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Literary
March 30, 1940
The Gazette
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
What is this article about?
Lorelei's diary entry describes a quarrel with Dorothy over her friend Field, then their arrival in Paris where customs is hot and smelly but French gentlemen are divine. Includes a humorous scene about tipping the customs man with French francs.
Merged-components note: Merged serialized fiction excerpts across pages; relabeled filler segment to literary.
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OCR Quality
70%
Good
Full Text
GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES
LORELEI'S DIARY
Dorothy and I were having a quarrel about Field who is this ballroom dancer friend of hers when Bill working efficiently hid his face as a quiet man because she kept casting on his later father and tried her to try and get it.
GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES LORELEI'S DIARY
Paris is divine!
I mean Dorothy and I got to Paris, and coming through the customs was quite hot and it seemed to smell a lot and everybody was smiling but the French gentlemen are really divine.
By ANITA LOOS
MERCY IS RIGHT! THAT'S QUITE WHY SUCH A CHEAP-WHY HE HEAVY TIP? HAD A HUNDRED DOLLARS WORTH OF GOLD BRAID ON HIS
NOW COMES HERE, MY GOOD MERC THE CUSTOM MAN,IS TWENTY WHY s THEY ALL FRANCS WORTH HEAVY UNDERSTAND OF FRENCH MONEY MERCI
LORELEI'S DIARY
Dorothy and I were having a quarrel about Field who is this ballroom dancer friend of hers when Bill working efficiently hid his face as a quiet man because she kept casting on his later father and tried her to try and get it.
GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES LORELEI'S DIARY
Paris is divine!
I mean Dorothy and I got to Paris, and coming through the customs was quite hot and it seemed to smell a lot and everybody was smiling but the French gentlemen are really divine.
By ANITA LOOS
MERCY IS RIGHT! THAT'S QUITE WHY SUCH A CHEAP-WHY HE HEAVY TIP? HAD A HUNDRED DOLLARS WORTH OF GOLD BRAID ON HIS
NOW COMES HERE, MY GOOD MERC THE CUSTOM MAN,IS TWENTY WHY s THEY ALL FRANCS WORTH HEAVY UNDERSTAND OF FRENCH MONEY MERCI
What sub-type of article is it?
Epistolary
Prose Fiction
Satire
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
Commerce Trade
Love Romance
What keywords are associated?
Loreleis Diary
Paris Arrival
Customs Experience
French Gentlemen
Tipping Customs
What entities or persons were involved?
By Anita Loos
Literary Details
Title
Lorelei's Diary
Author
By Anita Loos
Key Lines
Paris Is Divine!
I Mean Dorothy And I Got To Paris, And Coming Through The Customs Was Quite Hot And It Seemed To Smell A Lot And Everybody Was Smiling But The French Gentlemen Are Really Divine.
Mercy Is Right! That's Quite Why Such A Cheap Why He Heavy Tip?