I O U By CORONA REMINGTON SPV 4 1926
Jack Lesmond plans a California trip to escape pressure to marry Edith Westell. On the journey he helps her when she lacks funds and learns she is fleeing an arranged marriage. Upon arrival, Edith reunites with Louisa Bennett and Jack’s uncle Will Bennett, revealing a growing romance among them.
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Mr. Lesmond
Blake
Miss Blake
California
Will Bennett
Jack
San Francisco
Mr. Losmood
Yowre
Miss Westell
Edith
Louisa
Lesmond
Mr. Bennett
Westell
Bennett
Photographs Claim to Capture Soul Departure at Death
The article discusses early 20th century claims by Pr Baradne of Paris and others of photographing or weighing the soul at death. It cites Youghward Carrington reporting white misty balls forming and consolidating, Dr Buradue’s photo series every fifteen minutes, and Dr McDougall weighing the soul at death showing a loss of about two to two and a half ounces.
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Baradne
Paris
Hereward Carrington
Les He's
Buradue
Durville
France
McDougall
Haryerhill
Mass
Geographical Sisters Mascot Quiz Sparks Local Names
In eighth grade Miss Rose asks about sister states and Mabel offers a playful spoof naming "Miss Quil, Ida Ho, Mary Land, Callie For nin, Louisa Anna, Della Ware, Minne sota, and Mrs. Lippi." The St. Cloud High School mascot column preserves school humor.
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Rose
Mabel
Miss Quil
Ida Ho
Mary Land
Callie Fornin
Louisa Anna
Della Ware
Minnesota
Mrs. Lippi
St. Cloud (Minn
Antipodes Joke Sparks Far Fleeting Debate
In a brief exchange a reader questions a joke about antipodes while another defends it as too far fetched prompting a light he said she said moment in the letters column.
All-Round Suits Show Conservatively Styled Favorites
The exhibition features spring suits in varied lines from plain to elaborately trimmed, with conservatively cut designs outselling plainer and fancier styles. Two notable general wear models are highlighted, one with a wide walking skirt and embroidered vest, the other with a narrow shawl collar and silk embroidery.
How Would You Like to Harvest Two Crops of Corn a Year
A Philippine schoolboy led corn production to two crops yearly, showcasing vibrant agricultural schools and a Filipino legislature. The islands, with rice as staple and crops like hemp, sugar, coconuts, coffee, tapioca, and pineapples, possess vast idle land and a population of 11 million.
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The
Philippines
United States
Philippine Islands
Philipines
Japan
Orient
Philippine Republic
Hats to Grace Summer Affairs in Delicate Milleinery
The piece surveys summer hats from June to August, noting the peak of flower trimmed and white styles for graduations and weddings. Describes several hat designs including white satin and taffeta crowns, fringed sashes, blue satin braid, green taffeta with white braid, and a black street hat with a rose accent.
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Yeaur
Laundering Georgette Waists Restores Size
Instructions explain soaking georgette waists in lukewarm water with soap chips for about thirty minutes, rinsing in tepid water, not wringing, and ironing while wet at a high but safe heat. The fabric is pliable when wet and can be gently stretched to reclaim discarded, shrunken waists.
Wooden sports hats on wood fiber for summer wear
The piece describes wooden sports hats made from wood fiber resembling shavings and as light as straw. Trimmed with shaved wood quills curl at the ends, the hats come in rose, bright blue, orange and many shades, reflecting Paris fashion for sports clothes.
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Captain Cuttle
Dombey and Son Fame
Paris
Tin Minera Privileges and Ancient Cornish Courts
A summary of tin miners in Cornwall and their stannary courts dating back to the thirteenth century, claiming freedom from other jurisdiction except matters affecting land, life, or limb. Also reports a St Louis thief stealing eighty pounds of metal in small portions, claiming a bad wooden leg motivated the crime.
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St. Louis
Orientals Resist Great Heat in Fireroom on Steamers
Report notes Orientals appear immune to the extreme heat found in firerooms aboard ocean steamers and can endure temperatures that would rapidly exhaust white men, suggesting a notable resilience in such conditions.
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Remington
McClure
Ondpaper Syndicate
New York
Creation
Tam
Kramer
Pearl and Vine Streets
Harding
Indiana
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