The Doctor Racket Mistake Ends in Prison
A father, Tom Swift, wrongly accused of burglary when he rushed for a doctor for his ill child is jailed for a year. A burglar named Patsy Wolff resembles him, exposing police misidentification. Swift is later released after a labor day pardon, while the real guilt lies with the system’s errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamie Swift
Swift
Agory
Jack Dowlen
Carpenters’ Union
Toxix
Scott
Patsy Wolff
Thomas Swift
Rogues
Tom Swift
Tom
Fashion Hint Skirt with Plaits and Pointed Belt Pairings
A smart skirt with plaits offers comfort and style, suitable for autumn coats or lightweight gowns. It features a high waist with a pointed belt overlines, maintaining modish straight lines for indoor wear and travel.
Various Curiosities and Tricks From 19th Century Tales
A collage of historical notes on odd giants like Madhnow the tallest Russian, Irish giant Patrick Cotter, and English museum skeletons. plus a feature on Grace Scott Key, suffrage advocate and great granddaughter of Francis Scott Key photographed at Mount Vernon. Also describes magic breath trick and a guessing game This and That with porch guessing and misdirects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Scott Key
Fort McHenry
Baltimore
Grace Scott Key
Mount Vernon
Washington
Grace
Frederick the Great
Patrick Cotter
Clifton
Bristol
Gialet
O'Brien
Charles Byrne
Nyal College of Surgeons
England
Chang
Changwoofoo
Lankester
London
Winkelmaier
Madhnow
Charkow
Baby Care How to Raise a Healthy Infant
Practical guidance on newborn care focusing on warmth feeding sleep and routine. Emphasizes keeping a baby warm clean and well fed with regular naps and a fixed daily schedule. Encourages comfort checks through warmth sleep training and outdoor exposure and invites contributions to the Visiting Nurse Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nother
Jess
Good Style for Autumn Skirt Pattern
Autumn skirt with three gores and plaited back gore shown. Front gores overlap above a plaited panel. wool eponge trim with buttons. Medium size needs 5 3/4 yards of 27 inch fabric. pattern sizes fit 2% to 22 inches waist. Send 14 cents with number 7970, add 2 cents for mail. include name and address.
Peach Based Desserts From Puff Pastry To Cobbler
A collection of peach recipes describes making peach puff pastry rolls with sugar and sliced fruit, peach griddlecakes and pancakes with a milk batter, peach cobbler with biscuit dough and a peach filling, and peach dumplings baked quickly with a hard sauce.
How to Sharpen a Lawn Mower and Other Household Tips
A collection of practical do it yourself notes offers ways to sharpen mowers using fine emery powder mixed with linseed oil or other oils, plus a tip that sharp edges last longer. It also covers curing baldness by playing string instruments, making rain coats into child rubber aprons, and simple household crafts and advertisements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. de Parville
Unclear kitchen chatter cited in Chicago Daily News
Fragmentary dialogue among Mrs Justwed Henry and Mr Justwed about celery and peroxide at a drug store, attributed to the Chicago Daily News.
Fogbound Steamer Holds Up River Passage Joke
An elf lady asks the captain why a steamer delays at the river mouth. The captain gruffly explains visibility is blocked by fog and that no progress will resume until the boiler bursts, delivering a wry punchline.
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the Record
Jack
Evelyn
Daddy
Bluebottle
Spider
Uoftrodate Yardchandler & Pe
Sekee
American Preas Association
Health
Helen E. Forbes
Visiting Nurse Association
LE Chat Ofs
Glenwood Cemetery
The
Daily Record
Moterten
Lippincett
Alel
Horlick
RED Bank
Asbury Park
J. Kridel Red Bank
Regal
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