The Cab That Waited for Three Months
Peter Ruggles hires Jerry with a Bronson Stable cab to wait for him as he travels to Maine with a classmate and a young lady. For weeks, months, the cabs wait, drawing a large bill. Ruggles returns with the beetle, pays the charges, and jokes his honeymoon would have been longer.
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Bronson Stables
Jerry
North Station
Peter Ruggles
Jones
Bronson’s
Ruggles
Maine
Milton
Thompson
Ensemble suits and mannish coats captivate junior fashion
Junior fashion notes praise ensemble suits and mannish coats for juniors and grownups alike. Features include double breasted wool coats, plaid soft wool, topcoats for children, practical tailoring with patch pockets and notched collars, and prints of silk frocks paired with coordinated coats.
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Prince of Wales
Big Sister
Crockeyjoy Adventures Halloween Tale in Crockeytown
Ruth shrinks to toy size and joins Purz the silver cat on a Halloween journey to Crockeytown. They view living toys and magic jack o lanterns, learn Crockeytown lore, then return to the library with Purz promising future adventures together.
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Crockeytown
Crockey Castle
Ruth
Purz
Crockeyjoy
Crockeyland
Pura
Purs
Eyebrows Reveal Character of Owner
Eyebrow shapes are linked to personality. Strongly marked brows with long hair show practicality and force, while fine silky brows suggest less push. Meeting brows indicate quick temper. bushy brows imply amiability. arched penciled brows signal artistic temperament.
Hats Endearment Sparks Light Wallet Discussion
In a short domestic vignette from the American Legion Weekly a wife persuades her husband to enter a millinery shop. He replies calmly that he only brought a dollar, while she pouts and expects to buy a small item.
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American Legion Weekly
Cattle Herds Shrink in 1924 Survey Findings
America's cattle herds fall sharply with a one million head drop in 1924 from 1923. Government survey predicts the decrease will intensify this year.
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America
Cuticura Toilet Trio Advertised for Complexion Care
Cuticura Soap daily for clear complexion scalp clean hands soft and white. Use Cuticura Ointment as needed. Add Cuticura Talcum for fragrance. This is the Cuticura Toilet Trio advertisement.
Improvised Platform Aboard Raft Used in Beaumont Demolition
A raft floated on water pumped into a 144 foot standpipe at Beaumont Texas serving as a platform for workmen who cut the structure to pieces with acetylene torches.
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Beaumont
Texas
Swamp Root Kidney Liver and Bladder Remedy Ad
An old advertisement for Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root declares it pure and safe for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It notes a sworn purity statement with each bottle and offers sample requests by mailing ten cents to Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton New York.
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Swa Rel Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer &Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Canada Eyes Huge Influx From Europe This Year
Canada anticipates several hundred thousand new settlers from Europe as present U S immigration law limits push potential migrants northward. Canada aims to attract and accommodate the expected surge through policy and program adjustments.
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Canada
Europe
United States
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Short Story Pub. Co
Peter Ruggles, Esq
Copenhagen
Madonna
Julia
Omley
Union
Crockeyjoy Adventures
Kenten Baking Powder Co
Clackmai
McS
Hmenan
BSS
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