Answer to School Hat Problem by Ruth Wyeth Spears
Instructions for a simple woolen school hat for a young girl using two fabric pieces. Details include cutting a head-sized pattern, stitching the back seam, placing pieces right sides together, turning, basting, gathering the top, and finishing with ribbon or bow. Includes notes on using available materials and references a pattern book and address.
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Ruth Wyeth Spears
Spears
Desplaines St
Chicago
Household questions and cleaning tips from old guide
Chamois for cleaning furniture removes finger marks when wrung in cold water and rubbed over polished surfaces, then dried to polish. Winter tool care suggests cleaning garden tools, applying kerosene or grease, and storing in a dry place. A ground floor spot aids children with books and toys. To remove mildew stains from white linens boil with two tablespoons of pearl ash per quart.
Women in Their Forties Attract Vien Through Potent Tonic
A60s era style remedy promises to boost appeal to men using a herbal compound. The ad claims it supports vitality, nerve balance, mood stability, and overall energy for women aged 40s, with notes on natural resistance to stress and enhanced enjoyment of life.
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A & Man
Moody
Lim
Weil
Turbulent European Crisis Shapes Czech Territory Debate
The article outlines postwar fear and power shifts as Sudeten demands push Czechoslovakia toward concessions to Germany while Britain and France seek a ceasefire. It notes Polish and Hungarian agitation, Mussolini's dismissive stance on treaties, and a looming threat of further fragmentation across Europe amid rising nationalist pressures.
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Sudeten
Germany
England
Prague
Milan Hodza
Jan Syrovy Ons
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Warsaw
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Hungary
Treviso
Italy
Benito Mussolini
Europe
Notious Hoare Laval
London
Neville Chamberlain
Godesberg
Adolf Hitler
der Fuchrer
Fraice
Railroads Face Wage Cut Clash Amid 1930s Labor Tensions
A broad portrait of American industry and railroad woes centers on railroads proposing a 15 percent wage cut amounting to about 250 million over two years, while labor groups accuse mismanagement and overcapitalization. Congress debates legislation as a looming October 1 railroad strike tests presidential fact finding. International management concerns and political pressures color the standoff, with executives urging a rehab plan while workers press for preservation of wages and standards.
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Congress
Wisconsin
Robert M Lafollette
DB Robertson Railway
George M Harris
Ita
Management 3
Cooperati 4
Washington F
Frances Alex Brule
Germany
Garg Leebsner
White House
Manvilles
Lewis Wo Brown
Westingtea
Robertson
Ditmars seeks prize for zoo fame and sea serpents lore
Dr Ditmars, famed mammal and reptile curator at the Brax Zoo, once again canvasses a city award for a lifetime of Zoo and natural history work. He describes sea serpents in the Indian Ocean and western Pacific, flying snakes, tree-climbing fish, and other marvels, while recounting his long career from youth gathering insects to leading a major museum collection.
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York
Eri
Newark
L Ditmars
Brax Zoo
Trinidad
Petaa
Ditmars
Sho
Necta
Dr Ditmars
Sin
Museum of Natural History
Fragmented notes on poultry farming and illiquid terms
A garbled text fragment describes pit work and droppouts in a poultry or farm setting with scattered terms about birds, roosts, feeding, and tools. Several lines appear to reference construction, drains, and possible hazards, but the overall content is incoherent and many phrases are unreadable.
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Osaresk
Whitewash for Farm Buildings and Interior Walls
A practical guide on whitewash as a disinfectant and finish for farm structures. It covers preparation of surfaces, mixing ratios with water and cement, application methods, drying times, and hints to prevent flaking or chalking. The text mentions quantities like gallons and pounds and suggests using lime and salt in mixes.
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Wooa
Foster
Fort Ula
Papet Tays
Atlas
Dor Nylay
Moasas
Afghan Color and Economy In This Jiffy
A crochet pattern note describes using Germantown wool with a large hook to make a quick afghan half the wool of a typical piece. Pattern 040 provides stitch directions, materials, and cell schemes, sent with 16 stamps or coins to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept. 259 W 14th Street New York.
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Germantown
Tlasehold Arts Dept
14Th Street
New York
Tieasa
Quotations and maxims on luck, pride, and marriage
A collection of aphorisms on fortune, speech, digestion, and social status. It juxtaposes success with boastful praise, notes gendered expectations in marriage, and dismisses intruding on others’ affairs. The tone resembles wry social commentary with scattered imagery about luck and opportunity.
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