Nighttime Cricket Boys Change Their Minds
In a playful tale, a chorus of field cricket boys claim life is rough yet sticky. They joke about crossing a tide and fear being swept away. Tilly Turtle appears, rescues them from rising water, and the group learns to respect her. Since then the cricket boys are Tilly’s grateful friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ney Marsay
Daddy
Tilly Turtle
Leggerpal
Neewpuye
Iwatevra
Bess Dean
Byhsia
Bolraring Og Raquest
bin Vane Tord
Honecor
Lala Vian
Toad
Lillian Underyood
Words of Wise Men From Erenias Teach Self Rule
A fragmented extract urges inner virtue over wealth. It argues real happiness comes from self control and education, warns against vanity and anger, and compares character to sculpting marble, urging readers to shape their own traits through experience and thought.
Marriage Troubles Spur Revelations in a Wife
Adele Garrison’s serialized tale opens a new phase as characters clash over a journey by river and mountain roads. Lillian Underyood and Robert Savarin navigate affection, safety, and mounting tension during a family excursion with Cosgrove and others joining the artistic trip amid a summer riverside scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adele Garrison
Advice to Girls by Annie Laurie
A reader asks how a single young woman can meet suitable men while on a farm with few girls nearby. Annie Laurie suggests social introductions through a minister or friends and notes a reader engaged to a man of 31 who fears infidelity after seeing her talking to another man. The column advises慎 carefully considering the engagement before breaking it, urging patience and caution in pursuing happiness through proper introductions and trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anste Laurie
Yanne Veyan
May and Billy Postpone Wedding Over Dog versus Cat
In a whispered exchange, Little Miss Curious reports May telling Billy she will not bring her cat into a home with a dog. The remark ends their wedding plans and highlights a clash over pets in relationships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Curious
May
Billy
Wanted-a Neighbor and Land By Advertising
WV writer reflects on how neighborliness cannot be bought by ads and land sales. true kindness emerges in sorrow and joy through ready help, small acts, and shared humanity across city and country. memories of neighbors offering comfort amid illness and loss renew faith in human goodness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Iit
What Psychasthenia Is and the Way to Avoid It
An 1921 feature discusses psychasthenia or nervous disorders seen after war, noting not all arise from combat. It cites compulsive ideas, fears, and overwork, stressing rest, balance, and medical guidance. Readers are invited to send questions to Dr. R. S. Copeland for guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Hugo
Samuel Johnson
Mark Train
Thenia
Copeland
R. 8. Copeland
Feature
Diary of a Fashion Model at a Resort
Grace Thorncliffe writes about a weekend at a fashionable resort with model Lina Windsor. They stroll the Country Club grounds and discuss a new fashion idea that promises fresh designs and inspiration for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Thorncluffe
Windsor
Sai Country Club
Tomorrow's Horoscope and a Fashion Sketch Mismatch
Genevieve Kenoble offers a Wednesday October 12 forecast noting a tense day with caution for work positions and possible accidents. The text shifts to a vivid fashion scene where Norma and a narrator discuss a young girl's Jersey dress with black bindings, a white sash, and a dramatic full skirt as they observe a passing figure in a cave lane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lkely
Enor
Norma
Norman
vWerre
Paes
Cave Lane
Why Charles Lamb Made an Ideal School Teacher
Famed wit Charles Lamb appears in letters filled with playful nonsense and stammering humor. Reports recount his moment as a substitute schoolteacher, where pupils greeted him with excited praise as he prepared to teach for a day, echoing Lambs charm and beloved wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Stuyvesant
Charles Lamb
Fen
Etesary
London
Charles Lanth
Omy
Jy Cousin
Becky
Fler
Dash
Patmore
Lani
Thomas Hood
Hood
Lamb
Lima
Onss
Fenson
Assurante
Orelll
Home making helps decorative bedspreads for the housewife
Wanda Barton surveys the latest home making spreads from satin to silk and muslin. The piece covers Star of Bethlehem patterns, Persian printed designs, Turkish linens, and paper spreads for seldom used rooms. It notes color coordination with rooms, laundry considerations, and cost factors from inexpensive to elaborate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halpas
Wanda Barton
Marseilles
Cormera
Rouch
Star of Bethlehem
Eiliro
Also Mentioned on This Page
Spessories
Neva Harrteee
Erenias
Hte
Aermea
Madge
Lillian
Bese
Dean Dares
Andes
Willeh
Fae
Robert Savarin
Tiltian
Geseve
Nantry
Widar
Uxr Hostews
Tlaltian
Waoda
Cosgrove
Tate Tuntor
Marion
Villian
Annie Laurie
Boms Moe Gil
Lanesone Harry
Feminisms
By Annette Bradshaw
Winifred Black
Tilizabeth
Royal S. Copeland, M. D
New York City
Tor
Dorshe
Ism
Genevieve Kenoble
France
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