Water and Swan Bath Set Pattern No 5391
Advertisement for sewing patterns from Sewing Circle Needlework offers Water and Swan Bath Set pattern 5391 in cotton or quilted fabric with water lilies and swan motifs. Includes cutting instructions and finishing directions, requests 20 cents plus name and address. Also promotes Peacock Chair Set pattern 5092 with pineapple crochet tails and color needlework transfers, price details and shipping to Chicago address.
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Lily
Swan
Sewing Circle Needlework
South Wells St
Chicago 7
Smile Awhile and Quiet Moments in Oddball Vignettes
A collage of light humor and domestic misadventures. A forger’s mishap and a will scene unfold with Casey unable to sign. A bride-to-be jokes about office life while a painter’s grim masterpiece provokes a doctor’s wry diagnosis. Voices rise in a kitchen confrontation as servants retreat in silence.
18th Century Women Wore Masks to Bar Wind and Sun
Fashionable American women protected their complexions with velvet winter masks and silk or linen summer masks. Unlike other masks, these were held by hand or by a silver mouth piece between the teeth during activities like riding.
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America
Friend-Well Married Question Sparks Honest Talk
The couple discusses marriage and the husband’s stutter, revealing it’s a speech disorder rather than emotion. They reflect on perceptions and communication within a longtime relationship.
Milk Bottles and Door Holes A Curious Ad Split
A quirky column notes a round hole in doors used for circular letters and milk bottle delivery. It explains the purpose behind the feature and how it affected daily routines and mail exchange.
Slim Waistline Exercise For Slimmer Midriff
Reader Service booklet No 90 promotes waist slimming through simple leg kick stretches to work lazy muscles. The routine involves standing with arms extended and alternating kicks 12 times, targeting hips waist legs neck and back. Send 25 cents for Beauty and Health Through Simple Exercises to Weekly Newspaper Service in New York.
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W. 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Quiz of historical questions on state creation and notable figures
A set of trivia covering how a state could be created the meaning of ingenious the Hebrew name for Palestine the first newspaper the only state allowing a condemned man to choose death by hanging or firing squad the proper term for a woman in Congress Bismarck’s wars and Buffalo Bill’s real name.
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Palestine
Union
Congress
Prince Otto von Bismarck
Germany
Buffalo Bill
Answers From History Quiz Pack
The list presents concise historical trivia items including governance by congress, definitions of ingenuity, the Land of Canaan, the Acta Diurna as Rome's early newspaper, Utah, a congresswoman described by state, a trio involving Denmark Austria and France, and William Frederick Cody.
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Congress
Canaan
Acta Diurna
Rome
B. C
Utah
Denmark
Austria
France
William Frederick Cody
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