Bobby G at Bellemere Estate Sparks Growling Rivalry
Roberta G a landscape gardener arrives at Way Fells estate to work for Mrs. A and Richard A finds her unexpected, facing his prejudice about women in farming. As Roberta proves competent and capable, Richard's chilly attitude softens while laborers admire her skill and resolve. A horse accident tests their growing dynamic and Richard's remorse.
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Conscience and reconciliation amid a rural accident
A couple travel by car when a rut jolts them after a horse accident. Roberta aches, doubts forgiveness, while Richard apologizes and seeks reconciliation. The scene shifts to a kitchen list of old fashioned recipes including soft ginger cookies and chocolate cake, plus a fruit preserve note.
Women debate aiding German war relief in wartime letters
Readers of the Sewing Circle discussion weigh feeding German women against wartime hardship. A Mother’s Heart advocates aid, while others criticize mercy toward Germans. Contributors argue about famine, discipline, and whether charity aligns with Christian duty.
Two Minute Talks for Americans by Charles Franklin Jones
A Boston author argues America repeats lessons from wars, notably thrift and resource conservation, questioning if the nation will remember lessons before the next necessity, illustrated by a church member tale about patched trousers and backsliding. Dolly wears a velvet sports suit with fur trim in a vivid fashion description.
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America
Poems for Your Scrap Book Beyond the Gates
A lyrical meditation on journeys through sleep and dreams. The speaker travels beyond the Sleeping Gate meeting the living and dead, conversing with monarchs and safes, greeting long-vanished loved ones, returning changed with smiles or tears. The verse blends wonder, mystery, and personal reflection.
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A humorous monologue about a woman who keeps a thrift diary and calms herself by admitting she has spent money on hats pearls lunch milk bread butter and cents for pins rubbers and other items. She realizes the total exceeds her vow and ends by deciding to go to bed.
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Jules
Letters From Beverly Express Anger At German War Aims
A Beverly reader denounces German brutality and praises American sacrifice in World War I. She recalls loved ones serving in the navy and abroad, condemns German women and soldiers, cites Lusitania and Edith Cavell, and urges harsh measures against Germany.
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Lusitania
Edith Cavell
Beverly
Etiquette Qs and Answers From Miss Alice Stuart
A column on social conduct covers wedding dress in white for debutantes with a bouquet, inviting a mother to accompany a guest to the theatre, and cafeteria etiquette about paying for a lady friend’s lunch. It advises inviting the mother in best society and that a guest should pay her own check unless the inviter arranged the meeting.
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