Crocheted Lantern Design Potholders Set
Grandmother Clark shares a lantern style potholder set crocheted in red green and yellow heavy cotton. Each 6 inch holder uses no padding and features a uniform lantern pattern with color reversals. Instructions No 732 mailed for 10 cents. with materials 40 cents. Home Craft Co. Dept. B St. Louis Mo. Include SASE.
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Address Home Craft Co
Dept. B
Nineteenth and
St. Louis Ave
St. Louis
Oppression and Reproach But Add Luster to Merit
Quoted reflection on merit rising above oppression and reproach, comparing the sun and vapors to illustrate how adversity can enhance a standing luminary's splendor. A paraphrase of a Robert Tall sentiment about enduring challenges shaping reputation and shine.
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Robert Tall
Hotel Clerk Defends Towel Rule Amid Retroactive Ban
An irate traveler argues that hotel towels are prohibited by state law for three years, while the hotel keeper says the towel in question was installed before the ban. The exchange appears in the Cupper’s Weekly.
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Louok
Demagogue Defined by Tall Boy in Easy Epithet
The tall boy asks what a demagogue is and a reply defines it as a man who can persuade people to listen to arguments they oppose.
Truth at Last Film Star Punchline in Private Talk
A playful exchange mocks publicity and personal plans. The film star asserts desiring a large family while a friend questions the notion, ending with a pun about the publicity department.
Toramy Explains Longitude With A Clothes Line
A child asks what longitude is and compares it to a clothes line stretching from pole to pole. The exchange uses simple imagery to define geographic lines and distance.
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Toramy
Better Choice Judge-You Can Take Your Choice
A courtroom exchange has a prisoner choosing between paying ten dollars or serving ten days in jail. The judge notes the option and the prisoner opts for the money. The safety of the courthouse and the judge’s decision draw attention from observers.
Stray Stories Quip Reveals Local Power Tie
A humorous exchange features a motor crash blame game where a straitlaced driver says a mayoral son and police chief brother shield him, while a fiancée-to-be asserts shared fault in the smashup.
Similarities Test Puzzle From The Mind Meter
In this puzzle the first two words relate similarly to the third as the second relates to the first. Examples include Pish-swimming which links to bird and sail-baseball to puck, with the given word set to apply from the provided list flying London mallet poetry banking ocean steamboat gun hockey.
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Wall Street
New York
Wright Brothers
John Fitch
Wolace Greeley
J. P. Morgan
London
Indiscreet Advice Noted In Financial Inquiry
A fragment quotes a remark on an earlier indiscretion as a person defends a choice by noting they had checked the young man's finances. The exchange hints at social norms and prudence in a personal context. No broader story details are provided.
No Regrets from Stray Stories Magazine Read
A stray lines excerptPlayful urban voices recount forgotten party invites and social slips in a vignette from Stray Stories Magazine reflecting casual memory and mischief.
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Stray Stories Magazine
Storm Music by Dornford Yates
John Spencer and his cousin Geoffrey Bohun vacation in Austria. While exploring a forest John overhears a group of four men in green livery torturedly murder a victim. Pharaoh leads the gang with Dewdrop Rush and Bugle. John’s discovery risks exposure when he drops a letter bearing his name.
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John Spencer
Geoffrey Bohun
Austria
Geoffrey
John
Pharaoh
Dewdrop
Rush
Bugle
Barley
Night chase through Austrian village leads to Salzburg plan
Geoffrey and I deduce four killers target a jewel thefts crew. A coded lead points to a man named Pharaoh. We flee Inn danger and meet Helena Yorick who shares the Florin guard and a plan to meet at Primage Farm near Annabel before Salzburg.
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Salzburg
Florin
Helena
Primage
Annabel
Progress in Berlin Preparations for the Olympic Games
Berlin advances toward the Olympic Games with a west Berlin 300 acre site and a nearly complete stadium seating spectators. The facility includes a 400 meter track and a swimming stadium with a terrace restaurant. An ornate Greek bowl theater will host dramatic productions and assemblies as part of the event setup. An enormous steel arch weighing 12 million pounds is set to be unveiled and a ceremonial lighting on August 1 will ignite the Olympic flame carried by 8,000 runners relays from the original site.
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Berlin
Q Lange
Dietrich-Beckert Olena
Bamey ‘S
Stadium
Washington Star
Arena
Con
Initiative for Independence Offers Simple Paths
A remark on people lacking initiative and leadership finding freedom in activities that do not require hiring others. The quote notes many tasks still available to individuals that grant independence without employment of staff.
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