Taxi Driver, Editor Leonard Titus Meet Florence Mason
Leonard Titus, famed editorial writer, misses his regular taxi and shares a ride with Florence Mason, a young reader who later turns out to work at his newspaper. He discovers her identity, praises her copying of his notes, and the pair reveal mutual interest as they reconnect at the office.
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Leonard
Titus
Leonard Titus
John McKay
John
John McKoy
Hill Street
Florence Mason
Miss Mason
Mason
Mr. Titus
JB O Prenc
New Fall Styles Move Into Limelight of Fashion
Fashion notes mark a between season shift with coat dresses in lightweight serges and striped flannel, Alpaca gaining favor, and crepe dresses designed for mid to late summer wear. Paris reports point to printed crepes and tan chiffon capes, while hats emerge as key wardrobe changers to freshen outfits.
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New York Times
Paris
Couturiers
Jibaro Head Hunters Dominate Eastern Ecuador Forests
A Smithsonian study by Rafael Karsten examines the Jibaro Indians of eastern Ecuador. It details the blood feuds and war customs that drive head taking, child training in warfare, deadly traps surrounding communal houses, and medicine men exploiting alleged witchcraft to justify further killings.
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Ecuador
Rafael Karsten
Bureau of American Ethnology
Smithsonian Institution
South America
Netherlands plans to boost edible oil from beechnuts
The Dutch agriculture minister aims to expand edible oil supplies by tapping the domestic beechnut crop. Estimated 2000 to 2500 metric tons of nuts could yield 800000 to 400000 kilos of oil, aiding national stocks. Landowners receive 5 percent compensation and can use cattle cake from nut pulp at 50 florins per 100 kilos.
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Holland
Netherlands
Curio Pod Opens to Reveal Sixteenth Century Scenes
A pear wood pea pod carved about two and a half inches long sold for a high sum of one thousand dollars. The pod opens on a hinge to reveal two carvings from the sixteenth century, depicting Joseph and Potiphar's wife, and the Judgment of Paris.
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Joseph
Potiphar
Paris
Liner's Wireless Eye Aids Ship Positioning At Sea
The Cu nard liner Mauretania gains a wireless direction finder allowing rapid bearing to land stations. With two or more stations cross-bearings yield the ship's exact position, greatly easing navigation in foggy or hazy conditions.
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Cunard
Mauretania
Reciprocity Between Hemispheres
A dialogue between Columbus and Senator Sorghum discusses historical exchange between continents. Columbus symbolizes the old world bringing America onto the map, while Sorghum suggests America should now help prevent Europe from slipping off the map.
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Old World
America
Sorghum
Europe
War ends then rent battle looms for Mrs Jibson
Mrs Jibson proclaims relief that the war is over while Mr Jibson laments an upcoming fight with their landlord over a rent increase. The exchange blends optimism with financial worry in a domestic scene.
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Vna
By Jane Osborn
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Nerare
Hall
P. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Atdon
State Street
New York
W. F. Young, Inc
Lyman St
Springfield
Mass
Riga
Pesky Devils
Quietus
Owl Chemical Wks
Terre Haute
Ind
J. H. Guild
Wieta
Rupert
Varmont
Dr. Shoop
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