Emergency Call Turns to Love and Awakening
Dr Marshall Thrane, a renowned surgeon, faces personal heartbreak after a quarrel with fiancée Eileen Hunt. A car accident brings her to his care, a chance telegram hints at betrayal, and a hidden read of fate reveals Tom is only a friend. Eileen’s confession shifts Thrane from moody detachment to hopeful resolve.
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Marshall Thrane
Thrane
Gates
Eileen Hunt
Country Club
Dr. Thrane
Etey
Salome
Hunts
Eileen
Bob
Mr Hunt
Marshall
Japan
Tom
Narrow Escape From Thunderstorm Fire at Drayton
A domestic servant at Market Drayton woke to a burning smell and discovered lightning had pierced an alarm clock near her bed, igniting the chair and smouldering her clothing. The bedclothes were damaged but she escaped unharmed.
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Market Dray +ton
New Writer Delivers Aviation Tales with Flair
A reader asks about the new writer and learns he focuses on aviation stories. The response confirms the author’s specialty and hints at engaging, aviation themed narratives.
The Large Picture Hat Dominates Fashion For Winter
The piece argues the large picture hat leads fashion as winter nears, outrunning smaller hats. It notes the hat suits youth, enhances coloring, remains timeless for special occasions, and adapts mainly through trims like marines atop crowns.
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Shir
Teach Children to Think and Observe in Nature
An early education idea favors letting children think for themselves beyond dry facts. It suggests outdoor exploration in woods and real observation of nature and daily objects in cities, including watching mechanics on an automobile to learn how modern conveyances work. A disgruntled child story closes the excerpt.
Ornamental Hat Trimmings Inspire Fashion Notes
Describes marine folds forming dainty gauze wings and opal tints on crowns. Favorite uses include many standing puffs atop domed crowns, ostrich plumes paired with picture hats, and pairs like ostrich with Marabout or paradise. Also mentions wreathes of small ostrich tips and fur lace braids.
Smart Effect Neckwear Fashion Note
A girl should study colors that suit her and craft several odd tailor bows and knots of velvet and ribbon to pin at her throat. The touch of color will yield a smart effect in neckwear styling.
Novel Hat Closet Stand Solves Space Crunch
A compact light stand with hinged or box slots offers a neat solution for storing multiple hats. With decorative boxes and optional matching finishes, this setup keeps hats flat and accessible while fitting room decor.
Protecting Fur Clothes with Tin Bar and Metal Bucket
A National Magazine note advises storing furs in a tin bar or a large metal bucket with a tight lid to guard against dampness moths and other damaging elements.
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National Magazine
Boon for Busy Housewife Apron Promises Handy Pocket
The article promotes a practical apron with a large center pocket kept secure by tape strings. It highlights easy access to mending wool scissors thimble and stockings while housework continues. The garment can be sewn in white or colored linen holland or casement cloth and sized to cover the skirt with a generous pocket.
Esther Pleading For Her People Sunday School Lesson
A historical overview of the Esther narrative focusing on Xerxes reign, Esther’s ascent as queen, Haman’s plot, Mordecai and Esther’s courage, and the Deliverance of the Jews. Notes on Purim tradition, divine providence, and everyday heroism in daily life.
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Xerxes
Egypt
B. C
Greece
Thermopylae
Salamis
Haman
Shusan
Susa
Persian Empire
Babylon
Persian Gulf
Shakespeare
Scott
Ahasuerus
York
Darius
Europe
Vashti
Empire
Nebuchadnezzar
Hadassah
Ishtar
Venus
Mordecai
Father John's Medicine for Colds and Coughs
When you feel a cold coming on take Father John's Medicine at once. It has fifty years of success in treating colds and offers prompt relief for lingering throat and lung troubles. The medicine soothes irritation, restores health, and contains no alcohol or dangerous drugs. It is a safe, wholesome family remedy widely used in homes.
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Father John
Cure of infant skin disease with Cuticura remedies
Mrs Noble Tubman of Dodson Montana reports six weeks of itching burning sores on her six month old baby. After trying various remedies and doctors without relief the Cuticura Soap and Ointment healed the child in six weeks. Sample copies offered by Cuticura Dept 18 K Boston.
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Noble Tubman
Dodson
Mont
Boston
Ventriloquist’s Voice Fails Due to Health Woes
A ventriloquist explains quitting his career because his voice grew too weak to project. He jokes about being “Rugged” and losing the ability to throw his voice, reflecting a humorous plight from Harpers Magazine.
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Tyre
Harper’s Magazine
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