Gift Handkerchiefs in Cambric and Linen Designs
Handkerchiefs of finest cambric and linen with Chinese hand embroidery and lace trim. Small patterned pieces for children also offered. A large assortment for the whole family. Prices from 5 cents to 1.25 dollars each.
Quality Merchandise Leads Holiday Stock Surge
Christmas shoppers are urged to buy from a store known for Quality Merchandise as it announces a large stock expansion. The retailer touts 29 years emphasizing quality and promotes a wide range of substitutes to meet Christmas gift needs.
Gift Gloves and Bags Favorites for Xmas
Gift gloves and bags highlighted for Christmas with bright embroidery and cuffs. Imported fabrics in tan brown and grey to match coats, crafted by experts for a precise fit. Fabric gloves 75c up to $1.95 3.75 and bags in imported leathers from $1.00 to 34.95 with beaded styles.
Slippers of Satin Felt or Leather for Home and Gift
A description of satin felt or leather slippers in varied colors and styles. Delicate boudoir satin quilted pairs with soft soles contrasted with heavier durable options featuring stiff soles and heels for general indoor wear. Each pair offered as a pleasing gift.
Silk Underwear and Hosiery Appeal to Women
Silk Underwear and Hosiery are ever Popular for Her Step-ins, combinations, night gowns, bloomers and vests in a big variety of dainty shades taste fully trimmed in lace or ribbon. Two-tone effects in rayon, voile and crepe de chine. Xmas Silk Hosiery The very newest shades in four famous brands Blue Crane and Faultless at $1.00. Humming Bird at $1.50, Kayser, with pointed heel, at $1.95. Either lisle or silk tops may be had in any grade.
Just an Old Man's Dream
An aging captain sits on his Rhode Island porch dreaming of wealth and youth as the Smoke Goddess offers three wishes. He relives a poorer past and a luxurious alternate scene with his daughter Myra mocking his fortune. He finally wishes what is best for him and awakens to find his family and a quiet, contented present.
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Change of Costume Must Keep Her Busy
A Parisian woman describes a day in her life with constant dressing and undressing for routine tasks and social duties. She details waking at eight, meals, shopping, swimming, theater, and a late night costume changes, noting punctuality and a three-costume procession at a ball.
Open Air Superior For Hearing Says UC Physicists
University of California physicists report that open air provides clearer hearing than any closed room. Walls increase confusion through reverberations, while padded or porous wall materials reduce such effects, though not fully matching outdoor conditions.
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Cicadas and Ancient Greek Musical Rivalry
Ancient Greeks kept cicadae in cages for their songs and favored them with poets. A story tells Eunomus and Ariston competing harpists where a cicada rescued a broken string by sitting on the harp, aiding the first musician. Fabre speculates on the grete cleadae.
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Ariston
Acieada
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