Betty Ollawell Gains Backbone From Handwriting Prize
Betty Ollawell, struggling nurse and housekeeper, battles envy and worry until a Sunday Chronicle handwriting contest yields a $100 prize and a character analysis that praises her true talents. Alyse Hayes had urged calm and thrift as Betty discovers her own perseverance can turn luck.
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Evty Ollowell
Alyse Slaves
Alyse
Betty
Betty Ollawell
Mazie Walker
Mazie
Beame
Alyse Hayes
Sunday Chronicle
Lonely Places Lure Hunters of Big Game
W. S. Chadwick, famed hunter, in Field and Stream recounts preferring wild lonely forests to cities. He recalls a Congo episode where he and a friend outwitted 12 police by dressing 20 boys in khaki, the officers retreating in fear, noting how arrests at home would be swift. He values a manly world where brains and brawn distinguish men.
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Africa
W. S. Chadwick
Congo
Ivory
Chadwick
Gave It to Hinkler and the flight test standard
Describes an Australian flying school requiring applicants to prove innate flying ability. The required trait is the pilot's instinctive discrimination of sensor motor stimuli to adjust physiological and psychological balance, enabling comprehension and assimilation of pilotage instruction. The quote ends with the claim Hinkler has it, from the Manchester Guardian.
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Australia
Hinkler
Manchester Guardian
Cat Adopts Mouse In Manchester Home Bond
A Manchester couple report their cat caught a mouse and adopted it as a pet. The pair share a sleeping basket and the cat faithfully washes and plays with the mouse. The mouse stayed briefly at a veterinary, but reunions show a settled companionship.
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Manchester
England
Red hair in famous figures questioned by biographers
The passage notes no biographies confirm Julius Caesar had red hair though fair complexion is cited. It lists figures often said to have red hair such as Cato Clovis Frederick Barbarossa William Rufus Demetrius Altieri Tasso Queen Elizabeth Red Douglas Ned Comyn Otho H Campens William H H Seward Van Buren and suggests further biographical research would reveal more.
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Caeser
Cato
Clovis
Frederick Barbarossa
William Rufus
Demetrius
Altieri
Tasso
Queen Elizabeth
Red Douglas
Ned Comyn
Otho H. Campens
William HH. Seward
van Buren
Remarkable Formations in Garden of the Gods Colorado
The Garden of the Gods near Colorado Springs Colorado spans about 500 acres and is famed for bizarre rock formations. Red and white sandstone sculpted into grotesque shapes bear various names, including two immense red masses rising 330 feet with a passage road between them.
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Colorado
Colorado Springs
Silk Coats Elevate Spring Fashion Lists
The silk coat remains a wardrobe staple in black or navy, with black favored for afternoon wear. It boosts ensembles by appearing integrated with at least one outfit. Lightweight cloth and heavyweight silk coats are preferred over printed summer coats, while fur collars vary from minimal to bold in style.
Navy kasha coat with shaded dress and scarf ensemble
A period description advises women to pair a navy blue kasha coat with a shaded tone dress and silk scarf for an economy minded yet stylish look. A fox fur scarf can be added, and a matching scarf and purse complete the smart outfit.
Remove Grease From Leather Shoes and Belts
Cleaning leather items of grease involves using a nonflammable commercial fluid to blot the spot with a dry towel, then restoring the leather with feather lotion. Leather apparel including shoes and belts can often be washed with mild soap and polished with wool cloth after cleaning.
Matching Brooches Are in Fashion Limelight
Fashion notes spotlight matching brooches this spring. A two toned scarf features a large dagger brooch and a hat holds a matching jewel. Onyx bars frame the center with baguette diamonds on the sides and diamond triangles at the ends. The black white satin scarf adds striking contrast.
Frock and Hat Display Worn by Mary Philbin
A pale yellow frock paired with an oasis green felt hat is worn by Mary Philbin, the popular movie star. The one piece frock is bloused and the skirt plaited, complemented by a finger coat with diamond pockets.
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Mary Philbin
Parents Guide To Child Rearing And Home Design
The article argues for giving children responsibility to foster self esteem and reasoning. It highlights modern child development science, parental education, and practical home ideas such as baked parchment paper cooking, a kitchen parcel receiver, ventilated vegetable bins, and organized shelving. It also notes garden projects for families, using library resources to plan and teach. The piece ends with clothing trend: a gray kasha tweed coat with a circular back plaited yoke.
Grandma's Roses and Her Flower Bed Memory
A downstairs bedroom with a poem like memory of Grandma. Melly recalls a round sunny room, stove, mirror, and the cherished rosebushes in the winter flower bed. Each spring the first rose emerges, signaling Grandma and Melly’s close bond and the fragrant nostalgic ritual.
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Grandma
Melly
Cows Act Like Horses On Trip Sparks Five Year Old’s Observation
During travel, five year old Timmfie watched oxen pulling a cart and exclaimed to his mother that cows were acting like horses, a vivid impression from the journey.
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Timmfie
Bell from John Milton to grace New Montauk church tower
A long lost ship bell from the John Milton, sunk off Long Island while returning to Boston from a Peru voyage, is to be placed in the tower of the New Montauk Point Community Church. The ship's bell rests on the shore where the vessel foundered and is now honored at the church site.
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John Milton
Long Island
New Montauk Point
Boston
Peru
Old Folks Say Doctor Caldwell Was Right
A vintage medical ad touts Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a gentle laxative using senna and herbs. It claims effectiveness for constipation biliousness indigestion and headaches and notes it is safe for children and elderly people. Free trial bottles offered by mail from Monticello Illinois.
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Caldwell
Medical College
Dr. Caldwell
Dept. BB
Monticello
Illinois
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