Romances of a Summer Girl Letters Reveal Dilemma
Dorothy writes to Joan about summer plans at Liver Beach and a risky encounter with Captain Wallis. She weighs honesty, social rules, and possible rescue motives against personal risk and reputation. The note ends with doubt over Wallis and a jab at a Harvard lifeguard who analyzes the situation.
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Dorothy
Liver Beach
Joan
P. S
Harvard
Rvard
Capt. Wallis
University of Washington Summer Students Picnic at Indianola Beach
Summer students and faculty of the University of Washington will take a picnic next Saturday at Indianola Beach. After the meal they plan a cruise around the Sound.
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University of Washington
Indianola Beach
Don t Spoil Your Hair by Washing It
Advice promotes using coconut oil shampoo to avoid alkali in soaps and shampoos. Claiming it cleanses thoroughly without drying the scalp, it is described as cheap, greaseless, and effective for the whole family. Application involves rubbing a teaspoonful on damp hair, producing soft, bright, fluffy results and dust or dandruff removal.
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Joan
Per
Cornetta
Wallis
Harvard
Night Bedtime Verse by Thornton Burgess
A brief poetic bedtime piece credited to Thornton W. Burgess from 1919. The tale features a rhythmic refrain and animal characters in a gentle, moralizing tone fit for a young reader before sleep.
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Thornton W. Burgess
T. W. Burgess
Redcoat the Tanager Rescued by Farmer Brown's Boy
In a forest tale Peter Rabbit watches Redcoat the Tanager suffer a wing injury from a twig. Farmer Brown's Boy gently removes the splinter and tends the bird until it can fly again. Mrs Tanager fusses and comforts Redcoat as he heals and departs with the caregiver. Next story: An All Day Songster.
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Redcoat
Tanager
Peter Rabbit
Mra
Redeoat
Tedcoat
Toor Redcoat
Peter
Mariner Brown
Farmer Brown
Barmer
Brown
Mra. Tanager
Budget work begins to fix salaries and taxes for 1920
City council opens a multi month budget process to readjust salaries and set the next tax levy. A $2000 appropriation funds carpenters and adds 25 cent daily wage increases April through August. Councilors Carroll Bolton Lane join county board of equalization plans.
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John K. Carroll
T. H. Bolton
W. Dpd
Lane
Board of Equalization
Judge Boosts Alimony for Bulat
In Chicago on August 5 Judge Swanson ruled that alimony for John Bulat should rise to ten dollars, saying inflation affects all costs and wives deserve fair support. The decision follows previous alimony of eight dollars and reflects broader price increases.
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Chicago
Judge Swanson
John Bulat
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Gee
Evry Day
Twat
Sue
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Hes
Joan Dearest
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Coucilman T. H. Bolton
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