Christmas Eve Forgiveness Brings Eve’s Daughter Back
Hard hearted Hiram Jenner, wealthy and disapproving, reconciles with his daughter Eve after she eloped with inventor George Lane. A Christmas visit to Eve at her home reveals Lane’s potential success and ends with Jenner receiving Eve’s baby granddaughter, christened Eve, as a gift of forgiveness and renewed family joy.
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George Lane
Airam Jenner
Papa Jenner
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Young Lane
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Miss Eve
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French Water Habits Slow Troop Hydration
French villagers with US troops careful to boil water from wells before drinking. Youth's Companion notes locals avoid unsafe sources, while older peasants resist hygienic testing and sterilization as unnecessary.
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United States
Scouts Rally to Preserve Black Walnut Timber
The appeal to boy scouts to avoid census work has yielded the Forest Service new data on about 15,000,000 feet of black walnut timber including location and quality. The government plans to use this information to guide timber management and conservation efforts.
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Boy Scouts
Forest Service
Timber deals pass to manufacturers for gun stocks and propellers
A note states that the timber trade itself does not buy timber but funnels information to manufacturers engaged on government contracts for gun stocks and airplane propellers. The piece highlights the supply chain role of Youth's Companion in disseminating this data.
Entertaining American Editors Attract Royal Attention
The king and queen of England host American editors in a guest event. Nita notes the publicity, saying the guest will feature in many papers, highlighting the queen’s social circle and royal visibility.
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Ned
England
Nita
Keeping Children Warm With Furs In Regulated Homes
The article notes children in well regulated homes stay warm through outdoor life from infancy with care from nurses or mothers. It describes baby rooms with open windows, children in knitted garments, and a split path for boys and girls as girls adopt fur garments from age three or four. Fur sets and coats for children use inexpensive pelts and feature small collars, cuffs, and hats, including beaver and ermine, with Hudson seal accents.
Lace Returns in Fashion as Belgium Looms Large
The piece notes lace making has fallen from fashion yet hints at a comeback with French models showing some lace. It argues lace is scarce since Belgian lace workers are out of the market and European producers are busy elsewhere, highlighting the time required to craft lace.
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Belgium
The New Armistice and a Rise in Lively Fashion
Following news of an armistice the public mood brightened and wardrobes shifted to more colorful millinery formal wear and vibrant negligees. A pictured example features lace on pink satin with georgette crepe, pink ribbon quilling, long sleeves, and matching pink slippers, embodying the era’s festive domestic glamour.
White dotted swiss blouse with organdie yoke details
A slipover blouse features white dotted swiss fabric, a deep circular organdie yoke, and matching organdie cuffs. The dotted swiss blouse and sleeves attach to the yoke with hemstitched joins, and a corded piping trims the rounded throat.
Faith as the Title Deed of Things Hoped For
A sermon recounts ancient papyri found with varied writings proving faith as the title deed to promises. The speaker links biblical trust to worldly notes like a five dollar bill and a peso note, arguing faith rests on the promissor and leads to eternal life in Christ. Abraham’s faith is cited as example of trust in God’s ability to perform.
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Egypt
Sahara
United States
Chihuahua
Mex
Villa
Jesus
Abraham
Sarah
God
Christ Jesus
Washington Called to Victory Prayers by Electric Siren
A moving electric siren sounds as residents of Washington are urged to join in victory prayers. The message emphasizes collective hope and national unity amid a period of uncertainty.
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