Sophy Tancred's Turbulent Night at Bordighera
A fragment from Elizabeth York Miller's serial unfolds Sophy Tancred and her husband Alan Brooke in jeweled Italian settings near Bordighera. Jealousy and a dinner encounter test loyalties as Sophy seeks a safer life while past relationships, Cristina the housekeeper, and a looming estrangement fuel tension amid plans for a charitable concert and Miss Bryant's ambitions at the Vallecrossa cottage.
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Pieen Tancred
Mona
Bordighera
Alan
Cristina
Sophy
Wilde Wopper
Mong
Brooke
Paris
Plera
Sophy Lilla Brant
Willie Moppat
Cilia Bryant
Mra Moppet
Willie
Monsieur Mered
Cisey
Borgani
Signora
Doris
Gaatier
Clesy
Miss Bryant
Ings
Wille
Census Practice Across Nations Through History
The article notes that many countries lack a modern census with Angora Turkey’s first census completed and Turkey preparing a full national count. It mentions Persia Afghanistan the Indo Chinese peninsula Africa parts of South America and much of China as areas without census activity. The modern census is 241 years old though earlier population tallies existed in ancient times.
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Angora
Turkey
Persia
Afghanistan
Africa
South America
China
Efficient Housekeeping column by Laura A Kirkman
A vintage daily feature presents menu items for breakfast to dinner including cereal, fried ham, coffee, banana dessert, and a topic list of reader inquiries. It covers kitchen tips on maple waffles, bed linens, pillow slips, and inexpensive linen bureau runners with simple cross stitch ideas. Features questions about dimity spreads, pillow ticking hides, and fabric suggestions.
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Bride
Child Health Day message calls home focused care
A health day emphasis urges parents to place child welfare at home. It argues national health rests on early years, with government providing instruction but personal habits and family example shaping outcomes. Includes Q and A on health habits and remedies.
When Daddy Is Tired A Home Chief's Quiet Rest
A humorous vignette describes a mother pampering a tired father after a long day. Children prepare a throne with a pillow and slippers, light ashtray and magazines, while the father enjoys a peaceful evening as the family playfully serves him. The scene ends with the children imagining a safari as part of the home ritual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sayer
Africa
Father
Electric Fish Varieties Shock Enemies and Prey
The article describes electric fish varieties that generate and discharge electricity. They range from four to 230 volts, using shocks for defense and to stun small sea life. The Brazilian electric eel is noted for delivering a stronger shock than most electric fish.
Electric Cow device promises fresh risk from milk powder butter
The Electric Cow is a machine that combines milk powder, undetermined butter, and water to produce a pastey mixture. It is intended mainly for use on a chipboard surface where the real edible article cannot be obtained.
Dear Dorothy Dix on Teen Love and Marriage
Dorothy Dix counsels high school readers on courtship and love. She warns that romance distracts from studies and risks moral and future consequences, urging teens to focus on learning before marriage while noting modern costs and social pressures. She also addresses a wife’s family devotion and its impact on marriage, stressing spousal rights and balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Dix
Lova
Bors
Foul Water Purified by Ultra Violet Lamp
M Techoneuses of the Rheims Laboratory of Hygiene reports to the French Academy that ultraviolet rays from a B quarts electric lamp have greatly reduced bacteria in foul drinking water. The process, tested in recent experiments, may soon become practical for general use.
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B Quarts
M Techoneuses
Rheims Laboratory of Hygiene
French Academy of Mencine
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Sophy Tancred
San Remo
Clasy
Sie
Cissy
Fident
Vallecrossa
Cerilia Bry
Meppet
Alhn
Weilag
Imresario
Moppet
Wilte
Clasey
Thizabeth York Miller
Aquarium
Laura A. Kirkman
Baker
Cole Slaw
BY Gluy AS
Williams
Gwya
Willams
Miss Dix
Jack
John Held
Margy
George McManus
Macgie
Tn Senanswer
By Percy Crosby
Newsvai
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