Life — April 26, 1929 — page 17: what you’re looking at

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LONDON—A social bureau to guide ambitious Americans has been organized by Cedric Alexander, nephew of Lord Cork. Proper pub- licity, correct attire, and meeting the “right” people will now raise the low- liest Kansan to the glorious heights of English Society. PARIS—Love is only a disease, like whooping cough, measles and chicken pox, a thing to be greatly dreaded and carefully avoided, in the opinion of Professor Pierre Vachet, of the Uni- versity of Higher Social Studies. KINSALE, — Ireland—Mike Mc- Carthy, seventy-year-old baker, says that sleep is just a lazy habit. He sleeps only five hours a month, and has never been sick in his life. LONDON—Sir Ian Hamilton, speaking at a banquet, said “It will be women's politics from now on. There will be no peace until we get a lady prime minister.” Nor after. “Has your new play an unhappy ending?” , it closes Saturday night.” KANDY, Ceylon—An_ ordinance has been passed here that will compel all elephants to wear head and tail lights. In the dark the huge beasts cannot be seen and motorists run into them. LONDON—One of the curios on exhibition here at the Antique Show is the once popular “Hand Cooler.” These instruments, made of glass, were worn by society belles to keep their hands cool when gallant men bent and kissed them. LONDON—According to E. A. Thorpwaite, well known scientist, the average dream lasts about five sec- onds, VIENNA, Austria—The kissing ban imposed by health authorities here is being watched by officials of other countries and, if it is successful in de- creasing disease, may be adopted in many places. HAVANA, Cuba—War has been declared here on bachelors. Here- after they will be compelled to pay a “Freedom” tax of ten dollars a year. COPENHAGEN—An international telephone directory is being planned by a Danish firm. It is to be printed in English, German and French. Wrong language; excuse it, please. LONDON —Miss Marguerite Bowie, only woman insurance agent in Lon- don, has built up a large business. She ascribes her success to a woman's reticence in telling her age to a man, PALERMO, Sicily—Salvatore San- tomauro, seriously ill, called Dr. Fran- cesco di Chiari. The doctor hurried in, took his patient’s pulse and imme- diately dropped dead of apoplexy. The patient recovered. MANILA, P. 1—George Ade and the Sultan of Sulu mutually snubbed one another here all on account of a musical comedy Mr. Ade wrote be- fore he knew there was a real Sultan of Sulu. The Sultan said he had no desire whatever to meet the man who rendered him celebrated in America, and George was afraid of losing a long- cherished illusion. STOCKHOLM—Swedish _ prohibi- tion, adopted in 1924, is as successful as the American brand. Statistics show that the number of arrests for drunkenness in 1928 was 18% greater than in the year before liquor was banned. BUDAPEST — Mathias Woldhut, restaurateur, celebrated his 25th busi- ness anniversary by selling meals at the price he charged when he first opened, ten cents per plate. Police had to be summoned to regulate the rush. GENEVA, Switzerland—Protection of whales has been undertaken by the League of Nations with the appdint- ment of a commission to devise meth- ods for the preservation of whales in particular and all useful sea animals in general. And how about American suckers? Snupper, the bridge fiend, takes son out in his longest suit. comicbooks.com