Compton Tortoise Butterfly Acts as Weather Prophet
In a garden tale a young boy Dicky meets Mrs Compton Tortoise Butterfly perched on an apple tree. She explains her species hides to blend with gray bark and serves as a weather prophet predicting rain on gloomy days. A rain drop soon confirms her forecast as Dicky runs inside to tell his mother.
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Mrs. Compton
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I Will Go Quietly Aboard The Abductor's Truck
The narrator recounts an attempted kidnapping by men seeking hidden furs. She negotiates with the gang leader, volunteers to go quietly, and is packed into a cramped truck with another woman as they are taken toward an unclear destination. The scene mixes fear with a冷 resolve to survive.
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Mamie
New York
Lillian
Frank
Bill
Large Hats Rise In Summer Fashion Sketches
The article describes bold summer hat styles with both large and small silhouettes. Large hats in white hair straw or black straw with lace and ribbons suit afternoon teas and garden parties, while smaller navy and cinnamon hats fit informal dinners and late afternoons.
Wisdom Letters on Liberty and Knowledge Across Time
Fragmented aphorisms discuss love of nature personal industry freedom and learning. The text references wisdom, library importance, happiness, and choice in life, noting justice and self punishment in human conduct. No clear event or person is identified.
Costa Rica’s San Jose Shines With Modern Life And Wealth
Costa Rica stands out in Central America for wealth from coffee and a modern capital. San Jose sits high in the mountains with 35,000 plus residents, electric streets, equipped schools, an opera house, and a rail line from Port Limon to Puntarenas enabling prosperity and education abroad.
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Costa Rica
San Jose
Port Limon
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Pacific
Lifting the Diptheria Threat Through Vaccines and Tests
A health feature explains historical diphtheria control from pesthouses to modern prevention via antitoxin and the Schick test. It outlines symptoms, differences from follicular tonsillitis, and recommends prompt medical care. warns that antitoxin aids progression and testing guides protection.
Flappers Grown Old Four Reflects On Future Grandmothers
The piece reviews Clemence Dane’s article on aging flappers and asks how Gertrude and Frances will become grandmothers. It contrasts youthful independence with looming old age and its social tensions, imagining a legendarily sharp elder generation.
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Clemence Dane
Anne
Annette
Patricia
Dinatata
Frances
Gertrude
Hades
Advice to Girls in EAR ANNIE LAURIE column
A reader asks how to make and keep friends older teens note they discuss books and social fit. Hope replies focus on shared worthwhile interests or expand social circle. For introductions she says the girl should not initiate. the young man should handle introductions. Age for marriage depends on the individual and circumstances. wait until of age and in love with parental consent. Laurie's note: she has dated five weeks and refused runaway plans when told to promise marriage.
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Gertrude
Frances
Clemence Dane
Annie Laurie
Laurie
Annie Laurie answers young readers on feminine topics
Annie Laurie advises a young woman to wait six years before promising marriage to a divorced man. She suggests keeping him as a friend until the reader is older, and invites letters from young women on feminine subjects to be addressed to Miss Laurie.
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Billy
Annie Laurie
Miss Laurie
Slim Hips Exercise From Lucrezia Bori
An article promotes hip and abdomen slimming through a specific daily exercise. It describes lying on one side, bending the top knee toward the chest, then straightening the leg, repeating ten to fifteen times, and doing the same on the opposite side. The piece advises consistency to improve hip lines and overall silhouette.
Propitious Day Forecast urges calm temper and steady work
Tomorrow horoscope advises controlling tongue and temper to avoid conflict as Mars lunar conjunction and Saturn align. It predicts growth for diligent workers and cautions wise handling of finances while urging promotion for deserving employees. Birthdays may see a calm, prosperous year if disputes are avoided.
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Mars
Saturn
Salads and dressings for refined meals and dishes
The passage outlines using salads as main dishes, prefers simple lettuce with French dressing for everyday meals, and reserves fancy salads for luncheons and special occasions. It then provides several detailed recipes Italian, Polish, Hungarian, and Russian styles with ingredients like olives, capers, sardines, mushrooms, chicken livers, bacon, eggs, sour cream, and tarragon vinegar.
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