Not a cupboard love in Peckville social clash
June faces a snub at Mrs. Mason's luncheon for the town's grand guests while Miss Fry laments yard gossip. June tops the day by visiting Miss Fry with a tea party for four, proving true friends outlast showy gatherings.
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Mne Hays
Mrs. Mason
Miss Fry
June
Miss Iry
Jessie Pratt
Jessie
Masons
Lotty Edwards
Lotty
Mrs. Metcalf
Jenny Seymour
Jane
Mary Ann Fry
de Peyster
Ermengarde
Harlow
Timmy
Holts
Pryors
Knoll
CG. B. J. Company
Pryor
Hitt
Origin of Word Tobacco From Indian Pipe Shape
The term tobacco is traced to co bago an Indian pipe shaped hollow reed with two nostril prongs. The island of Tobago did not give the name but Columbus named it for its resemblance to the pipe.
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Tobago
Floral Confections In the West Indies Delights All Tables
Floriculture in the West Indies offers diverse edible blooms and plant life for many tables. Banana blossom dishes charm natives while resident Europeans also praise the flavors and variety in local confections.
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West Indies
Good Listener If He Looks You Squarely In The Eye
A Detroit News quote defines a good listener as one who absorbs every detail of a story yet does not hear a word said, implying a paradox of attention and perception in communication.
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Detroit News
The Sculptor’s Touch: Chisel Your Statue Toward Beauty
A quotation from Poltinus urges inner refinement as a sculptor shapes a living face. It compares chiseling marble to refining the self until a god-like splendor shines, urging persistence in pursuit of perfection and light in darkness.
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Poltinus
Onions and cabbage bake and stuffed onions recipe tips
Practical kitchen notes on using onions for flavor and tenderness, including sauté steps, juice extraction for salads, and cabbage and baked onion combinations. Also instructions for stuffed onions, and a brief summer cake guide with butter sugar dough and decorative sweets.
Old Bill Harley of Snake Island Dies Untimely
The hermit fisherman Old Bill Harley, a familiar figure to district anglers, dies suddenly near Snake Island. Friends at camp recall him with regret as Sandy McIntosh remarks the death is untimely though the old man was advanced in age. A joke about lending 90 cents highlights the mood.
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Bill
Sandy
Bill Harley
Snake Island
Sandy McIntosh
Judge
Champion Optimist John Smith Keeps Livery Traditions Alive
A veteran liveryman in New York and New Jersey, John Smith, ages over seventy, continues polishing carriages in defiance of rising motor cars. He recalls 50 years in the trade, predicts a comeback as younger generations rediscover bus rides for dates, despite 20 million motor vehicles in the country.
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John Smith
New York
N. J
Indianapolis News
Plea for Matrimony by Distinguished Captain at Club
Captain E. J. King, 47, new flyer and holder of the Distinguished Service Medal and Navy Cross, defended marriage at the Army and Navy club. He argued the “Freudians” and others may critique marriage, but asserted a married man gets more mileage from a pair of socks.
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E. J. King
Army and Navy Club
Captain King
Sea Birds Attract Tourists to Perce Quebec Mecca
The value of protecting sea birds as a revenue source is shown at Perce Quebec where Perce Rock and Bonaventure Island host thousands of nesting seabirds. A 27-room hotel addition last winter and more tourist housing reflect growing summer visitation to this sea fowl sanctuary under provincial and Dominion law.
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Perce
Quebec
Perce Rock
Bonaventure Island
Shingled Cats Crown London Show Champion
Shingled cats from Siam displaced tabbies at a London cat show. Few domestic animals appeared. a black and gold coat Siamese, Dion of Allington, was named champion of champions and his owner refused $5,000.
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Siam
London
Dion of Allington
The Pathfinder Quote on Loss and Possibility
A brief exchange about grief and future hope. A sympathetic neighbor asks about the loss of a husband, and a widow reflects that loss is known while the next meeting with fate remains unknown.
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Pathfinder
Lamp Swappers in the World’s Busy Exchange Bureau
The American Magazine notes the lamp swap craze as millions try to exchange old lamps for new in the world’s busiest exchange bureau, reflecting a trend in consumer habits and home decor.
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American Magazine
Beiges and Browns in a Revenge of Raffle Opera
A cryptic quip on a controversial raffle tale frames a tense clash, claiming envy and misfortune for Beige who supposedly struggles to win and even jokes about murder as a harsh metaphor. The remark mirrors competitive bitterness and the dramatic tone of such contests.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Benefit Shown
Mrs John Seahan of 20 Emory St Saugus Centre Mass reports taking ten bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and remarks she is a new woman. She says she was cross with her husband during prior troubles but now feels cheerful strong and younger than ten years ago.
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Saugus Centre
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
John Seahan
Emory St
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Western Newspaper Union
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Carter
Harold Somers
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Montreal Star
Remola,s
Lord
Emanuel Swedenborg
Swedenborg Foundation Incorporated
41St St
Dochst
E. Bedford
Loews State
Los Angeles
Calif
Southwestern Investment & Built Co
Cham. of Com
Albuquerque
Stone-Buhr Mill
W. St. St
Parker
Hiscox Chem
Wks
Patchery
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
Ww. N. U
San Francisco
Cura
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