Knitted Outerwear and Hats for Autumn Styles
The feature highlights autumn knitting with scarves sweaters capes and coats. It emphasizes smart color and design in hats ranging from wide brimmed black velvet to ornate tailored styles with velvet, angora and ostrich trim. Also notes ribbed variations in knitwear and practical corncob scraper tip for aluminum utensils.
Everyday Marmalades and Quick Dishes From Home Kitchen
A collection of simple recipes with marmalade using carrot base, lemon blends, and optional flavor additions. Oyster roast and sardine luncheon ideas included, plus a chicken laciale and date nut cake with basic frosting guidance. Includes tips on avoiding burning, serving on toast, and varying flavors.
Delicious Household Recipes From A Family Menu
A collection of kitchen notes describing raisin pie with grape juice and lemon, cranberry conserve with oranges, beet salad with French dressing, beet relish to keep all winter, baked cranberries, chicken timbles with herbs, and creole rice dish using onions ham rice tomatoes and paprika.
Boomerang of a Smile The Captain’s Old Wisdom
A folksy verse by Captain Jack Crawford urges sharing bright laughter after clouds pass. It notes that the moment a joke or smile is thrown to lift another, it returns as a positive echo to the sender, spreading light for all involved.
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Jack Crawford
Diamond Dyes Advertises Easy Home Dyeing
An advertorial claims Diamond Dyes lets women dye or tint worn garments at home. It promises simple directions and guarantees no spotting fading streaking or running on wool silk linen cotton or blends. It instructs telling the druggist material type before use.
Marble Palaces for Rent in South Seas Islands
Palatial marble palaces erected in the sixteenth century by Dutch merchants on remote islands in the South Seas are advertised for rent at about $10 a month. Letters from mariners and itinerant merchants report the unusual dwellings and rental terms.
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South Seas
Cuticurg Soothes Itching Scalp Ad Copy
An advertisement touts Cuticurg for soothing itching scalp with rubbing on dan druff and itching followed by Cuticura Ointment. It recommends washing with Cuticura Soap and hot water next morning and using both products as everyday toilet preparations for clear skin and soft hands.
A Busy Man In Conversation at Leisure
Cassidy and Casey discuss being constantly busy in a light dialogue. Cassidy asks about current affairs and Casey confirms constant activity with a cheerful tone.
Bayer Aspirin Safety Directions From The Bayer Cross
Advertisement urges taking aspirin only as directed by Bayer. It highlights the Bayer Cross as the stamp of genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin and notes the product has been prescribed by physicians for over twenty one years.
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Bayer
Naughty Words Learned By Heart Exchange
A playful Victorian fragment shows a mother scolding as a child retorts that no one taught the words, only learned by heart. The exchange captures domestic humor and language transmission in a homespun tone.
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Mamma
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Cannibal Women of New Guinea Paint Faces
A field note describes cannibal women in New Guinea applying facial paint. The vivid practice is noted within a brief ethnographic sketch highlighting cosmetic patterns and cultural expression.
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New Guinea
Differences of Taste and Attic Jazz Plans
Mrs Corntessel notes summer boarders' pretensions and her husband agrees they were superior yet glad they left. He plans to store jazz records in the attic and switch to classical music instead. The article also mentions a vast wheat area in Australia with Yen million acres sown.
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Australia
A Time to Pause and a Bluing Ad and Travel Question
A Judge warns that a girl using your first name signals interest by your last name. An ad promoting Red Cross Ball Blue claims clean clothes with good bluing, available at all grocers. A travel snippet jokes about couples needing a third party to choose a route.
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Red Cross
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