Dreaming of the Sea Aboard a Coastal Schooner
A tall hungry visitor in white is drawn to a skipper over beers in Miami. The exchange reveals shared longing for the sea and life aboard the Maenad, a seventy five foot coastal schooner with a Jamaican crew and a cook named Blossom. The dream of voyages from San Juan through the Caribbean stirs the young listener.
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Miami
Tom Latimer
Blossom
Charley Noble
Tom
Horizons
The Fifth of August Love Trip Surprise
Anna Farrant plans a long trip after war’s end and learns her family has quietly arranged a grand wardrobe upgrade. Jim Ruth and Lillian, eager to help, purchase new dresses slips and accessories, presenting the gifts as a surprise to ensure she travels stylishly.
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Anna Farrant
Jim
Ruth
Lillian
Belle Mandrel
Anna
Belle “Mandrel
England
Arina
Cavill
Jimi
Davenport
Anne
Hunters Shoot Cattle by Mistake in Idaho Open Season Idea
Idaho livestock grower John J Highgate suggests an open cattle season to prevent hunting mistakes that kill cattle, horses, and other livestock. He argues deer and elk would be saved if deer and elk seasons are closed. He cites yearly losses to hunters misidentifying livestock rather than game.
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Boise
Idaho
John J.highgate
Reid
Strangest People on Earth Live in Hidden Mountains of China
A 19th century feature describes the Goloks in the Amne Machin range near the Yellow river headwaters. About 2,000 Gerontic tribesmen endure 15,000 foot high, frost and heat swings, butter on skin to prevent chapping, yak milk and meat, and spring blood extraction from living yaks as part of a harsh subsistence lifestyle.
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China
Lanchow
Yellow River
American Legion Train Runs Dry in Alabama
At Attalla Alabama a miniature locomotive and its American Legion crew transporting 20 cases of beer and a quart of whisky were seized by police at a tourist court. The crew were taken to court and fined $100 with the contraband confiscated. H E Moss of Indianapolis said headquarters wired delegations to Miami to bypass Attalla.
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Attalla
Ala
American Legion
Eye
Pmotive
Indianapolis
National - Legion
Miami
Talking Dog Tarzan Seeks Radio Sponsor in Ohio
Ray Tacikowski of Kelley’s Island says his four year old Boston terrier Tarzan speaks, naming hamburgers liver and ice cream. He claims Tarzan dances a polka and has performed speaking engagements in Cleveland Toledo and Detroit.
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Kelley’s Island
Ohio
Ray Tacikowski
Tarzan
Boston
Trixie
Cleveland
Tacikowski
Woman Reports Body in Car Trunk Ends Up Alive
In New Haven Conn Mrs Barre Friedley reported a man locking a body in a car trunk and driving away. Mechanics Albert Reppell and Mervin Bundy tested the claim by riding in the trunk for a block. Police canceled the statewide alert and commended the alert witness.
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New. Haven
Conn
Albert Reppell
Mervin Bundy
New Haven
Barre H. Friedley
Bundy
Reopell
Patching Household Wear With Scotch Tape Tips
A brief guide offers practical mending tricks using Scotch tape for torn shower curtains blinds linoleum and minor fabric rips. It suggests light repairs like tape over tears reinforced with shellac to extend life and simple drying hacks such as hanging clothes from a shower rod and steaming muffins with a towel.
Yuletide Gift Idea Camel and Prince Albert Tins
If you suffer pocket-book pinch this season, consider Camel cigarettes and Prince Albert smoking tobacco as gift options. The ads tout 200 Camel cartons and Prince Albert tins, noting festive wraps and space for a Merry Christmas message, with dealer advance orders to reserve stock.
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Prince Albert
Prince
Albert
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Pris
Tiny
Butcher Boy
Aron
Sewing Circle
South Wells St
Chicago
Yee
Jos Prise Sirouga
Lydia
Pinkham
Tonto
Lydia E. Pinkmam
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Setar
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