Sonia and O'Kane Rise in War Era Novel Review
The essay highlights Stephen McKenna's Sonia Between Two Worlds as a sharp portrait of English upper crust life from 1898 to 1915. It traces Sonia Dainton and David O'Kane through Melton and Oxford to London's smart set, praising O'Kane as a rebel with a purpose and noting the war as the turning point that gives Sonia back her soul.
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Mr. Arvine
England
Sonia
Doran
Stephen McKenna
Melton
Winchester School
Oxford
George Oakleigh
Loring
Sonia Dainton
David O’rane
O'Rane
London
O'Kane
David O'Kane
Mr. McKenna
Fund 101st Infantry Aid Fund Nears Goal
Contributions to the efficiency fund for the One Hundred and First Infantry, formerly the Fighting Ninth and Dandy Fifth, continued yesterday. The $50,000 target set by the Ninth Regiment Associates is more than halfway raised and in fast pace, the full amount may be collected within days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
One Hundred and
Ninth
National Guard
Ninth Regiment
Subscriptions Pass Thirty Thousand For Regiment Fund
The total subscribed up to last night reached 30397 dollars. Seven gifts of 1000 dollars and one of 200 dollars appear in the public list. Contributions are received by treasurer Joseph H. O’Neil at Federal Trust Company on Devonshire Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph H. O'Neil
Federal Trust Company
Devonshire Street
Fragmented List of Donors and Amounts Totals
A long OCR fragment lists numerous donor names with monetary amounts, totaling 80 797 00 dollars. Names include Mrs Nathaniel Thayer James J Phelan Joseph C Doherty Richard C Storey Arthur V Grimes Wendell Endicott Daniel H Conkley W B Fitzgerald F E Atteaux Dr John Dixwell Charles F Campbell James M Prendergast BE T Slattery Company John A Reardon & Co Joseph P Manning Co Charles B Strecker Mrs Margaret OBrien George F Naphen Leo Leary T C Power Albert Thorndike United States Color & Chemical Co Thomas J Clexton Mr and Mrs Louis A Frothingham Victor M Pelletier Proctor Ellison Company Joseph E AP NOREAes A B amt Maurice J Cirran Laurence J OARD David Stoneman Humphrey O'Sullivan William Dooley John F Fitzgerald and others. The sum appears garbled but ends with a grand total of 80 797 00.
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Nathaniel Thayer
James J. Phelan
Joseph C. Doherty
Richard C. Storey
Arthur V. Grimes
Wendell Endicott
Daniel H. Conkley
W. BF. Fitzgerald
F. E. Atteaux
Atte
John Dixwell
Charles F. Campbell
Acee Sole
George F. Naphen
Seeeseeeses
Leo Leary
Pe Heaitrick
Tames PF. Power
Albert Thorndike
United States Color &Chemical Co
Thomas J. Clexton
Louis A. Frothingham
Victor M. Pelletier
Proctor
Maurice J. Cirran
Andrea the Salle
Eva Tetee
Laurence J Oard
David Stoneman
Humphrey O'Sullivan
William J. Dooley
John F. Fitzgerald
Ural
Wartime love and marriage duties amid a young couple
A 20 year old writes to Miss Champagne asking how to convince her fiancé in the army to marry before departure for France. The adviser condemns delaying marriage for a draft dodger and urges embracing duty and sacrifice to ensure a noble future generation.
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Miss Champagne
France
Doris
Shifts in New Haven Operating Staff
Promotions and changes in the New Haven railroad operating staff take effect today. General Manager C. L. Bardo becomes assistant to President F. J. Pearson and retains general charge of the operating department. General Mechanical Superintendent G. W. Wildin becomes general manager. W. L. Bean moves from assistant to the president to assistant to the general mechanical superintendent.
