Hand of Fatima Motif Drives College Romance
Dick Crandall finds the Hand of Fatima trinket on a train and hoards it as a lucky emblem. He discovers its owner, Betty Pattington, during a Glee Club tour, but social missteps and an ironic pie incident threaten his chance. He finally exchanges the jewel for Betty's hand after a dance.
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Ice Crandall
Fatima
Algiers
New York
Boston
Albany
Crandall
Hand of Fatima
Fellows
Jack Owens
Glee Club
Dick Crandall
Dickie
James Stillman
Brick Wellman
Betty Pattington
Mr. Crandall
Miss Pattington
Tragic Rope Dangers From Boyish Stunts Reported
A series of youth accidents and fatalities end in tragedy as boys from New Jersey Florida Maryland and Missouri die from rope or scarf entanglements while attempting risky stunts. Theodore Bray fifteen of Wharton hangs from a trapeze. John Johnson ten of Jacksonville dies after a loop chokes him. a three year old in Finzel strangles in a haymow. Kenneth Waterland in St. Louis dies when a shoestring catches on a picket.
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Theodore Bray
Wharton
N. J
John Johnson
Jacksonville
Fla
Johnnie
John
James Dress
Finzel
Kenneth Waterland
St. Louis
Let Not The Sun Go Down On Thy Wrath
A mother tries to calm a quarrel between Unreasonable Little Edward and his sister May after supper. She cites the Bible line about letting the sun go down on wrath and asks Edward how he can stop his anger. He hesitates, seeking a solution.
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Edward
May
Undertaker’s Clerk Marries for Morgue Ceremony in New Jersey
Miles Potter an undertaker’s employee in Jamesburg and his bride Miss Lillian Jolly held their wedding in the county morgue to liven the ceremony. Friends serenaded them and a reception followed at the morgue have the unusual union.
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Miles Potter
Jamesburg
N. J
Lillian Jolly
Statue to honor Paavo Nurmi at Helsinki Finland
A statue will be erected in Helsingfors Finland to honor Finnish runner Paavo Nurmi who gained fame at the 1924 Paris Olympics. Sculptor Vaino Aaltonen is at work and hopes to finish within a few months.
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Helsingfors
Finland
Paavo Nurmi
Paris
Vaino Aaltonen
Tourists View Vesuvius Active Crater This Summer
Tourists flock to Italy to witness Mt. Vesuvius in action as the crater showcases its activity for the summer visitors. The photograph captures the volcano’s plume and glow drawing crowds to the site.
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Mt. Vesuvius
Italy
Best of Dressers Mrs Moran Deflects Parisian Honor
Mrs Joseph Moran wife of a Brooklyn ship builder known as the best dressed woman in the world by Paris and London papers returns to New York and rejects the honor She credits American made clothes and says she dresses to please her husband and herself.
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Joseph Moran
Brooklyn
Paris
London
British Empire Baby Champion John MacDonald Wins Wembley Prize
John Duncan MacDonald of Canada is named best British baby at Wembley exposition in England after competing against over three thousand babies. He is the son of Mr and Mrs A M MacDonald of Calgary Alberta.
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John Duncan MacDonald
Canada
British Empire
England
A. M. MacDonald
Calgary
Alberta
Herring Cove Coastline Tale Of Winds And Rocks
A vivid portrait of Herring Cove's rugged coast, cliffs, lighthouses, and sea as a living force. The narrative dwells on the wild shoreline, fragrant ferns, gardens, and woods framing a small village, where nature's power and steadfast rocks define life and memory.
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Herring Cove
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Kentucky
Great Dix River
High Bridge
Roosevelt
Arizona
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Washington
Wardman Park
Vesuvius
Mrs. Walcott
Banff
Trail Riders
Canadian Rockies
Charles D. Walcott
Buck
C. D. Walcott
Smithsonian Institution
Graham Bonner
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