Dutch airline eyeing link from Netherlands to Iceland
The Royal Dutch Airline studies routes from the Netherlands through the Faeroe islands to Iceland via Great Britain to join a northern path toward the United States. The piece describes Faeroe and Icelandic geography, culture, and Reykjavik while noting Norse heritage, modern amenities, and rising tourism.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
WNU
Royal Dutch
Netherlands
Faeroe Islands
Iceland
Great Britain
Hague
United States
Lindbergh
Faeroes
Scotland
Thorshavn
Mature Figure Cape Sleeve Dress Pattern 9342
Pattern 9342 offers a cape sleeve dress with front joining and back yoke for a mature figure. Suitable in flower print, voile, lawn, or solid fabrics with a small bow at the bodice. Sizes 16 to 44. pattern priced at fifteen cents, order to Sewing Circle Pattern Dept New York.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Department
West Highteenth Street
New York
Cant you get your servants to do this for you
A London Tit-Bits quip notes a Chinese mandarin of lofty rank attending a dance. He observes the youths’ contortions and kicks, then asks his host in mild astonishment if servants could perform the dance for them. A cheeky cultural aside wrapped in playful social satire.
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London
Rumble seat memories spark family chat
A father recalls how a rumble seat brought people close during rides while a mother notes a past dislike of the old ham mock that pushed them together. The exchange frames a nostalgic moment about shared journeys.
Vanity Through the Ages in Dialect Banter
A humorous exchange notes that women’s vanity is not new and predates mirrors. One voice quips that women were made before mirrors and have endured vanity much of the time since, reflecting a lighthearted view on gendered self-image.
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Copenhagen
Glasgow
Ottawa
Minneapolis
Europe
America
Iceland
Thorvaldsen
Ofnhagen
Reykjavik
Iceland University
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Arctic Ocean
Greenand
Leak Labrador
Equator
Polar
Canada
Ingolf
Hjorlelf
Harald Mhaarfager
Norway
Capital City
OUR Comic
Little
Finney
Ted O’loughlin
Western Newspaper Union
Yez
Heinz
Mejo
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