France and WJ Pay Presidents About Same Sun
Paris dispatch notes President Gaston Doumergue of France earns about 2,509,000 francs per year, roughly $100,000, close to President Coolidge’s $100,000 package including travel. It cites lavish entertaining and champagne at official receptions as a factor in the comparison. The piece also covers a French piracy ruling against broadcasting and a proposed monument to animals killed in war, plus notes on new dance trends in Paris and police telegraph upgrades.
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Paris
Gaston Doumergue
French Republic
Coolidge
Doumergue
M. Doumigue
Coollége
Maurice Privat
Wiffel
America
Paris Girls Favor Dressmaking Over Stenography
French women show preference for dressmaking millinery and other women’s work over stenography and secretarial jobs. A third of Paris trade school graduates become dressmakers while only one in twenty five pursue secretarial training. Girls outnumber boys two to one in these schools, which graduate about 100 skilled youths each year.
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Paris
Savage Will Speak at Mason City Legion Meet
Howard P. Savage national commander of the American Legion will be the principal speaker at a large service men meeting at Mason City armory Monday night May 16. State officials from the Town Taylor department auxiliary and Legionnaires from Minnesota Wisconsin and nearby states will attend. Admission by 1927 membership card. A luncheon and dance follow the program.
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Mason City
Howard P. Savage
American Legion
Tlerion Department
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Legion
Berlin Traffic Towers Draw German Interior Warning
Berlin reports traffic towers in several German cities are slowing traffic and wasting power. The interior ministry warns towers should only regulate when traffic density justifies it. others advise light signals suffice at busy intersections.
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Berlin
Ministry of Interior
American News Style Versus European Reporting Discussed
A Czech Slovak minister advocates adopting the American practice of front loading the essential facts in the opening sentence. He praises American newspapers for delivering the gist quickly, while European journalism favors climactic buildup. Berlin introduces a department store post office in Potsdamer Platz, Sub station No. 114, attracting shoppers.
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Europe
America
Berlin
Germany
Potsdamer Platz
Lsted
West
Street Light Asked to Check Corner Petters
Police report patrols may increase near Boston Avenue and Dale Street after residents complain of couples described as patting or necking in the vicinity. Authorities urge caution and remind pedestrians to use well lit areas and report any suspicious activity.
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Boston Avenue
Dale Street
Two Women Found Help from Lydia E Pinkham's Compound
Letters from Mrs. Nina Matteson of Oxford Massachusetts and Mrs. Ernest Tanguay of Adams Massachusetts praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring strength and sleep after months or years of illness. They urge others to try it through their druggists as a household remedy now in its fourth generation.
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Nina Matteson
Box
Oxford
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ernest Tanguay
Adams
Mass
Petition to Place Electric Light at Beaton and Dale Intersection
Residents claim the Beaton avenue Dale street junction has become a haven for necking and petting. They present a city council petition urging an electric light to curb the scandal and restore neighborhood decency. Signers include J. A. Bruns Thomas S Lewis Fred Klaus and Herbert Sherwood.
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Beaton Avenue
Dale Ar
Boston Avenue
Dale Street
J. A. Bruns
Thomas
Lewis
Fred Klaus
Herbert Sherwood
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German Republic
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Hessian
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United States
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Atlantic
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Charlotte
Heinrich Stieglitz
Stiestite
Orient
Goethe
Stieglitz
BAYER
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White Star
A. Leath & CO
Bureau of Advertising
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Madiaon Ave
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