Fire and Flight in the Hollow
In a burning forest a hardware dealer Joseph Stagg drives a buckboard with Amanda and Carolyn May toward a lake to escape the flames. A burning brand scorches him and Cherry, but they reach the water where all cling to him as he ferries them to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Stagg
Hannah
Carlyn
Uncle Joe
Cherry
Joseph
Amanda
Joe
Mandy
Joseph Stagg
Carey
Mr. Stage
Carolyn May
Prince
Carlyn May
Dave
Two's Company Amid Forest Fire Returns Love at Sunrise Cove
Joseph Stagg and Amanda Parlow reunite after years of estrangement as they flee a burning forest toward The Corners. The village greets their escape and Mr Parlow hints at Mandy nursing Joe back to health while Aunty Rose notes the unlikely reconciliation. The chapter ends with the couple's future uncertain.
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Codler
Carolyn May
Miss Amanda
Joseph Stagg
Amanda Parlow
Jedidiah Parlow
Aunty Rose
Mr. Parlow
Cherry
Mandy
Jehoshaphathere
Joe Stagg
Mr. Stage
Infant Welfare Work During War Encouraged
The piece argues wartime strain drove mothers to work in munitions and calls for community nurseries to care for infants. It notes French efforts reduced infant deaths, cites zero mortality in one town for ten years, and urges women to support infant welfare and orphan relief through clubs and organizations.
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France
England
Yvonne
Belgium
Jaunty wool blend blouse combines silk stripes and sailor collar
A practical yet stylish combination sweater blouse is described. It uses a striped silk body with a contrasting wool sailor collar wide cuffs and a peplum waist for shaping. The design aims to conserve wool while preserving warmth and a jaunty look suitable with a walking suit skirt.
The Veil Styles and Trends for Modern Women
The article surveys evolving veil fashions from small face veils to motoring veils featuring fine mesh, floral embroidery, and bold novelty designs. It highlights color trends black and taupe, experimentation with patterns, and the appeal of chiffon combined veils for dual use.
Fashion panel dress with cross draped skirt design
The article describes a dress with a gray satin back looped panel and an apron net panel, trimmed with gray fur. It notes a foundation skirt and cross draped two-piece bottom that separates when moving to maintain extreme narrow lines.
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Ars
Good Things for the Table Apples and Corn Waffles
A vintage menu item lists baked apples with jam and bread soaked in milk, corn waffles with corn and eggs, banana custard pie, baked hominy with milk and eggs, and salt mackerel baked with cream. It also notes using cottage cheese whey in place of milk for baked goods.
Frugal Wisdom on Food Use and Courtship Parables
A reflective piece on not overreaching, economizing meals by reusing leftovers, and avoiding waste. It offers tips for stretching ingredients, from bean pot meals to cabbage and bread leftovers, then pivots to a tale comparing pursuit in courtship to chasing a streetcar with a final appreciative twist from a woman.
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Carolyn of
Gers
Ruth Belmore Endicott
Byr
Dodd, Mead and Company
Muddy
Rose
Carolyn
Mandy Parlow
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