Harold Atridge Finds Fortune After War End
Harold Atridge an orphan living with his great aunt Matilda learns he is penniless after her death. He secures bank work after the war and finds Tennia as his only recreation as he delivers a message to Marjorie Clarence and encounters her father in a nefarious tremors. Harold is badly bunged up attempting to quiet the old man.
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Harold Norman Atridge
Matilda
Tennia
Marjorie Clarence
Harold
Harold's Frenzied Flight From a Quiet Routine
Harold endures a cascade of social jeopardy as missed sleep and a missing train spark gossip about the club and Miss Clarence. His thoughts drift to butterflies and delicate imagery while he wrestles with how to explain his actions and protect his reputation before an evening visit to Hillbrow Crescent.
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Gosslp
Scae Fell View
Scott
Miles Clareffice
Mr. Atridge
Miss Clarence
Harold
Danvers
Hillbrow Crescent
Dt's
Marjorie
Harold Atridge retreats from dinner table speculation
Harold Norman Atridge frets over social polish and a looming encounter with Miss Clarence. After slipping out of Morley Park Tennis Club he hides from watchers, worries about Great-aunt Matilda’s disapproval, and arrives at Hillbrow Crescent door seeking a discreet meeting with Miss Clarence. TO BE CONTINUED.
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Harold
Scae Fel View
Morley Park
Scne Fell View
Mrs. Pound
Marks
Danvers
Mason
Brierly
Owen
Puddingface
Mr. Atridge
Harold Norman Atridge
Hillbrow Crescent
Miss Clarence
Matilda
Buddhist Cave Temples at Dattibutta Near Randiy
The article notes Ceylon Buddhist mural caves at Dattibutta near Randiy with enlarged interiors and large carved images. Modern brick facades clash with ancient two millennia old cave temples, which remain the core yet are now surrounded by new structures.
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Ceylon
India
Dattibutta
Valuable Food Experiments Explore Laboratory Discoveries
Lawrence He Baker notes in Hygeia Magazine that laboratory experiments reveal the medicinal value of natural food substances. He warns impurities in natural forms may slow absorption and explains scientists seek to isolate active principles to simplify them for human use.
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Lawrence He Baker
Hygeia Magazine
Pretty Prints Inspire Smart Frocks In 1931 Styles
Cherie Nicholas notes Paris influenced dress trends with fine grained aura crepe prints in mandarin yellow and black white gray motifs. Frocks feature white organdie frills, self organdie collars, and wide velvet belts. Jackets appear with two jackets or transparent velvet for ultra formal wear, while fluttery chiffons dominate evening and garden party looks.
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Priettier
Trend to light woolens for fall from Paris fashion
Early fall fabrics favor light weight woolens in diverse colors and weaves. Three coat and suit groups feature featherweight tweeds and solid color mixes with new shades like blue fox. Lightweight woolens will dominate dresses ensembles and woven garments as French couturiers preview advance collections. Canton crepe faille rises in daytime and evening wear with dull silk surface and rich copper to olive tones.
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Pariy
New York Times
Schiaparelli, Regny and Bruyere
French Couturiers
Ty Hanel
Corduroy Sports Skirts for Active Golf Wear
A practical white corduroy skirt designed to be washable pairs with slip-on shirts and jackets for active sports. The ensemble suggests a dark flannel skirt with pastel suede accents and accessories like a beret and striped scarf to coordinate with the outfit.
Late Paris Wraps for Milady’s Purse
A daytime fashion note describes tiny Paris jackets in crepe or wool, sleeveless and short, designed to fit in a lady’s purse. They match gowns in color and can be tucked away when not worn.
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Milady
Paris
Sheer Ninon Gown Described For Milady’s Summer Dress
A refined afternoon gown of sheer ninon described with an empire feel. It sits over a taffeta slip with a hemline longer than the dress and a delicate petticoat effect.
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Milady
Printed Frocks in Crepe and Georgette Match Summer Fashion
The article notes printed crepe chiffon and georgette frocks as the royal summer favorite. Shadowy colorings and soft tones enhance large dressy designs with rose prints on white or soft yellow. Gravure patterns charm both young and mature in chiffons and silks, including flat crepe fabrics for day and evening wear.
