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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1918
Page
13
A fragment from a romance recounts Don Esteban’s wealth and pride after Donna Rosa Varón’s death. A slave Sebastian speaks of a grim balance: Esteban’s riches funded temples, yet his greed brought ruin, as Rosa’s memory and a hidden heir haunt his life and the valley of Yurowuri beyond Montserrate.
Don Esteban Varona, the wealthiest planter, tightens control over his Cuban estate as Sebastian the slave and Evangelina, the daughter, face jealousy from Donna Isabel his new wife. Cueto hints at a hidden treasure while Esteban juggles family, loyalty, and danger from officials and rebels.
In a late night scene at the Varona estate, seven year old twins insist Evangelina belongs to them and plead with their father Don Esteban to save her from Don Pablo. Amid revelry, the household learns of the girl’s peril as power, infidelity, and slavery collide with loyalty and fear.
Job notice from Thompson Sanatorium in Ikerisille Texas seeks three girls for kitchen dining room and tray carry work. Salary twenty dollars a month plus room and board. Applicants must furnish references.
Readable ad items list prices for various garments and fabrics. Items include Middies at 39 cents, domestic goods at 10 to 19 cents, boys suits and overalls, Mary Janes at 1.95, ladies house shoes, tennis shoes, men pants, and dress goods remnants advertised at about half price.
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