Home for Christmas Ends Old Worries and Two Hearts
Dick Wright returns to his Marysville hometown for Christmas and a long awaited reunion with Jean. After memories of New York fade, Jean reveals she chose love over career and wants Dick, not the city, leading to a hopeful future together.
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Dick Wright
Old Peter
Jean
New York
Marysville
Pete
Richard
Pop
Murray’s Hill
Horseshoe Bend
Mr. Wright
Dick Dear
Western
Union
Glittering winter costumes from Seguin and Jewel Embroidery
Seguin and Jewel Embroidery highlights glitter in winter fashion with gold braids, beads, and sequins on silk crepe dresses. The look features siren black ensembles, jet-on-black embellishments, and surface bead embroidery on steel gray silk crepe gowns, plus jacket and skirt combinations for evening wear.
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Central City
Opera
Union
Lookout Hill Reunion on a Christmas Eve Night
An exiled wanderer Peter Johansen returns to Clark City before Christmas seeking memory of his sister Linda. On Lookout Hill he recognizes an elderly woman who is Linda, alive but aged. he hides his identity, torn by shame, and sleeps in a freight car as Christmas Eve unfolds.
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Peter Johansen
Peter
Clark City
Vine Street
Linda
Lookout Hill
Western Newspaper Union
Frock Design No 8826 Promises Slim Silhouette
A fashion blurb promotes design No 8826 in velveteen chiffon-thin wool spun rayon or crepe for indulgent afternoon parties and teas. It highlights a princess cut waist, concealed fullness in the skirt front, and a draped bodice to flatter the figure.
Rumpus Gloves and Velvet Dress Highlight Campus Styles
A campus fashion note describes rumpus gloves in rumpus red used with cerise tones, velveteen dress in school house green with red felt insets, and a peaked suede hat in rumpus red. The items create a vivid, eye catching late season look visible in student circles.
Beginning of the Year Dates in Various Countries
The text notes that many nations used differing start dates for the year but the United States adopted the English custom of aligning with the ecclesiastical year. It states the Gregorian calendar established January 1 as the new year and was adopted in England and its colonies.
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America
England
Current Styles In A Vivid Color Mood
Fashion shows bold color trends with influences from South American shores Mexico Hawaii China and Spain. The article notes color in the air and predicts current styles will become self evident as time goes on.
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Mexico
China
Spain
Vogue for White Gains Momentum in Fashion Circles
A fashion note highlights a sudden vogue for white across wardrobes. White hats with dark coats are in style, with white trimming on hats and accessories. Evening wear features white wool coats, jacket tops, and frocks with gold belts, lace, and net details.
Woolens Accented In Winter Styles
Wool fabrics are having their big moment with wool daytime frocks and wool evening coats and capes. The triumph of wool weaves continues through the winter style program with pageantry at opera and festive nights.
Amber fashion trends spark early spring emphasis
Amber and related browns gain attention as spring forecasts highlight vibrant amber tones. The brief notes amber’s rising popularity in fashion reports as designers plan new uses and palettes.
Cakes Printed in Germany and the Aachen Printen
A famous Christmas cake Aachen Printen from Germany gave the English word print. Before book printing the imprint concept belonged to baking to shape patterns in cakes. Many cakes featured figures of Wotan and Thor.
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Germany
Aachen
Wotan
Thor
Santa Claus Declined Cigar Quality Remark
The item notes a humorous remark about Santa Claus not smoking cigars, implying that he would be better informed about cigar quality if he did.
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Santa
Santa Claus
Mighty Minds Ideas Go Booming Worldwide
A Paxton quotation extols ideas as mightier than armies and chariots. It celebrates mental power over violence and urges bold, principled thinking influencing nations and history.
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Paxton
Do the right and your ideal grows and perfects itself
Martineau quotes that doing right strengthens the ideal of virtue while wrongdoing breaks it and makes the ideal vanish. The line emphasizes moral integrity shaping character.
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Martineau
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Tay Dy
By Cherie Nicholas
Rumpus
Oktil
Amber
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Emils
Chambers &J
BABY
Atlas CO
Chouteau
St. Louis, Mo
KENT
Cupples CO
ST. Louis
Ke Farm Radio
Jubites Ledger
Philco
Philco Farm
Tileo
Philce Radio & Television Corporation
Dept
Philadelphia
Towa
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