An Anniversary Surprise Ends With Hidden Diamonds
Cyril Barlow learns on his uncle Silas Butt’s death that the clock weights hid a glass sphere containing diamonds worth about seven thousand pounds. The old man reveals he planned the discovery as a birthday joke, leaving Cyril a message and a blessing for a happy life with Mabel.
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Silas Butt
Cvril Barlow
Cyril
Jam
Otk
Butt
James Fordyce
Silas
Hocter
Mabel
Altavat
Chan
Mr. Butt
Evel
Jand
Lad
Sybil
How to Wash a White Silk Blouse
A white silk blouse should not be cleaned for washing. Use clean warm suds with a touch of soap jelly or powder, wash in two or more suds, then rinse in warm water with a few drops of methylated spirit. Dry by airing, roll in a clean cloth while damp, lay flat, then press with a very hot iron.
Life on a Shilling a Day in London Streets
In a Daily News-like vignette, a gutter merchant sells penny histories of England from William I to Edward II, proving a thrifty life by tiny profits. The narrator records conversations on dusk streets, the merchant’s economies, and the nightly peril of poverty.
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George Haw
Daily News
England
William I
Edward Wil
London
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