Smugglers on the Downs Aims to Strike at Coast Base
Gregory and Rudd trail a smugglers ring profiting from protectionist trade. They tail a vegetable truck to Calais, hypothesize a vast network, and plot to expose hidden air bases, with planes ferried covertly between England and France. The pursuit moves toward a secret fleet and a covert landing ground, then continues in the next installment.
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Gregory
Budd
Gregors
Calais
Rudd
Peltmmore
Earth
Brgland
Anybor
Ctivas
Bir
Gavin Fortescue
Bremust
Coest
Gregory el
Paris
Ctf
Rex
Cape Gris Nez
Boulogne
Ashe
Gall Tey
Rodd
van Passole
Thesea
Ming Fee Sya
Tee
Marian Martin Easy Sewing Pattern 9738 for Summer Frock
A cheerful advertisement for Marian Martin Pattern 9738 describes an easy to sew ladies frock with a gauze bodice, panelled skirt, and a sheet floral print. It lists sizes 14 through 42, fabric needs, price notations, and ordering instructions.
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Marian Martin
Ah Woltten
Posies for Bedspread Pattern Souvenir in 18th Century Style
Colorful design for a spread and matching pieces. Pattern 1776 offers transfer motifs 15 by 20 inches and 45 cent re verses. Add pattern number, name, and address with one or two-cent stamps to the San Antonio Light craft department.
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Marian Martin
San Antonio
Good Manners For A Living Room Tea And Wedding Toasts
A reader asks how to host formal or informal teas when there is no dining room, including invitations on cards and serving etiquette. Advice covers guest dress, maid duties with the card tray, and adapting a living room into a dining space while preserving a formal tone. Also offers guidance on wedding toasts, who should propose them, and the proper acknowledgments.
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Cornel
Mary
Jack
Fay Wing on Parents and Marriage Desirability
A column argues that a young woman gains a man’s respect by appearing restrained under parental oversight. It suggests that pretending to obey can enhance desirability, while careless upbringing risks reducing a girl’s appeal and prospects in marriage.
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Fay Wing
Mark
Dear Miss Fairfax Advice Column Fragments On Thrift And Family Strife
Readers seek thrift budgets and marital harmony as letters recount budgeting on 26 or 35 dollars a week, gifts and mortgage plans, and tensions over household roles. The column addresses married life, budgeting, and stepfamily tensions with cautionary, period tone.
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Miss Fairfax
Fashion Notes On Country Clothes In 1938 Patterns
Maud Muller 1938 fashion writing highlights country wear for women, featuring a play suit with a box-pleated skirt in pique and shorts as a chic alternative. A navy and phlox printed dance frock is described with a draped bodice and a prominent phlox garnish. overall emphasis on practical, flattering styles for rural wear.
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Dion
King Beas
Beauty Brevities and the Dangers of Starvation Diets
A fragmented piece warns about young people fearing weight gain and pursuing starvation diets. It links extreme dieting to hollow features, sagging skin, and decreased energy, urging sensible exercise and balanced routines for health and appearance. The tone mimics an early 20th century health column cautioning against extreme body shaping.
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Beauty
Tiwnese
Enersy
Aequirat Lonr
Jean Tier
Franks for Picnics and Parties
A vintage guide to frankfurters outlines grades and prices, with prep tips for large and small sausages. It covers serving ideas from hot water heating to skillet heat, plus a frankfurter ring, stuffed frankfurters, and sandwiches ideas for lunches and picnics.
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Nest Damior
Howe
Beauty Hints On Eyelashes And Nails From Old Guide
A fragmented old guide offers beauty tips for eyelashes nails and skin. It discusses curling lashes using mineral applications to stimulate circulation and suggests hot water baths and gentle rubbing for facial care. It also covers nail trimming after soaking and oiling to soften cuticles, plus shoe-related skin issues and general grooming advice.
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Jus Beeckman
Toum
Ginec Fou
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Beatrice Faimfax
Miss Pairfax
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Io Community Center
Bisaili
Hapsdy
Mise Prisfax
Len
Eva SC
Twentes
Mildred Kotchen
Good Old Island
Iran
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