The Curse of Progress Revenge Not Sweet
A boy on the curb laments the folly of a dare as a passerby asks what is not worth it. He admits he would not eat his sister’s lipstick again, even to spite her, after a gulp and a shudder.
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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1937
Page
7
Identified Office Boy Alert Calls Chief on Phone
A brisk office exchange has the office boy delivering a message that someone wants the chief by telephone. The chief questions whether he is indeed needed, while the boy confirms a caller asked, Is that you, you old idiot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office Boy
Office
Peggy's Weddings Mentioned In Dialog
In a light exchange two speakers say they always attend Peggy's weddings, underscoring Peggy as a frequent event focus. The banter notes habitual attendance and social familiarity with Peggy's weddings.
Features of Attendants Dresses for Evening Weddings
Mrs. Post explains that women in the wedding party must wear dresses with at least very small sleeves and backs cut moderately or wear matching jackets for church. Rich materials add evening effect though not essential, as daytime fabrics are also used in evening weddings.
Do the Natural Thing in Social Etiquette Questions
Mrs. Post answers reader queries on seating guests, double anniversaries, college dancing ages, using cut glass, and magazine subscriptions. She advises seating guests when appropriate, handling a widowed sister with tact, allowing a fifteen year old at a college dance, continuing to value cut glass, and that the subscriber who returned a magazine balance should keep it or apply it to another magazine.
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Mrs. Post
Embroidery Adds That Smart Touch Pattern Offer
Embroidered flowers promise to be the life of a frock with lazy-daisy and single stitch designs. The pattern includes motifs in several sizes, border strips, color suggestions, and stitch illustrations, with a transfer motif and two reverse motifs. Send 15 cents in stamps or coins to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept New York for pattern number and details.
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Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept
W. Fourteenth St
New York
N. Y
Fortune to Be Won Adventure on the Road
A reflective line by O Henry about fortune being a prize and adventure as the path to it. It frames chance lurking in the roadside shadows as part of the journey.
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Henry
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Ad
Stop chills and fever with Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic. The remedy uses tasteless quinidine and iron to quickly relieve malaria symptoms and build you up. Available at drug stores in 50c and 1 sizes. the larger is more economical.
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Grove
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