Voyage to America Ends in Island Rescue and Escape
Lark Shaw’s voyage from England to America ends in a shipwreck. She is cast ashore where Galt Withe, a bound servant, rescues her and is captured at sea before escaping. Disguised as a gypsy, David North, her sweetheart, pursues Dr. Matson and his shady circle. Lark tests each gypsy suitor by declaring David North, then faints. Lark and Galt flee on swift horses to Norfolk.
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England
America
Lark Shawmen
Galt Withe
Ake
David North
Dr. Matson
Lark
Galt
Norfolk
Raskall
Matson
Varneys
Sokter
Mara Hastings
David
Mara
Mansion Plans and a Wreath of Secrets
Mara plots Lark’s future in a conservative town while Lark grapples with belonging love and loyalty. Galt reluctantly aids her as they travel to Greatways, sharing fears, memories, and a promised reward as Minnie Buxtree blocks their path at the toll gate. TO BE CONTINUED.
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Squire Terraine
Lark
Costa
Red Raskall
Galt
Greatways Plantation
Dawes Ferry Place
Minnie Buxtree
Greatways
Dana
Minnie
First Peace Christmas Warns to Remember Servicemen
Kathleen Norris urges a thoughtful Christmas, urging readers to contact Red Cross or service groups and hospitals to plan giving. Emphasizes hospitality, charity, and simple, meaningful gifts over extravagant spending. Describes concrete ideas like hosting strangers, canteen work, costumes, travel-themed rooms, crafts, and sending a day as a gift to brighten hospitalized veterans and elders.
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Red Cross
Italy
China
Christmas Joy And Caring For The Needy
A wartime era message urges happiness this Christmas after hardship and victory. It calls readers to remember the aged and orphans and wounded veterans, inviting visits or small gifts, and to focus on the true spirit despite high prices and scarce goods.
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Cates
Margaret’s Miracle Day Comforts Family Christmas
The narrator recalls sister Margaret as a beacon of holiday joy, providing a day of freedom from care each year. Ter esa’s gift fosters warmth, laughter, and a sense of home, shaping family traditions to ease January bills and toy worries while turning sadness into light.
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Ter
Margaret
Teresa
Good Dress Pattern For A Better Fitting Gown
A clear guide explains that a good pattern helps prevent a homemade look and that alterations are often needed for a perfect fit. It suggests altering the pattern rather than the garment, using Farmers' Bulletin 1968 Pattern Alteration for measurements, and keeping a new basic pattern yearly as styles and body lines shift.
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Farmers’ Bulletin
Harmonize the Odd Pieces for Nursery
A fragmented note discusses a project titled Pieces for Nursery. The text mentions CHEHE and hints at a trick in maltering, but details are unclear. The item appears as a studio or art concept note with minimal readable context.
Bossadmires Her White Uniforms and Faultless Starch
Miss Minnie Poole writes that she must keep white uniforms pristine for her boss and praises Faultless Starch. She notes its special formula keeps whites bright and colors vivid, prevents browning, and avoids a coating. The product instructions describe mixing with cool and boiling water to ready it for ironing, which becomes easier and more enjoyable.
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Huntsville
Alabama
Minnie Belle Poole
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Withe
Captain North
Miss Sara
Cupsie
Chile
Imag
Thleen Norris
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Ruth Wyeth
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Spears
New York
Goukés
Tts
Too Little Air Press
Hes
Millon Motor Vehicles
Begoodrich
Wiylz
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