Temptation of Miss Dean Tests Mountain Home Guests
The narrator plans to accommodate Bess Dean at Mrs. Cosgrove’s mountain home. Cosgrove offers a bungalow for the twins and a room in the main house, while the narrator and Dicky stage a playful scene to move Bess to the hotel for her luggage. Bess’s wary smile hints at tension and the narrator weighs propriety versus kindness.
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Cosgrove
Bess Dean
Robi Savarin
Robert
Mrs. Cosgrove
Eloudy
Dicky
Madge
Miss Dean
Tomorrow's Horoscope From Genevieve Kemble
The forecast marks a generally fortunate day with hints of success and progress after stagnation. It urges caution on major changes or travel while praising publishing and writing ventures and noting a growth outlook for birthdays. A born child would be clever and restless, favoring change.
The Torch of Life and motherhood passed on
Winifred Black relays a mother daughter tale describing a mother’s sacrifice to carry a torch of motherhood. The piece contrasts a daughter’s luxury and distance with a mother’s quiet readiness to travel and endure, urging devotion, sacrifice, and unselfish care across generations.
Fashion Show Sketch Talk on Cloth of Gold Gown
Diary notes a fashion show scene with Pam and the narrator evaluating a gown in cloth of gold and fox fur. They discuss fabrics, colors including purple shades and fuchsia, and potential outfit variations with beaver fur, imagining revisions for brown tones while praising gown lines and jeweled girdle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pam
What Laryngitis Is And How It May Be Helped
An overview of laryngitis causes symptoms and progression from inflammation of the larynx to hoarseness sore throat and coughing. It notes extension from nasal catarrh, risk factors like dust and tobacco, and home remedies such as warm baths, gargles, sprays, and steam inhalations with doctor consult for slow or persistent cases.
Advice to Girls By ANNIE LAURIE EAR ANNLIE LAURIN
A young woman asks if it is proper to accept attentions from a former lover who has since married another woman seeking a divorce. The advisor suggests guarding pride and questions the lover's past genuine feelings, warning against rekindling an unreliable romance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annlie Laurin
Charlotte
Famous "Wits" of History
A column recounts celebrated conversational wits like Shirley Brooks and George Somes Layard. It cites a noted anecdote about a gun stock inscription found in 1888 proving the item’s backstory and connections among figures from humor and literature in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Brooks
Punch
London
George Somes Layard
Brooks
Charles Babine
Oswestry
Shropshire
Thos
Menlove
Home Making Helps to Utilize Unused House Spaces
An article outlines practical, low cost remodeling ideas to turn wasted spaces into storerooms closets and shelving. Examples include stair landings radiator nooks and chimney alcoves converted into functional storage and work areas.
Doris Chats With Mo-Me About Bamboo in China
Doris and Go come back meet a Chinese boy named Mo-Me who explains bamboo uses in China. He describes bamboo as essential for pens, boats, furniture, hats, and even light filament, noting China’s three great industries of silk, tea, and bamboo.
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Brooks
London
Thackeray
Punch
du Maurier
Doris
Mo-Me
Zien Doris
Go- W
Anking
Runni
Dorig
Go Comeback
China
Hin
Gocomeback
Mo Me
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Adele Garrison
Tre Service
Tne
Come Along
Genevieve Kemble
Winifred Black
Abou the Torch
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Fred
Gma
Nother
Mother
Daughter
Mama
Son-in-Law
Grace Thorncliffe
Flying Squirrel
Copeland
New York City
Newspaper Feature Service
Annie Laurie
Gian
Mark Stuyvesant
Wanda Barton
Nick
Yee
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