Knit Practical Blouse Over One Weekend
Advertisement for a knitting pattern 6478 offering a blouse and matching skirt for college girls. Describes knitting with large needles using soft heavy wool, two color embroidery trim, sizes 12-18, includes illustration and stitch guidance. Requests 15 cents and mailing address to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept. in New York.
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Candlewick
Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept
Fourteenth St
New York
N. Y
Name Changes and Global Surnames in School Life
A humorous piece notes how long names burden students in China and compares nickname conventions. It quotes Burionagonatotor e and a Spaniard from Madrid, then tells how Konstantinow Georgia Kallochrictianakis, a Spokane immigrant, changed his name to Gus Elf to ease the load.
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China
Burionagonatotore
Azcoecha
Madrid
Konstantinow Georgia Kallochrictianakis
Spokane, Wash
Gus Elf
Autumn Dean Returns Home to Castle of the Norns
Autumn Dean arrives in British Columbia after a long absence from England. Hector Cardigan warns her that home has changed. Jarvis Dean welcomes her for a short visit as Millicent Odell lies dead. Autumn feels life in England no longer suits her.
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Autumn Dean
British Columbia
Hector Cardigan
the Norns
Jarvis Dean
Belle
Millicent Odell
Autumn
England
Autumn Homecoming Sparks Old Sagas and Secrets
Autumn Dean returns to the Landor valley to a bustling homecoming. She reconnects with Absolom and confronts her aging father Jarvis while planning a festive dance. At the party she encounters Florian Parr and flees after a moonlit waltz, meeting Bruce Landor and confronting memories of her past.
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Autumn
Katie Macdougall
Absolom
Jarvis
Europe
Kelowna
Absolom Peek
Dean
Florian Parr
Parrs
Okanagan Valley
England
Flo
Old Country
Mr. Parr
Miss Dean
Mr. Par
Florian
Millicent
Odell
Hector
Florian Parrs
Landor Ranch
Autumn Dean
Bruce Landor
Bruce
Li Landor House
Red Trim Bedspread Project Teaches Simple Sewing
A 10 year old boy’s room shows blue denim and red gingham accents with a plan for a 36 inch bedspread. The guide explains material needs three times the finished width plus two inches and how to sew bands along the edges and at the corners. Readers are offered Sewing Books No 4 and quilt block patterns from Mrs Spears for postpaid orders.
Past Lives On The True Past Departs Not
The quote asserts that what is worthy in the past does not die and truth or goodness remain enduring, a Carlyle reflection on memory and value across time.
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Carlyle
Hours of Beauty Quote by Jefferson
A clipped quotation reflects on beauty as the only time the mind truly lives, attributing the thought to Jefferson. The line emphasizes beauty as a vital, immersive experience beyond ordinary hours.
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Jefferies
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Lucy Larcom
Joseph
Edmund Waller
Anon
Chapter
Landors
Old Absalom
Shearin
Coral
Linda
By Ruth Wyeth Spears
Kellogg's
Battle Creek
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