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New Haven Railroad
C. L. Bardo
F. J. Pearson
G. W. Wildin
W.L. Bean
Harvest Home With Thee From The Dim Lands
An old verse invokes returning hopeful workers to harvest home with rejoicing. The lines praise steadfast striving toward truth and reward, merging religious devotion with communal renewal as evening gathers all.
War Tax Sparks Fines At Mrs Trevor’s House Party
A Red Cross fund nudges up as war talk is fined five dollars each in a household. Jack has already paid ten dollars in fines, while Miss Didbey, a Red Cross nurse recently returned from Paris, pays her first fine and laments possible poverty. She wore a plain blue suit and midnight blue taffeta with violet accents.
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Red Cross
Jack
Paris
Household Hints for Sewing Space Organization
Mary T. Hurd offers practical tips for a sewing filled living room. Create labeled bags for each fabric type to keep order and add artistic flair. Use an embroidery hoop bag for cuttings and threads and a pin cushion with straps attached to the sewing machine.
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Gray
Mary T. Hurd
Sponge Cake and Graham Bread Recipe Note
A recipe snippet lists Sponge Cake ingredients and steps, including beating eggs separately, sugar portions, flour with baking powder or soda and cream of tartar, flavoring, and warm water, plus a 15 minute rest and 25 minute bake. It also gives Graham Bread ingredients with sour milk, soda, sugar, molasses, salt, white and graham flour, rising time 46 minutes and bake 45 minutes. A signature notes Mrs Frank B Richardson at 74 Sagamore Street Atlantic.
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Graham Bread
Frank B. Richardson
Sagamore Street
Atlantic
Love Touches With Its Gentle Rose
A reflective poem describes love as a gentle rose that warms youth and blesses age. It contrasts battle fire with nobility and desire, then shifts to a cradle scene and the dreamlike bloom of a lover who remains fresh to an older figure. The imagery references Enna and Orpheus’ lovers to heighten timeless passion.
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Enna's
Sympathy for the Lonely and Advice to Troubled Readers
A letter from Lavender urges caution on romantic fantasies and movie dating, advising steady judgment and restraint to avoid regrets. It counsels a tortured mother to seek discreet help with children, play hard to get, and not reveal feelings if a reconciliation may be unlikely. A reader asks about trouble caused by towns that value money over kindness and mentions a son pursuing a cooking career.
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Chance
Mike Tennyson
Brook
Lavender
Denar Sisters advise on wage fairness and domestic roles
A letter from the Denar Sisters of the Sewing Circle argues for fair pay between a daughter's board and a son's wages, noting a son-in-law would earn more with room and board. Another reader complains of a lonely marriage, asking what to do without leaving her husband. A Somerville lass replies with satire about cosmetics and marriage.
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John Galsworthy
Scribner
Gyp Winton
Galsworthy
Major Winton
Denar Sisters
Senate to Vote on War Profits Levy in War Tax Bill
Washington Aug 31 voting on the war profits section of the war tax bill likely will begin tomorrow in the Senate. The day brought rapid clarification after cloture plans were abandoned and final disposition agreed. Just before adjournment today the chamber was ready for a vote on amendments to the war profits section headed by Senator Johnson of California proposing an 80 percent gross levy. Absence of many Senators delayed any immediate test of strength.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
California
Senators Debate War Profits Tax Plans in Congress
Senators split on higher war profits taxes with Harding Smoot backing retention and Hollis Grenna demanding heavier levies. Borah says no delay on Johnson amendment as voting strategy places Johnson’s proposal first in the tiered effort to raise revenue. The floor attendance was light and leaders forecast varying outcomes.
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la Follette
Borah
Harding
Smoot
Finance Committee
Hollis
Grenna
Senator Johnson
Professor Lyman Commissioned as Captain in Aviation Corps
Professor Theodore Lyman of Harvard received from the War Department a commission as captain in the aviation department of the United States Signal Corps and was ordered to report at once at an American port for service abroad.
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Theodore Lyman
M Harvard
War Department
Aviation Department
United States Signal Corps
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