Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 21 Jun 1929, p. 34

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WILMETTE LIFE June 21, 1929 Scout Vniform, its origins, its variation s in different lands, and ajl <-~ hout the badges, insignia, and awards associated with it. The two hundred pages give much interesting and curious informati6n, and ar~ en rich ed with 135 illustrations. The presentation is ~uccinct and thorough, and even the outsider may learn no\v whal' the well-dressed Scout must wear, and how. The Scouts themselves will treasure thi-s result of official but Jo,·ing rc earch. Commen~ on Current Books PIERRE, OR THE AMBIGUITIES. romanrf' s. It s locale is a large ranch Dv Herman ~f el\'ille. Dutton. in \~'y;ming, and its time is tha~ THE OUTSIDER. By ).f aurice Sam- tran_ ition period of the later 'nineties SEVEN FOR A SECRET. By ~fary wiH'Il there was enough flashes of the \\'ebb. Dutton. . nels. Stratford. when ranches were under fence, but old davs of the open range to make THE HOUSE IN .DORMER FOREST. \\'cste;n ranch life ' interesting. 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