Women’s Pattern 9378 Frock Promises Lasting Youthful Look
Pattern 9378 offers a feminine scalloped frock with bright buttons to appear youthful. Choose gay printed cotton or solid shawting, sew at home, and bind scallops for a fresh morning dress. Pattern 9873 sizes 14 to 42. 2½ yards fabric for size 16. send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Pattern Department New York.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Department
West Eighteenth St
New York
N. Y
Starting Early Billy Receives New Room Furnishings
The Indianapolis News recalls a family moment where Billy gets a room furnished as a lifelong gift from his parents. His father promises it will last a lifetime while Billy wonders how his wife will react to the new setup.
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Billy
Father
Indianapolis News
Umbrella Break Feud Questioned as Accident
A quoted exchange from Tit-Bits Magazine features a neighborly dispute over a broken umbrella. One party insists it was accidental while the other challenges the claim, prompting debate over intent and responsibility.
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Tit-Bits Magazine
Speed Cop and Lady Speeder Engage in Banter
A humorous exchange unfolds as a driver asks a polite question and the officer responds with a terse comeback. The lighthearted dialogue highlights a casual roadside interaction without escalation or enforcement.
Million Prospect Reveals Hidden North American Platinum
In the Far North, prospector Alan Garth unveils a lucrative placer deposit after guiding Burton Ramill, heiress Lilith, and Vivian Huxley to a promising trough. Tension rises as Ramill and Huxley doubt the find while Lilith shows scorn and danger looms from the rugged terrain and a lurking grizzly.
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Alan Garth
Airways
Burton
Ramill
Lilith
Vivian Huxley
Garth
Lilith Ramill
Mohave Desert
Edmonton
Vivian
Miss Ramill
Huxley
Mr. Ramill
Wilds
Jack
Mr. Ramil
North America
Miss Ramil
Nature
Grizzly
Lilith Ramul
Alcohol in Body Cannot Ignite Says Chemists
A historical note reports chemists refuting the belief that an alcohol soaked body can ignite. It cites cases claimed in France and Romania and notes a Baltic German and others debunked spontaneous combustion theories with examinations in Darmstadt and by Lelbig and Bischoff.
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France
Romania
Cleveland Plain’ Dealer
A. Elfer
Cluj
Hygienic Society
Bucharest
Journal of the American
Where Joan Hid The Army In St Aignan Catacombs
In the catacombs of St Aignan France once used by Joan of Arc to shelter her army the space now serves as a wine storage facility.
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St. Aignan
France
Joan of Arc
London bookseller acquires vast royal libraries in Vienna castle
A London bookseller has bought the libraries of Henry V of France and Empress Elisabeth of Austria. The Henry V collection, ten tons in 87 cases, includes Louis XVI bindings and pamphlets on monarchy. Elisabeth’s library features lavish bindings and Liszt’s Coronation Mass in ornate binding.
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Henry V
France
Elisabeth of Austria
London
Comte du Chambard
Henry
Bordeaux
Charles X
Carlos
Don Jaime
Madrid
Frohsdorf
Vienna
Elisabeth
Liszt
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Lady Speeder
Robert
AMES
Bennet
Lith
Dad
Joan
Dionne ‘Quints
WNU
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