Carolyn May Comes To The Corners To Live
Carolyn May Cameron arrives at The Corners after her parents are reported lost at sea aboard the Dunraven. Uncle Joe Stagg and housekeeper Aunty Rose guard her future as she bonds with them, Prince the dog, and Mr. Parlow, while facing a stern guardian and a tense household.
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Dunraven
Europe
Carolyn May Cameron
Hannah
Carolyn
New York
Joseph Stage
Rose
Joe
Stagg
Bolivar
Carolyn May
Prince
Aunty
Aunty Rose
Mr. Stagg
Carlyn
Joseph Stagg
Tim
Hackman
Stagg Place
Bailiwick
Stagg Yard
Kennedy
George Washington
Joe Stugs
Svein
Harlem
Parlow
Stose
Carpenter-Maup
Princey
Jedidiah Parlow
Hannah Stagg
Mr. Parlow
Mediterranean Ocean
Papa
Mamma
Fortune Has No Schedule In Dame Fortune's Fickle Touch
When Dame Fortune visits she ignores regular days at home. The note suggests luck acts beyond fixed routines, hinting at unpredictable turns in fate and success.
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Dame Fortune
Red Cross Urges 1000 Graduate Nurses Weekly
Surgeon General Gorgus calls the American Red Cross to recruit 1,000 graduate nurses weekly for eight weeks, aiming for 8,000 by October 1, with Central division states boosting enrollments. Public help includes enlisting nurses, reducing calls on them, and using practical nurses at home. A new salvage campaign will conserve wartime materials under a Red Cross bureau in Washington, stressing learning to handle simple ailments at home and not raising funds.
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Gorgus
American Red Cross
Central Division
Minnois
Iowa
Michigan
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Red Cross
War Industries Board
Bureau of Conservation
National Red Cross
Washington
How Hats Are Worn In This Era
Hats are worn far down over the forehead hiding the coiffure with fronts pushed toward the eyebrows sides to the ears and back to the hairline edge. The description notes varying hat sizes and the fashion of concealment shaping daily appearance.
New School Dresses Emphasize Simplicity and Durability
Article notes a shift toward simple, durable school wear for girls aged seven to twelve, favoring heavy cotton rep canton crepe wool blends and washable dark colors. New frocks extend full sleeves to the wrist with understated designs, featuring brown cotton rep with white bands, box plaits, white bindings, and decorative white arrow heads on pockets.
Attractive Parasols At Seaside Town Fashion Show
A plum taffeta parasol with chiffon shirring over the ribbed mechanism and a black bead at each scalloped point hangs stylishly. Another parasol in white taffeta matches a colored muslin frock with white enamel stems and handle, edged by eyelet embroidery in white silk.
Lace costumes feature ecru lace over plain net with cream tinted fabrics
Ecru lace fashions are in vogue this summer with lace dropped over plain net. Cream tinted taffeta forms soft pleat edged shawls and cuffs. Taf feta buttons run up long sleeves adding a piquant tailored touch to dainty lace outfits.
Nut Rich Dishes Highlight Peanut and Walnut Ways
A vintage recipe section lists peanut and walnut based dishes. It describes protein fat content of nuts, suggests eggplant and onion scalloped dishes, Shoreham sweet potatoes with maple syrup, prune coups and sauces, and ends with sweet potato and peanut croquettes baked to a brown finish.
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Shoreham
Seasonal Dishes Cooked From Oatmeal and Produce
A homemaking note outlines frugal recipes using oatmeal for fried cakes and Oatmeal Brown Betty with apples, plus Sweet Potato Buns and Corn Chowder. Also included are Clam Stew and a citrus gelatin dessert Orange Cream with gelatin, fruit juice, and whipped cream.
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Ruth Belmore
Endicott
Dodd, Mead & Company
Ind
Amanda Parlow
England
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