Olive and Kenton Dudley Faced Burglary Mix Up
Olive Perrington frets over a broken engagement in a quiet country house. She improvises defense with cinnamon mistaken for pepper. Kenton Dudley reveals himself after entering through the window, and Olive’s error becomes a happy reversal as they plan a future together.
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Elizabeth
Regina
Oliver
Kenton Dudley
Olive
Lucia
Owens
Nora
Dick Wentworth
Jet
Kenton
Made Cripples of Chicks in Wisconsin Explosion Fallout
In Kenosha and Pleasant Prairie Wisconsin a recent powder mill blast has caused drastic deformities in hatchlings. Incubators report extremely high defect rates with twisted legs broken wings among chicks. one farm hatched 186 of 188 eggs with only two perfect birds.
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Kenosha
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Pleasant Prairie
Oregon to Create Big Game Preserve near Salem
Wild birds will have a refuge around Oregon's state capital with about 10 000 acres set aside where hunting is banned. Effective May 20 the preserve includes lands around the state institutions by Governor West. A prior law allows the game warden to contract with land owners to include their farms. hunting may incur jail and fine.
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Oregon
No Chance to Spite Him in a Theatre Row
A leading man questions the manager about tolerating boorish behavior. The lady star notes her understudy cannot even catch a cold, leaving the company short of substitutes and highlighting backstage tensions.
Memory helper device for watches boosts memory
A simple self made memory jogger uses a small arrow on the watch glass pointing to the exact minute of a scheduled engagement. By turning the glass to align with the time, the wearer recalls the hour and future engagements. Regularly check the arrow to reinforce the habit.
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India
Cork Will Walk Flat Rule
A simple device from Popular Mechanics uses a cork with two pins and two knives of equal weight. A flat sloping rule rests on two book supports, and the cork rocks and travels along the ruler from end to end, stepping on alternating pins.
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Cork
Why the Tiger Has Stripes
A brief discussion on animal camouflage from the American Boy. It explains how tiger stripes blend with tall grasses in Asia to approach prey unseen and how African lions’ sandy color helps them blend in deserts and wilderness. The text notes camouflage protects both predators and timid prey from carnivores.
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Asia
Africa
Not Commanding Officer
A humorous note from a child at Shig post reveals a reply about God and love. The little girl insists her father, though in the infantry, is not the commanding officer of Shig post, highlighting a playful misunderstanding.
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Th Infantry
Why Girls Attend College at Goucher College
A Baltimore Star summary of Goucher College freshmen reasons. About forty new students split evenly between pursuing teaching careers and other aims. Some seek eastward familiarity, new education styles, and city opportunities. Others follow family precedents or seek college experiences, music at Peabody, or access to strong libraries and sightseers in Washington and Annapolis.
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Hall
Goucher College
Baltimore Star
Peabody Institute
Goucher
College Town
Washington
Annapolis
Advice Not To Look Up At The Sky
A verse warns against arrogance and looking down, cautioning that raising the head too high leads to stubbing toes and fate. The lines imply humility to avoid trouble and regret later.
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Sky
Imitate Indian War Dance
A short paper craft from Popular Mechanics shows folding a paper to form a half figure, creating many joined Indian figures by punching holes in cardboard to cover a pot, boiling water, and placing the miniature Indians on the perforated lid to perform a dance with feathered headgear for effect.
Riddles and wordplay from a humor column
A string of puns and quips about manners kinships and wordplay. Jokes include prizes like B natural and puns on nautical craft and letters. The humor centers on playful misdirection and simple double meanings.
Linen embroidery through history and modern practice
The article traces linen embroidery from its traditional roots in Spain Italy and Greece to Oriental and Hungarian peasant styles. It contrasts fine old linens and detailed stitchery with today’s coarser threads, advising on linen selection and distinguishing counted and drawn work for various embroidery traditions.
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Cuba
Ceylon
Batavia
Inen
Unfrayed Scallops in Embroidered Linen
Housekeepers debate buttonholed scallops that fray in washing. Solutions include double buttonholing over the purled edge, outlining with machine stitching before buttonholing, or turning and hemming margins. If washing is impractical, wash before cutting or dip the edge in lukewarm water and iron dry before final cutting.
New Trimming Features For Hats And Bonnets
Masses of foliage in hat color crowns with buckles and ornaments of lace Tuscan corals and turquoise. Butterflies and fans shaped from wide pleated satin ribbon. Corded ribbon garnitures, fancy brim facings in varnish net or chiffon. Ostrich trimming bands overlaid with roses and bands of braid with jewels or embroidery.
Spring and summer fashion trends in white and laces
White is to be worn for all occasions this spring and summer with heavy and delicate laces in use. Poke bonnets return while jockey caps reappear as a novelty. High small turbans feature cabochons of garden flowers and sleeves shorten for summer wear. Toques rise with feathery adornments, French knots and colored beads decorate new waists, and embroidery centers on French knots.
Dainty Costumes Describe White Voile and Pink Taffeta Frock
Describes empire style frocks for girls with white voile over pink taffeta, ruff edged with Irish lace, and pink taffeta folds. Large girl features white pique skirt, Higlish embroidery, and dotted tucks. Jackets and coats include English embroidery, pearl buttons, guipure collars, and blue alpaca embellishments.
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