Murder at the Minister's Study Stuns Wedding Plans
Jim Franklin is stabbed while waiting to wed Doris Carmody. Novelist Peter Cardigan and Sergeant Kilday lead the investigation. Key players include Franklin's mistress Choo Choo Train, Am brose Carmody, Rylie Carmody, Daniel Bullis, and Milo Dunbar. Several interviews yield little, and six of seven keys are traced to their locks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Franklin
Doris Carmody
Peter Cardigan
Kilday
Franklin
Choo Choo” Train
Ambrose Carmody
Rylie
Daniel Bullis
Rylie Carmody
Webster Spears
Choo Choo
Callis Shipley
Bullis
Fletcher
Milo Dunbar
Shipley Woman Faces Truth To a Courtroom Standoff
Miss Shipley arrives as the sergeant and Callis Lieut Kilday press for the truth over a church ride, a late bride hopeful, and a doomed romance. She confesses fear for Rylie Carmody yet admits love as police weigh his possible guilt in the Franklin affair and Choo Choo Train scandal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter
Kilday
Rylie
Franklin
Choo Choo Train
Callis Shepley
Truth and Deceit Clash in Churchyard Interrogation
Detective Kilday grills Callis Shipley as he probes alibis and motives in the Franklin murder case. She defends Rylie Carmody while denying ties to Webster Spears. The interview exposes shifting accounts about Spears and the wedding saga.
Afrikaner Language Roots Highlight Cape Origins
Afrikans language gains traction in Africa tracing its roots to Dutch settlers at the Cape. It developed from Dutch links with English and local tongues, drawing on colonial linguistic blends.
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Africa
Cape
Fashions for Best Dressed Juniors
Cherie Nicholas surveys spring coats and suits for juniors with two main coat classes sporty and dressy. She notes fur less designs with scarf accents, velvet trim, raglan and boyish lines, vivid bandana blouses, and popular tweed, plaid, and checked fabrics shaping teen wardrobes this season.
New Angles Hide Excess Bulk In Modern Dress
Architecturally constructed clothing creates a new silhouette with angled, blocky effects while preserving curves. Stairstep blocking adds height and can start at the shoulders or taper to the hips to minimize bulky areas. Emphasize less on prominent parts and avoid color emphasis. Somber tones and fine stripes help slenderize larger figures.
Clothes for Spring Are Practical and Attractive
Spring apparel remains practical and attractive with conservative, wearable designs. The two piece dress returns after years away, radical sleeves are gone, shoulder lines are normal or raglan, and silhouettes stay slender with a slightly slimmer waist. Lengths remain unchanged.
Spring Shoe Styles Show Tall Heels Return and Cotillion Slipper
Two spring shoe styles debut in fashion circles. One is a tall venetian heel returning after sixteen years of popularity among American women. The other is a nearly heelless cotillion slipper aimed at tall women.
Plastron Vogue in Beige Linen Becomes Modern Accessory
Cherie Nicholas highlights plastron and bib effects as fresh fashion for midseason outfits. A detachable beige linen plastron with matching cuffs complements a chartreuse moss crepe frock, elevating it to high fashion and promising stylish carryover into spring with pleated or lace adorned bibs.
Morning frock with easy to make details pattern 1748
Household pattern 1748 offers a cotton print morning frock with a ruffled yoke and side seam pockets. The design features a turned neckline, perky sleeves, and a practical fit in sizes 14 through 42 with a size 16 fabric estimate of 3 1/2 yards. Send 15 cents for the pattern and include a plain name.
Sewing Circle Pattern Department Address and Size Request
The Sewing Circle Pattern Department at 243 West Seventeenth Street New York City receives an order for address and style number details. Please confirm the size required for the pattern order.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Department
West Seventeenth Street
New York City
Initials and agencies in history become commonplace
A critique notes that using initials is not new and cites examples from ancient Rome to modern government. It argues that regimes and organizations, from S P Q R to FDIC and TVA, show that abbreviated governance is a recurring feature across eras and nations.
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Brain Trust
New Deal
NIRA
PWA
CWA
TVA
HOLC
FDIC
NLAB
Rome
Senatus Populusque Romanus
C. I
Caesar Timperator
British Empire
H. M
Prince of Wales
T. R
White House
F.D.I
King Solomon Ka Dini of Zululand Buried in Natal
The London Mail notes the burial of Solomon Ka Dini zulu Ingwenyama king of the Zulu nation and mourned by over a million subjects. His successor is a seven year old boy who must wait to wear the ceremonial leopard skin until reaching age under Union government rule.
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Zululand
Solomon Ka Dinizulu
Ingwenyama
Natal
Union
London Mail
Dr Pierce's Favorite Fresrption Claims Strength For Women
Advertisement notes a tonic named Dr Pierce's Favorite Fresrption that promises to make weak women strong without alcohol. It is sold by druggists in tablet or liquid forms.
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Dr. Pierce
Must Be Found What Is the Thing a Million Men Look For
An advertisement asks what men seek in a shirt with the idea that it is the extra pin. The line suggests a marketing angle for a garment item in a concise, period-voice blurb.
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Minneapolis Journal
Safe relief for constipation with regulated liquid laxatives
Medical experts and thousands affirm safe relief from constipation using a proper liquid laxative. Avoid habit forming cathartics and double doses. choose a labeled product like Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin with clear ingredients. Safe for expectant mothers and children, available at drug stores in large bottles.
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Monte Barrett
Bobbs-Merrill Co
WNU
Nick Royce
Doctor Abernathy
Spears
Sergeant Kilday
Web
Web Spears
Callis
Miss Shipley
Ryle
Mr. Franklin
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Junior
Western Newspaper Union
Cherie Nicholas
Dr. Caldwell
Garfield
Toni
Garfield TE
Areera
Pasadena
Calif
Lehman
Umboldt, Kan
Hiscox Chemical Werke Penner Og
Gists
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
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