Cleopatra's Fan Quilt Pattern Offers Simple Blocks
Cleopatra's Fan quilt attracts with palm leaf fan motifs and a rich design. The 1970 pattern requires only three materials and provides cutting sewing and finishing steps, a diagram for block placement, and a color chart for single and double bed sizes. Send 16 cents in stamps or coins to The Sewing Creek Needlecraft Dept. 82 Eighth Ave New York with your name address and pattern number.
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Sewing Creek
Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Ave
New York
Soap Consumption Rise in US and Europe 1919 1920
The report notes a rise in per capita soap use in the United States from 24 pounds annually to a higher level, while Europe remains at about 4 pounds per person per year. The data highlights a stark contrast between US and European consumption during this period.
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United States
Europe
Women Who Hold Their Men Never Let Them Know
Fragmented OCR text references a product claiming to tone and regulate female health, mentioning Lydis Jt and a vegetable compound. The passage is unclear with broken phrases about men, baths, and monthly cycles, lacking coherent facts or identifiable entities.
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Lydis
R. Fc
Reading to Consider by Bacon Inspires Cautious Thought
The fragment reflects a Baconian urge to weigh and consider rather than rush to belief or discourse. It treats skepticism as a means to discern truth, urging careful judgment over seduction by superficial talks or settled opinions.
Old Town Crier and Christmas Seals Chronicle Heritage
A nostalgic look at the town crier figure through history and its link to Christmas Seals. The piece traces criers from colonial Boston to Provincetown, mentions curfew bells, and details the evolving Christmas Seal designs from 1907 to 1935, highlighting Santa, health messages, and tuberculosis awareness.
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Boston
New England
London
Ostar E. Norman
England
New York
Haddenham
Great Britain
George Chapman
Provincetown
Cape Cod
Mass
Amos Kubik
Tme
Mantheson
Ace Counts
Atmos
Amos
Omaha
Neb
Chicago
United States
Delaware
Americcan Red Cross
Santa Claus
American Red Cross
Red Cross
National Tuberculosis Association
Loga
Edwin Trudeau
Adirondacks
Nick
Sewing a Slipcover Box and Chair Craft Instructions
Ruth Wyeth Spears details constructing a wooden box and chair slipcover with cotton fillings and muslin cover. Describes dimensions, materials, and assembly steps, plus an offer for Mrs Spears sewing book at 25 cents, mailed from Chicago.
General Quiz Questions and Answers Pack
A mixed set of trivia questions and answers covers topics from geography and history to literature. Notable items include the only walled city in America, the reason the sky is blue, the closest land to 0 latitude and longitude, Burr’s conspiracy aim, a harbor with two sides, the world’s longest pipe line, authors who struggled before success, and a line across the earth estimating height and span.
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Quebec
Gold Coast
Mexican
Louisiana
Southampton
England
Asia Minor
Joseph Conrad
George Bernard Shaw
A. A. Milne
Major oil firm touts subhalf-cent advertising edge
One of the nation's largest oil companies claims its advertising costs allow it to market fuel at less than one half mill per gallon. The assertion links promotional spend to a lower delivered price, highlighting pricing strategy amid competitive markets.
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United States
A Resolution to Be Kinder Than Necessary Tonight
A brief quotation from James M. Barrie urging daily kindness. The line proposes adopting a rule of life to try to be a little kinder than necessary starting tonight. The note frames kindness as a deliberate personal standard.
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James M. Barrie
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Old Town Crier
Western Newspaper Union
Elmo Scott Watson
America
New Amsterdam
New York City
Etle
Samuel Johnson
Boswell
Gree
Whey
Nantucket
Atlantic
A. F. Musgrave
Crice
Ruth Wyeth
Spe
Sey “Luden's
Ealtoz
Asa Dean
Dean
Winnier
Nover
Tor
Root
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