Chain Letter Craze Sweeps U S Postal System
The piece reports a nationwide surge in chain letters offering pennies and dimes in exchange for sending copies. It notes Post Office action, arrests of promoters in multiple cities, and dramatic mail volume increases in St. Louis Detroit Denver and Springfield Missouri while detailing how exchanges operate and the risk of legal penalties.
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Lst
White House
James A. Farley
United States
Post Office
Post Office Department
Henry L. Fuller
St. Louis
Denver
San Antonio
Detroit
Cleveland
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Spokane
Seattle
Indianapolis
Washington
Muskogee
Okla
William H. Noah
Springfield
Ozarks
Missouri
Chain Exchange
Tven
Nashville
Tenn
C. R. Fountain
Peabody College
Doctor Fountain
Davidson County
Sam
Nelson
Stella Onizuka
Wheel of Mystery Quilt Instruction by Grandmother Clark
Grandmother Clark describes the Wheel of Mystery quilt model with 18 inch blocks built from four 9 inch units in reverse color schemes. Dark wheels appear beside light ones as colors reverse across the assembled pattern. The pattern yields an 81 by 60 inch quilt with twenty blocks and a six inch border, and is part of book No 23 offering 88 patchwork designs available from Home Craft Co. Department D St Louis Mo. Enclose a stamped envelope for information.
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Home Craft Company
Department D
Nineteenth and
St. Louis Avenue
St. Louis, Mo
Window cleaning tip sparks brighter sparkle
A tip suggests adding vinegar or ammonia to the wash water for windows mirrors and glassware to achieve brighter sparkle.
Black Walnuts Offer Drought Proof Hope For Farms
A neglected black walnut tree can help drought plagued areas by deep rooting and reliable crops. Reports note high fall yields from Pennsylvania to Arkansas, with buyers handling hundreds of thousands of pounds yearly. Farmers can harvest about 14 pounds of kernels per 100 pounds of nuts on farm, while mills yield about 10 pounds. Hulls serve as fuel and kernels are sought by food firms. foresters urge wide plantings to replace depleted supplies from past use.
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Pennsylvania
Arkansas
Chicago Tribune
Ohio Valley
Unique English Hill's Rainbow Hill Colorful Clay
In England the hill called Rainbow Hill has soil of six bright colors. Farmers collect the clay to paint homes, drying and powdering it for use.
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England
Mixed colors outlined for consumer choice
The note lists options for a mixture with water or oil and presents color choices of red pink cream green brown and yellow. The passage appears to be a fragment from a larger instructional or catalog item mentioning color variations.
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William C Utley
Presidential Post
Mr. Roosevelt
Post—Office Department
Western Newspaper Union
Clark
Drouth
Corey
Et Nettie Iron
Coleman Lamp & Stove Company
Devt
Bfig
Wichita
Rane
Chicago
Lon
Ontario
Canada
TSE
WSS
Parker
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
N.Y
OWL Photo Service
Fargo
N. Dak
George
Genzaal Focus
Battle Creek
Mich
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