Dear Miss Grey Herbal and Culinary Q A from The Housekeeper
Cynthia Grey shares recipes for watermelon sweet pickle and mustard pickle with boiling vinegar, sugar, spices, and jars. She answers reader inquiries on removing stains from white silk keeping linens white, spring color trends for dark-haired individuals, how to dress to minimize hips, mole removal, sleeping positions, and letter reply timing.
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This Girl Has a Doll House Art Collection of Real Paintings
Margaret Buckner of Mil ag ree possesses a unique, child sized gallery of tiny masterworks. Her father Samuel Owen Buckner, a prominent collector, guides visits to European ateliers and commissions small works for his daughter. The collection began with Aston Knight painting a landscape for young Margaret during a dinner at the Buckner home.
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Milagree
Margaret
Buckner
Samuel Owen Buckner
Europe
Latin Quarter
Amsterdam
Aston Knight
Separated Couple Continues Coexisting After Divorce
In New York on October 19, Mrs. Helen Gordon, newly divorced from her husband, has been living with him under one roof with their six children. She prepares meals and tends to his comfort without speaking to him. Gordon, served with divorce papers, learned of the divorce from his wife and heard her triumphal remark to their children. Neither spouse has spoken in months, and she cites ill treatment as the reason for the separation.
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New York
Helen Gordon
Gordon
Romance of the Cranked Wire Ends in Marriage
In New York on October 19 J Kyrie Markey publisher married Nellie Sheridan a telephone operator once angered by faulty service. He recognised her voice from a resort meeting after months of dispute about a missed connection.
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New York
J. Kyrie Markey
Nellie Sheridan
Nebie
Ano Rhey
Markey
Miss Sheridan
Independent tobacco groups object to reorganization plan
Counsel for independent tobacco associations filed a petition opposing the method of reorganization of the tobacco trust. The independents reject the agreement and contend the government permits the American Tobacco Company to operate as before.
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United Press
New York
Independent Tobacco Sasclations
Truat
American Tobacco Company
Destruction of Unalaska Wireless Aerial Reported
Government station at Kodisk Alaska reports a windstorm of 150 miles per hour toppled the Unalaska wireless aerial, crippling the plant while in contact with Mareleland over 2090 miles away. Five men in charge were unnamed in telegrams.
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United Press
Vallejo
Cal
Kodisk
Alaska
Unalaska
Mareleland
Secident
Kodiak
Papes Cold Compound Claims Quick Cure for Grippe
An advertisement asserts that taking Pape's Cold Compound every two hours, totaling three doses, will rapidly break up severe colds and grippe. It describes relief from headache, fever, nasal congestion, coughing, and rheumatic pains within hours and promotes a 25 cent package as universally available.
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Pape
Grippe
Red White and Blue Flags Floating in Canton Crisis
Authorities in Canton disarm the new army to thwart a possible revolt as a Chinese city paper reports. Hongkong sees a rare revolutionary display on Confucius birthday with thousands of red, white and blue flags of the new republic.
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Ban Francisco
Canton
Chung Sai Yat Ho
Aity
Hongkong
Confucius
New Republic
Army Captain’s suicide after broken engagement in Leavenworth
Leavenworth October 19 Captain Winfred B Carr of the Army Service Schools killed himself with a revolver after his fiancée ended their engagement on the eve of the wedding. The body was found by a maid in his quarters. Maj Charlies C Clark, father of Carr’s intended bride, disputes that the engagement was broken.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Winfred B. Carr
Army Service Schools
Charlies C. Clark
Carr
Corset Fashion Court and Tragic Self-Inflicted Death
A quirky item notes Mrs Charles Sommerfirth spared by a stray bullet striking her corset stay. In Berkeley California on October 19 a federal grand jury probe into a hardware association led Eugene Goodwin secretary of the group to kill himself on the university campus. a student discovered the body.
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Phillaipbourg
N. J
Charles Sommerfirth
Perkeley
Cal
Federal
Grand Jury
Eugene Goodwin
Marmola Ad Promises Fast Weight Loss For Fat Women
An old lifestyle advertorial promotes Marmola Presert Tablet as a painless, safe method to lose weight. It claims a pound a day reduction after meals with no exercise or dieting, urging readers to mail order from Marmola Co. in Detroit or pay 75 cents for a large case.
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Fisher Girl
Marmola Co
Farmer Bidg
Detroit
Mich
My Look at Those Pimples Calcium Wafers Ad
An era style advertisement claims Stuart's Calcium Wafers cleanse blood to cure pimples blackheads and blotches by internal action. It promises rapid improvement within days with a free trial pack and recommends purchasing full packages for 60 cents.
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Stuart
Tony Caletumafere
Giant piano price-cutting drives merger plans across America
The plan to combine factories and salesrooms follows a fierce price war led by D. W. Thomas. Seattle store at 123 Third Avenue corner Seneca Street advertises aggressive cuts with pianos down to 29 cents down and no interest, cabinet grands as low as 298 to 336 dollars, and claims of below cost pricing.
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America
Third Avenue
Seneca Street
D. W. Thomas
Smith
Thomas
Seattle
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