Will Of The Wind A Young Wife Defies The Boomer Fate
Sylvia resists a life bound to a traveling mill worker. Mrs. Hackett guides a trial escape via a six day car trip to prove a better future might exist. The trip reveals the pull of home and a hopeful turn as Sylvia reconsiders Canton plans and lives for herself.
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Mr. Hackett
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Mre. Hackett
Michigan
Wisconsin
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Iowa
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The Most Charming Woman: Madame Recamier of Paris
A meditation on charm fields a portrait of Jeanne Françoise Recamier, the 19th century Parisian whose tact, listening, and subtle presence made others shine. She lived 1777 to 1849, influencing writers who seek a standard of charm and personality.
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Ingrid Bergman
Duchess of Windsor
Cleopatra
Paris
Madame Reecamier
Madame Recamier
Sainte-Beuve
Insa
Jeanne Francoise Recamier
Fragments Outline Odd Items and Puzzling Sums
A cryptic OCR snippet lists numbers and unclear terms like Baving lobes and Boxes with supports plus a stray 1¢ marker. The readable bits hint at a puzzle or price note but lack context, names, places, or events to identify.
Wonderful Woman Wonderful Woman By IN STANTON
A wife notices her husband’s interest in a young secretary named Tess Barclay. She uses subtle manipulation to test Tess while preserving appearances. Tess reveals Harry Stanton’s impatience and health, prompting Ann to shield both him and the new secretary, then guides Tess back to the office.
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Ann
Elsie Olson
Harry
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Tess Barclay
Tess
Miss Barclay
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Miss Olson
Mr. Stanton
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Adorable Two Piecer Pattern No 8955 For Girls
A cheerful young girl style features a puff sleeved top with a flared peplum and a dainty skirt. Pattern No 8955 offers sizes 6 through 14 years. Includes yardage estimates and warm weather suitability with bright checks or solid fabrics. Free pattern details printed inside the magazine.
Home Sewing Tips From an Old Household Column
Practical advice covers bias seam basting with paper, sealing stains with aluminum paint, finishing with oil paint, clothing fit by taking in rather than letting out, dampening bowls to prevent slipping, ammonia for mirror fog, pressing cloths from heavy unbleached muslin, lint free cloth by boiling, whiting lemon paste for ivory and bone cutlery, and adding ribbon at the waist for style.
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