Borrowed Hat Changes Ruths Wedding Prospects
Ruth, invited to Irene Howell and Andrew’s wedding, longs for a stylish hat to fit the church affair. Mrs. Fink loans her a coveted hat after Ruth borrows money to purchase it, sparking tension and a chain of frugal choices plus eventual financial shifts that alter Ruth and Andrew’s circumstances.
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Uth
Irene Howell
Andrew
Mr. Fink
Mrs. Fink
Irene
Ruth
Tom Fink
Inez Fink
Bossy outperforms Dobbin in memory tests at Cornell
Science Service reports Dr. L. Pearl Garner's study shows cows learn and remember as well as horses. Across 41 cows and 62 horses, with 850 and 1,234 trials respectively, both groups averaged seven boxes opened to find breakfast. Cows recalled longer after a year, despite timidity and initial fear.
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Bossy
Map
Cornell University
L. Pearl Garner
Science Service
Illinois Brevities summary of local deaths and civic notes
Bryant Yeck secretary of Lake Grain near Peoria died by hanging in his home basement. Cowbell maker J Henry Blum of Collinsville died at seventy two after fifty years in the business. Whiteside County homes show plumbing gaps with many still using foot tubs and kerosene lamps. Louis Lutz of Chicago convicted in Morris for murder of policeman Clarence Roseland. Maurice Lipman named assistant state superintendent of public instruction. Chicago Heights mayor Gannon seeks embezzlement indictment for ex clerk Sadler. audit shows a $100000 shortfall. Red Cross trained 13,638 home care clients since 1933. Joliet failed to sell its police boat. Des Plaines river pollution curbs pleasure boating. Fox Lake postmaster Howard Scott resigns to take county job. postmaster salary noted. Legislation favors local newspapers for delinquent tax lists. Thomas Grubb appointed to state health labs. Evanston gains title to Grosse Pointe lighthouse land for park use. Burmeister brothers found shot near Tuscola. robbery suspected. 16 WPA projects proposed for immediate work relief funding with ~$1.25 million cost and 2,500 jobs.
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Bryant J. Yeck
The
Lake Grain Company
Peoria
J. Henry Blum
Collinsville
United States
Whiteside County
Louis Lutz
Chicago
Morris
Clarence Roseland
Lutz
Roseland
Gabel
Maurice C. Lipman
Irving School
John A.yelland
Lipman
University of Chicago
Joseph Gannon
Chicago Heights
Wibur J. Sadler
Wolf & Co
Sadler
Des Plaines
Howard L. Scott
Fox Lake
Helmer D. Carlson
Scott
Lake County
Horner
Thomas C. Grubb
Dwight
Diagnostic and Research Laboratories
State Department of Public Health
Grubb
Evanston
United States Department of Commerce
Grosse Pointe
Central Street
Sheridan Road
Lake
Edward Burmeister
John
Tuscola
Herbert Wilson
Edward
Wilson
Clark Edwards
Douglas County
Illinois
Rosevelt
Harry Hopkins
Works Progress
Washington
Robert J. Dunham
WPA
Dunham
Thackeray's Dread of Writing Itself
The novelist feared writing himself out and tiring his invention. He described fatigue in his work and wished someone else could do the storytelling. He particularly dreaded the love scenes which made him blush in private.
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Thackeray
Fearful Abdul Hamid guarded by traps and wax dummies
A Qualler's Weekly account claims Abdul Hamid, sultan of Turkey from 1876 to 1909, lived in constant fear. Despite Yildiz Palace's fortifications, his private rooms reportedly housed trap doors, loaded revolvers, mirrors, and lifelike wax models to fool assassins and deter knife or bullet threats.
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Abdul Hamid
Turkey
Yildis Palace
Constantinople
Quollier
Three Quarter Century Club Histories Fun for Seniors
A boxing bout in St Petersburg features Myron Emory and Charlie Young aged seventy nine and seventy eight. The referee at one hundred and three oversees a draw as old athletes showcase active sport life in a city that invites senior recreation. The piece urges a women’s Three Quarter Century club to join the fun on Independence Day.
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Myron Emory
Charlie Young
New Hampshire
Emory
Young
St Petersburg
Fla
Three Quarter Centurions
of the Sun
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