Appleweight chase tightens as Carolina governors clash
Griswold and Ardmore, rival allies of Barbara Osborne and Jerry Dangerfield, plot to arrest outlaw Appleweight. In Mingo county, Griswold presses for a North Carolina seizure while a deputy stalls, hinting at political force and militia options. The case tightens amid maps, telegrams, and whispered schemes.
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Thomas Ardmore
Henry Maine
Griswold
North
South Carolina
Barbara Osborne
South Carol
Ardmore
Jerry Dangerfield
North Carolina
Guy
Osborne
Yborder
Appleweight
Jerry
Ardsley
Atlanta
Miss’ Osborne
Barbara
Turner Court House
Mingo County
Executive Mansion
Saluda House
Mingocom
Commonwealth of South Carolina
Raleigh
Columbia
Mrs. Atchison
Turner's
Mingo
Tennessy
Mingo Hills
State Line
Poteet
Habersham
Prince Albert
Applewright
Hill Country
Dilwell County
Carolinas
Gov. Osborne
South Carolina Political Reform Association
Bosworth
Bette
Admiralty
University of Virginia
Mount Nebu
South Carolina National Guard
A Strange God Tree From Sumatra Islands
An ethnological explorer found many god trees on small islands off Sumatra. Carved wooden trees bear colored cloths and rice baskets and house a household deity said to punish or bless the family, with adornment and offerings kept in a corner of the dwelling.
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Sumatra
Women Bank Officers At Maiden Lane Savings
New York bank officials commend two young women at Maiden Lane Savings for efficiency accuracy and excellence in handling cash. Since their start there has been no cash shortage and they consistently detect discrepancies in signatures while remaining punctual and courteous to patrons.
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Maiden Lane Savings Bank of
New York
Dress Styles and Hat Trimming Trends of the Era
Black chiffon tunics over satin foundations in blue green or orange dominate. Lace trim gains attention on hats and gowns, with black and white common. Old gold silk with Chantilly lace for day wear, and cloth of gold with silver tissue add contrast. Large hats feature flowers and wreaths, long sweeping lines flatter faces though may feel stiff.
Dressing Jacket Kimono Style With Scalloped Edge
The garment is a kimono style dress jacket with a large scalloped edge bound in contrasting material. Binding material varies by fabric: zephyr for lawn muslin or zephyr. silk for nun's veiling or delaine. Materials required: two yards of 40 inch width.
Restoring Lace Gown Overdress With Chiffon Tips
The text advises reviving a half-worn lace gown by layering transparent overdraperies. It recommends using white, black, or colored laces with chiffon in matching shades. For contrast, pair white or cream lace with vell or cream chiffons, and use darker chiffons with black or colored laces.
Inconspicuous Paris Purse Holds Hidden Treasures
A pear colored glazed leather purse from Paris is described as simple on the outside yet containing many valuables inside. It features a mirror, cut glass and silver mounted vignette, powder box, silver opera glasses, and a tiny ivory fan with gauze, all tucked within a compact gray purse not six inches square.
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Paris
How to Make Your Own Petticoats in Various Fabrics
Guidance on selecting fabrics such as white muslin, blue chambray, tan chambray, and unbleached muslin for petticoats. Instructions cover gores for unbleached muslin, flounce trimming with gingham, and washability. Recommendations include Swiss embroidery with small notches, Valenciennes lace, curtain net, net ruffie, and a durable navy near silk option.
A New Black Dress Appears With Black Diamond Beads
A chain mail like sheath dress uses coarse chenille threaded with jet beads called black diamonds by makers. Brisk brilliance is tempered by wide chenille bands in fichy lines along the tunic and underarm areas. Short sleeves show chiffon folds and a white maline chemisette enhances the neckline.
Plump Arma Through Cocoa Butter Home Remedy
A fragmented instruction describes using warmed cocoa butter to plump and soften skin. It suggests rubbing from shoulder to wrist in a circular motion with cloths soaked in hot water, noting cocoa butter can be obtained in small cakes from drug stores and warmed before use.
Fitted to be Stars in Russian Baseball Jest
In a witty exchange, Wiggins and Ragsy speculate on why Russia has not begun baseball, praising the runners and joking about the sport's fit with stars. The banter showcases playful confidence in athletic prowess and cross cultural humor.
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Wiggins
Ragsy
Russia
Beautiful Hands poem notice with Riley reference
A fragment praises James Whitcomb Riley's poem Beautiful Hands and plugs Hasy Task soap as a superior, long lasting cleaner. The ad rhetoric emphasizes cheap yellow laundry soap costs a nickel per cake and claims better performance and value through grocer channels.
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James Whitcomb Riley
The Cockney Learns Sheep Follow The Lead
A Cockney on holiday in the Highlands boasts he could shepherd a flock. An old Highland shepherd counters that the sheep would follow another sheep in front, proving the point with quiet wit.
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Highlands
Hall's Family Pills Advertises Catarrh Cure
An old advertisement claims catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and promotes Hall’s Family Pills from F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo. The copy notes a price of 75 cents and urges purchase via local dealers, listing D. ta as a seller. The text emphasizes testimonials and two-ingredient formula.
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F. J. Cheney &O
Props
Toledo
D. Ta
Hall
New Fly Trap Lets Flies Enter Window Pane
A Californian inventor creates a trap attached to a window pane that lures flies into the surface without the insect realizing it has left the glass. The device exploits flies walking up the pane to secure rapid capture.
Important to Mothers Examine Castoria Bottles Carefully
The notice urges mothers to inspect Castoria bottles for the correct signature and to ensure the product bears the mark that it has been used for over 30 years. It includes a humorous classroom line about spelling rabbit with two t's, illustrating careful attention to detail.
Allen's Foot-Ease Antiseptic Powder Advertisement
If you are sensitive about shoe size try Allen's Foot-Ease to ease swollen and aching feet. Shake into shoes for comfort in new footwear. Sold everywhere with free samples. Allen C 3 Le Roy New York.
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Allen
le Roy
N. Y
Marine eye salve ad cites medical cures and a city’s woes
An old advertisement promotes Marine Eye Salve for itching eyelids cysts styes falling eyelashes and all eye care needs. It ridicules greed and mentions trial size tubes and a mail order path through Marine Bye Remedy Co. The text also references a heavy moral line about a bad man and notes mosquitos and bites as common nuisances.
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Marine Bye Remedy Co
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