Trail of a War Party Across the Wilderness
An expedition with Brady and Hayward moves north along a river toward the forks as they evade a retaliatory war party of Miamis and Ojibwas. They track a raiding band, discover a campfire’s remains, and press on through dense woods with a prisoner and vigil over danger.
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Brady
Schultz
Schalta
Delewares
Mo Etream
Miami
Rene Dauvray
Min
Amile
Hay‘ward
Hia Lipa
Island Hut Mystery Deepens in Forest Encounter
Two explorers Brady and Hayward stalk a lone log house on a wooded lake island. A fierce mastiff guards a hidden interior where they fight, wound Brady, kill the dog, and discover a dead man with a cleft skull beyond the doorway.
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Schultz
Brady
Hayward
Hansomeyer
Dutchy
Brite
Crady
Hia Nps
Dead man found aboard with medal of honor in cargo bay
Captain D Auvray discovers the corpse of a sixty plus year old French courier in a ship cabin. The body bears a fatal head wound and appears murdered, with a hidden medal reading Fontenoy honor awarded to Capt. Ravel D Auvray. The scene closes with TO BE CONTINUED.
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D’auvray
Brady
Dea Bola
Fontenoy
Ravel D’auvray
Indoor golf for Handy Boys and Girls to Make and Co
A student guide describes making an indoor miniature golf course with nine holes in a room, using cardboard rings as holes and hazards made from tin pans and cardboard. It outlines match play basics, scoring by fewest strokes, and simple steps to craft clubs from a broom handle and nails.
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A. Neely Hall
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Eggshell crafts and roly poly eye shell dolls guide
Dorothy Perkins explains simple egg shell crafts including pasting strips for beaded nails, making a cream pitcher from two thirds of a shell, a sugar bowl and cup with paper handles and feet, a paper edged saucer, and roly poly eye shell dolls. Eggshell airships combine a full shell balloon with a shell car, using paper bands and thread supports.
Clock of Glass: Bavarian polisher crafts all glass clock
A Bavarian glass polisher built a clock entirely from glass with glass pillars, bands, shafts, and cog wheels. The fragile mechanism required up to forty attempts for a functioning clock. The piece is described as a marvel of infinite pains. Mrs Twobble’s boy now works in a steel magnate’s office, and a future Cuba winter is hinted at.
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Gianlo
Lane
Not Afraid Of The Future Circus Rag Tales From Chicago
A Chicago United Charities worker recalls a subversive tale of a colored Mammy on the South Side who, seeking circus tickets, sold a cookstove given by the charity. Her troupe of children accompanied her as she joked winter is far off and the circus is here. Also a humorous scene with a boy under the table and a minister praising cake concludes with a quip on meddling.
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la Fontaine
Realife
Chicago United Charities
State Street
Joseph
Language mix in Switzerland sparks confusion and gloom
The Swiss nation has no single language with German French and Italian as official mother tongues. About three fourths speak German, others use French and Italian. Public notices appear in French and German, Parliament speeches are in those languages, and most members understand both. A woman asks a convict in prison if he is happy, and he gloomily replies he is in for life.
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Puble Documenta
Japan In Electrical Field Advances in Plant Profits
Japan expands electrical projects and appliance plants rapidly. Electrical manufacturing firms grow strong and pay dividends. Nationwide plant value rises from about 14 million to 280 million dollars over a decade.
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Japan
New Neckwear Styles Show Varied Frill Trends
A fashion note highlights shifting neckwear from upstanding frills to Medici collars and looser chemisettes. Designers favor wet white linen and sheer fabrics, with lace trims and scalloped fichu collars. Bold chemisettes feature shaped buttons, plaited frills, and color accents like orange moire ribbons.
Showing the Double Tunic in Serge and Taffeta Gown
A charm of fashion details for a May 82 ensemble features a double tunic in serge and taffeta, with a surplice white lace front, self-tone taffeta girdle, and cream Milan straw turban. Accessories include a black satin bow, a black aigrette neckpiece, dotted net frills, and a high collar with pointed corners. Guimpes and chemisettes in white linen offer wardrobe versatility, while emerald-green moire ribbon accents highlight the neckpiece.
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Milan
Torme
Keeping Nails Bright and Powdered Faces Across Time
A column notes quick nail cleaning with lemon and urges four face powders mauve white rose and yellow for theater fashion. It also counsels midlife women to stay merry, avoid excessive introspection, face troubles bravely, and maintain beauty into old age.
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Merchant of Paris
Sarah
Embroidery on the slipper toes in evening wear
The piece notes that few needleworkers embroider slipper toe tips, yet prettily embroidered toes on white satin or pale colored slippers are charming. It advises using a short needle due to cramped toe space, suggests ribbon embroidery as an alternative, and mentions ribbon trailing for a graceful effect and tango slippers as a new embroidery opportunity.
The Fashion Realm Dresses and Accessories Preview
Jet earrings continue in great Cayur and dull black pearl seals for handbags. Narrow gold belts mark new pannier gowns while brendchus edge with tiny frillings. Long gold tassels finish ruffled wraps. News on gowns, collars, frocks, coats, antelope hides, plaited skirts, striped outfits, and vivid colored hats with plumes. Styles mix chiffon collars and girdles with narrow china folds.
No regret for van shed youth and beauty claim
A fragment reflects a provocative remark about aging and beauty, noting there is no regret for vanished youth and that no woman is truly beautiful until a specified age, with a cryptic citation to Barrle. The text is incomplete but suggests a witty or provocative voice from the era.
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Van
Barrle
Suiting Coiffure to Hats in the Spring Millinery Trend
The spring millinery favors small, simple coiffures with tight hair and slim head sizes. Black hats dominate, offering versatile wear. Square buttons on frocks appear tiny and square, crafted over wood forms and under half an inch in size.
Embroidered Ribbons Feature Forget-Me-Not Motif
Text describes ribbon design options with forget-me-not embroidery and spacing. It mentions a cet distance apart along the entire length and an alternative tay vine running along the center of the ribbons.
Handwork Chic and Fabric Buckles Trend in 1920s Fashion
Loose woven fabrics such as wool and cotton drive stylish items like crepes and felts this season. Handiwork such as darning crocheting and outlining adds costume style and individuality. Fabric buckles remain popular on bodices sleeves and wraps, often covered with the same material to finish gowns.
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Milady
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