Tangled Romance Across Generations at Port Washington
Orphans Ellen and Joe Latimer live with Aunt Elsie in Port Washington. Ellen’s art studies are funded by Mrs. Sewall Rose who invites her to a Thanksgiving party where she meets Gibbs Josselyn. Years later Ellen and Gibbs return with their son to Wheatley Hills to face a tangle of love, memory, and betrayals in a family saga spanning two generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elen
Joe Latimer
Elsie
Port Washington
New York
Ellen
Gibbs
Gibbs Josselyn
George Lathrop
Ellen Josselyn
Tommy
France
Josselyn
Lillian
Josselyns
Wheatley Hills
Gibba
Harriet
Joe
Harriet Lath
Hawk
Tove
Lst
Eden
Lindsay Pepper
Litan
Li Harriet
England
Sle
Clarinet
Khen
Tlas
Deuar
Slen
Pye
George
Metropolitan
Love and deception entwine amid a village crisis
Lillian schemes to charm Gibbs Josselyn while Ellen learns of Joe’s secret engagement to Harriet’s village girl. Joe confesses his true love for Harriet, risking heartbreak as Ellen weighs duty, family ties, and Harriet’s future, with Lilian and Gibbs observing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
Boy
Harriet
George
Hell
Elen
Lillian
Gibbs
Ellen
Thanksgiving Dilemmas Blur Between Home Dinner and Opera Plans
Ellen wrestles with Thanksgiving options as Gibbs and Lillian push for a metropolitan dinner after attending Parsifal. Ellen fears abandonment by her ailing father while Tommy gleefully awaits snow quotes and Lizzie’s hush-hush bakery chatter colors the morning.
The Sugar Question in American Diets
An essay on sugar consumption compares U S intake to other nations before Prohibition, noting rising use after prohibition. It explains cane sugar origins and types lactose glucose and maltose, and warns sugar is often treated as luxury. excess intake stores fat and burdens the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jengland
France
Germany
Italy
India
North Africa
West Indies
South America
Noted Triangle Mystery Spurs Husband Involvement
A puzzle about a famous triangle asks where Lillian's husband fits in. The brief hints suggest a link to the central triangle figure and potential marital angle shaping the argument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian
Introduction of party politics in Madang Solomon Islands
Visitors report Madang near the south Pacific has split into two political groups the republicans in the hill country and the democrats along the coast. The republicans resist white influence while democrats adopt many laws and customs of white traders and missionaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles Times
Solomon Islands
South Pacific
Madang
Hawaii
Understanding the Cold and Its Causes in Wartime Observations
Swiss surgeon Doctor Gaehwyler describes three factors in cold susceptibility: lowered body resistance, opportunity for chilling, and infection. He warns cold can lead to pneumonia and offers advice: stay in good physical condition, breathe clean air, sleep in ventilated rooms, bathe, shower or sponge bath, drink water, and wear suitable clothing.
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Gachwyler
Gaehwyler
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Ken
Lizzie
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Lil Han
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Toledo, Ohio
Billings, Montana
Bellans
Billings
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