The Gentleman From Paris Mystery of a Paris Antiques Theft
A Minneapolis couple and a trusted caretaker are robbed of a Richelieu watch and Cellini grape cluster. Detective Dougherty traces the burglar through New York and Milwaukee, proving the caretaker’s confederate stole the goods. The crook is convict and sentenced after a staged sting.
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Jerome Depinni
Minneapolis
Cardinal Richelieu
Benvenuto Cellini
New York
Daugherty
Richelieu Watch
Sixth Avenue
Coates
Wisconsin
Dougherty
Milwaukee
Doctor Depinni
WNU Service
Magellan Straits Noted Sights Along The Route
The Straits of Magellan extend over 300 miles along the ship channel with abundant wildlife including penguins seals whales and albatross. Mt Sarmiento rises to 7330 feet with extensive snow and glaciers at the tip of South America.
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Straits of Magellan
Mt. Sarmiento
South America
Little Folks Hand Crochet AYBE for Christmas Gifts
Charming hand crochet dresses jackets and scarves shown for children and adults. Mer cerized cotton outfits include two dresses a jacket beret and a matching coatee with ensemble options in navy brown or wine red with lazy daisy embroidery. Also highlighted are triangle scarves with fringe suitable as grown up gifts. Western Newspaper Union.
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Western Newspaper Union
Christmas Eve Rescue by a Country Doctor Couple
In a harsh snowstorm a nurselike wife summons oxen to ferry her exhausted husband ailing through drifts to a sick child. They reunite, share coffee and bread, and find meaning in service as a Christmas miracle.
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Caddy
Elaisy
Halsy
Lem Salter
Shanghai Express
Capacly
Daddy
Western Newspaper Union
Bias-Cut Styles Sweep Paris Winter Fashions
Paris designers unveil bias cut garments with generous drape as sleeves and yokes extend into jackets and dresses. Solid color two and three piece suits gain contrast with short scarves knotted at the throat and tucked through jacket tabs or lapel buttons.
Swish of Taffeta in Winter and Spring Fashions
Cherie Nicholas notes taffeta is poised to dominate winter resort and early spring modes. A deep blue celanese gown with a large self-taffeta bow at the neck features a full knee flare, creating a youthful yet distinguished silhouette.
Long Slender Tunics Dominate Afternoon Models
Afternoon fashion features long slender tunics echoing three quarter coats. Designs use contrasting materials such as faconne rayon crepe lame rayon ottoman falle and dull velvet costumes. Marcel Rochas presents elaborate tunics in lame chenille tufted fabrics quilted crepe and spangled textiles to pair with wool and silk cellulose blends.
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Marcel Rochas
Evening dresses tail into trains with new cuts
Lucien Lelong presents very tight front and back designs that reach the knees then extend into a long graceful train. Molyneux adds a back hem that drops to the ground creating train effects, with some trains fully covered in plastic sequins against dull rayon satins and crepe.
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Lucien Lelong
Molyneux
Snappy Buttons Tits Showcase Year of Snappy Buttons
A report on new dress collections highlighting snappy buttons as a defining feature. Designers feature bold plastic clips as primary fasteners, with minimal use of traditional buttons or tones.
Just a Little Snail
A humorous vignette recalls children noisily trampling an express train car. A passenger threatens to complain as a mother laments misfortunes including a swallowed ticket, a broken carriage window, and losing her purse while claiming they are on the wrong train.
Hard Case Amanda in South Carolina Sleepwalking Husband
A neighbor finds Amanda, wife of a lazy man, fanning her husband who lies in bed. The caller asks if Sam is sick and Mandy whispers that he just needs exercise. The neighbor jokes that his only exercise is walking in his sleep, which hasn’t happened for two nights.
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Amanda
South Carolina
Mandy
Time for Dreams Exes Dreamy Exchange
A humorous exchange where a speaker jokes about exes appearing dreamy at a late hour, the other remarking they have never seen them in such a moment. The brief dialogue unfolds with wit and implied flirtation.
Obsolete School Pranks Reported In Odd Exchange
A school inspector asks a class what he did after a playful mispronunciation. One pupil replies that he kissed the teacher, in a short, humorous moment captured in a quirky local anecdote. The item preserves regional oddity and classroom amusement without sensational detail.
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Norder Cutl
Shoe Store Manager Confronts Discarded Shoes
In Tennessee a Swedish clerk tossed a brand new pair into a waste basket. The manager asked why and the clerk replied they have no pude as six customers tried them and none fit.
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Tennessee
Mistress Giles Gives Orders To Gardener While Away
A London Tit hits describe a scene where an employer instructs that, in the boss's absence, the gardener will take orders from the mistress, Giles, as if at home.
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Giles
London
Rascal Makes Grim Quip Amid Drowning Warning
The fragment suggests a man reflects on past wrongs as he faces danger with a wry, darkly humorous tone about rescue timing and anticipated failure. The snippet centers on a rascal character and a dismissive remark about being saved.
Hope Tlope Inspires Witty Exchange About Fishing
A speaker calls Hope Tlope wonderful while a friend notes a small nibble can keep a man fishing all day, highlighting light dialogue about perseverance and luck in leisure.
Snowman exchange hints at chilly plans and play
Two snowmen joke about going to the all and ball games. The dialogue hints at a playful winter outing despite the cold.
Pattern 8135 two-piece frock offers fabric mixing options
Pattern 8135 two-piece frock with kick-pleated skirt and tailored blouse. Shows wool or plaid wool with velveteen blouse options. Sizes 12 through 40, yardage for size 16 is 8 yards of 54 inch fabric. Send 15 cents plus name address pattern number and size to Sewing Circle Pattern Department New York City.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Department
West Eighteenth Street
New York City
Low spirits man visits restaurant in Chelsea Record
A dour traveler enters a Chelsea restaurant near the door. Walter offers menu choices including cold shoulder or tongue. The patron declines both as he already had them that day and night.
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Walter
Chelsea
A Rare Jewel
A playful note depicts a suitor praising a new sweetheart as a treasure with pearly teeth ruby lips eyes like diamonds and hair curling like dollar signs in a lighthearted exchange.
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Mr. Leadhunter
How the Camel Got Its Hump Joke Quip
A short humorous note recounts a classroom joke about the camel in Noahs ark tale. The pupil asks how the camel got its hump and the teacher is told a punchline involving Noah and a hump. It presents a playful natural history moment for readers.
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Noah
Strenuous Task Ends In Coded Quip by Mrs Ives
The dialogue pairs Mrs Quotem Oh and Mrs Ives humorously remark on balancing duties as women. They quip that half the world remains unaware of the other while noting the labor and care women bear in daily life and social duties.
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Mrs. Quotem
Ives
L’okernose
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Paris
Magellan Straits
By Cherie Nicholas
Oterat Doctors Wife
Addy
Martha
Thomas
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Cherie Nicholas
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