Phoebe’s Father Will Proviso Sparked Enforceability Question
A Chicago writer recalls Phoebe’s father leaving a weekly $200 allowance with a strict tobacco ban. The court ruled it unenforceable, saying Phoebe cannot compel her future husband to abstain, as public policy honors marriage. The piece weaves diary-like scenes of city life and ends noting France’s bicycle output.
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Phoebe
Jane Toner Scott
Chicago
Bonwit Teller
Diana Cowl
Timelife Building
Wonen
Michael Quinn
Cindy
Michigan Boulevard
Corgi
Points for Parents Warning on Crossing Streets
A parent urges careful crossing behavior for children citing street dangers. The mother warns to stop and look both ways before crossing and to tell her when about to cross Berous streets, emphasizing safety over confusion of warnings.
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Berous
Daily Crossword And Cryptoquote Puzzle Snippet
A dense grid of crossword clues mixed with a cryptoquote prompt appears. It includes numbered hints, partial words, and a quotation decoding example from Longfellow, with multiple stray fragments and jumbled entries. The text shows puzzle metadata and sample solutions.
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Longfellow
Why Grow Old by Josephine Lowman
Advice on foot care for aging women emphasizes avoiding tight shoes and high heels, promoting podiatrist care for corns and bunions, and simple nightly exercises to improve circulation. It notes the impact of footwear on posture and overall leg health and provides contact routing to Josephine Lowman via the Register and Tribune Syndicate, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Josephine Lowfect
Josephine Lowman
Register and Tribune Syndicate
Des Moines
Towa
Emergency repair for broken coffee percolator glass top
Household tips advise wrapping the opening with cellophane to seal the breach so the coffee can still perk. Also warns mirrors age in sunlight and suggests coating backs with clear shellac to prevent scratches. A jar top can be freed by hot water if stuck. Hollywood reports Curti Jurgens signed for Lord Jim in Hong Kong.
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Urgens
Hollywood
UPL
Curti Jurgens
Lord Jim
Hong Kong
Tables Turned Dear Helen: Harsh family problem column
A reader, distraught mother, seeks guidance after choosing a second marriage over her daughter's happiness. Helen Erskine advises letting the daughter go, noting parental overprotection and the danger of living through a child. Also included are a sweets habit confession and a faithless fiancé confession with tailored counsel.
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Helen
Annly
Ned
Try and Stop Me by Paris Herald Editor Thurber Interview
Longtime Paris St Herald editor Ric Hawkins recalls Thurber's reluctant interview in Paris during the late 1930s. Thurber muses on changing Paris reader numbers and mislaid memories of Rue Honore, ending with a joke about Joan of Arc. The column includes quotes and social notices about local residents and a death notice for Miss Carol Gower in Grafton West Virginia.
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Ric Hawkins
Paris St Herald
James Thurber
Paris
Thurber
Sir Honore
Place Des Pyramides
Joan of Arc
Vance Packard
Cnre
Wm. Lyot Shirley
Kim Friddle
Phelps
Jack
G. K. Chesterton
St. John’s Hospital
Mathew Wolski
Peter
Dale Wolski
Spiceta
Agnes
Ouriland
Shirley
Rushville @ Vt
Bennett Cerf
King Features Syndicate
Boare Morgad
New Castle
Winburn Craig
Wilbur Weimer
Knightstown
Edwin Pasko
Walter Morgan
Jesse McManus
Muncie
Gilbert Riggs
Tom Brewer
Eiza Fisher
Don Hanson
Sheryle Hansson
White Cross Guild
Indianapolis
Elizabeth Shahan
Carol Gower
Grafton
W_ Va
Consecutive numbers solved by a word problem
Two consecutive integers satisfy 4 times the smaller minus 3 times the larger equals 12. Solving yields 15 and 16 as the numbers. The explanation notes a method using the sum and difference of 12 and 3 divided by 1, adjusted to obtain the larger number.
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Mr.Ladd
Jon
Pats
Paris
Spain
King of J. Bashan
Tahiti
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