Sailor recounts storm wreck tale to young Carolyn May
A wounded sailor in a Parlow house recounts a perilous sea voyage and a wreck. He describes his role as quartermaster aboard the Cross and Crescent line on a Naples run and recalls saving a sick passenger and the purser’s boat at night amid fog and heavy seas.
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Mr. Parlow
Matey
Cross and Crescent Line
Amanda
Uncle Joe
Carolyn May
Princey
Prince
Mandy
White Road
Carlyn
Carlyn May
Joe
Rose
Joseph Stagg
Parlow House
Fafe
Purser
Jokin
Searonn
Dunraven
Mariner
Defore Ota Am
A Salt Sea Flavor Shocks Carolyn May at Home
Swiftly Joseph Stagg leads Carolyn May to ward home where the girl bursts with news about a snow discovery and a sleeping old sailor on the Parlow couch. The tale travels through the county to Aunt Rose Kennedy.
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Joseph Stagg
Carolyn May
Uncle Joe
Rose Kennedy
Amanda Breaks Years of Silence Aboard Ship Tale
Miss Amanda Parlow meets hardware merchant Joseph Stagg at his shop to discuss a sailor's testimony about the Dunraven tragedy. Benjamin Hardy recounts the search, noting Hannah Stagg and Cameron may have been aboard the doomed purser's boat. The revelation unsettles Stagg, who ponders Amanda's motives and fate.
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Joseph Stagg
Mr. Stagg
Amanda
Miss Amanda
Benjamin
Dunraven
Hannah
Amanda Parlow
Carolyn
Joseph Stigs
Benjamin Twordy
Africa
Benjamin Hardy
Yank soldiers learn to count in doggan money in France
American troops in France struggle with French francs and the term doggan for small paper money. They prefer dollars and cents and find crumpled francs hard to count while French locals dislike crumpled paper. Doughboys display silver certificates to demonstrate real money.
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France
New York Evening San
Lingerie Adorns With Painted Art Gallery Vision
The piece envisions lingerie as a wearable art gallery with painted designs and scenes. It forecasts masterful sets and dramatic motifs from Washington Crossing the Delaware to Waterloo inspiring a new artistic fad. It praises art's revival for struggling creators across the nation.
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Steel City
Scuch Place
Washington
Delaware
Maine
California
New York Times
Sentry Relieved With Comic Exchange At Camp Dodge
A new guard at Camp Dodge faced a sleepy night until relief arrived. The Swede halted the officer and, after a pause, barked a misheard line asking for the officer with relief. The officer finally responded and the guard issued the humorous command, causing a roar of laughter.
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Camp Dodge
Llamas in Peru Transport Work and Rest Cycle
Llamas in Peru are used for transport in herds of about nine hundred. Each animal carries a load of one hundred weight. After two weeks of work a llama gets a week's rest.
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Peru
L Lama
Freezone Removes Corns and Calluses Quickly
Ad promotes Freezone as a cheap remedy to lift corns and hard skin from the bottom of the feet. It claims the skin beneath remains pink and healthy without soreness after treatment.
Unkind Attitude Deters Old Man Seeking Ride
A frail elderly man with a worn blue trucker jacket asks a driver for a ride on the boulevard at Thirty fourth and Main. He is rebuffed by several drivers, leading a neighbor to remark that they are not too proud to refuse help to anyone.
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Ife
Anybuddy
Kansas City Str
Pape's Diapepsin Advertisement Claims Fast Digestive Relief
An old advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as instant relief for dyspepsia indigestion and stomach distress. It promises pleasant harmless tablets that end upset stomachs quickly and cost little at drug stores.
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Pape
His Handicap Sparks City Fire Debate
Sam T. Shickputter, famed Petunia sleuth, confronts Fire Chief Solfer about delays in emergency response. The mayor and council quarrel over readiness as Shickputter mocks the chief’s claim and a fire would outrun any late response.
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Sam T. Shickputter
Petunia
Solfer
Ikansas
Boschee's Syrup Ad Claims Fifty One Years of Use
An advertisement touts Boschee's Syrup as a long standing remedy for coughs bronchitis and throat lung troubles. It promises restful sleep easy morning ex pectoration and natural healing with over fifty years of American production and sales.
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United States
Nature
America
Adv
No Curlers Needed Betty Says Her Hair Is Curled
Betty answers a new neighbor asking about her mother curling her hair. She explains her hair is already curled and does not require curlers.
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Betty
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Home
Ruth Belmore
Endicott
Sunrise Cove
Parlows
Stagg
Boschee’s Syrup
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