Terms Of The Will Shocks Oliver Curtis In Train Crash Tale
Oliver Curtis learns his Uncle Will died in a Colorado wreck after drafting a new will. The document conditions a marriage and a year of separation to Marjorie Field for a forty thousand dollar bequest. Family lawyers, feuds, and romantic tension follow as vows and fortunes collide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Munson
Uncle Will
Pacific South-Central Railway
Juby River
Colorado
Will
Miss Clarke
Brewster
Marjorie
Anne Claridge
Anne
Jim Thornton
Marty
Jones
Oliver Dear
Man
Mr. Brewster
Oliver
W. G. Chapman
Oliver Curtis
Marjorie Field
Mr. Curtis
Penton Jones
Ian
Perfumed Air in a Hotel Elevates Los Angeles Dining
The Hotel Alexandria will equip dining salons and foyers with perfumed air that changes by season. Manager J. Whitmore explains spring violet scent, followed by orange blossom, pine needles in autumn, and roses in winter. Exhaust fans circulate a delicate aroma, with private rooms offering lavender. The aim is an attractive environment without overdoing it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Ss. J. Whitmore
California
Mr. W
Ortolans as Food From a Paris Feast
A Parisian paper reports on the delicacy ortolans, small birds fattened on millet and seeds then killed for table. A financier at a country dinner ordered six birds at 25 francs each, totaling 1,200 francs, provoking astonishment at the extravagant feast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Africa
Rome
Paris
Monsieur
Restaurateur
Indianapolis News
Simple Registration Scene in San Francisco
A registrant in a San Francisco booth, an elderly Black woman, completes registration for the first time and questions the clerk about its simplicity. The clerk confirms the process is straightforward, prompting the woman to remark that past generations failed to see how simple it was.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Coal exports value forecast for current fiscal year
United States coal exports are projected to reach about 90,000,009 dollars in value this year, compared with 60,000,000 dollars in 1909.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Eccentric Funerals Across Continents Seduce Curious Crowds
A crowd in Chester watched an electrical engineer carried to the grave in a coffin built from 4000 match boxes with a battery inside. In Calemis-sur-Lys a Frenchwoman famed for snuff died peacefully at a ripe age and requested tobacco in her coffin and the floor of the mortuary lined with tobacco. A Liverpool woman traveled by the Lucania to scatter a lover’s ashes on the Atlantic at a memorial in New York, with the captain certifying the exact coordinates of the sea burial.
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Chester
England
Calemis-sur-Lys
France
Liverpool
Lucania
Atlantic
New York
Cunard
Couple Married on a Raft Off Palm Beach Beach
Frederick Kirchner of Palm Beach Florida a Hamburg native and life saver wed Miss Single Lund of Stockholm in a raft ceremony during surging waves. Some 1700 visitors watched while 700 men and women stood neck deep in water as the couple in bathing suits exchanged vows with the bride wearing orange blossom crown and bouquet. The clergyman wore traditional clerical garb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Kirchner
Palm Beach
Fla
Hamburg
Single Lund
Stockholm
Curious Divorces From Spirits and Beards
A Milwaukee worker sought divorce after his wife bought beer from a rival. Adolph Schnell in Kansas City sued for divorce citing four spirits as causes of trouble led by Mike Conroy and three Red Indians. He complained sleep was impossible as the possessor spoke with a grandfatherly brogue. A prior case noted a beard removal by a French king sparked a war and a later divorce over a husband shaving his beard for lack of dignity.
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Adolph Schnell
Kansas City
Mike Conroy
Mike
France
England
United States
Glasgow Police Get Heated Meals At Street Boxes
Glasgow police on night duty can heat food and coffee at street telephone and signal boxes fitted with electrical hot-plates connected to the mains. Twenty minutes are allowed for supper and the heater automatically powers down when not in use. Each box includes a telephone link to the nearest police depot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Corporation
Garden of Eden in Cement at Lucas Kansas
In Lucas Kansas S P Dinsmoor creates a cement Garden of Eden beside his Cabin home. The limestone structure includes 20 foot stones forming the house and a lawn scene with Adam and Eve at the gate and a large serpent. Cement trees with electric bulbs light the display and figures depict animals and scenes from ancient to modern times.
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Lucas
Kansas
S. P. Dinsmoor
Garden of Eden
Adam
Eve
Auto Pulls A Locomotive In Remarkable Feat
In Los Angeles a local agent for a well known car demonstrated pulling power by attaching a rope from the car’s rear axle to a 110 ton locomotive and drawing it along the track. The auto initially slipped but with six men aboard the tires gained grip and the locomotive wheels began to turn, witnessed by several observers who doubted the feat at first.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Teeth Filing For Beauty Among Bagobo Tribe
Teeth filing as a beauty practice is widespread among adult Bagobo men in the Philippines. U.S. educational and administrative efforts to curb it have failed to produce a ban due to policy against interfering with tribal customs. The practice damages teeth and risks enamel decay, and the Bagobos trace to Malay ancestors who settled much of the archipelago.
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Philippines
Uncle Sam
Philippine
United States
Brocades and Furs Dominate Fashion in 1920s Style
Julia Bottomley describes how brocades and furs set the tone of couture with voluminous coats cloaks and wraps. Fox, skunk and mart in fur trims create rich collars cuffs and borders while dark mohair tones and Nattier blue patterning give an elegant, understated effect.
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Fox
Skunk
Martin
Julia Bottomley
Best Methods of Arranging the Coiffure
An article on elegant coiffure for dark glossy hair describes a non fluffy, richly styled look with four overlapping coils at the back and braided side sections. It notes brunettes match better with short novelties and that waving hair aids fullness and a polished crown finish.
Hair fashion description with shells and jewels
The style features massed hair at the back just below the crown and above the neck. Large shell pins with a few mock jewels complement the coiffure and are noted as excellent quality.
Black Lace Waists for Versatile Wear with Black Chantilly
A new fashion note presents black lace waists as an alternative to white. Made over flesh color or white lining, they offer equal service with power styling. Designs use net chiffon or lace foundations with black chantilly lace in bolero or jacket forms and white accents on sleeves and front.
Black Chantilly Lace Waists For All Wardrobes
The article describes black Chantilly lace waists over flesh color or white lining, offering equal service to white waists with any color suit. It notes wide style variety including net chiffon or lace foundations in white with black Chantilly lace in bolero or jacket forms, and white lower sleeves and waist fronts.
Leather Belts and Pelts Dominate Ladies Accessories
Leather and suede accessories gain prominence in women’s dress with peplum belts fitted to hip flare. New wide hip pelts measure twelve to fourteen inches and feature ball and socket fastenings under small pearl buttons. Silk lining in self color completes each piece.
Music teacher tests pianist with duets in Yonkers
Mrs. Newrich who advertised for a pianist asks a respondent to sit down and play a couple of duets to judge skill. The exchange shows a sharp screening for the job.
The Ladies' Delight Washing Machine Claim Questioned
An advertiser touts a patent wash ing machine as The Ladies' Delight while readers note women are not delighted on washing days. The quote prompts curiosity about what aspect of washing would please ladies.
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Madame
Lindisfarne
Holy Island
Berwick-on-Tweed
Aldan
Columba
Joe Cody
Mt. Airy
Milwaukee
Cement
Japan
Soroban
Savings Bank Bureau
Communications Department
Miki Shimizu
Chantilly
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