Crochet Motif for Bedspread and Pikes Peak notes
Crochet motifs offer modular bedspread design with the Snow Flake example and a claim that 32 motifs from one warp pound yield a six inch motif. The piece promotes books No. 27 and No. 26 from Home Craft Co. and also mentions Pike Peak ascent and automobile speedway progress.
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Home Craft Company
Dept. B
Nineteenth & St. Louis Avenue
St. Louis, Mo
Spray Gun Becomes New Tool For Police Enforcers
Popular Mechanics describes a two tank gas gun for police use with tear gas and smoke producing agents. The device mounts on the back, uses a gas mask, and can project gas and smoke through doors or keyholes to subdue rioters or criminals. It offers greater accuracy than gas bombs and can deploy a combined plume.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
Postum Free Week Offer Promises Health Drink
An ad states the Postum Company will mail a full week’s supply of Postum at no charge to anyone who writes for it. The offer is presented as a healthful beverage incentive in the newspaper.
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Postum Company
John Vacko Beats Wife Over Wall Records Claim
John Vacko headman of Shots Czechoslovakia beat his wife after discovering whitewashed walls in their room. He claimed the local council meets there and that minutes were scribbled on the walls to save paper. the incident allegedly destroyed a year’s worth of records.
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John Vacko
Shots
Czechoslovakia
John
Bermuda Islands: size, count, and habitation details
A description notes the Bermudas as 365 islands, about 20 inhabited, covering 18 by 2 percent miles. The largest island spans 9,000 acres and the total group holds 12,000 acres.
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Bermudas
North Atlantic
New York
Isolated Siberian Village Reaches 1913 Contact Gap
A village in the northeast part of Siberia has had no contact with the outside world since 1913, remaining long isolated and cut off from modern communications.
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Siberia
California Syrup of Figs Laxative Advice for Children
A 19th century style household guide recommends California Syrup of Figs as a gentle liquid laxative for children to relieve occasional constipation. It urges using the natural laxative in proper doses and warns against harsh medicines to avoid upsetting a child’s digestion and general health.
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California
Lemons for Rheumatism Promise Quick Relief
An advertisement touts a lemon juice mixture using a REV PRESCRIPTION powder dissolvable in a quart of water with four lemons. It promises pain relief from rheumatism or neuritis within two weeks and offers a money back guarantee through leading druggists.
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