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The Mask
This page of Santiago's La Nación for 20 October 1926 mixed fiction with farm business.
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The Paraguayan Football Delegation Arrived in Santiago Last Night
The sports coverage centred on the South American Championship then under way in Santiago.
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THE BAD GUIDE
This partial reading of La Nación of Santiago for 17 October 1926 centres on a Spanish translation of Maurice Level's story “El mal guía” (The Bad Guide).
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This Afternoon's Matinée at the Santa Lucía
On 16 October 1926 La Nación followed Santiago's Spring Festivities through the entertainments run by university faculties.
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ASPECTS OF THE GREEK REVOLUTION
This partial reading of the Santiago daily La Nación for 15 October 1926 covers three pieces.
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His Excellency the President of the Republic Arrives
La Nación's sports pages of 13 October 1926 covered the previous day's opening match of the South American Championship, Chile against Bolivia at the Ñuñoa stadium in Santiago.
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Columbus
On 12 October 1926, the anniversary of Columbus's landfall, Santiago's La Nación filled this page with two poems about the discovery of America.
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Yesterday's luncheon in honor of the heads of the foreign delegations
On 11 October 1926, the eve of the South American football championship in Santiago, La Nación reported on the build-up to the tournament.
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A KIND GESTURE BY THE ARGENTINE PLAYERS
Santiago's La Nación, printed as the South American Championship was about to begin, gave its sports coverage to the foreign delegations arriving in Chile.
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At Los Andes
This page of La Nación, dated 6 October 1926, followed the Argentine and Uruguayan football delegations as they travelled to Santiago for the South American Championship.
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Our Fans Will Welcome the Guests at the Estación del Norte
Santiago's La Nación of 5 October 1926 gave its front page to the eve of the South American football championship.
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A Brief Account of the Saint's Life
On 4 October 1926, the feast of Saint Francis, La Nación of Santiago filled a page with Franciscan material for the seventh centenary of the saint's death.
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Laura
On 3 October 1926, Santiago's La Nación ran a comics page with syndicated strips signed by Pat Sullivan, the name tied to Felix the Cat.
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The British Sailors in the Capital
This Santiago page from 1 October 1926 carried a photo spread on officers and sailors from the British cruiser Colombo visiting the Chilean capital.
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The Mystery of Haunted Houses
La Nación’s September 28, 1926 page brings together a French mystery, domestic comedy and cinema promotion.
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A Few Words:
The advertisement presented an expanded theater circuit as the reason Chile could finally afford German cinema's masterpieces.
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The materialization of a monster
In a Conan Doyle story, an artist corrects a visitor who mistakes a painted unicorn for a horse; a later passage describes an eerie light above a séance table.
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The beautiful women of the cinema
The selected titles introduce a cinema portrait, a piece on children, parents and the State attributed to Julio Camba, and a story by Rodolphe Bringer.
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Gene Tunney beats Jack Dempsey on points in Philadelphia to become world heavyweight champion
The readable main banner says Gene Tunney defeated Jack Dempsey on points the previous night in Philadelphia and became world champion of all weights.
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Some light on China’s murky tangle
The selected text presents an explanatory treatment of China, with a headline promising to shed light on a confusing situation and a map caption identifying the area of civil war.
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The cities that disappear
The large illustrated feature carries a dramatic title, while the first numbered caption identifies a hotel tower and its architectural model.
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The funeral of Korea’s last emperor
A large photographic feature presents the funeral of Korea’s last emperor through four numbered captions: ceremonial wooden horses, their burning, the transport of the catafalque and mourners before the coffin.
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The address delivered by the Minister of War
An Army Day speech defends the political transition and invokes constitutional order.
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White Week — Gath & Chaves
Gath & Chaves announces a white-goods display beginning tomorrow, promising household savings.
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The events leading up to September 18, 1810
The commemorative essay describes pressure on Carrasco to resign before the events of September 1810.
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Admiral Vicente Zegers has died
The naval obituary is accompanied by concrete funeral arrangements, while banks and a newspaper publish holiday schedules.
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The anniversary of Mexico’s independence: general information
Mexico’s independence anniversary dominates the page through a presidential portrait, a statistical profile and Rubén García’s account of earlier conspiracies.
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Curiosities of the life and ideas of the Dagestanis
The page combines an illustrated, exoticizing story about Dagestan, a Central American independence anniversary and a direct appeal for coal-region relief.
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Fog as a weapon of war — Julio Camba
This cultural front page places satire, poetry and a practical appeal alongside advertising.
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International chess tournament ends in victory for the Chileans
Chess fills the front page: Chile’s teams resume play in La Nación’s rooms and the paper reports an overall 1½–½ victory against Argentina.
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