Envy and Downfall in Sally and Martha Tale
Kathleen Norris portrays Sally Davis's long jealousy of Martha Stevenson, whose beauty and success eclipse Sally for 17 years. Martha dies after an accident and illness, leaving Sally crushed by bitterness. The piece traces how envy consumes Sally, leaving her petty and unfulfilled as Martha’s life is endlessly admired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally Davis
Martha Stevenson
Martha
Sally
Joe
A Dull Business of Celebrities and Envy
The piece follows Sally who envies Martha as she hosts celebrities and compares her own life on a farm. It laments how perceived superiorities ruin happiness, causing petty competitions over coats children and attention. It warns that losing youth and beauty comes from constant compared misery and the belief others are luckier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally
Martha
Martha's House
Thelma
Joe
Braumann
Man About Town Gossip and World War II Echoes
A collage of political rumors and cultural notes from John Edgar Hoover to Chiang Kai-shek. References span Nazi diplomats in the U.S. to Washington power, Hollywood culture, and theater news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Edgar Hoover
Heinrich Himmler
Hamburg
Gestapo
John Labor Lewis
Washington
Which is better to make the most of what you have
Kathleen Norris offers advice to Sallies who feel they lack. She argues focusing on assets can convert what you have into value and happiness. The piece contrasts two girls Sally and Martha to illustrate contentment versus envy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen Norris
Sally
Martha
Shige
Nazi Opera Stunt Backfires as Oslo Show Sells Out
Goebbels staged an Oslo performance by Berlin’s opera company to sway Norwegians, selling tickets at cut rates. Anti-Nazi crowds filled the arena while many Nazi officials waited in the box for a crowd that never arrived. A handful of late attendees finally appeared as most tickets were bought by anti Nazi Norwegians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goebbels
Berlin Opera Company
Oslo
RAND Times You Never Forget Strumming the GuiTar
A brief note invites self taught guitar learning with simple directions and a friendly tone. It encourages practicing melodies and following steps to master the instrument, acknowledging the reader's interest and memory of past music moments.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bell Syndicat
Ed Service
By Kathleen Norris
Man About Town
Herr Bruening
Germany
Harvard Club
Louis Bromfield
Paris
Tom Mooney
Earl Browder
Sidney Weinberg
OPM
Sammy Kaye
Gov't
Foreign Press Ass'n
Navemar
Howard Reillys
Jean Harrington
Savoy Plaza
Fdr
U. S
Japan
China
Russia
Chiang Kai-shek
Chungking
Robert Sherwood
the Lunts
Finland
Victor
Gov. James
Pennsylvania
Fred Astaire
Vth Avenue
Sophie Tucker
G-Man
Senate
Chaplin
Vercics
Matt
USN
George R. Stewart
Random House
S. I. Hayakawa
Harcourt Brace
Iceland
Pacific
U.S.A
Reader-Home Service
Minna Ot
San Francisco, Calif
Stanley
Kellegs
Xathos Geass
Sadi
Eth
Regen BG
Candid Camom
Ewepr
Tor Now
Brown & Wittienson Tobacco Corp
Bou
Lewisville