Bachelors Triumph Ends in Love and Elopement
Dorothy Van Lear leads the Bachelor Girls club at Christiansburg College to thwart a younger set and stage a leap year dance. Dolly Nelson elopes with Jack Filmore, Dolly’s rival, triggering Dorothys final defiance. Bob Wallace returns and declares love, ending the club as Dorothy marries him, while the town’s younger set embraces a new social order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bachelor Girls
Dorothy van Lear
Christiansburg College
Bob Wallace
Bob
Chicago
Dorothy
Jack Wilmore
Dolly Nelson
Dolly
Christiansburg
Christiansburg Gazette
Gazette
Ma. Renner
Miss van Lear
Mr. Renner
Misa van Lear
Bachelor Girls' Club
Bach
Dack Filmore
Tie
Gian
Suil
Jack
Eorner
Lolly
George
Jeff
Mary Lawson
Mary
Jack Fishmore
Jack Filmore
Hob
Dorfrothy
Wallace
Rob Wallace
Bachelor Girls’ Club
The Fllover Airplane and Mind Power Concepts
A mix of reflections on brain cells and self guidance contrasts with a report on a new American monoplane. Popular Mechanics notes a compact twenty five foot eight inch wing span monoplane weighing 850 pounds, single seat, monocque shell, eight wing spars, and a twin cylinder engine achieving 75 mph with 250 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
America
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Pricing Change Explained with Percentages
The note clarifies that a 60 percent rise on a $1 article yields $1.50, while a doubling means the new price is 200 percent of the original. It contrasts simple percentage increases with full doubling to avoid confusion.
War correspondents and the ancient tribe of editors
The Manchester Guardian notes war correspondents form an ancient tribe, with Homer among them. It cites Tamer’s Troy siege as a model for reporters, praising some editors while mocking others. It also surveys reporting in Spain and Belgium, and touches on national anthems and political bias in wartime press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester Guardian
Sutherland Edwards
Chronos
Tamer
Troy
Trereidliy
Ulyssas
I Aes
Heine
Waterton Eanpdin
Rothschild
Wellington
Spain
Deere
Jon Watt
Queen Christina
Don Carlos Qaimeids
Times
Morning Post
Iasteies
Ten Hingsen
Charles Rue Heisel
Menningsen
Crune
The First Playing Cards Beginnings and Legends Found
The article traces early playing cards known as tir ots or tarocehic with regional varieties. It notes German and Swiss examples resembling tarots and mentions the death emblem on thirteen cards linked to oriental origins. A Venetian tale links Marco Polo or Niccolo Polo to introducing cards to Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Todiay
Germany
Switzerland
Marco Polo
Niccolo
China
Venice
Europe
Wall paper history and early production methods
The piece outlines the rise of wallpaper as a substitute for tapestries and fine fabrics, noting earlier Chinese use and later adoption in Europe during the eighteenth century. It describes handmade sheets of paper joined to form long hangings and the laborious process of applying colors on a basket-weave base to imitate costly fabrics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Hammeh
Mirrope
Daily Thought on Trust and Treachery
A brief reflection urges trust in people while warning that those trusted may betray. The speaker cautions that misplaced confidence invites harm and emphasizes prudence in judging character.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Cure Testimonies
An advertisement describes catarrh as an acute nasal condition and claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine builds up the system and cleanses the blood to reduce susceptibility. It warns repeated attacks can become chronic and guarantees a cure with a money back offer of 3100.00 if unmet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Man Ends Pain With Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy Claim
A man recounts long abdominal illness thought to be stomach cancer and credits Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy taken 24 years ago with restored sleep, appetite, and health. The ad asserts the remedy clears intestinal mucus and inflammation, claims cure for stomach liver and intestinal ailments, including appendicitis, with a money back guarantee and widespread druggist availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayr
W. W. Stickford
Tanlac Restores Iowa Man After Long Illness
A local man from Marion credits Tanlac with restoring his health after more than twenty years of stomach trouble and weakness. He says the product has revitalized him to feeling twenty years younger, with six bottles having a lasting effect. He urges others to continue taking Tanlac and notes it is sold locally in Monticello, Olin, and Oxford Junction by named dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edad
Ran
Datenia
London
Tanlac
A. Bivins
R. D. No
Marion
Iowa
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By Littell McClung
Bernard Shaw
Liege
Lilibuttero
James II
Daily Thought
Cascara
la Grippe
DEM Hog Ware
Ideal Chicken Waterer
Henry H. Schoon
F. D. Sutherland
Center Junction
Lowa
Geo. K. Meyer
Burrichter’s
Montcello
Thomas Stimpson
J. W. Rimmer
Chiropractic
Princess Theatre
Monticello
Roy D. Cooley
Wyoming
Hunt
Fred J. Kay
Gale
Frank Jelsey
Seateh Graven
del “Light
Ralph Lambert
Monticello, Iowa
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Standard Oil Company (Indiana) Laboratories
Standard Oil
Diana
Michigan Ave
BUICK
F. O. B. Fextor
Flint
Michigan
Frank Page
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