Home in Uproar in City Apartment Family Struggles
Kathleen Norris counsels Nancy Miller that three children in a six room Chicago flat cannot thrive amid noise and confinement. She urges practical help such as boarding older children with the grandmother, preserving space, and recognizing wartime limits on daily life.
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Nancy Miller
Chicago
Nancy
Ann
Billy
Gloria
William
Will
Kathleen Norris
Deep 4ZBENAMES Nina witLiAMS W.N.A. FEATURES THE STORY
Robin Dale travels to Moose Bay to mourn fiancée Will McPhail. Angus blames Robin for the death and brings her aboard his fishing cruiser with Pat Donohoe and Romeo toward Labrador. A government patrol pursues them, the boat sinks, a fight erupts, and Jenkins is injured as Romeo escapes aboard another boat.
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Robin Dale
Moose Bay
Will McPhail
Will
Angus
Robin
Pat Donohoe
Romeo
Labrador
Jenkins
Pat
Mr. Jenkins
Island survival and a sudden marriage proposal
Trapped on a Newfoundland island, Robin and Angus endure hunger and cold while scavenging for wood and making improvised gunpowder. Robin confesses love as Angus protects and sustains her, then they escape by boat. back home Robin realizes she must marry Angus after his sudden declaration.
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Angus
Pat
Romeo
Dale
Pat Donohoe
Mr. Jenkins
Robin
Corner Brook
Port Aux Basques
Rimouski
Pattern No 8464 Sizes for Children Seventeen Yardages
Pattern No 8464 offered in sizes 6 8 10 12 and 14 years. Size 8 requires 24 yards of 35 inch material.
Neighborly Devotion Sparks Family Mystery
Mrs. Jones observes "new people across the road" who seem devoted to each other while her husband, hidden behind a newspaper, grunts in reply. She notes daily chores and affectionate gestures as he denies knowing the neighbor, adding a sly town-humor twist.
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Mrs. Jones
Edward
Maternity Set with Detachable Collar Pattern No 8475
Fashion pattern No 8475 offers a maternity smock with detachable collar and cuffs and a wrap-around skirt in sizes 12 to 42. Material requirements include 444 yards of 35 inch fabric for size 14 and 42 yards contrast for collars and cuffs. Due to high demand and war conditions, some orders may take longer. Send your order to the specified address.
Sewing Circle Pattern Request Note
Pattern request from Sewing Circle Pattern Dept at 530 South Wells Street Chicago. Enclose 20 cents for each pattern desired. Pattern No Size.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Chicago
Cooking and home care tips from a pantry guide
The excerpt lists kitchen and housekeeping advice including storing coffee jars, preparing walls before wallpaper, adding bacon to muffins, a maple syrup nut sauce, cooling eggs after gathering, mending oilcloth with tape, and storing glassed foods, onions, potatoes, butter and flour away from light.
First Call Beats Reveille as Army Bugle Tradition
The article notes First Call as the day’s first bugle call, then shifts to smoking habits among service members. Camel cigarettes are described as the favored brand across Army Navy Marines Coast Guard and other branches, based on sales records. It mentions postal restrictions on overseas shipments but says Camels can still be sent to soldiers in the U S Navy Marines and Coast Guard.
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Navy
Marines
Coast Guard
Post Office
U. S
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