Fewer Apple Varieties Drive Cumberland Shenandoah Market Shift
A 1920s USDA study shows over 800 apple varieties exist in U S orchards but few dominate commercial markets. In Cumberland Shenandoah states, 60 percent of regional production went to Europe while growers face rising Northwestern competition. York Imperial remains dominant, Delicious seedlings rise as young trees come into bearing.
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United States
Cumberland- Shenandoah States
United States Department of Agriculture
Europe
Cumberland-Shenandoah States
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
England
Cumberland-Shenandoah
Power Sprayer Boosts Farm Productivity Through Custom Work
Farmers can greatly extend the power sprayer usage by offering custom services. Suggested uses include spraying for potatoes and fruits, whitewashing and disinfecting buildings, pumping water for irrigation, and supplying poultry and hog operations. Working up hired or exchange jobs can raise annual usage days.
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Wttle
McLean
Methods to kill pocket gophers with strychnine bait
An old agricultural note explains using powdered strychnine on sweet potatoes or oats to control pocket gophers. Apply one eighth ounce of dust to three quarts of cut sweet potatoes or oats, then place pieces into burrow runs to eradicate colonies.
Why Alfalfa Fails Due to Poor Seedbed Conditions
L. E. Willoughby of Kansas State College states that a poor seedbed causes most alfalfa failures. A good seed bed is firm and well settled, finely pulverized, and mellow to the seed depth, with moisture and nutrients available at seeding time.
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L. E Willoughby
Kansas State College
New Cider Clarity Method Promises Bottled Pasteurization
From the New York experiment station comes a method to clarify cider so it can be bottled clear and pasteurized, preserving fresh apple cider. The note suggests corporate-like opportunities for the industry and critiques soft drinks made from sapless water with synthetic flavors.
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New York Experiment Station
Why the overcoat on a hot night
A poker tale from the Cincinnati Enquirer notes one player asking another why he wears an overcoat at a late hour. The reply says the overcoat wards off a frosty reception from his wife at early morning hours.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Ani
Time to go as late hour bells ring
In a brief exchange, Mr Bokem notes it is nearly half past eleven and urges departure. Miss Kutting agrees that it is indeed later than that, underscoring the late hour.
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Mr. Bokem
Miss Kutting
Joy Ride Ends With Wordplay Sack
The driver of a steam roller returns home to tell his wife he was fired for taking a lunch break at work. She asks why and he quips that it was because of red tape. The anecdote captures a lighthearted clash between work policy and daily life.
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lLondop Tatier
Domestic trouble for Browne weds a pearl joke
An acquaintance teases Browne about his wife. Browne replies the problem is domestic. He adds the mother of pearl is the trouble, a pun implying family woes.
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Browne
Man Seeks Cure for Snoring Disturbing Congregation
A man visits his doctor seeking help to stop snoring. The physician asks if it disturbs his wife, and the patient humorously replies that it disturbs the whole congregation, highlighting a public nuisance joke from the Southwestern Episcopalian.
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M. D
Sure of Mushrooms in Kitchen Mix Up
A humorous overheard exchange centers on a hostess offering to hire resti mushrooms noting they are mushrooms not toadstools. The hostess responds she is sure after opening the can herself.
Knew Too Much Aunt Helen Scene in Comic Exchange
A fragment shows a humorous schoolyard quarrel where a girl jokes about an aunt and a girl named Margaret. The dialogue hints at teasing over relationships and age, in a playful, informal tone.
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Helen
Margaret
Dialogue snippet hints at mistaken identity and perception
Appears as a fragment showing Brown and Smith in a tense exchange about appearance and misreading intentions. The lines imply a theme of atopia and misperception between two men.
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Brown
Smith
Sad Ending Flip Production Question and Answer
A brief exchange confirms a play was finished and produced. The dialogue notes that the script was completed and then brought to stage production.
How Mommer Feels About It
A Florida Times-Union quip notes that when an automobile grows too old to run, the owner may sell it to someone else as a used car, new or old, reflecting practical attitudes toward aging vehicles.
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Mommer
Florida Times-Union
Not a Chance Film Star Theme in Old Age
A fragment from a comic page hints at romance aging, marriage, and divorce with theatrical banter. The dialogue jokes about enduring love versus repeated marriages and lingering celebrity life.
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CWM Service
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Western Newspaper Union
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