Raising the Wind and a Wife’s Frugal Wish
A footballer’s wife and daughter stroll past a shop window in a busy thoroughfare. The girl pleads for a three dollar doll, and the mother quips they could sell daddy again to buy it. The joke contrasts two cultures and notes Barlow’s rising peak after knighthood.
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Tit Bits Magazine
Helium Sale Signals End of Wartime Secrecy
Washington reports that the United States will end its helium monopoly as the government authorizes sale of the gas. The story traces Helium’s wartime secrecy, the 1916 17 British proposal, and Arthur Hudson Marks role, noting Amarillo Kansas fields, other U.S. sites, and a German Zeppelin deal for 17.9 million cubic feet.
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Washington, D. C
WNU
Sam
War
Navy Departments
Great Britain
London
Britain
U. S
Admiralty
United States
Josephus Daniels
Navy
America
Kansas
Amarillo
Texas
Uncle Sam
Arthur Hudson Marks
B. F. Goodrich Company
Bureau of Mines
Navy Department
War and Navy Departments
Colorado
State Department
Zeppelin Company
Germany
Sew-Your-Own Frock Patterns Promote Easy Wardrobe Upgrades
A Sew-Your-Own promotion highlights Pattern 1413 for gowns in sizes 34 to 50, with yardage details for 35 to 39 inch fabric. It touts a chic poured-in look in black satin or velvet and features for Little Miss sizes 2 to 8 years. Orders go to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept., Chicago, at 15 cents each.
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Milady
White House
Cottage
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
End Goat Tragedies by Developing Hornless Herd
Dr. Caswell Ellis of Cleveland College experiments with hornless angoras to breed goats that won’t harm fences or injure themselves. He owns two goat farms in Texas and sent three hornless angoras to cross with short-horned Mexican mountain goats to improve grazing.
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Cleveland
Caswell Ellis
Cleveland College
Civilization
Ellis
Texas
Lone Star State
When a cold strikes don’t take needless risks
A fragmentary text cites maxims about prudence during illness and the habit of strangers, reflecting on caution and judgment. It presents two ancient quotes emphasizing restraint and balance between boldness and wisdom.
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