War era romance threads through Elizabeth's life and family
Elizabeth wed twice as World War I and its aftermath redefine her world. Spratt, Kessler, and Arthur Kittledge move in and out of the Herlong household as letters, rumors, and wartime loyalties test love, loyalty, and motherhood amid danger. Arthur’s fate and Kessler’s final promise entwine with Margaret’s care.
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Margaret Finds a New Mother and a New Name
Margaret agrees to live with Elizabeth Herlong and her husband Spratt, becoming their daughter and adopting the surname Herlong. Elizabeth convinces her foster family to help Margaret feel wanted, while planning to secure American papers to prevent her return to Germany. Margaret learns to knit for a Marine, names Elizabeth as mother, and finds security in a hopeful, redirected future with a loving American family.
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Match Factories Expand Roles in Packaging and Ads
Factories that produce matches now also make their own boxes, shipping cartons, and run printing plants for colorful cover advertisements. Early book matches were handmade and hand-printed, a labor intensive process that raised costs and fueled early unpopularity of this type of match.
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Clermont Local News Summary
Luella Miller spent Wednesday in Cedar Rapids and Shellsburg visiting friends. Mrs Harold Q Landsgaard learned Monday of her mother Mrs B Nelsons death at St Olaf's home of a daughter Mrs A C Wold. Olavus Berenson and Helen, and Lars Sarepace with Ludwig Anderson attended a gathering at the Vermi Brandt home. Supper guests at the Brandt home included Eloyce Johnson Mina Dale Hanson and a friend from Cresco and Milo Meyer and Carol from Post.
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