Thanksgiving Duck Dinner and Domestic Dreams
Norma Travers, planning Thanksgiving, reads home economics tips from Sister Sarah, buys a four pound duck and fixes a celebratory meal for her fiancé Mark. She juggles grocery lists, small-town anxieties, and memories of past dinners while caring for a simple apartment home, contrasting with Mark’s prosperous family dinner. The scene blends domestic instruction with personal longing as Norma plans a modest feast to prove her worth.
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Sue Seeks News of Jack Thornton's Fiancee February
Sue waits for an expected letter from Jack Thornton's fiancée, amid a gray routine and loneliness. She suspects Jack may return in a few weeks, while friends Barbara and Jean grow closer to wedding plans. Dr. Barnes is polite, Sue remains unattached and longs for social contact or a theater outing.
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Russia Plans Air Mail To Ease Clogged Wires
Russia announces an air mail service to relieve telegraphic congestion between Moscow and Leningrad. The plan shifts urgent correspondence from telegraph to air routes linking the two major hubs, with the Leningrad post office directing the use of air service.
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Russia
Mosca
Seaningrad Regaiaz
Episcopal bishops gather in Denver on church liberalism and divorce
Episcopal leaders convene in Denver to debate liberalizing divorce rules and remarriage within the church. A commission proposes a marital court to assess individual cases, arguing that current Canon Law alienates members and children, while conservatives warn of excessive concession and a widening moral gap with secular society.
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Episcopal
Denver
Empress Eugenie hats and makeup tricks in 1900s advice
A column mixes fashion and humor, detailing makeup tricks to alter facial shapes to suit new millinery. It blends tips from Katharon McCommon on rouge placement to widen or narrow features, plus quips about signs and shopping, and brief notes on social life, wages, and oddball trivia from the era.
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Grapevine Wireless
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Katharon McCommon
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Outlawing Machine Guns Proposal Sparks Law Debate
Governor Roosevelt of New York urges a law banning private ownership of machine guns, noting no such prohibition exists. He argues revolvers may be allowed for citizens but no justification exists for machine guns, and legal possession would be plain common sense.
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Roosevelt
New York
Ritchie
Maryland
Plenty of Jobs in School: Compulsory Attendance Debate
Boston news notes urges stronger compulsory school age laws to keep youths in classrooms amid unemployment pressures. Educators, labor leaders, and officials cite funding needs and cooperation to expand schooling, while cities plan support for families and workers. Mayor James M. Curley directs 20 percent of his salary to welfare, totaling about $4,000 yearly.
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US Commissioner of Education
Wiliam
Aetomores
Civic Rotheo
Scaularay
Boston
James M. Culles
Public Wellare Department
Edison health news underscores uncertain recovery
The article reports that Thomas Edison shows little change in condition over the past day, worse than a week ago, with doctors noting no improvement. It contrasts Edison’s legacy with global events, cites economic optimism and fears, and quotes bankers, officials, and notable figures on finance, government ownership, and postwar adaptation.
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Thomas A. Edison
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