Sophy Tancred saga twists at Villa Mona and Doria
In a tangled Venetian style tale Sophy Tancred is drawn between Alan Brooke the sculptor and a network of lovers and rivals. Secrets surface at the Villa Mona and Casa Poyerina as a concert, a murder scare, and a web of jealous schemes threaten Sophy and those around her. Willie Moppet Lilla Brant and Cristina counsel and clash amid scandal and pursuit of truth.
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Sophy
Vier
Vila Mung
Bordighera
Alan Brooke
Ilin
Cristi
Hla
Willie
Alena
Alan
Bieoke
Pata Pita
Alena Piera
Willie Moppet
Dorla Ote
Tia
Cissy Drvant
Wille
Lord Landell
Doria
Bun
Bal Mane
Pets
Wille Moppet
Lita Brant
Clary Bryant
Twee Sophy
Ievta
Alun Fravke
Piomlaua
Vita Mona
Sophy Hind
Brooke
Cristina
Lico
Calla
Landeil
Celia
Landell
Sophy Tancred
Villa Mona
Lun Brant
Lilla
Mr. Moppet
Uttefly
Mona
Thia
Piers
Casa Poyerina
Pers
Prrvillion
Boy 13 Adrift At Sea Three Days Near Samoa
A 13 year old Samoan lad named Sivanu left Upolu in a small boat bound for a village miles away. A storm drove him to sea where he was adrift for three days with little food and constant fear of sharks before being blown back to shore.
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Apia
Samoa
Associated Press
Sivanu
Upolu
Dead Tobacco Man Gallaher Linked to King Edward Double
Thomas Gallaher Ireland's leading tobacco magnate died at 88. He was famed as a perfect historical double for King Edward VII in London while alive. Gallaher reduced Belfast workers' hours, built Virginia Kentucky estates, ran U S and Belfast factories, and amassed an estimated fortune of 3 million pounds.
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London
Associated Press
Thomas Gallaher
Ireland
Edward
Mr. Galisher
Queen Victoria
Gallaher
Belfast
Virginia
Kentucky
United States
Gallaher, Limited
Efficient Housekeeping Recipes and Tips
A periodical spread presents new dishes for the week with detailed steps for Fried Tomatoes Peanut Butter Bread and Berry Shortcake. It includes kitchen tips like peeling tomatoes by blanching and ripened tomato preparation, plus a joke about choosing law over arms and the idea of enemy rest.
Peggy Learns Visiting Means Home Comfort
Peggy, a well behaved child, visits an old school chum. A cockatoo nips her finger and the table collapses, leaving Peggy frightened yet calm. She realizes visits feel like home and promises to be good, easing mother’s worries and ending with Peggy behaving well for the day.
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Peggy
Mother
School
Mercy
Inebriated Man Confronts Faulty Pay Station
An intoxicated man stands beside a pay station telephone shouting his frustration after inserting nickels and receiving no gum or change. The brief scene captures a public nuisance moment as he implores help from a nearby voice.
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Shay Brother
M.L T
Kings and Queens Exchange Stamps in Europe
In Belfast on June 5 the Associated Press reports royal stamp collectors exchange specimens. King George holds one of Europe’s finest stamp albums, with many pieces bought as a boy. The Queen of the Belgians and the Queen of Italy are noted enthusiasts. Queen Elizabeth recently visited Buckingham Palace with King Albert and studied George’s albums. The Belgian queen received specimens to complete a set and reciprocals followed among royal collectors in Rome and Brussels.
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Belfast
Associated Press
Royal Stamp Collectors Exchange
King George
Europe
Italy
Elizabeth
King Albert
Buckingham Palace
George
Rome
Advice From Mother of Eleven on Prickly Heat Care
An advice column from Myrtle Eldred, Mother of Eleven, promotes light clothing and daily baking soda baths for prickly heat in babies. It recommends rye flour dusting, pure soap for washing clothes, avoiding starch, and gentle care of irritated skin. It also notes eye infection cautions and mentions summer creepers and circumcision as preventive points.
Mothers Their Children 4 Bathroom Convenience
A mother describes keeping newspapers in a linen closet drawer to absorb spilled water and messes for child care. The plan reduces floor wiping by letting children spread the papers on rugs or vinyl flooring to absorb moisture and waste.
Fragmented classroom dialogue and bakery prompt joke
A teacher and a bright boy swap a pun about a miennium and tennial noting the phrase. The boy recalls politely declining cake a second time but faced a second offer and confusion about how to respond. The passage includes a motherly line urging politeness and a child’s reluctance.
Personal service ad seeks readers for private letters
A notice from Mrs. Myrtle Mezer Eldred invites readers of the Bridgeport Telegram to write about their intimate problems and receive personal relief. The ad promises discreet, direct correspondence and provides address guidance for letters to Eldred.
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Teteccam
Mrs. Eldred
Myrtle Mezer Eldred
Bridgeport Telegram
Japan Hopes Americans Like 1000 Eels and Pets
Japan awaits American opinion on 1000 eels shipped to the United States with five fighting cocks and 12 pedigreed goldfish of a royal strain. Officials hope American goldfish lovers and eel enthusiasts will boost trade and earn a fortune for Nippon.
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Japan
OKYG
IiBy
Associated Press
United States
Mippon
Dorothy Dix advises parents to remember their youth
Dorothy Dix urges parents to recall their own youth to understand and guide their children. She says strict rules provoke secret dates and hidden pleasures, while shared memories help parents relate, earn trust, and prevent tragic mistakes. Parents should speak from lived experience, not false perfection.
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Mother
Susie
Lovers
Mr. Booth
Fun Shop Minstrels and Humorous Exchanges
A collage of comic exchanges and spoof verses from The Fun Shop pages features jokes about degrees and doctors, wedding toasts, fountain pen gifts, flirtatious letters, and light quips about chaperones and dances. Included are humorous dialogues celebrating blondes and brunettes, a playful exchange about a barber downstairs, and a farcical minstrel bit.
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Elizabeth York Miller
ST Nops
West Lve
Strossen
Jace
Tila
Strosswen
Stenor Moppet
the Doria
Mite
Claire
Salis
Sionor
Tancred
Maris
Freast
Signor
Maria
Signore
Tancredi
Tollin
Maria Frensi
Tancreds
Abe
Bignera Tancred
Pesse
Christina
Maria Frevsi
Caristina
King
Edward VII
Laura A. Kirkman
Chent
Gluyas Williams
Our
Angelo Patri
Kings and Queens
Myrtle, Meyer Eldred
Bright Boy
Sen
A&a Personal Service
Dorothy Dix
Jana
the Fun Shop
Maxaon
Fozhball Judel L
JHEX
B. Ae
M. A
Grave Ph
FUN Shop
Doctors of
Necking Bronson
Patricia Borden
Fountain Pen
Mise Kingsley
Chaperone
C A. Bolton
4 Nation
Mr. Judell
Janet
Grant F. Marewick
Naomi
Paul H. Mencken
Fred
Ruth
R. F. Scheafer
Florian
Ali
Country Place
Piorian
Bergh
Daniel Thomason
George McManug
Tom
Pelaoqmaha Jin Tagosiba
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