Betty the Skater in a Christmas Store Dream
Betty, a department store clerk, longs for companionship during the holidays. She secretly enjoys skating at a charity event on Christmas Eve and meets a potential romance, while a bitter truth about a mysterious stranger behind a doll’s head unfolds as she is pursued toward a new role in the store.
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Gertrude
Mina
Matt
Bil
Charlie's
Hattie
Betty
Sunshine
North River
Beaver Bend
Idepart
Western
Newspaper Union
Sammy Christmas Corporation Brings Joy to Trough Children
In 1929 a boy named Sammy, living in a river trough with his mother and sisters, forms The Sammy Christmas Corporation with aid from a kindly clerk, Mrs Bennett, and local donors. A public drive funds gifts, shoes, coal, clothing, and a tree, ending with a celebratory Christmas for all trough residents and a salary raise for Sammy.
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Ammy
Sammy
Santa Claus
Mr. Munson
Bennett
Sammy Christmas
Munson
Mission Sunday School
Simm
Sammy Christmas Corporation
Western Newspaper Union
Winter Silhouette Fashion Advice From Farm and Fireside
In a trendy guide for winter dresses Jane Warren Wells discusses flattering silhouettes, fabric choices, and styling details. She highlights wool crepe and tweed silks, jabots, lace trims, and collar necklines, plus skirt lengths and hem techniques for a polished look.
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Jane Warren Wells
Attractive Pajama Suits Highlight Silk and Crepe Fabrics
Bright silk and crepe de chine pajamas arrive in late styles with ample trousers and easy fit blouses. Some sets thread together as a single garment. features include Alencon lace trim, pale pink tones, tub silk stripes, and flowered crepe patterns. Pajamas and negligees are fashionable for tea time and hostess wear.
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Paris
Rearing Children from Crib to College
Parents should seek a constructive voice with a musical yet carrying tone to guide obedience. Focus on nutrition, psychology, and shaping enduring thoughts in children before adolescence. The article highlights marionette play, a nurturing living room, breastfeeding benefits, and engaging fathers through school activities. It also discusses measles and whooping cough vaccines and their debated effectiveness.
Figure Types Determine Waist and Skirt Limits
Liberty Magazine quotes Bettina Bedwell on 1930s fashion shaping waistlines and skirt lengths. Lucien Lelong is cited as agreeing that waistlines should suit the wearer’s figure and that skirt lengths should follow the dress. Bedwell notes relief for women who fear high waists or long skirts and the corset urge.
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Dimenkor
Bettina
Bedwell
Liberty Magazine
Lucien Lelong
Miss Bedwell
Miss Berwell
Effect of Salt Water on the Human System
Professor J Arthur Thompsci from London's Weekly explains common credulities about salt water and madness. He notes body health relies on a balance of inorganic salts in blood and fluids. Lack of salts or dehydration may cause delirium and impaired body function.
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J. Arthur Thompsci
Mir John
London
Grizzlies Falling Near Extinction in Far West
Far West rangers conducting a census report the grizzly bear near extinction with an estimated score of individuals along the entire coast region. Once common in mountain forests the species faces a drastic decline as hunters and trappers once did with the buffalo and passenger pigeon.
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Enti Irie
Power Substitutes Studied by French Scientists
French researchers examine five substitutes to provide power as natural coal and oil reserves dwindle. The effort aims to secure future energy sources and reduce dependence on fossil fuels per Popular Mechanics.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
To What Purpose Idiots seem to marry the prettiest women
A wry exchange cited from the Boston Transcript shows a playful banter about flattery in marriage. The remark contrasts flattery with genuine affection as a social aside in an informal moment.
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Boston Transcript
Refuse substitutes demand Ted Cross bluing
A vintage advertisement promises large bottle for 10 cents at all grocers. The copy asserts refusal of substitutes and emphasizes Ted Cross bluing. It adds a cautionary line about people who cause trouble regardless of intent.
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Ted Cross
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Christmas Corporation
Lumplicacy
Carors of the Parents’ Magazine
Parent
Garfield
Hanford
Grizzlies
Lydia E. Pinkham
Biles Medical
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