Elsa Chatfield is Cut From Aunt Kitty Chatfield Will
Hollywood artist Elsa Chatfield is cut out of Aunt Kitty Chatfield's will after Aunt Kitty dies from morphine. Amateur detective Barry and sleuth Huntoon Rogers join a Mazatlan yacht cruise with Margaret and Dwight Nichols. They learn Elsa, James Chesebro, and George Rumble arrived by plane before them and dine at Sam Chatfield's ranch. Rogers questions Sam about his California whereabouts during Kitty's death, upsetting Sam Chatfield.
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Elsa Chatfield
Hollywood
Kitty Chatfield
Barry
Huntoon Rogers
Mazatlan
Mexico
Margaret
Dwight Nichols
Rogers
Kitty
Elsa
James Chesebro
George Rumble
Sam Chatfield
Chatfield
California
Dwight
Berta
Sam
Felipe
Pancho
Reed Barton
Mystery on the Mazatlan Cruise Remains Unresolved
The conversation reveals police interest in Kitty Chatfield's death and possible chloroform traces. Elsa reacts to a paper incident aboard the Orizaba while Reed Barton returns, Chesebro and Rumble clash over a newspaper photo, and Huntoon Rogers intervenes as tensions rise. The narrative continues with reframed suspicions and coastal cruising.
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Elsa
Rumble
Huntoon Rogers
Amble
Barry
Hunt
George Rumble
Chesebro
Reed Barton
Uate
New ration tokens to replace books and a steel penny rethink
A column riffs on upcoming ration tokens resembling game chips with red for meats and yellow for staples, warns of misuse and oddities like an ultra violet glow, and jokes about bus politics and the steel penny shift. It recalls Washington’s muddled bureaus and the copper shortage while musing on morale and holiday lights.
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Uncle Sam
Washington
Little Girls Dress Pattern 8501 for Ages 2-10
Pattern No 8501 Easy JX dress for sizes 2 4 6 8 10 with short sleeves uses 214 yards 35 inch material. Dress mirrors grown up styles in tailored simplicity and buttons quickly. War demand slows order filling. requestors should send orders to the listed address.
Household Hints From A Bygone Page
Practical advice spans fabric care, electrical safety, food prep, moth prevention, salad dressing, and cleaning tips. It covers pressing rayon fabrics, mending textiles, checking extension cords, handling wet cords, curdling cream, moth prevention in storage, spraying oil on salads, and removing hard water scale from enamelware.
Gems of Thought Prose Fragments on Sincerity and Patience
A collection of aphorisms on sincerity and character from Lowell and Bacon. Warnings against overbearing talk and restless vanity, plus a note that true success requires constancy of purpose and self control.
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Lowell
W. C. O'Donnell
Sewing Circle Pattern Request Enclosures
Pattern request notice from the Sewing Circle Pattern Dept at 530 South Wells Street Chicago asks patrons to enclose 20 cents in coins for each pattern desired. The short notice specifies size but details are cut off.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Chicago
X marks the spot and Camel cigarettes in Marine lore
A timeless braid on Marine caps symbolizes the boarding party history with the X marking the spot. The article notes soldiers in all services favor Camel cigarettes for freshness and flavor, including during jungle and desert campaigns, with Christmas carton promotions at dealers.
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Uncle Sam
U. S
Marines
Navy
Guadalcanal
Adv
White and Black Swans Across Continents
The text states all European and North American swans are white. It notes dark swans exist only where natives lie south of the equator, with Australia hosting black swans and southern South America harboring many black-necked swans.
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Europe
North America
Equator
Australia
South America
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Mbrero
Elifford
Chapter
Katherine Chatfield
Mr. Chatfield
Pasadena
Mr. Rogers
Chatfields
Orizaba
Jimmy
Barton
Senora
Senor Madison
George
Reed
Los Angeles
United States Mint
KTSA
Cps
Fred Allen
Ortland Hoffa
Goodman's
Orch- Workshop
Aress
Texaco
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