Little Girls Fashion Coats and Playful Millinery Styles
A feature on children's clothing celebrates dresses and coats designed for young girls in a playful, grown-up style. It notes a ten year old’s checked black and gray coat with a belt and decorative pockets, plus a demure full-body dress for very young girls. Millinery trends mirror moods with several hats featuring bright colors, ribbons, georgette veils, and bold sashes, reflecting postwar shifts toward cheerful, feminine apparel.
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Leggvorn
Treasure of Treasure of B R RAY BAKER
Gaylord Sumner seeks the famed treasure with Otis Layard in Oregon after quitting a stable job and losing his fiancée. A canyon pursuit ends with Sumner discovering a cabin and meeting Layard, who is introduced to the treasure as a person.
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Gaylord Sumner
Otis Layard
Layard
Sumner
Superior Auto Company
Gaylord
Cascade Mountains
Oregon
Otis
Mr. Layard
New Net and Lace Blouse Delights Vogue Readers
Vogue highlights a warm weather blouse in deep cream with a ruffled neckline and Venetian lace edging. Double cuff ruffles, cream crocheted buttons, and sheer net accents define the fashionable piece.
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Vogue
Blacksmith Dentists and Teeth Pulls of Old Village Life
The account recalls a time when village blacksmiths performed tooth extractions using iron pincers and heated implements. The procedure involved locking the patient with a vise grip, then singeing the nose to cause a quick, dramatic tooth removal. This vivid anecdote reflects stranger medical practices of the past.
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London
August Flower Remedy Promised for Digestive Ailments
Green's August Flower touted as a long trusted household remedy for constipation, dyspepsia, liver trouble, and low spirits. Claims include relief from indigestion, nervous symptoms, headaches, and heart palpitations with a few doses. Advertises as a gentle laxative available through druggists in civilized countries.
Maid Granted Weekend Off For Parents Silver Wedding Day
A maid asked for a weekend off to attend her parents silver wedding. The mistress granted leave and the maid returned. The mother sent thanks for the absence, but the father was absent because he had died twenty years earlier.
That Friend’s Ticket Ruse Sparks Quiet Plan
In a light domestic exchange Albert notes three theater tickets while a friend jokes about giving the extra to the man they meet between acts. The remark reveals a sly plan to avoid leaving the theater group.
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Albert
Engagement Secrecy Sparks Private Retort in Brooklyn
A brief dialogue from the Brooklyn Citizen shows a woman defending a hidden engagement. She cites a remark by Miss Oldum accusing her spinsterhood and reveals she told of the proposal to her fiancé.
Mystery Portrait Sparks Mansion Blaze Clue
In a blazing mansion a man clutches a portrait of a beautiful woman his face pale and lips twitching. The curious item raises questions about whether it depicts his wife or daughter and why it caused a lump on his head as the picture fell.
Diagnosis in a Convential Case from a Witty Farmer
A worried agrarian seeks medical help for his wife who has become frail and incoherent. The doctor, after a brief diagnosis, tells him to disconnect the party line telephone at home, claiming the wife has been listening in too much.
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Kansas City Star
Fortunes Made From Public Curiosity
A concise reflection notes how individuals profit by exploiting others interest in secrets and unknowns, highlighting a pervasive urge to uncover hidden stories. It points to societal appetite for sensationalism and the economic incentives behind it.
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