Shirtwaist Frock Pattern Promises Summer Style
A sewing pattern ad touts a shirtwaist frock with inverted pleat and short sleeves for heat waves. Pattern 2222 offers multiple sizes from 2 to 42, requires 3% yards of 36 inch fabric for size 16, and includes illustrated instructions. Send 15 cents to Sewing Circle Pattern Department, 243 West Seventeenth Street, New York City.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Department
West Seventeenth Street
New York City
Humorous Exchange Over Landmarks and Earmarks
An exchange from the Forida Times-Union joke page features Tom TED ON and Deacon Pinchpenny debating if landmarks are earmarks with a reporter and Colonel Bluegrass weighing in on a bum description and a goatee remark.
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Deacon Pinchpenny
Bluegrass
Forida Times-Union
Jellied Billy and the Jelly Thief Tale
A humorous verse exchange in which a child admits to stealing jelly and explains why he dared not refuse his mother’s questioning, while another child questions the confession. The dialogue captures family, honesty, and parental authority in a playful scene.
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Billy
Tilly
Dual in Fact eahher-Suzanne
A reader asks whether the term dual describes pants as singular or plural. The note suggests Suzanne argues the garment is singular at the waist and plural below, reflecting a playful take on clothing phrasing.
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Eahher
Suzanne
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