Perfection in Its Simplicity dress pattern details
A house dress with long coat lines to slim the figure, easy to wear and keep hair neat. Available in cotton broadcloth, pique print, and similar fabrics as pattern 2002 in sizes 16 through 46, with step by step instructions and fabric yardages. Price 15 cents. mail orders to Sewing Circle Pattern Department New York City.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Department
West Seventeenth Street
New York City
Dizzy RinMrSe Questions the Gardener
In the Chelsea Record a playful exchange shows RinMrSe's inquisitive character pestering a gardener. He replies with a comical half dozen steps into a field and three spins to confuse caterpillars.
Question of unity as two hearts beat as one
A playful exchange explores the idea of marriage and shared futures between a couple. The lines contrast romantic certainty with a humorous doubt about whose heart may lead.
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Darling
Mind Reading Stunt Turns Real Voyage Tragedy
Comedian Ed Wynn recounts his Perfect Fool act in which a bluff about a passenger named W L Cowen and the steamship Scythia allegedly predicted a Europe voyage. Four weeks later a reader reports Cowen’s death at sea and links the incident to Wynn’s performance.
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ED Wynn
Europe
W. L. Cowen
England
Scythia
University of Pennsylvania
Cowen
Dogs in Ghost Hunt at 400 year old Lincolnshire Farm
South Reston Hall near Louth in Lincolnshire hosts nightly patrols by six armed men with dogs to investigate reported supernatural events. Incidents include room disruption, pantry theft, chimneys soot fouling, ceiling holes, and a bed occupied. A woman reports seeing a pointed nosed bushy tailed animal and a monkey theory is explored. The East Lincolnshire Otter Hounds master uses dogs and a terrier detects nothing. A sack filled with heavy material moved to gain access.
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South Reston Hall
Louth
Lincolnshire
England
East Lincolnshire Otter Hounds
Costliest Political Confab at The Field of Cloth of Gold
Collier's Weekly notes the 1520 meeting between Francis I and Henry VIII at The Field of Cloth of Gold near Andres France. Vast gold decorated palace and chapel were erected for royal entertainment but the 17 day conference yielded little progress while fountains flowed two kinds of wine from morning to midnight.
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Andres
France
Francis I
Henry VIII
Francis
Henry
England
Collier’s Weekly
Baby Sampson Turns Five Still Prodigious Lifter
New York reports Louis Fuchs now five, still lifting 90 pounds with apparent ease. Despite minimal chest growth to 27% and neck inch to 12%, his mental development has advanced. he escorts his sister Rosalind to school and ensures she isn’t bothered on the way.
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New York
Charles Louis Fuchs
Sampson
Louis
Rosalind
Sailor Describes Death as Pleasant Experience
Oslo reports a Norwegian doctor claims death is a pleasant sensation of bodily well being. Dr John Mjoen recounts patients regaining consciousness to describe a wonderful experience of blue ocean and music before dying.
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Oslo
Norway
John Mjoen
Witchcraft Charged at Trial of Woman in France
In Carcassonne France Germaine Gernignon faces charges of witchcraft tied to the barracks murder case. Co defendants include two Arabs and a second woman. Miss Gernignon described lamb slaughter and a Satanic rite in a soldier’s tomb with an admission from one Arab and herself. Julie Toubiana denies witchcraft and claims she was the darling of the barracks amid jealous husband tensions.
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Carcassonne
France
Germaine Gernignon
Miss Gernignon
Gernignon
Republic
Andorra
Mme
Julie Toubiana
Dentists Find Girl With Teeth Lacking Roots
In Pittsburgh an eighteen year old girl at the University of Pittsburgh free clinic showed an X ray revealing cyst pain with no tooth roots. Extraction confirmed rootless molar and subsequent exams found the girl, her father, and a fourteen year old brother also without roots. Her mother and two younger children had normal teeth.
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Pittsburgh
Germany
University of Pittsburgh
Free Clinic
Prisoners Accompany Sheriff In Hillbilly Song
In Millersburg Ohio Sheriff Harry B Weiss, an ex orchestra leader, was found in a jail cell with two prisoners. They were all listening to the sheriff sing a hillbilly tune as the visitors observed.
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Millersburg
Ohio
Harry B. Weiss
Sheriff Weiss
Pharos of Columbus envisioned as Western Hemisphere lighthouse
St. Louis Globe-Democrat discusses plans for a Columbus Pharos on Hispaniola to rival Alexandria. The proposed $2,000,000 monument would unite every western government to fund a towering lighthouse and beacon for sea and air navigation, honoring Columbus on Haiti’s isle where his remains were reputedly interred.
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Alexandria
Pharos
Sostratus
Cnidus
Ptolemy I
Egypt
Ptolemy II
Europe
Dover
Christopher Columbus
New World
Haiti
Columbus
Caribbean
Mediterranean
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Rubber Turf Trial On London Stadium Track For Greyhounds
Popular Mechanics reports a stadium near London tests rubber turf for dog racing footing. The surface reportedly provides better grip after rain than grass and may also be vetoed for use on football fields.
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London
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Russian Auto-Sleigh Invention at Molotov Factory
A Molotov automobile plant worker develops an auto-sleigh that uses foot or spoke propulsion. No wheels are used. two pairs of skins press against grooves in the chassis to grip snow and push the vehicle forward.
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Molotov Automobile Factory
Russia
Firestone Tires Cut Operating Costs With Dependable Service
Call on the Firestone Service Store or Firestone Tire Dealer today to learn how these new tires reduce operating costs and improve reliability. Hear the Voice of Firestone featuring Richard Crooks Gladys Swarthout or Nelson Eddy every Monday night over NBC WEAF Network. A Five Star Program.
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Firestone Tire
Kann
Firestone
Richard Crooks
Gladys Swarthout
Nelson Eddy
Weaf Network
Firestone Service Store
Firestone Tire Dealer
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