No Crime to Change Your Mind
Melvin Colter faces a wedding crisis when Evelyn Moyer, famed for changing her mind, cancels their Mackinac Island plans by boat and later arrives by train after a Mohawk sinking. A rescue feed and a final, joking reconciliation resolve the tension as Evelyn returns.
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Melvin Colter
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Melvin
Evelyn Moyer
Evelyn
Conservatory
Pacific Coast
Portland
Jefferson City
Chicago
Mackinac Island
Mackinac
Restane Iin
Frankfort
Lowa
Milwaukee
Manitoba
Traverse City
Iowa
Mackinaw City
Hand Work Defends Cork Cutting Against Machinery
Pearson's Weekly notes a few tasks still resist automation such as cork cutting. Spain ships cork bark in sheets roasted in sheds then cut by hand in London shops. Workers sharpen blades on dedicated boards while a reader explains tales to the cutters.
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Pearson
Spain
London
England
Burns Wore Big Hat Size Sparks Theories In London
A London hatter and Scottish antiquarian debate Burns hat size based on skull measurement 22 percent inches and compare to Sir Walter Scott who allegedly wore 614 inches. A Dumfries hatter disputes such figures claiming Burns' size hats are no longer common among locals.
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Burns
London
Robert Burns
Walter Scott
Dumfries
London Chronicle
Campaign Diversions On Party Platforms
The Birmingham Age-Herald weighs in on what a party platform is. The dialogue notes one side sees it as a public statement of principles and the other views it as a target for attack.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
New Autumn Fashion Points in Fur Trimmed Suit
The article describes a fur trimmed coat suit featuring a straight front buttoning line, high rolling fur collar, and a wide scalloped hem. Beaver fur on light brown velours is suggested, with variations for colors and alternative short-haired furs. A second tailored suit offers finger-tip length with embroidered panels and a sturdy all round wear design.
Neckwear fashions drift through organdie lace and net
The article surveys neckwear trends including organdie white and pale colors, lace and net sets, and the enduring filet lace. It notes at-home production using satin bindings, net with tucks and edgings, and a collar and vest of net and lace with a straight collar and extended vest silhouette.
Fall Hats Flamboyant With Eastern Flair
The article notes vibrant hat trends with copper, royal, Algerian blue, mahogany, cerise, jade green, chow brown and canary yellow. Gaudy soutache embroidery and metallic threads create an eastern effect while Hindu and Chinese influenced turbans and wooden shavings ties appear in fresh summer styles.
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Ie Duvetyn
Trimmed Voile and Blouse Styles Highlight Drawn Work
Fashion notes describe blouses in voiles and georgette with drawn work trims. Designers add small beads and elaborate handwork for decorative effect.
Muggists Endorse Swamp Root In Long Running Ad
An old advertisement touts Swamp Root with claims of long term pharmacist endorsement and cash sample requests. The copy urges readers to write for a sample bottle while noting the product’s tested efficacy. A stray debate line about a camera and a negative proposition appears in the text.
Diamond Dyes Promises Rich Fadeless Color for All Fabrics
Dye buyers are urged to select Diamond Dyes for dyeing wool silk linen cotton and blends. Each package includes simple directions promising perfect results. Druggist color card offers 16 rich colors.
Indianapolis boy outranks presidents in essay praise
John Arthur, a Jeffer sonville pupil, wrote an essay praising Woodrow Wilson as greater than Washington and Lincoln for his WWI leadership. His father urged caution, while the boy defended the teacher being a Democrat, showing diplomacy beyond his years.
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John Arthur
Jeffersonville
Woodrow Wilson
Washington
Lincoln
Wilson
Indianapolis News
Life's Merry-Go-Round Insight Quotes
A Cincinnati Enquirer note reflects on laughter behind backs and the uncanny sensation of insanity as a familiar distorted dream to the sane. The quote juxtaposes social irony with a philosophical view of sanity and perception.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Willing to Pay the Price
Freddy visits Grandpa for a special three days of indulgence. He returns pale and feverish, doctors orders rest, and Grandpa quietly checks on him the next day. The boy sighs that the visit was worth the consequences.
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Peterson Ointment Co., Inc
Peterson
William
West Park
Ohio
Care
P. G. Reitz
A Peterson
Buffalo
Freddy
Grandpa
Mother
In One Laundry First Wall Street
A quip notes that the cleaning came through wash sales as a jab at Wall Street practices.
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Wall Street
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