The Telephone Operator and the Murder Plot
Jeanette Whipple a central operator overhears plans tying Richard Nash to a murder. She battles wires and time to relay critical calls to track the suspect, racing to connect 270 to New York before 6:00 PM. Nash evades capture but is believed alive as Jeanette returns home shaken by the night’s events.
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Beatty
Jeanette Whipple
Peeteseen
Ealf
Jeanette
Atti
Ridgeton
Captain Henry
Electric
The
Electric Company
Richard
Lathrop
Nash
Saturn
Richard Nash
Richard III
Mae
Baturne
Captain Briggs
Central
Captain Menry
New York
Gomi
Baturne Central
Sanin
Henry
Jeanetta
Lakeville
New Burn
Susan
Jeanette Nash
Arneworth
Must Be Worn With Grace in Paris Fur Fashion
The piece notes a striking season’s fur scarf, very wide and long enough to wrap the body. It stresses that grace in wearing is an art, requiring skill in draping and handling. Parisian women embrace the trend, while imperfect wear ruins the effect.
Graceful Ruffles on Evening Dresses from Paris
Graceful ruffles return to fashion as Blender women and young girls welcome delicate trims for evening gowns. Paris frocks feature narrow skirts edges and ruffles around bodices with embroided bands and lace. A debutante’s model pairs figured net over a warm slip in soft shades.
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Paris
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Frocks for Growing Girls Warn Parents About Fit
Mothers of growing daughters should ensure frocks fit properly to avoid discomfort. Teens may pull in waists or adjust cords, risking lacing and tightened garments. Frocks should have long shoulders to prevent stooping and support healthy posture.
Fashionable Vella Hats Inspire Lace Covered Styles
The article notes Vella hats and toques adorned with lace patterns and craquelip textures in various colors and black and white. Black and white fur options are favored for dark hats, with Vella arranged to drape down and cover the sare.
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Ares
Evening Dress Design with Satin Underdress and Fringe
The design features a deep mauve satin underdress, a plain fawn ninon tunic, and a belted waist. A mauve fringe trims the lower edge, with chiffon towers and foliage above, and a cream tucker undersleeves bodice edge. Sleeves are unfinished on the outside where ribbon and button connections appear, plus a gutter ribbon sash hangs down the left front.
New Jumper Described as Fashionable New Garment
A fragment discusses a fashionable jumper with V shaped back and front and tie at the waist, worn over a dotted shadow lace blouse. It notes a modern smart look distinct from previous variants and mentions fabric variety including pale pink chiffon and silk.
Spring Model Walet Description From Ad Advance
A fragment describes a spring model walet with a deep V neckline edged all around by a wide dialling. The Walet is made of chidiom in any color to match the salt, with a bee and yoke of chifoe and shadow lece. Elbow sleeves feature painted frill like the V weeks.
Scales and Letter Opener For Any Office Desk
A handy desk combo a 11 letter opener and small scales new and useful. The flat stiletto shaped metal blade includes a letter clip end and a weight scale. The balance uses four holes for the lead pencil to indicate weight with an eight inch rule marked on the edge.
Splash Guards for Automobiles Cut Street Water Splash
A design using fan shaped metal plates fitted over wheel hubs holds metal mesh curtains just above street level to prevent muddy water from splashing onto pavement. Guards are optional on dry days and pose little trouble when used.
Discoverer William Robert Brooks Adds Comet Discoveries
Discoverer William Robert Brooks, famed for the Brooks comet, has added more discoveries. He claims 36 comets credited to him, many found using a telescope at the Red House Observatory in Phoebe, New York. Ur Mrowke notes the world awaits the next great comet that may never appear again. He has served as astronomy professor at Hobart College, New York, and is a fellow of the Hoyle Astronomical Society with numerous honors.
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William Robert Brooks
Jaid
Frantia Little
Red House
Pheipe
N. Y
Mrowke
Hince Leke Be
Hobart Outage
New York
Ite Isseliow
The
Hoye! Astronomical Society
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Ropes of Hair Said to Form Enormous Temple Garments
An ancient edict describes ropes fashioned from women’s hair for an immense heathen temple. Timber was hauled from mountains and set in place while two ropes of hair are cited: one measuring 17 inches in circumference and 1 400 feet long, the other 1 inches around and 1 600 feet long.
Bread Made Without Flour Inventions For A Wheat Processing Machine
Parisian bread made without flour uses a machine that transforms wheat into dough. The device crushes and swells grain, washing the meal before mixing with tepid water, yeast, and salt. The dough rises in stages, producing a bread with alternating air holes and a strong aroma.
Water Kiss Sanitary Fountain Idea From Chicago Sculptor
A young Chicago sculptor proposes a sanitary drinking fountain shaped as an upturned scu lpted cup, delivering a “water kiss” to passers by from a bubbling lip. The model can be plaster cast or carved in stone or metal to fit local needs.
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Chicago
Esci ence on a colp and the monoplane tale
Fragmentary OCR note mentions a 1813 invention by Jacob Purkine of Philadelphia a foldable loom by Frenchmen and a monoplane with pigeon wing design. It discusses cigarette packaging and high power engine claims with unclear context and many garbled terms.
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Sogreriagum
Sheewea
Jacob Purkine
Philadelphia
Lee
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William F. Draper
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