What Do You Think of Lined Envelopes in Stationery
Mrs. Post answers readers on etiquette issues from men using lined envelopes to ink showing through. Advice covers guests at the World's Fair with a 22 year old sister, paying travel, and handling a long term relationship with a mother or sister present. Also explains postcard etiquette and brief signoffs.
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Mrs. Post
Chicago
Mystery of Child Gang Solved by Women Police in Cologne
Cologne reports a 23 child gang, aged seven to twelve, arrested as British-trained female police disclose their simple method. Fraulein Marianne Pfahl explains how one child distracts while another empties cashboxes, with suspicions falling on adults and possible juvenile detention for the young offenders.
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Cologne
Germany
Fraulein
Marianne Pfahl
Rhineland
Allen
London
Is the word lady still proper in social calls
Emily Post explains that lady once meant breeding and cultivation but now roughly equals a respectable woman. She advises saying a lady on the telephone and using phrases like a lady in Chicago while avoiding overbroad terms.
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Chicago
The platypus a strange duckbill from Australia
The platypus or duckbill is an egg laying Australian animal with fur not feathers and unable to fly or run well. It has a uniquely low body temperature for a warm blooded animal and is described as a real freak belonging to past ages.
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Australia
Brittle-Boned Ohio Boy Suffers 63rd Fracture
William Neuhart of Shadyside Ohio, aged eighteen, broke his right leg above the knee in his sixty third major fracture. Doctors consider casting may be needed again. Billy, who has received fan mail from around the world, remains cheered and propped at home as Columbus specialists study his bone condition.
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Ohio
Bellaire
William Neuhart
Shadyside
Ohio River
Here
Billy
Columbus
Father Fears Children Would Steal Slays Four
In Arad Romania Joseph Szabo hacked to death his four children aged two to six with an ax and then cut his own throat. He feared the children would inherit his wife’s alleged stealing impulse, a crime that had put the mother in jail. Julia Zabo claimed she stole to feed starving children and accepted her punishment.
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Arad
Romania
Joseph Szabo
Szabo
Julia Zabo
Drink Makes Him Dizzy Doctor Wonders He Lives
Bridgeport, Connecticut. George Lenison, 35, told an emergency hospital physician he could not understand why he had a headache and dizzy spells after drinking a highball composed of bag rum and alcohol. The doctor, after pumping his stomach, said he could not understand why George was alive.
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Bridgeport
Conn
George Lenison
George
Homemade burglar alarm catches church thieves in Boston
The SS. Peter and Paul church poor box in South Boston has seen seventeen thieves caught in two years thanks to a homemade burglar alarm devised by Rev. James A O'Rourke, the pastor. Each break in ended with capture due to the pastor's invention.
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Boston
SS. Peter and Paul Church
James A O'Rourke
Simple Frock Pattern 9969 For Summer Chic
A chic summer frock relies on clever cut and smart neck design with slim panels. Use cotton or linen for a slimming fit and follow the complete sew chart. Pattern 9969 available in multiple sizes. size 16 uses 35 yards of fabric. send fifteen cents and note name address style number and size to Sewing Circle Pattern Dept New York City.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Department
West Eighteenth Street
New York City
Veteran Finds Vet Hospital Roles Reversed
An elderly man visits a veterinary hospital and insists he should be admitted as he proclaims I am an old soldier and a veteran. The porter counters noting the facility serves animals, but the man remains calm, highlighting his veteran status.
Merciless Campaigning in Congressional Election Debate
A sharp exchange about physicians in Congress prompts Senator Sorghum to call for a different skill set. He jokes that while some colleagues are cautious doctors, the need is for dentists who can pull teeth and administer gas, signaling a brutal campaigning tone.
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Congress
Senator Sorghum
Prisoner Claims Intent to Return Missing Money in Exchange
The exchange reveals a prisoner confessing to taking money with plans to return it and to marry, while the defense hints at an insanity claim as a possible route to acquittal. The dialogue suggests a legal strategy tied to the defendant's motive and mental state.
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Sawyer
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