Smart Jacket Dress Makes Feminine By Bows and Belt
A department feature describes a two piece frock with a hip length jacket and short skirt. The design emphasizes feminine touches like bows and a bright print belt. Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1834-B offers sizes 12 to 20 with specific fabric yardage and a Spring pattern book available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Bell
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
New Montgomery Ave
San Francisco
Calif
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Crossing the date line affects travel days across the Pacific
The text explains that crossing the international date line, not the equator, changes calendar days. It lies in mid Pacific near the 180th meridian, causing a traveler to lose or gain a day depending on travel direction. Eastward crossing adds a day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Ocean
Hair tonic gift aimed at the typist in London quip
A man about to leave for the office is handed a parcel by his wife. It contains hair tonic for his typist, the joke noting her hair falling on his coat. London Answers records the wry domestic gag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
Kate
Odd
Mabel
Larry
Brewer
the Chronicle
Tony
London
Owning Up Rediscovered Comic Exchange
A brief humorous exchange from Pearson's Weekly features a chatty woman and a mistaken identity that leads to a playful realization. The quip highlights social misunderstandings with quick wit and timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearson’s Weekly
You Tell Me Walter Said the Absent Minded Professor
A playful exchange quotes the absent minded professor asking Walter to recall a recently ordered grilled steak. The professor wonders if he forgot or already ate it in a light, amused tone straight from London Answers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry
Tony
Walter
London
A Winner Claiming Prize at Cat Show
A humorous exchange notes a dog winning first prize at a cat show by taking the prize cat. The joke hinges on wordplay about the dog securing the prize animal.
Please Go Away Young Man Ardently
A short exchange captures a flirtatious mood as the girl comments on the young man's dreamy eyes and remarks on staying up late, signaling a playful, intimate moment in Pearson's Weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearson’s Weekly
Papa's Boy Medicine Fuss Recalls Childhood Scene
A quip contrasts Johnny's refusal and fuss over taking medicine with his father's guidance. The line suggests a parental moment about discipline and courage in facing a scrape or illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
Double Punishment At Amatuer Show Brews Tidbits Laughs
In Tid Bits Magazine a witty exchange imagines a circle of fate as a theatergoer recalls an amateur performance and jokes about dreaming of attending it again. The humor hinges on a self repeating pun about punishment and performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tid-Bits Magazine
Household Tips From the Kitchen and Workshop
Tips on dough resting after molding, stucco nails washed with soap versus sprayed coatings, marinating fruits to prevent discoloration, fat temperature for frying, orange frosting, keeping salads on ice, cleaning discolored linoleum, easing gelatin mold issues, rug stiffness repair with shellac, and a flavor boost for chocolate fudge. Associated Newspapers WNU Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Newspapers
WNU
Uncle Sam the Greatest Tree Planter in 1935
The United States forest service reports 1935 planting on national forest lands near a quarter million acres, surpassing 1934 totals. Government and private efforts together reached about 2.39 million acres planted by all agencies, with national forests adding over 10 percent to that year's total. The country manages over 162 million acres in national forests and more than 500 million acres of forest land overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Forest Service
Forest Service
Sam
Massachusetts
Gas Saver Stolen Tank Baffles Sapulpa Doctor
Doctor C R Resse of Sapulpa Florida reports his gasoline tank was stolen from a filling station. The incident left the physician puzzled about securing fuel supplies.
The Old Hog
A farmer notes a pig kept to control coral and house waste proves profitable but acknowledges the pig will eat almost anything.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pebble Beach
Ocean Shore
Joe
Ruth
Dr. Bly
Brenda
Anthony
Caroline
Mrs. Patterson
Joe Darling
Arnoldson
New York
Bendy
Santa Barbara
Los Angeles
Cliff
Brewers
Fitch
del Monte
Cay
Darling
Santa Clara
Kathleen Norris
Wrigley's
Uncle Sam
Swrigley
Waateeich
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!