Family Strain Tests Victoria as Magda Marries Stranger
Victoria Herrendeen, a lively child, watches her father Keith struggle after losing his fortune. Magda, drawn to social life and wealth, accepts a diamond gift from Ferdy Manners of Argentina and contemplates divorce, taking Victoria to Nevada before Magda marries Manners and the couple moves to Argentina for two years.
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Victoria Herrendeen
Keith Herrendeen
San Francisco
Magda
Victoria
Keith
Herrendeens
Ferdy Manners
Argentina
Manners
Herrendeen
Vic
Nevada
Catherine
Catherine Magda
Magdas
Biarritz
London
Paris
Rosarios
Buenos Aires
Ferdy
Vicky
Victoria Returns Home and Faces Ferdy’s World
Victoria, eighteen and about to graduate, returns to California from Easter travels to find her mother Magda distressed by Ferdy’s arrest after a car crash involving May Finee. In the Chalmers home the pair live separate, perfunctory lives as Magda conceals worry and their strained romance continues amid social routines.
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Victoria
California
New York
Chalmers Place
Chalmers
Vic
Magda
Mother Dearest
May Finee
May
Ferdy
May Smith
Tony Feeney
Paris
Madame Finee
Vicky
Mrs. Manners
Mr. Manners
Klamath
Fairmont
Embarcadero
Rosarios
South America
Catherine
Mrs. Brock
Star-Crossed Families amid Luxury and Secrets
Victoria narrates a tale of disillusionment as Magda endures a glittering, fraught life with Ferdy and rivals, while Victoria battles illness and independence in San Francisco. A voyage of relationships, jealousy, and hidden misconduct frames their return to the Embarcadero and Lake Tahoe.
Sew-Your-Own Vacation Wardrobes Promote Dated Dots
Vera and her mother model Sew-Your-Own outfits with youthful dots and tailored trims while Flo plans trip wardrobes. The copy promotes patterns 1297 1998 and 1307 in sizes 12 to 46 with yardage details and braid or ribbon trimming, order via The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept Chicago Illinois.
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Vera
Mom
Flo
Mother
Daughter
Paris
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Household Tips From The Era
A collection of practical notes on kitchen hacks and home care from the era. Tips include soaking scorched food in water to remove burnt flavor, vinegar in cooking water to tenderize tough meat, steel wool and benzine for varnished floors, honeyed toppings for sundaes, kerosene soak to remove lettering from sacks, and careful, semi-dry mirror cleaning. WNU Service.
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WNU
Peace and Reason Peace rules the day
A concise editorial notes that peace and reason prevail when rational thinking governs public discourse and actions. It emphasizes calm, measured debate over heated rhetoric.
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Collins
Cardus Promises Relief for Women Suffering
Thousands of women report Cardus reduces monthly cramps pains and nervous tension. The medicine claims to ease pains and boost strength from food, with home-use directions and availability at drug stores.
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Cardus
Cardul
Quotations from Roose velt Hays McConnell Catt
A collage of historic quotes on resilience purpose and social change attributed to Franklin D. Roosevelt Will Hays Bishop Francis J McConnell and Carrie Chapman Catt. The lines reflect conviction about effort impact and long term public mindset shifts.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Will H. Hays
Francis J. McConnell
Carrie Chapman Catt
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Beauty
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WNU Service
Chapter
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Margery King
Europe
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Margery
Panama
Verdy
Loughboroughs
Havana
Cleveland
Kittsy
ETAR
FREE
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Brooks
East 14Th Street
Eth Ave
N.Y
Racine
Adlerika
Wrights Pill
Golt Street
H. Youy
Sze Reo
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