A Frock With Slender Lines for Matron Who Wears Size Forty-Six
An advertisement for sewing pattern 2487 offers a size forty six frock with center panels and a box pleat to flatter figures. It suggests smooth fabrics like silk satin or crepe with a contrasting jabot and bright buttons, and includes step by step instructions. Pattern sizes shown include 84 86 38 40 42 44 and 46, with fabric yardage for size 86. Orders to Sewing Circle Pattern Dept New York City.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
West Seventeenth St
New York City
Child Nearly Drowns Aboard Tatsuta Maru
Four year old Jean Holy of San Francisco nearly drowned in the Tatsuta Maru pool in the Pacific. Thirteen year old Peggy Stoneham jumped in fully clothed to rescue the child.
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Jean Holy
San Francisco
Pacific Ocean
Peggy Stoneham
Pigs Aint Pigs Farm Shower Keeps Sows Clean
Farmer Julian Brown of Kinston North Carolina describes his pigs as clean and amused by a shower bath he installed for a sow and her six piglets. He says the animals stay sleek and hygienic, contrasting with common views of pigs.
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Julian Brown
Kinston
N. C
Brown
Postum Free Week Offer Promises Health Boost
Read the offer by the Postum Company in another part of the paper. They will send a full week’s supply of health giving Postum free to anyone who writes for it.
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Postum Company
Ady
Man in Waiting Room Drops In for Serial Reading
In Aberdeen a man in the dentist's waiting room declines all dental offers. The dentist tries to help, but the visitor says he is only there to read a serial in the newspaper. The exchange ends with polite refusal and a calm departure.
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Stray Stories Magazine
Did you fish with files
A boy recalls a summer camp where his friend claims they "fished with them," then adds they “fished with them, ate with them and slept with them,” implying strong activities or games tied to the phrase.
He'd Be Crazy Asylum Attendant in Hot Pursuit
A clipped fragment from the Atlanta Constitution notes a warning tone as a man arrives to warn readers about a caller demanding money, branding such a person a lunatic. The line references Mr. McTavish and a tense exchange.
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McTavish
Atlanta Constitution
Interference Obsolete Office Banter in Quiet Scene
A witty exchange unfolds with a lady and Miss Cayenne. The woman asks about writing as Miss Cayenne notes interference from other duties. She jokes that spilling ink and pouring tea cannot happen at once.
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Miss Cayenne
Hawaii Discovery Tied to Franklin Safe Conduct Letter
Archives of Hawaii houses a photostatic 1779 letter from Benjamin Franklin as minister plenipotentiary to France. The document to captains in US wartime service explains Captain Cook’s expedition should receive safe conduct and not be treated as an enemy, enabling Western Pacific exploration and national defense readiness.
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T. Benjamin Franklin
Hawaii
America
Royal Palace
Honolulu
France
Franklin
United States
Congress of the United States of America
Great Britain
Captain Cook
Land and timber tracts offered near Mountainview Arkansas
Classifieds list several farms and timber tracts for sale in Arkansas. Properties include 240 acres creek bottom with improvements, 150 acres with cultivation and proximity to a school and church, 160 acres creek bottom with virgin timber, plus 40 to 160 acre improved tracts priced from 250 to 350 dollars. Contact J A Mountainview Arkansas, owner, for full details.
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Clear Farms - Nee Co
Ark
J. A. Mountainview
Arkansas
Turkeys for breeding at Summerfield prices listed
H. W. McFerren of Summerfield advertises giant bronze turkeys for breeding. Hens cost 5 and 8 dollars, while toms are 19 and 15 dollars respectively.
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H. W. McFerren
Summerfield
High Notes Daughter's Path to Singing
In a light interview, a mother recalls her daughter choosing singing over chores as a more pleasant task, noting the child's early preference for music inspired by domestic life. The exchange hints at a simple, affectionate origin of a performing talent.
Just the Man Hostess Exchange on a Baby's Bank
A hostess quizzes Mr. Tompkins about being a bank examiner and he confirms the claim. The hostess asks him to examine a baby’s bank that yields nothing no matter how much it is shaken.
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Mr. Tompkins
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