Pearly Button’s Flight Ends With Hopeful Return
A plump sober button on a white apron escapes on a clothes line but is swallowed by a rooster and later rescued by acook who sews it back. The button reflects on worldliness yet prefers its place on the apron and is glad to stay secured.
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Early Bution
Pearly Button
Madam Hen
Fat Rooster
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Stand Up For Your Boss Loyalty Or Dishonor
A McClure Syndicate essay defends loyalty to one’s boss and argues staying true to the employer is a virtue. It declares loyalty is a sacred bond, akin to sincerity, and suggests leaving a job for no loyalty would be a moral failure.
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McClure Newspaper Syndicata
Clarence Burton born in Windsor Missouri noted actor
Clarence Burton, long known as a film star, was born in Windsor Missouri. He worked in stock companies and vaudeville before joining motion pictures. The middle aged actor is five feet eleven inches tall, weighs 176 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.
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Clarence Burton
Windsor
Mr. Burton
Informal afternoons at home grow in popularity among social circles
The piece discusses informal at home entertainments as cheaper, less demanding alternatives to formal receptions. It outlines etiquette for hosts, including invitations without the husband’s name, dress, greeting guests, announcing introductions, and hosting to ensure no guest feels neglected.
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Penny Post
John Green Wood
Misses Wood
McClure
Adelaide Naming Origins Through Teutonic Roots And Fame
Rene of Adelaide carries noble cheer and Teutonic lineage. Adelaide derives from Adila or Odilo with forms Adela Adele and Adal. Feudal lords wed Adelheid. Queen Adelaide popularized the name in England. Italians call Adelaida and Alisa while France uses Adelaide’s Jewel.
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Rene
Adila
Odilo
Ado
Addo
Adele
Adela
Adal
Adalbelt
Adelcen
Otho
Adelaide
England
Italy
Adelaida
Alisa
France
A Line O' Cheer By John Kendrick Bangs
Poem in verse reflects on the futility of earthly achievements and the hope in divine benevolence. The speaker dismisses worldly fame as transient and finds solace in faith and serene acceptance of what lies beyond.
Hand Reading for an Actor Fame Line in Palm Study
The article explains palm lines signaling success for actors. It describes the line of fate rising near the wrist and running to the middle finger, and how a marked star on the mount of Jupiter indicates ambition. It notes heart and head lines and branches toward Mercury signaling wit and versatility.
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Lfe
Apollo
Saturn
Jupiter
Wheeler Syndicate, Inc
New Clothes for School Gowns in Suave Lines
Fashion notes describe fall attire for young girls including tub frocks in linen and gingham with embroidery, Devonshire gingham, and black satin dinner gowns with French knot embroidery. Draped gowns trend with simple forms, while hats, linens, and dotted swiss remain popular for party wear. Coats and suits for juniors follow adult styles with sports suits in tweeds and knits, and designers debate straight silhouettes for gowns this season.
Sandwich recipes and a Burke quote on justice
A 1922 Kitchen Cabinet section offers deviled tongue sandwiches and fancy chicken variants with gelatin cream, olives, and herbs. It includes cucumber sandwiches with layered chicken and lettuce and ends with a Burke quotation on justice as civil society’s guiding policy.
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Burke
Breakfast Dishes for Homemakers the Old Way
A vintage cooking guide lists breakfast ideas. It presents Breakfast Toast with buttered bread and eggs, Rice Omelet with rice and chili sauce, and a Combination Mush made from cornmeal and rice cooked with water. Each uses simple pantry ingredients and yields hot, hearty plates.
Zeke Gets Ten Days For Minor Hickville Crime
A town resident named Zeke, arrested on suspicion after a minor crime in Hickville, was tried with a young lawyer delivering his maiden speech. Zeke was found guilty and sentenced to ten days and a ten dollar fine. He thanked the judge, who warned against sarcasm and noted the irony of his belated self defense.
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Hickville
Zeke
Ancient Athenaeum in Athens and Rome’s Hadrianic Assembly
The text notes the Ancient Athenaeum in Athens sacred to Pallas Athena where poets and philosophers recited works. It mentions Rome’s similar assembly space built by Emperor Hadrian in 125.
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Athens
Rome
Hadrian
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