The Mumbling Ghost Tale of Frank Helmar
Frank Helmar recalls the night he fled a Shamokin alley after meeting a mumbling specter that turned out to be his living friend Balancing the shock, he learns both Jack Hasco and a mistaken identity haunted his return. Baldy later explains a dual Jack Hasco in Shamokin, one alive, one dead, and the legend fades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elso
Frank S. Helmar
Shamokin
Frank
Elmira
Jack Wasco
Jack
East Side
Nps
Jack Hasco
Baldy Williams
Baldy
Frank Helmar
Jack Hascos
West End
WIN Service
Vintage Years for Perfumes and Indian Tanners
The article explains vintage years in perfumery due to favorable climate boosting flower richness and fragrance, noting top houses stock up then. It then surveys North American Indians tanning many animal skins, including seal, walrus, ostrich and others, while warning human skin is excluded from commerce though historically referenced.
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William Burke
Scotland
Decorating drawers with sachets and machine quilted pads
Ruth Wyeth Sears shows how to create drawer pads using glazed chintz and muslin with sheet wadding. A machine quilter gauge guides spacing, edges are bound, and the project adds color and organization to closets and dressers. Books by Mrs Spears offer further home decor and sewing inspiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spears
Is. Spears
S. Desplaines St
Chicago, Ill
Pershing’s Thoughtful Exchange at Tours Base Hospital
General Pershing visiting the Tours base hospital during the war spoke with a soldier who described his wound by recalling a precise landscape moment. Pershing noted the soldier’s vivid memory showed the army’s proximity and affected him deeply about fellowship among troops.
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Tours
General Pershing
Soissons
Groundhog Shadow Tale Mirthfully Debunks Belief
February 2, Groundhog Day mocks believers in the Sign of the Shadow. The rodent prophet never wakes for long, sleeping through observers and delaying its emergence well into late winter. In the south it appears near February end, in the northwest as late as May.
The Polished Man Education Initiative Description
The passage discusses a program called Polished Man Education, emphasizing reading, good company, and reflection as key components of personal development. Locke is noted as a related figure or source.
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Locke
Time to Sew For Now and Spring Patterns
The item promotes sewing patterns for girls two pieces and aprons with simple instructions and fabric choices. It lists fabric options, sizes 10 to 46, yardage needs, and requests orders to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept in Chicago. Patterns priced 15 cents each.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Bergson on Instinct and Intelligence Revisited
Philosophical note cites Bergson comparing instinct as organized tool use to intelligence as making and using unorganized instruments. Distinguishes perfected instinct from perfected intelligence as faculties guiding action and creativity.
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Henri Bergson
Phillips Milk of Magnesia Relief for Acid Indigestion
An ad promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia as fast relief for headaches gas and upset stomachs caused by acid indigestion. It urges taking two tablets at first sign of distress and carrying a bottle for home use and a box for travel with emphasis on clear Phillips marks.
Doomed to Perish by Despising Small Things
A compact reflection on Emerson's warning that neglecting small matters leads to ruin. The saying cautions toward caution and diligence in daily, minor duties to avoid eventual downfall.
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Emerson
Creomulsion Advert: Cure for Lingering Coughs
An advertisement touts Creomulsion as relief for lingering coughs from colds and bronchial irritation. It claims the remedy reaches the seat of the trouble and loosens mucous while offering a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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Floyd Gibbons
Adventurers’ Club
Ruth Wyeth Sears
Neca
Pershing
Phillips
P. A
Prince Albert
Arry Romano
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem
North Carolina
Svev
Sks
America
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