Practical and Pretty At Home Wearables for Busy Homes
The article promotes easy to sew dresses and aprons for indoor wear, emphasizing comfort and style for at home. It details a slenderizing front-fastening house dress with ample armholes and forgiving lines, usable in calico to linen, with yardage and sizes listed, plus three apron patterns and a Fall and Winter Pattern Book order.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Pinkham’s Compound Promises Nerve Relief for Women
An old remedy ad touts Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a tonic for nervousness irritability and stress claiming it supports nature in building resistance and easing symptoms of female functional disorders. It cites over a million testimonials and claims to help women go smiling through daily life.
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Pinkham
Mystery of the Brief tower and a hidden noble claim
Richard Exon, a poor Englishman, learns from the dying Matthew Gering that he is Rudolph Elbert Virgil, Count of Brief. A hidden family secret awaits in the great Brief tower. Exon seeks justice, meets Percy Elbert Virgil and diamond merchant Inskip, and teams with Winter and John Herrick to unravel the past.
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Richard Exon
Matthew Gering
Gering
Rudolph Elbert Virgil
Brief
Ferdinand
Exon
Percy Elbert Virgil
Inskip
Winter
Percy
John Herrick
Herrick
Percy Virgil
Elizabeth Virgil
Castle of Brief
Gola
Promised Land
Hidden Castle Quest in Brief Raven Estate
In a northern English countryside, three men on a perilous mission stalk Brief Castle. They chart routes, endure brutal climbs, and observe a private estate while fearing a rival, Percy Virgil, may reveal the location. The team narrowly avoids discovery as they plan a bold intrusion.
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Herrick
Winter
One-Third of Farm Families Lived in Slum Conditions
A Department of Agriculture survey from a three year study by the Bureau of Agricultural Economics and the Farm Security Administration finds that about one in three rural U S farm families faced slum living standards. The study covered roughly 10 million rural families and noted widespread poverty in rural areas alongside a decline in land ownership since 1885.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Farm Security Administration
Roses as Food in Chinese New Year Traditions
The piece notes rose petals used in fritters for New Year celebrations in China and historic mentions of rosebuds served at tables. It cites legends of Cupid spilling nectar creating roses and a myth of Miko giving flowers to Venus for a chin swelling. It adds roses’ connections to arts, sciences, and fruits.
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Cupid
Olympus
New Yorker
Miko
Venus
Rug From Old Coat And Scraps of Felt Rug
Reader shares a home crafted rug 34 by 23 inches made from felt scraps and heavy woolen coat foundation. Circles of felt in two colors, cut from hats and pennants, are sewn from the center outward on a heavy thread. Instructions reference Book 1 Sewing for the Home Decorator and Book 2 Gifts Novelties and Embroidery with details on stitches, sizes, and purchase.
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Ruth Wyeth
Spears
S. Desplaines St
Chicago
Ill
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