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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1937
Page
3
Sequined filet crochet pattern 5695 offers two squares for use together or separately for cloth bedspread or scarf. Uses string or mercerized cotton. includes charts and materials. Send 18 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept New York for pattern number 5695 with name and address.
Philo Vance and District Attorney John F. X. Markham discuss a disturbing tension at Professor Ephraim Garden's apartment after an anonymous call. Vance decodes a message urging study of radioactive sodium and a line from the Aeneid, noting Garden and relatives are drawn to horse racing.
Vance suspects Doctor Miles Siefert sent a cryptic note hinting at Equanimity and Garden family ties. He plots to probe via a lunch with young Garden and club figures, unaware the April 14 confrontation will reveal a brutal crime linked to the message and Siefert’s actions.
The narrative notes a rare shift in Vance as his typically cool, analytical nature softens in response to an attractive woman, marking his first mature sentimental moment observed. The scene highlights a clash between restraint and personal attraction.
In Professor Garden's upscale apartment Floyd Garden and Vance discuss Woody Woode's mounting losses and a tensed household. Garden fears trouble if Equanimity fails in the Rivermont Handicap as odd visitors and rival bets complicate the mood.
The Sewing Circle offers three easy to sew patterns designed for home dressmaking. Pattern 1981 Pajamas features a comfortable two piece satin or printed lounging set in sizes 14 to 20 and requires up to 5 yards of fabric. Pattern 1207 house dress provides a quick, flattering fit with a large pocket in sizes 34 to 50. Pattern 1978 blouses emphasizes smart, simple style in sizes 12 to 20. Patterns cost 15 cents each.
A collection of practical hints on cooking pancakes with melted butter to prevent sticking and brown evenly, washing corduroy clothes, white silk collars, and ties, and drying methods. Tips include making white sauce, heating salted peanuts with chocolate sauce for ice cream, door hinge maintenance, and marble mantelpiece stain removal with bath brick powder or soda and lemon juice. Also notes the Associated Newspapers WNU Service.
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