Selling Piano Careful old woman parts with cherished instrument
A frail old woman sells a prized piano to a big music house after years of hardship. The buyer, prompted by conscience, pays a fair price and the instrument brings fleeting luxury to a room, while the woman clings to memories of bygone days and her departed daughter. The piano moves to a fashionable storefront, but the old woman’s daily life centers on its lingering presence until age and fate claim her.
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Australia
Joon
Plano House
Knitted Frock Styles Highlight Matron Fashion Trends
Julia Bottomley reports on season knitting with silver and gilded trimmings creating chic two piece and lace georgette gowns for matrons and bridesmaids. French designs feature uneven hems and beaded jabot panels in rayon knit outfits suitable for June weddings and summer wear.
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Ross
Downy Woodpeckers Enjoy Busy Orchard Life
The Downy Woodpeckers, Mr. and Mrs. Downy, describe raising five eggs, feeding their brood, and sharing orchard duties with Tufted Titmice and chickadees. They discuss feeding insects, protecting fruit trees, and offering nests to others, while planning a caterpillar eggs banquet in the orchard.
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Mother Downy
Mr. Downy
Harry Woodpecker
Heat on Live Wires and Bird Perches
The text explains that current flowing through copper wires generates heat due to resistance, causing energy loss as heat. It notes that live wires are slightly heated and that birds often perch on them without injury.
Alpine Emigration Drains Swiss Canton of Tienno
Emigration to America empties many Alpine villages in the Tienno canton. Only the young and aged remain as able men join the United States, notably California. Of 66 drafted for military service, only five are present. the rest have emigrated.
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America
Tienno
Switzerland
United States
California
Foiling Mailbox Thief With Steel Prongs
Popular Science Monthly notes a new mailbox defense using a steel prong screen above the slot. The device blocks letters from being pulled through but allows easy insertion by the postman.
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Popular Science Monthly
Penny-In-The-Slot Shoe Shine Machines Spread
Penny-in-the-slot shoe shine machines are in use in several cities. A penny starts a brush revolving that shines the shoes.
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Short Story Pub. Co
Paris Couturiers
Julia Bottomley
Western Newspaper Union
Tiee Cop
Little MR. Downy
Mr. Downy and
Mra. Downy
Askide
Wonder
U. S
United States Rubber Company
Eli Rey
MenaMotor Oil
Monarch Manamotoring
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Ledo
Ohio
Doan
R. Scheidecker
Court Street
Chardon, Ohio
Ji Tolley Sun
Is Co
Mig. Chom
Novela
Kellogg
Northrop &Lyman Co.,Inc
Buffalo,n.y
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