The Far Call and the Yellow Men Sleep
John Levington and Mary Martin flee to a Michigan city where he works in a stove factory and writes. Con is drawn into a mysterious quest with Andrew March and the March family. A silk map and a perilous journey toward a fabled borderland set the stage for Con’s wild adventures.
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John Levington
Mary Martin
Michigan
John
Mary
Cornelius Levington
Koresh
Con
Chee Ming
Levington's Midnight Departure to an Unknown Mission
Con Levington prepares to leave his life in Memphis with a secret seal and a map copy, amid a tense farewell with Andrew March. He pulls away from the March household at midnight, recalling his father Stephen March's distant Westward past and a lure toward distant lands and danger.
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Andrew March
Lower
Cincinnati
Red
Vington
Leyington
March
Iean
Shan-sung
Andrew
Stephen March
Levington
Chee Ming
Con
God
Déwagiac
Orient
Shansung
An March
Memphis
Elopura
March House
Young
Wedger
Cecil
San Francisco
Indies
Stephen
Spain
Shining Bay
Asta
Sweden
Ribbon fashion accessories and home crafts detailed
The article surveys ribbon use in dress adornment from sashes to trains and tailored girdles, plus simple satin wraps. It notes elaborate sashes for gowns, practical girdles, and decorative hat ornaments. It covers holiday cloth books for children, candle shades, layettes, and small home crafts profitable for women, including flowers and perishable goods distribution.
To Clean Doeskin Gloves
To clean light gray doeskin gloves soak them in gasoline until submerged. Remove without squeezing and let dirty liquid drain off. Lay on clean cloth and rub with a dry rag from wrist to fingers, changing rag surface. If needed repeat and hang to air dry.
Giant sharks documented near distant shores in old notes
The text notes two enormous sharks inhabiting deep waters. One, the basking shark, ranges in northern seas and occasionally visits southern coasts. The whale shark mainly thrives in the Indian Ocean with occasional sightings as far as Florida. A mounted specimen is shown in Miami for visitors in that area.
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Indian Ocean
Florida
Miami
Money Propositions in Pin Money Profits
Men seek steady earnings by specializing in specific work and building a returning holiday following. A bright woman in a small city creates rag dolls and cloth animals in spare time, selling them at holidays and earning a reliable profit from a steady workload. She crafts dolls of various sizes, many from repurposed printed cotton, and adds unique homemade pieces.
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New England
Colored Linen Handkerchief: French Novelty Adorned
A colored linen handkerchief with net frill is described as a latest French novelty. White linen sport handkerchiefs feature borders woven in colored stripes and hems cross-stitched with the same thread.
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Yellow Men
Jeremy Lane
Irwin Myene
Conington
Chinky Bill
Otse
Fle
Monster Sharks
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