Patterned Summer Dress and Cape Features for Cool Comfort
A vintage sewing ad promotes Weill-Looking Cool pattern 219 with loose caps and waistline darts for a flattering fit. It also highlights cape folds for style, pattern 2319 with sizes 16 through 44, fabric data, and a 15 cent or stamp pattern order from Rewlik Circle Pattern Department in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weill
Iife
Dors
Colna
Btrth Sizhe
Rewleg Circle Pattern Department
West
Seventeenth Street
New York
Local trader recalls family tales of vast land holdings
A town resident boasts his great grandfather could have bought the whole township, while Farmer Corntessel questions such stories. The speaker ponders how ownership would look if these legends were true, noting skepticism about widespread land claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corntessel
Labor Wasted Burgist Laughs in the Dark
An odd exchange from Stay Stories Magazine features a burglar sneering at night search for money. daylight finds no loot and the intruder mocks the night’s effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stoay Stories Magazine
Aren't We All Bean Humorous Classroom Exchange
A teacher prompts sentences with the word beans. A boy says his father grows beans and another says his mother cooks beans. The third pupil quips we are all human beans signaling a playful twist on the word.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaid
Hide and Seek With Buster Bear in Moonlit Forest
In Thornton W. Burgess style, Buster Bear chases Danny Meadow Mouse through a silver moonlit Green Forest. Danny hides behind a tree trunk as Buster circles, struggle, and learns he cannot outpace the nimble mouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VLR
Buster Bear
Danny Meadow Rouse
Danny
Juster
Luster
Buster
Hin
Duster
Meadow
Berrios
Question Box by Ed Wynn and assorted letters
A collage of humorous Q A exchanges from Ed Wynn styled letters. Entries poke at plumbing stove claims weather debates and damp houses with concise punchlines and playful misdirections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ED Wynn
Through A Woman's Eyes and George Washington
A satirical piece humorously claims new evidence shows George Washington as brave for selecting his wife's dresses. It exaggerates a professor's assertion that Washington was the model husband who chose clothing Martha liked and could shop with her for outfits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Blatery
Martha
Summer Dreams On Our Street Poem Fragment
A nostalgic verse recalls greener trees and joyous days on our street. It laments autumn's onset and remembers a cherished visitor whose memory keeps summer alive through winter gloom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birda
Picnic Hamper Delights and Simple Bake Recipes
A readable excerpt offers Chicken Bouleaus as a tasty sandwich substitute and Raisin Drop Cakes with butter sugar molasses eggs and flour. Instructions describe dough rolling shaping brushing with butter and baking until golden with optional minced ham and nuts.
Changing the Subject in a Southern Chorus Moment
Uncle Eben remarks that a crowd cheers mainly because it tires of Ostento and seeks to start a chorus of its own. The line hints at crowd behavior and social dynamics within a community setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Eben
Tea From China and Its Legendary Beginnings
The passage describes tea’s origin in China during the third dynasty near the end of the Han era and notes legends about its beginnings. It states tea growing spread to many Asian countries, yet Chinese claim a unique climate and soil give China tea a special fragrance and flavor.
Intermountain Made merchandise praised for value and quality
A reader expresses satisfaction with Intermountain Made merchandise and its guarantees of supreme quality and economy. The writer, JACK C, from Myton VisK, extols their offers and urges readers to sample the made in the region goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack C
Visk
Snow and Flower in Swiss Seasons Blend
The passage notes Switzerland's varied geology makes seasons indistinct with winter and spring overlapping. It describes elifehds and gardens in bloom existing side by side, creating striking natural contrasts unique to the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switzerland
Luray Passes Law Banning Barefoot Crossing of New Bridge
In Luray Virginia the city council authorized a bridge over a creek but also enacted a law preventing any boy from trotting or running across the structure even if barefoot. The古 item appears in the local paper as a quirky municipal ordinance and reflects small town governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dridge
Luray
Virginia
Language shifts among Jews over centuries
The Jews historically shifted language several times. In Jesus era Aramaic was daily speech, Hebrew served as a written language. Aramaic and Greek persisted until late medieval periods when Arabic largely supplanted them.
Vitamin Variations Found In Apple Varieties
Researchers report that different apple varieties show varying vitamin levels with some cultivars containing higher amounts of vitamin C than others. The study suggests taste and storage may influence nutrient content.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ern
WNU
Cocl
San Diego Exposition
Kh. J. Neutra
Los Angeles
Walla
Thornton W. Burgess
Alther
Reno Rizzi
V.V
Susan Shes
Aontlilzie
Mr. Wynn
Mr. Wont
Vettern
Arian
Ike
Dmeoelatad Mewapa
Pers
By Jean Newton
Belt
WNY Bervica
By Anne Campbell
Woeetera Newspaper Union
Canada
United States
America
Duke Beach Guard
Duke
Kenneth Grosamftler
Dalles
Ore
Duke Ig
Papa
Bell Syndicate
Matanuska Valley
Mat
Unieka Saley
Alaska
Anklins
Sally Sez
Eval
Hewlett’s Pure
China
Utah
Idahe
John Walker
Stockton On Tees
Durham
England
Godfrey Haukwitz
Monsey Iron & Metal Co
Salt Lake City
Ute
Magnesia
Eskle Shehr
Asia Minor
the Lizard
British Isles
Salt Lake Chy
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!