Dreamland Job Plans Stir Family Strife
Ellen contemplates taking a night job as a Dreamland dancing instructor to cover rent while Molly Myra and Mike cope with poverty after their father’s death. Myra fears Ellen’s path and the toll on health, while Molly remains hopeful that marriage or wealth will solve their hardships. The sisters argue and support, clinging to possibilities of a richer life.
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Molly Rossiter
Elien
Europe
Myra
Bert
Biterly
Ellen
Mike
Molly
Myr
Dreamland
Killen
Mother
Morning Struggles of the Rossiter Family in Brooklyn
Ellen Rossiter and sister Myra confront a sunbaked morning as their mother Molly plans a drastic move to lift the family from poverty. The Rossiters, heirs to a once comfortable estate, face impossible choices after Charles Rossiter’s death leaving debt and work in a public library and a department store. Ellen recalls their father’s English past and the family’s fractured status in a heat tied to hopes of sudden wealth.
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Pine Street
Ellen & Rossiter
Rossiter
Ellen
Myra
Myra Rossiter
Molly Rossiter
Michael
Ellen Rossiter
Rossiters
Molly O'Reilly
County Cork
Baby Mike
Mike
Molly
Charles Michael Rossiter
Brooklyn
Charles Rossiter
Molly O’reilly
Ireland
Harmstead
Charles
England
America
Foolproof Gadgets for Home Use Highlight Price vs. Value
A housekeeper weighs two percolators and chooses the pricier model with a sturdier handle. The clerk explains features that prevent burns and ease use, suggesting many tools justify higher cost when they save effort and avoid daily fuss. The piece cautions against bargain tools that fail in practice and notes brittle boards and other gadgets often disappoint.
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Rene
Edna
A Tea With a Thief Recounts a Gentle Criminal
In a vignette about Elizabeth, a tea hosts a charming thief who has spent years in and out of jails. He argues thieves are humane, victims of society, and worthy of sympathy rather than scorn. The narrator notes guests guard their jewelry as the guest questions society’s judgment of crime.
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Ellen
Bert
Tal
Myra
Atti
Cirla
Evlen
Ashe
New York
Society
Winifred Black
Elizabeth
Penitentiary
Ian
Olive Tablete Promises Color, Health from Liver Aid
Dr Edwards Olive Tablete claims to improve yellow skin, coated tongue, and appetite with a vegetable formula. Marketed as a non calomel laxative, the tablets are said to stimulate the liver and bowels without dangerous aftereffects. Boxes sold yearly for 16¢ 80e 60e Ady.
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Dr. Edtwards
Edtwarda
Edwards
Stars Say For Thursday February 4 Forecast by Genevieve Kemble
The reading centers on Jupiter guiding power and favors from authorities, predicting promotion and honors. Cautions include beware of strangers and avoid major changes or travel. A birthday year brings favorable conditions, recognition, and prestige, with careful travel for a child born on this day. Notable nativity: Charles Lindbergh.
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Jupiter
Charles Tus Lindbergh
Aulaten
Eczema Solution Helps Child Heal With Cutiura
A Wichita mother describes her 1931 case of eczema in her boy. The skin ailment began on the left side and spread to the body and ear with itching and bleeding. After using free samples of Cutiura Soap and Ointment, the child was healed in about a month.
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S. Lawrence St
Wichita, Kans
Hidden Dangers and Devotion Behind a War Night
In a tense domestic scene, a wife fears her husband’s secret night trip amid wartime danger after a coded message from Magh Grantland. Her husband consoles her, reassures duty, and proclaims deep love while acknowledging conflicting loyalties and protective instincts.
Shadowed Farewell After Holdout in House
A tense domestic scene unfolds as Dicky and the narrator share a brief, secret moment before he must leave to meet Harry. Lillian arrives with news of an imminent departure and tension rises as the family plans a quick separation, leaving the narrator to confront fear and silence.
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Dicky
Lillian
Harry
Dicky-bird
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