Ruth Chiswick Weighs Elopement Amid Desert Threats
Ruth Chiswick weighs a risky elopement with Lou Howard as rustlers and outlaw Sherman Howard threaten her father in Tail Holt. A stranger arrives in town as Wild Jim Pender storms the street, prompting Ruth and Lou to seek cover in Sanger’s store while plans unfold.
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Ruth
Ruth Chiswick
Tail Holt
Slug Sherman Howard
Lee Chiswick
Sherman Howard
Lou Howard
Lou
Sheba
Sanger
Curt Dobbs
Spicer
Ma Pregnall
Jim Pender
Jeff Gray
Arizona
Jeff
Window Cleaners Face Hazardous High-Rise Work
A Washington Star writer notes window cleaners climb sills with belts and squeegees, averaging 10 to 15 windows per hour. Wages range from 36 to 45 dollars weekly for a 40 hour week, with workers aged about 22 to 40. Insurance funds safety tests on belt anchors. rusted rings cause most falls. A fall once happened but the worker was unhurt, finishing the job.
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Washington Star
Insurance Company
Dresses That Flatter Figure
Dress patterns promise slimming effect and easy assembly for beginners. The Barbara Bell Spring and Summer Pattern Book offers 109 designs with sew charts, sizes 34 through 52, price 15 cents each, mailed from The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept Chicago.
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Vorse
Barbara Bell
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Ask Me Another A General Quiz
The questions cover topics from Latin origins of America to naval ranks and Uncle Tom's Cabin. Answers identify Latin language roots, log rolling, a Texas Rangers member, three full admirals, Oxford footwear origin, treasury roles, a double title variant, and Canadian ethnic origins.
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United States
Latin America
Texas Rangers
United States Navy
Frances Haskell Edmondson
David G. Farragut
David Porter
George Dewey
Oxford
England
Secretary of the Treasury
Canada
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Sid
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Holt
Coleman Lamp and Stove CO
Itang
Chicago, Ill
Philadelphia
Quaker State
Pennsylvania
Quaker State Oil Refining Corp
Oil City
Penna
Quaker
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