Sarah Lynn Moves Toward Freedom and a Wedlock Plan
Sarah Lynn recovers enough to walk and drives family plans toward a wedding with Duncan Van Doren in Detroit. Gunnar Thorwald returns, vows to stay if she wants, while Miss Pennington and Lynn Dana grapple with the news of her engagement and the looming Pacific departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duncan
Sarah Lynn
Penny
Uncle Lynn
Gunnar
Conrad Jordan
Sally Ann
Miss Pennington
Betrothal secrecy ends with quiet Dana wedding plan
Mrs Edwin Dana aims to keep the engagement of her daughter Sarah Lynn to Duncan Van Doren secret as public buzz grows. The planned wedding will be private at the Dana family home on Loma Vista Drive with immediate relatives, followed by a honeymoon and settlement in Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Dana
Danavale
Detroit
Sarah Lynn
Sarah Lynn Dana
Duncan van Doren
Loma Vista Drive
Mrs Dana Refuses News for Sarah Lynn
Mrs Dana delays news for Sarah Lynn as three phone calls interrupt her. She insists no message be sent, fearing distress from painful memories, while Gim Jung, the Chinese servant, promises to bring any letter or telegram that arrives.
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Gim Jung
Sarah Lynn
Tree That Owns Itself Preserved as Athens Landmark
An old Athens Georgia oak known as the tree that owns itself is guarded by locals. A legendary 1820 deed reportedly conveyed ownership of the tree and surrounding land to the tree itself, though not a legal title. Granite posts and a marble block mark its protected status. Presidents from poor families note includes nine presidents born into poverty.
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Georgia
Athens
William H. Jackson
University of Georgia
James Jackson
State Supreme Court
Jackson
Indianapolis News
Clarke
United States
Washington
Abraham Lincoln
White House
Cleaning and Household Tips From the Era
Short, practical notes cover avoiding gas burner sediment from boilovers. Instructions include using ribbon scraps for underwear straps, white lead in putty, air drying to reduce ironing, washing flour sieves in soda water, hanging pictures by eye level, polishing worn wood floors weekly, peeling onions with hot water, saving juice from canned fruit for punch, and bicarbonate of soda paste to remove perspiration and light scorch marks on white silk.
Wise and Otherwise and the Thread of Attitudes
A compact column of quips on laziness speech charity and friendship. It notes laziness ends at the tongue and home charity shrinks as people stay away. It pivots to marriage as an antidote to money Poison and jokes about golf silk stockings and a worm’s turn.
Favorite Recipe of the Week
Recipe lists sugar butter shortening water and flour with baking powder and egg whites. It instructs creaming butter and sugar then folding in flour and water alternately and finishing with beaten egg whites. Bake in two pans at 350 degrees.
Canada’s Area Compared to South American Nations
The text states Canada covers 3 694 863 square miles, while South America reaches 6 800 000. It compares Canada with Brazil at 3 285 319, and lists Russia or U S S R at 8 144 998 square miles. It notes North America is about 8 000 000 square miles.
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Canada
South America
Brazil
Russia
North America
Becoming Practical Frocks Patterns and Sewing Advice
This notice promotes patterns 1563 and 1464 for women and girls, detailing sizes and fabric needs, and outlines the value of the book SUCCESS IN SEWING for home dressmaking. It invites readers to order from The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept., Chicago, with patterns priced at 15 cents each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Poor Refuge Idleness is Only the Refuge of Weak Minds
A brief aphorism attributed to Chesterfield, declaring that idle minds seek weak refuges. The quotation emphasizes personal responsibility and the critique of laziness as a strategy for avoiding effort.
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Chesterfield
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ruth Comfort Mitchell
D. Appleton
Lynn Dana
Mrs. Dana
Helena
San Francisco
Mary Dana Webster
van Doren
Gunnar Thorwald
New York
Adelaide
Mary
Jens
Mr. Dana
Hank Dana
Gunnar Thorwaild
Pacific
Jin
Jersey
Lydia
Pinkham
Wnu-K
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