Remaking a Prairie Town in the Carl Kennicott Story
Carol Kennicott, an ambitious young woman from a well off family, leaves college to rebuild a small Minnesota town. Her ideal dreams clash with the parochial pace of Gopher Prairie as she battles typhoid care, marriage to Dr. Kennicott, and the harsh dynamics of rural life.
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Worthington style one piece dress pattern offer
Bridgeport Telegram advertises a lady and misses gulmpe dyess pattern for a deep Vo neck line sleeveless frock in sizes from 10 to 44 bust, with yardage and a 15 cent price. A pattern will be mailed for 18 cents and customers are instructed to write name and address to Pattern Department. If not received in five days, call Barnum 6100.
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Through traffic restriction at Main and Fairfield during rush
Announcement at police HQ stated traffic officers on Main street and Fairfield avenue will not permit left turns during rush hours between six and six thirty. The measure targets smoother flow at peak times with motorists urged to follow signs and detour as needed.
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Marriage Trials Amid Peach Route Frenzy
Adele Garrison details a chaotic trip where misgivings about a husband's plan to transport peaches lead to a tense journey. Anxious discourse, clever subplots, and a staged packing scheme unfold as the couple faces a damaged tire near Kingston, with Lillian and a farmer's family altering the dynamic.
Soviet Officials Begin Day After Midnight Hours
Reports from Moscow indicate the Soviet government officials still begin night work late, with the Bolshevik Foreign Office rarely moving to Tulawing before after midnight. Foreign Minister George Chitehern is said to start his daily duties around six after breakfast and often works through to supper.
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Baroness Primed For Public Life In San Francisco
Baroness Masiko Shidehara, wife of Japan’s ambassador to the United States, visits San Francisco en route to Washington. She discusses training for a political role, stressing early home life, schooling in the Orient, Paris, London, and language learning. She denies possessing unexpected diplomatic clout, noting politics take little time from home duties.
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Agreement on famine relief rates reached in Washington
Secretary of Commerce Hoover and A T Lasker of the Shipping Board met with President Harding at the White House and reached an amicable agreement on water transportation rates for famine relief supplies from the United States to Tunisia. The exact rates will be announced later by the Commerce Secretary.
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Bridgeport Coffee House Meeting Echoes with Local Figures
A Wednesday Bridgeport gathering in the Stratfield area features Rev Karlovaki, Al Lavery, and other locals recounting water history, circus ties, and humorous reminiscences. Guests include William Lyon Phelps and Ben Palmer, with chatter about old water companies and community life as urban pedestrians dodge puddles.
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Hill Yorner
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Clothier
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Stratfield
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Miss Farrell
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Unhappy marriage of Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elizabeth
The fragment recounts the marriage of Franz Joseph I to Elizabeth of Bavaria, noting its imprudence and court hostility, Elizabeth's unhappiness, the emperor's distracting infatuation with Kathe Schratt, her isolation, and her 1898 assassination amid public mourning that lacked genuine affection. The passage ends with a teaser about Lillian Woodman.
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Elizabeth
Advice to Girls By ANNIE LAURIE
Dear Annie Laurie addresses letters from young women about age gaps and engagement. Readers discuss a 17 year old with a 32 year old fiancé, waiting to marry, parental objections, and whether age differences matter if love and common interests exist. A 21 year old man asks if a 22 year old girlfriend is suitable for marriage. Overall guidance emphasizes maturity, parental judgment, and compatibility over age alone.
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