Sewing patterns for girls two pieces and aprons
Three sewing projects offered by The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept includes two piece dress for ages 10 to 16 with basque blouse and flare skirt in wool crepe or silk prints. Also three apron patterns with pinafore styles designed to stay on shoulders, with materials such as dimity linen and dotted Swiss and detailed yardage. Send orders to Chicago address. patterns priced 15 cents each.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Ill
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Night of the vaulting castle chase and capture
The narrator recounts a perilous night with Elizabeth Virgil and Elgar as Virgil menaces them with bindings and a car chase. Grasping a screwdriver, the narrator frees himself and Elizabeth, confronts Elgar in a courtyard, and fatally disables Virgil in a tense struggle beside Palfrey cemetery.
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Elgar
Elizabeth
Percy Virgil
Mr. Exon
Palfrey
Shadowless Groundhog and the Illusion of Shadow
Shadowless Groundhog Day on February 2 mocks those who believe in the shadow prophecy. The article notes the rodent’s habit of sleeping through the day, delaying emergence until late winter or spring in various regions, from the south to the northwest mountains.
Society Formed to Protect Snakes In Michigan
Detroit resident Harry C. Gardiner honorary president of the Michigan Herpetological Society announces a group formed to study and protect Michigan snakes. He notes 17 species exist, only the massasauga is poisonous, and cites minimal bite danger in 25 years of residency. Black snakes, blue racers, garter snakes, and the red bellied snake are described with their habits.
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Harry C. Gardiner
Detroit
Michigan
Michigan Herpetological Society
Gardiner
Ond
Giant tortoise habitats listed in early report
A brief excerpt states giant tortoises live only in two places: Ecuador's Galapagos in the Pacific and the Aldabra Islands in the Indian Ocean. It notes the Aldabras are a British dependency of Seychelles, about 500 miles southwest of Seychelles.
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Ecuador
Galapagos Islands
Pacific
Aldabra
Indian Ocean
Aldabras
Britain
Seychelles
Keny
Candidate Attacks Opponent at Public Meeting
A candidate told a public meeting that listeners would see his opponent has no footing to stand on. A man in the crowd countered that the opponent should still win the seat.
Sweets for Slenderizing Jane Bonbon Diet Creations
A humorous Stray Stories item notes June O. reports inventor Smithson made his fortune by creating a chocolate bonbon with a lettuce center for dieting women. Another Chicago Tribune snippet describes a windy episode where an elderly man lost his toupee while chasing a Pekinese for two blocks before realizing the error.
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Jane
Smithson
June
The
Chicago Tribune
Candidate Comments Stir Public Meeting
A candidate declares Marc Needy has no leg to stand on while addressing a public meeting. A heckler counters that he should still win the seat. The exchange captures campaign tensions at a local gathering.
Doctor's Orders Dampen Rheumatism Cure Joke
A humorous exchange has a patient recall a doctor advising staying away from dampness to cure rheumatism. The twist shows the patient awkwardly cleaning a bathtub with a vacuum, feeling foolish in its emptiness and making light of the situation.
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Dornford Yates
Sheinderstood
Earth
Virgil
Mary
Elsa
Darling
Elizabeth Virgil
Exon
Herrick
Thas
Hell
Higar
Dean
Aentoneaes
Leggat Hotel
Heart of
Buttes Race District
Photography
BAUM
Gartner Studio
Billings
Mont
Northern Welding School
Ave. So
Seattle
Walla Walla
Wash
Wendt
Canton
Marc Needy
Livy
Adlerika
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