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June 12, 1926

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The Pretenders

Tells about pretenders using phony titles: Right Hon. Lord Beaverbrook (Federick B. Stanley) Prince Zerdecheno and Prince Louis Henri de Chateroux de …

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Henry F. Pringle

Profile of John Kenlon, Chief of Fire Department. Tells about the department as well as him

Aimee

Aimee's patents of moral rectitude are pungent black coffee and leek soup. We desire to bring her home with us when we sail. She is willing to leave …

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