Earl Dehn
C. Holzworth
J. J. Hoffman
Cleveland
Charles Tehn
A. J. Haist
JL. Cpierelberg and Son
Russell
GC. J. Smith
Neon
Lorain-Elyria
I. Smith
Lewis Spiegelhere
Milton Bans
Walter Ludwig
Elyria
Henry Wangerine
Obertin
C. Helzworth
Ufoman’s Missionary Society
Brownhelm
Mabel Deh
Myrer James
Wigma
Newton Bans
Westa
Rabin
M. E. Church
South Amherst
J. Bolaworth
Just Among Us Girls By Clifford McBride
New York article notes worm farm business by Richard Bowden who sells earthworms to student zoologists for dissection. Bowden nights using a flashlight at an open field, catching angle worms and earning a decent daily wage. It mentions years 1921 1922 and 1925 and a sum owed by Mrs Shelby.
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Clifford McBride
New York
Richard Bowden
President Coolidge
Bowden
Fifteen Year Old Chosen as Hartford Philharmonic Leader
Henry Ciszek, 15, chosen as concert master of the Hartford Philharmonic Orchestra for the season opening this month. He stood out from eight candidates before the conductor, with early music study starting at age nine. His Bloomfield home and rising reputation are noted by instructors and violinists. The story also mentions income tax liens in Los Angeles involving Marr Miles Minter, a former screen star, and her mother Charlotte Shelby, with a tax debt of $187,601.83.
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Lad
Hartford, Conn
Henry Ciszek
Hartford Philharmonic Orchestra
Ciszek
Emous
Ciszek J
Bloomfield
Los Angeles
Marr Miles Minter
Charlotte Shelby
Household Hints for Sunday Tea and Easy Dishes
Recipes describe Baked Sausage and Apples and Fried Oysters as hearty, quick options for Sunday tea. Step by step, sausages with apples are baked together with frequent tasting, while oysters are breaded or battered and fried at 390 degrees with a quick bread test to check oil heat.
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Frith Qyste
Leaning St Mary's Steeple Threatens Berlin Church
The steeple of St Mary's church in old Berlin is over three feet out of plumb due to a rotten base. Iron stays prevent collapse but the parish cannot afford restoration for the historic thirteenth century structure.
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Berlin
St Mary's Church
Half dollars demand outpaces supply at three mints
Nearly 600000 BQ cant pieces were coined last month in the mints at Philadelphia Denver and San Francisco and demand remains ahead of supply. Officials cannot explain the sudden surge in demand, noting that no half dollars were produced from 1924 to 1926.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Denver
San Francisco
120 Ways to Cook Potatoes Showcased at German Hotel Fair
A chef demonstrated 120 potato preparations at the Western German Hotelmen's fair in Colopira. The event drew around 10,000 hotelmen from across Germany, with nearly 100 food and hotel articles on display.
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Berlin
Colopira
Clausiis
Germany
Vanderbilt Yacht Entered for St Louis Race
Gerard B Lambert buys the Atlantic from Cornelius Vanderbilt for next July's race to win a gold pan from King Alfonso of Spain. The 185 foot three masted schooner has sailed the Atlantic in 12 days four hours and carried a crew of about thirty. The race runs between Sandy?
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Vanderbilt
ST. Louis
Atlantic
Gerard B. Lambart
Lambert Pharmacal Co
St Loui
Cornelius Vanderbilt
New York
Alfonso
Spain
Sandy
San Sebastian Hosts King and Queen for Welcoming Crew
Summer residence in San Sebastian will greet the winning crew as the royal party arrives for a royal reception. Berlin reports mention stainless steel teeth and artificial teeth causes in related stories.
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Look
San Sebastian
Spain
Berlin
Stainless steel implants touted as dental revolution
Dentists predict stainless steel structures from Krupp factory will wear longer than gold and transform dentistry. Chronicle-Telegram Want Pane notes the announcement and industry reaction.
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Ry An AG
I'ne Chronicle- Velegram
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