Arabella the Wax Doll Finds Silent Rest in a Drawer
Arabella, a cherished wax doll, is kept by her mother in a drawer after years of care. Abandoned by a new owner who ignores her plight, the sun melts her face revealing age, yet the owner declares she will always be Arabella to her. The doll ends back in the attic, awaiting quiet sleep.
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Arabella
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Abo
The Independence of Sarah excerpted for readers
Mary Heaton Vorse’s story shows Alice and her children in a debate about girls and boys playing together. Robert argues sisters slow down boys while Sarah boasts of speed, highlighting early gendered views and sibling dynamics in a family.
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Mary Heaton Vorse
Sarah
Alice
Robert
Kim
Allen
Mud
TOKENS OF HIGH CHARACTER BY EMERSON
A reflective essay on manners shaping social ease and acceptance in business and clubs. Manners influence attraction, success, and character, subtly guiding social fortune and relationships through refined conduct.
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Emerson
Puzzle for the Motorists Drives traced on dotted Mines roads
Eight motorists travel from house to church on a network of dotted Mines roads. Each driver uses a unique route from A to A, B to B, C to C, and so on, with no two tracks crossing. The illustration shows the eight paths. omit the dotted roads to reveal the routes. Determine all eight origins and destinations and their paths.
Let the Sun Go Down on Your Wrath Quarrel
A Kansas City Star vignette recalls Charlie and Nancy quarreling after supper and their mother urging reconciliation with the Bible verse about letting wrath end with the day. Charlie hesitates then asks how to stop it. The piece ends on a note of moral reminder.
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Charlie
Nancy
Kansas City Star
Would Take Her Up
A brief dialogue unfolds with a quarrel over washing face and hands, ending in a stubborn insistence that the action be done "once for all" as Warlie resists.
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Warlie
Homemade Gifts For Men And Girls
A craft article by Julia Bottomley describes making a phone call record cover. The linen cover features black buttonhole stitching, four eyelet holes, red floral embroidery, and a black outline border with the phrase Phone Calls. A tablet for names and numbers is enclosed, tied with narrow red ribbon.
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Julia Bottomley
Collar and Cuff Sets Go Fashionable for Christmas
Quaker collar and cuff sets are described as stylish affordable dress accessories for Christmas gifts. Made from sheer cotton or linen with hem stitching and delicate embroidery, they include a lace edged set as shown in the illustration.
Cretonne Patterns For Dresser Sets Highlight Pin Cushion And Shade
Describes cretonne designs suited to dresser scarfs pin cushions slipper bags and candle shades in a men room setup. Details include a dresser set with scarf pin cushion and candle shade with a red rose motif on black and white striped ground and step by step construction notes.
Pillow Cover and Dresser Scarf Cretonne
A guide to inexpensive cretonne for bedroom decor shows a pillow cover with a hemmed edge bound in black braid and an end tam ten fastener. A dresser scarf uses a crotenne band along sides on white fabric to highlight pincushions or other covered articles.
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Cretonne
Gauze Bags for Puff Balls a Christmas Gift Trend
Gauze bags holding individual powder puff balls are a popular new Christmas gift. Made of chiffon and gauze, these bags feature silk covered embroidery hoops with satin ribbon hangers and rosettes. Balls are cotton and finished with tiny bows, designed for guest use and easy disposal.
Calendar and Hatpin Holder Feature In Picture
An illustrated item shows a calendar and a hatpin holder. The hatpin holder is a small pasteboard tube wrapped in moire ribbon with three buckles and narrow ribbon straps. The calendar is a celluloid circular piece with two openings and a holly wreath motif, featuring two moving disks for months and dates.
Mam for the Job Is Named Target of Entertainment Plight
A Detroit Free Press excerpt praises Pine as the ideal choice for the entertainment committee chair, noting his resilience and willingness to handle difficult tasks despite facing misfortunes.
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Pine
Detroit Free Press
Cuticura Complexions Ad Promotes Skin Purity and Beauty
The advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment as cleansing and soothing emollients for skin scalp hair and hands. It invites free samples by mail from Cuticura Dept XY Boston and notes the product sold widely. A stray joke references a man named Hawkins with a sharp night record.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
When All Others Fail to Please Try Denison's Coffee
Bittersweet ad copy hints at Denison's Coffee as a steadfast choice. Witty line implies a man’s worth emerges once his will is read, linking coffee with reliability and character.
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Denison
Anuric discovery hailed by Dr. Pierce in Buffalo
Anuric is advertised as the newest kidney and bladder remedy from Dr. Pierce of Buffalo New York. The notice claims it eliminates uric acid and relieves symptoms including backache scalding urine and joint stiffness. It urges purchase of a trial package and offers to evaluate urine samples at no charge.
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Spyalid's Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
Dr. Pierce
Lithia
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