So Big by Edna Ferber
Dirk abandons architecture for bonds after World War I and rises fast in Chicago society. His mother warns of losing beauty and self-expression as Paula manipulates his career, while Selina confronts the gilded youth image and Dirk’s growing detachment from home.
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Dirk
Great Lakes Trust Company
Theodore Storm
Selina
Spain
Hollis & Sprague’s
Senna
Chicago
Peel's
First National Bank
Baldwin
Aug Hempel
Pettier
County
Limerick
Kilkenny
Scotland
Rhineland
Horatio Craft
New York
Peel
Holland Flats
Europe
America
Lfe
Julie Arnold
Julie
Paulo
Pev
Paula
Storm
Wes
Pervus de- Jong
Sunday Tribune
Jeunesse Doree
Gefilus
Meena
Kennedy
Farnham
Noice
North Shore
Huyler
Deeah
Week End Outfit in One Suitcase
A fashion writer recalls the old era of quantity wardrobes for week ends and argues for a modern streamlined suitcase approach. Jumper frocks replace bulk, coordinated for golf tennis and bridge. Accessories shrink, shoes pack separately, and Parisian influence remains strong.
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New York Herald- Tribune
Paris
Rome
Lewis
Astronomers Debate Mars Age and Solar System Origins
The naval observatory notes the old view that Mars is older than Earth, tied to Laplace’s nebular hypothesis which posits a sun large enough to reach Neptune and shrinking to form planets. Many astronomers, however, reject this theory and offer alternative explanations for solar system origins.
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Naval Observatory
Mars
Earth
Laplace
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