Timmy's tumble sparks chaos at Penfield home
In a California house, Timmy Catterbox plays Gray Squirrel and falls from a tree, causing a clamor as Lettie blasts the kids for pennies and Mrs. Penfield scrambles to save the soaking child. Uncle Jerry drifts in with wary hints of trouble while Bosley and others clash over a mysterious box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carline
Mrs. Wenfield
Uncle Jerry
Don
Jerry Winston
Timmy
Shakespeare
Lettle
The Custard Cup Inhabitants And A Strange Package
Mrs Penfield, manager of The Custard Cup apartment building, hides a laundry income and social ties to Mrs Horatius Weatherstonse she has never met. A homeless duo Drink and Thad live with her, named Pengie by the pair. A stranger asks for her maiden name. Mia Gussie Bosley drives Penzie to accept a package. A search in a refuse dump yields Lettie, a girl who is adopted into the makeshift family. Uncle Jerry, Penfield’s uncle, arrives and plans to stay near The Custard Cup, meeting Prudence Hapgood, while Lorene Percy confides her engagement to Dick Chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mia
Gussie Bosley
Penzile
Lettie
Penzie
Mrs. Penfield
Jerry
Uncle Jerry
Prudence Hapgood
Lorene Percy
Pennie
Dick Chase
Sobsads Comforts a Neighbor in a Quiet Monday Visit
Mrs Penfield responds to Mia Sanders's breakdown at Number 41 with tea and steady presence. Sanders battles grief and isolation, crying out that she cannot endure it alone. Penfield consoles, noting relief comes from company and the distraction of ordinary tasks.
Blue Cupid on the Mantel
Elsie Rowe keeps a pale blue bisque cupid given by Billy Vane for years while Donald Adams deserts her to England after a failed romance. A chance encounter with Billy returns the couple to love as the Cupid is repaired and placed on their mantel in the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Adams
Elsie
Donald
Billy
Sheffield
England
Elise
Ree
Tam
Billy Vane
Lasa
Swat
Piste
Doenild
Laura McNair
Fise
Elafe
Molly
Difficulty Collecting Self When Wits Scatter
A brief line notes that a man struggles to gather himself when his wits are scattered, reflecting a moment of mental distraction or distress. The quote suggests internal conflict and the challenge of maintaining composure under pressure.
Ways of Gaining Weight Plan in Nutrition Advice
Miss K D Washington, nutrition specialist at Colorado Agricultural College, recommends gradual weight gain with muscle and bone development. She advises weekly weigh-ins, proper sleep, moderate exercise, reduction of tea and coffee, and a diet rich in cereals, dairy, fruits, and vegetables with sweets limited to meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss K D Washington
Colorado Agricultural College
Lost Aerolite Rediscovered in Sky Pampa of Argentina
Argentine naturalist reports a rediscovery of a large meteorite by Senor Lebertheu in Santiago del Estero Otumpa pampa, once shown to Spaniards aided by Vilela Indians in the seventeenth century. Analyses from 1812 allegedly cite meteoric iron, nickel and cobalt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troes Clemente Questlin
Buenos Aires
Otumpa Pampa
Pampa
Rice growing in colonial America and Louisiana prairies
The article notes rice farming began in 1604 in South Carolina with a gardener's experimental sowing in Charleston. It explains colonial exports to England due to small domestic demand, then highlights Louisiana's rise after 1887 when prairie lands proved profitable for rice. Irrigation companies later boosted regional production.
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South
Carona
Charleston
England
Louisiana
X ray tests age of Tutankhamun and a youth dispute
Prof Flinders Petrie says X rays of Tutankhamun mummy will fix his death age. Indian court admitted X ray photographs as evidence of age in a property transfer case involving Behari Lal. Plates suggested the youth was between eighteen and nineteen and a half. The ruling implies less uncertainty about a woman's age in future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tut-Ankh-Amen
Flinders Petrie
Behari Lal
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Helps Woman
A testimonial from Mrs Spa Hawtz of Washington DC credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with saving her from an operation for female trouble after years of illness. She reports regaining health after six bottles, regaining strength to perform housework and chores, and recommends the remedy to suffering women across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C
Lydia E. Pinkeham
Tooten
Lydia E. Binkham
Washington,d.c
Lydia E. Pinkham
Allen's Foot-Ease Advertises Pain Relief Remedy
The advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder to prevent blisters sore feet and corns. It claims relief for painful swollen feet and helps break in new shoes. It offers a free trial package and a walking doll, with the Le Roy New York address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
le Roy
N. Y
Like Most Women and a Slip in the Store
A shopper recalls the moment of mistaken identity in a department store when she grabbed another woman's purse, mistaking it for her own leather handbag. The incident unfolds as she notices the swap and reflects on appearances and perceptions of wealth.
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George H. Doren
Cotapeny
Frank Bosley
Gussie
Bosley
Frank Mosley
Thad
Feathera
Timmy Catterbox
Gray Squirrel
Elen
Rabbit
Cat
Peg
Jimiy
Timmy Andrew
Mrs. Sanders
Mia Sanders
Mra Penfield
Mrs Penfield
By Clarissa Mackie
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Vane
William Vane
Mr. Vane
Elsie Rowe
Cupid
Mother
Rice
South Carolina
Joan
Dean
Illinois
Tada O Sar
Fern Evett
Miner
Olive St
Carterville
Doan
Milburn CO
Buffalo
Virginia
Brown Monument CO
Atlanta
Somers
de Kalb Ave
Brooklya
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