Prolonged East Asia Tensions Deepen as Powers Propose Peace
As Japan pressures China near Shanghai and Nanking, U S, Britain, France, Italy and Portugal rush warships and troops to the coast. Admiral Taylor arrives in Whangpoo aboard the Houston as talks in Tokyo outline a peace plan with neutral zones and observer aid.
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Fleeting escape leads accordionist to circus refuge
In New York Joe Bradley a broke youth known as Jos declines a fake liquor run plot and faces detectives tied to the murders of two prohibition agents. After a jail breakout he escapes with $20 from a cellmate, heads to Newburgh’s countryside, and later joins Sue Dayton’s Dayton circus as an accordion performer seeking safety and truth.
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The Circus Night When He Sang to Her
In a dim tent the pair share a charged moment as Jon sings a love song to Sue amid the crowd’s roar. Uncle Dan guides him toward rest and Sue leads him through the lot toward the cars, the night alive with movement and quiet tension.
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Languages of the World Estimates by Whitaker and Vivetelly
Whitaker's almanac places English as the mother tongue for 180 million speakers in Europe, Russian second with 140 million, German 80 million, French 70 million, Spanish and Italian 50 million each, Portuguese 25 million, with Chinese the world's largest language at about 400 million when dialects are included. Vivetelly's figures differ, listing English 100.9 million with 60 million additional users, German 10 million with 20.9 million more, Russian 90 million, French 45 million with TH 000, Spanish 55 million, Italian 45.1 million, Portuguese 20 million.
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Isadora Duncan and David Belasco Glimpse
Isadora Duncan, described by David Belasco in a past era, faced hard luck while Belasco remarked on her generosity and generosity’s excess. He claimed his collections could sustain her until she secured another engagement, reflecting a charged view by a New York critic of the artist.
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Isadora Duncan
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Mress
Springoeld Uolon
Marriage Pact Quietly Binds Lovers in Poland
A Polish movement allows marriage without priest or incense, requiring only an oath before a Communist worker. The ceremony is declared valid by authorities, while a Ukrainian communist paper lists the couples forming these unions.
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Poland
Castoria Promoted as Safe Remedy for Children
An advertisement text urges regulating a child’s delicate organs with Castoria for colic pains fevers and digestive upset. It claims Castoria is doctor recommended, non narcotic and suitable from infancy to older children and emphasizes the product name Genuine Castoria.
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Bing
Vienna doctors build neon Brain Model in glass tubes
An illuminated brain and central nervous system model was created in Vienna by two physicians. One hundred neon tubes were used to light exterior and interior parts for lectures.
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Vienna
Austria
So this is your new building
A brief exchange about a new building reference includes the quip Yes petback and asks how much it cost, implying curiosity about the investment.
Agreement He under mistletoe Dearest I love you terribly
A fragmentary romantic exchange shows He declaring deep love under mistletoe and She responding with affirmation. The lines read as a terse, intimate moment captured in dialogue form. No further context is provided.
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