Ghost Club Awakening In a Civil War Locomotive
A railroad superintendent recalls riding a collapsing night shift with 500 troops during a Civil War pursuit. His assistant Bob slept on the car and disappeared amid gunfire. The missing engineer’s fate, presumed dead, spurs the narrator to join the Society For Psychical Research and the Ghost club.
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Ghost Club
Society For Psychical Research
Jim
Major Twining
Bob Stewart
Bob
Rob
Fordick
The
The Candy Stick King Story Told by Daddy
In a bedtime tale a proud candy stick king rules Candy Stick town until a boy arrives to eat him. The boy tosses the king from the palace window, ending the king's reign and leaving a plain peppermint stick to lead the crowd. The townsfolk resume normal life, and the former king becomes just another candy stick.
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Jack
Evelyn
Daddy
Candy Stick Town
Worn May Manton Patterns Feature Large Satin Lined Muffs
The piece highlights oversized fur muffs lined with satin and chiffon to match fur color, notes slashed side skirts, and predicts record fur use this season. It advertises JUDIC CHOLLET fashions and May Manton patterns sized 22–30 inch waists and 31–44 inch busts with ordering coupon and small print for pattern 7166.
Beets Get New Life in Varied Dishes and Salads
A kitchen guide promotes tender beets in many styles from diced and sliced preparations to tickled beets with vinegar. It suggests using boiled tender beets, avoids over peeling, and covers salads with eggs, peas, celery, and mayonnaise. Includes Beet Pudding and Latticed Beets as decorative options.
Improve Your Neck and Shoulders With Simple Habits
Practical tips encourage posture, balanced shoulder development, and daily routines. Exercises, massage, and proper carriage are advised for a graceful neck and shapely shoulders, with desk work and breaks to avoid lopsided posture.
Eatontown Happenings and Local News Briefs
Mr and Mrs Alfred Haynes of New York visit Mrs Fred Haynes on Railroad avenue. Joseph Hyslop moves to Broad street from Johnston Place. George H. Sennett house is vacated by him and taken by George W Loversidge. William Hoffman now with Beta Fertilizer in Beta North Carolina visits his uncle Frederick G. Hoffman on Broad street. Thieves steal four chickens from Mrs J C Rush chicken house on Broad street. Chicken thefts occur in Batontown area. John Leddy, son of Mr and Mrs Harry Leddy of Prospect avenue Red Bank, hosts a surprise party with games and refreshments.
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Alfred Haynes
New York
Mr. Haynes
Fred Haynes
Railroad Avenue
Joseph Hyslop
Joseph Johnston
Johnston Place
Broad Street
George H. Sennett
George W. Loversidge
William Hoffman
This
Beta Fertilizer Company
Beta
North Carolina
Frederick G. Hoffman
J. C. Rush
John Leddy
Harry Ledd
Prospect Avenue
Red Bank
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