Three Shuttered Houses and a Murder Reveal
In a tense night sequence on Kenesaw Hill, Rab is wounded and Asa Taine dies in a crash after a scheme to seize Bowden and Harder fortunes is exposed. Inspector Tope and Miss Moss piece together motives, uncover drugging and arson, and reveal Lissa’s secret marriage to Rab.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rab
Lissa
Miss Moss
Asa
Kenesaw Hill
Taine House
Tope
Clint
June
Bowden House
Miss Seaford
Providence
Lissa Thayer
Doctor Cabler
Mr. Harder
Cabler
Heale
Grandpa Bowdon
Grandpa Harder
Grandma Bowdon
Inspector Heale
Kitty
Grandpa Bowden
Justus Taine
Asa Taine
Kitty Seaford
Bowden
Harder
Bowdon House
Derrie
Odd Uses for Plants and Trees in Distant Lands
A writer describes curious plant uses from the West Indies to Polynesia. Tephrosia stupefies fish in rivers, hog gum resin heals wounds and makes torches, candleberry tree provides light, walnuts yield oil for candles, Casuarina forks serve as heirlooms, and the cow tree gives milk for cheese. Linnaeus’s floral clock and a Japanese magnolia timepiece are noted, plus a blazing root from plumbago used to frighten passersby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Indies
Polynesia
London
Tit-Bits
Fiji
South America
Linnaeus
San Domingo
Morning Menu Teaches Quick Prep Peaceful Dinners
A warm weather kitchen feature lists make ahead dishes and simple steps for a cool morning meal prep. Pineapple Upside Down Loaf, Tomatoes Stuffed With Macaroni, Minted Pear Salad and Strawberry Fluff headline a practical menu with bake times and fridge rest required before dinner. It also promotes Eleanor Howe's Household Hints book with order details.
Pure Cellulose Curtains Mirror Rare Chintzes in 1939
Pure cellulose curtains that resemble printed linens and rare chintzes transform home decor for 1939. They cost so little an entire house can be redraped for under ten dollars and replacements cost less than laundering. The fabrics are vellum like and soft with a hand, offered in many patterns and sunfast colors, come finished with tie backs and in three lengths.
Little Niceties for a Cheerful Guest Room
Summer guests will enjoy a stylish room with its own furniture including a chest of drawers a vanity a bedside lamp and table. A chaise longue and good reading material complement the space. A good mattress and spring are essential for comfort. Fire logs suited to apartments burn four hours are bone dry uniform in size and scatter colored flames like driftwood.
Dining Bay Adds Outdoor Comfort with Window Screening
Advice on enjoying meals outdoors in warm weather by screening windows to banish flies. Recommends installing a bag or screen to keep insects out while dining with three windowed sides.
Sealing Jellies With Hot Parraffin Now Advised
Instructions state paraffin sealing jellies should be smoking hot to sterilize while sealing. Tilt the glass so melted paraffin forms a seal at the sides and covers the top.
Also Mentioned on This Page
WIU
By Benames Williams
Seaford
Child of
Octavus Roy Cohen
Beverly
Kirk Reynolds
Kay Forrest
Kay
Kirk
South
Household News TV
Eleanor Howe
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
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