Joseph Conrad's Life of Grit and Writing Triumphs
A 1928 feature highlights Joseph Conrad as a model of perseverance and ambition. Born in 1857 to Polish stock, he learned English late yet produced acclaimed novels after turning to writing in mid life. Despite hardships, his manuscripts sold for over $110,000 at auction, proving that steady effort yields extraordinary achievement.
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Louis E. Bisch
UCH
Joseph Conrad
Conrad
Ukraine
Newcastle
Modern marketing shifts toward small meat dishes and fish
The article argues households favor small meat dishes over roasts, embracing fish and vegetables. It discusses portioning four for meals, varied boards with croquettes and battered cuts, and suggests bones and marrow as stock and relish, noting English marrow toast as a trend.
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Hamburg
Maryland
Smart Tennis Dress by Vera Winston in White and Rose Pongee
Fashion notes describe a white and rose pongee tennis dress featuring four deep scalloped trims and a contrasting dress insert. The ensemble is complemented by a black satin scarf and a felt cloche with a turned up brim and black satin ribbon trim.
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White
Rose Pongee
Autumn Dining Porch Set For Fall Dining Pleasures
A bright yellow themed dining porch offers a cheerful autumn scene. Golden September light, yellow chairs and table linen blend with green concrete and fall blooms to invite a restful meal and satisfy the inner man before winter winds arrive.
Advice to Girls from Annie Laurie on Dating Etiquette
A teenage girl asks how to handle a potential date and whether to write an apologetic note after a missed date. Annie Laurie and reader Ramona advise letting the young man initiate follow up, with parental permission, and keeping letters friendly. The column also covers who should speak first and who should say good night.
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Annie Laurie
Advice Column on Invitations and Age Gaps
A girl asks if she should invite a man ten years older to a birthday party and if her parents should meet him. The column says to let the girl invite him or have the host write the note, and that a ten year gap may be acceptable if tastes and interests align. It suggests accepting only conventional birthday gifts like books candy or flowers.
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Annie Laurie
Saturday Star Signs September Seventh Forecast
The Friday September ninth forecast notes a day with potential memorable events rather than major feats. Money matters demand caution while investments may reveal clear conditions, and discussions or disputes could emerge with vigor or turbulence. A birthday year may bring surprising revelations, and a child born then should learn restraint and fluency.
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Astra
Ada Muir
Three Minute Journeys aT AMBER Ten Downing Street
A vivid portrait of Downing Street and its famed residence at No. 10 London. The article notes its unassuming exterior and the guard in helmeted dress, while recounting the historic grant of the house to the First Lord of the Treasury, now the Prime Minister.
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London
England
Downing Street
Whitehall
George Downing
Treasury
Charles II
Britain
Britain's Power. In 1731, No. 10
Sir Robert Walpole
George II
Walpole
Cancer is Curable If Treated Early in Time
A 1929 feature by Dr. Royall S. Copeland urges early cancer detection to ease fear and improve outcomes. The piece cites Sir Berkeley Moynihan on curability, stresses diagnosis via X ray, and answers reader health questions on glands, growths, goitre, and skin care with practical advice.
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Royal S. Copeland
M.D
United States
New York
New York City
London
Berkeley Moynihan
Sir Berkeley
Love's Awakening A Delicate Wakeup Call at Breakfast
Adele Garrison presents Katherine's tact guiding a tense breakfast scene in which Marion resents her mother’s illness and Katherine asserts strict caregiving. The narrator contemplates pressures of family duty, with plans to hint to Marion and address Harry as the scene closes.
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Love
Adele Garrison
Katherine
Marion
Lillian
Kan
Katherie
Harry
Atlas
Brixton
Mary
Matty
Katie
Harry Underwood
Missis Katherine
Dicky Learns to Accept the Wind and Enjoy the Day
Dicky vows to stop blaming the wind after his hat and kite adventures. A sudden calm ends a windy spell, teaching him to be content with the weather and to think before wishing. Wind boys tease and help, and Dicky rediscovers joy in the breeze with his red kite.
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Dicky
Tom
Fred
Lac. Dk
Words of the Wise and Quotations on Memory and Virtue
A collection of aphorisms and quotes discussing memory as impressions, the value of refreshing good acts, literature as a path to glory, the intentional nature of events, and knowledge as a differentiator among people. Notable voices include Hare Disraeli Lessing and Addison.
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Disraeli
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Jeannette Young Norton
Vera Winston
By Marie Marot
Ramona
F Viar
Anxiou
The
Stars
By Genevieve Kemble
Temple Manning
Amber Ten Downing Street
DR. Copeland
H.R
R.E.W. Q
Iney
Blanche Silver
Cornfield
Words of
Hare
Lessing
Addison
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