Carol Kennicott’s Reforming Spirit in Gopher Prairie
Carol, an educated, ambitious woman from Minnesota, moves to the small town of Gopher Prairie with dreams of modernizing homes and town life. Her reformist zeal clashes with local elites, shaping her through Washington visits and interactions with citizens, including Dr. Kennicott, as she confronts the limits of social change and the pull of personal relationships.
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Caret Milford
Wade
Mankato
Mass
Carol
Dutterns & Dent
Peteral
Georgia
St. Paul
Dr. Kennicott S
Kennicot
Epi
Littie
Gopher Prairie
Bulsler
Gopher
Brairie
New ‘England
New Jersey
James G. Blaine
Washington
Rauscher
Fade
New York
Coro
Minnesota
Connecticut Avenue
Harry
Juanita Haydock
Juanita
Women Redefine Marriage Vows by Dropping Obey
In a lecture, Professor Gouri Dell of the Ethical Culture Society argues marriage should no longer include the word obey. She says the old idea of absolute obedience to the husband is outdated and that women must be seen as individuals with equal partnership in love and spirituality.
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Carol
Weabhington
Virateria
Main Street
Vidas
Blaussers
Boerie
Maré Dysr
Caral
Powhatan Road
Bresnahan
Percy Bresnnnan
Jim
Motors
Usefui
Gouri
B' Dell
America
Dell
Ereerom
Topkasse
Fashion's Forecast Pattern for Girls Dress Published
Annabel Worthingson presents a sewing pattern for a girl’s dress with long bell sleeves and Peter Pan style, overdress over a slip. Sizes 8 to 34 years require 11 8 yards of 36 inch material for overdress and 1 3 4 yards of 32 inch for slip. Pattern costs 15 cents plus 12 cents postage. Send name and address to Pattern Department Bridgeport Telegram. call Barnum 190 if not received in five days.
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Jong Bell
Bridgeport Telegram
Marriage Problems In A Rural Household Scene
Adele Garrison narrates a chaotic morning at Elizabeth Harrison's farm where children haul boxes across the yard while tension builds between Elizabeth and her mother in law. The scene touches on modern child imagination, kitchen duties, and looming conflict as Madge and Lilian anticipate a family quarrel.
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Ag Lilian
Ins Farmhouse
Dr. Pettit
Elizabeth Harrison
Marlon
Junior
Tam Hot
Lildian
Marion
Nmanl
Elizabeth
Tilian
Graham
Janly
Mra. Harrigan
Madge
Vilian
Auivabeth
Mother Graham
Margaret
Dicky
Richard
Mother
Lilian
Margeret
Advice to Girls From ANNIE LAURIE Columns Dilemma
A reader asks how long to wait before marriage with a fiancé disapproved by parents, and how to become popular with both sexes. Annie Laurie counsels respect for parental guidance, patience, and to avoid rushed marriage, plus tips on kindness and dignity to earn genuine regard.
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Annie Laurie
Annie Lanries
Tama Sirs
Hays
Wirla
Anne Tawario
Chen
Webb
Trian
Poor Steve Netuck Finds Winter Warm in Netka
Poor Steve Netuck, a four foot Eskimo from Alaska, endures warm winter weather in Netka. He does chores for the police to earn rides in a motor cop’s sidecar and cool off. He sleeps outside the station house in a light blanket and his meals cost thirteen cents. His favorite sport is washing and sliding on lumps of ice on Lake Michigan.
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Netka
Steve Netuck
Palm Beach
Steve
Alaska
Lake Michinan
May and Patretdel’s Wednesday musings spark lively chatter
The dialogue threads through local figures Lavery Colgan and McDermot as serious talk, a pair of prized rugs arrive worth a million apiece at Edward Harlem Rugs, Ed Harriman’s happiness peaks, and a host of names from Berkshite yacht clubs and Bridgeport boat circles surface amid playful city reminiscence and harbor memories.
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May
Patreteld
McGerv
Lavery
Colgan
Big McDermot
Edward Harlem Rugs
Judge Nicholson
Tontehr
Armory
Red Cross
Eastwood
Joe McCabe
Bill White
Bill DeForest
Berkshire Yacat Club
Delaney
Chemical National Bank
New York
Chante Morrie
Park City
Fragmented memory reveals a chaotic street scene and stray names
A scrambled monologue mixes wartime talk about a council of war and vaccinating boats with powder, odd phone calls from Salvatore Serafani and Salvatore Mills, personal misstatements, neighborhood sightings, and a late night reflection on a bruised eye and unfinished plans.
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McQueeny
Marquis of Queensbury
Arta
Pater
Ola
Emi
Serofani
Serafani
Salvatore Serofani
Stratford Avenue
Tlee
Xound
Fay
Gimon
Cimon
Salvatore
Charles H. Delaney
The
City Savings Bank
Geisha Rescue Story Sheds Light on Atonement Romance
An American installation engineer, Miller, aids Geisha Sancha-san in escaping debt bondage. Through negotiations with a geisha house and a cautious betrothal, Sancha-san returns to her poverty-stricken family and plans to marry a modest rice broker as Miller prepares to wed elsewhere in Charlestown.
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Toro
Feb. S
hTo Primrose
Cor
Miller
Sancha-san
Sanchosan
Madam
Sancho Sin
Bie
Ike
Sancho
Poo
Shimonseki
Sancho-san
Charlestown
Cheese Potatoes Recipe from Old Instructions
Recipe fragment describes four large potatoes with salt pepper flour cheese and spices. Layer sliced potatoes in buttered dish, season, add butter dots, repeat layers, top with egg yolks beaten with milk, bake one and a half hours in a slow oven.
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Tay
Vek
Vita Pes
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Cy Bogars
Blausser
Mr. Blausser
Campaien
Doe
G. J. Gougetting
Texas
Lyrery
Varrieburg
Fittstagen
Chicago
Sam Clark
Sam
Finland
Ife
Erik Valour
Erik Valborg
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Girls Press
Adele Garrison
Gillian
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Dad
Dardenella
Dardinella
Hoss
Muse Rao
McQueen
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Milla
Conners
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