Family Dinner Tangles Highlight Grand House
In a scene from a serialized tale, Anne and Cecily Fenwick manage a grand mansion with their grandparents Rosalie and Grand. Mary Frances, 15, navigates Bohemian hints while Barry McKeel visits Cecily. Dinner prep falters as food shortage and sibling tensions surface, foreshadowing conflicts in the household.
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Anne
Cecily
Mary Frances Fenwick
Rosalie
Grand
Mary-Frances
Phil. Spechroyd
Barry McKeel
Mary- Frances
Barry
Moogey Spair
Red Ann
Ermintrude
Ann
Cissy
Cecil
Health Superstitions Tuberculosis Not Inherited by Children
Dr Morris Fishbein states infants are rarely born tuberculous and debunks the idea of inherited seeds of the disease. He notes most children are likely infected by age 14 and urges open air, sunshine, proper nutrition, and milk from tuberculin-free cows to build resistance. He discusses uncertain preventive inoculation methods under development and emphasizes hygiene and guarding children from massive infection.
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Morris Fishbein
Journal
The
American Medical Association
Robert Phillip
Calmette
Bennetts Reach For Warmth In Snowbound Farmhouse Visit
In a tense scene at a frigid country home, Mary Frances vents about hauling wood as her sisters Ann and Cecily argue over hosting Barry McKeel. Tensions rise as prenuptial beliefs and forbidden affections surface among the McKeel guest and the Hill clan.
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Mary-Frances
Rosalie
Mr. McKeel
Barry
Ermintrude
McKinsey High
Raphael
Madonna
Would You Pay $1.00 To Stop Rheumatic Agony
An old advert promotes Ru-Ma with a money back guarantee. It claims relief from rheumatic pain within days and offers a one dollar bottle as a risk free trial from Mann Drug and other local druggists.
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Mann Drig Company
Adv
Would, But Couldn't Jackson The Fast Return Hitchhiker Tale
Samuel Fitzhand left Jacksonville for Atlanta by freight train but was picked up there the next day. The judge questioned why he returned and Fitzhand explained a misrouted freight sent him back to Jacksonville.
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Cecily
Ann
Cecil
Grand
Rosalie
Jacksonville
Fla
Samuel Fitzhand
Atlanta
Waycross
Jackson
Nutmeg Necklaces Promised Against Colds and Chills
In certain regions people believe necklaces made from nutmegs guard the wearer from colds and chills. The belief links the aromatic spice to protective healing properties across cultures.
Superintendent Bachman faces dismissal in Chowan
Edenton North Carolina December reports the Chowan county grand jury urged dismissal of county superintendent R H Bachman after an inquiry into three rural districts lacking proper school facilities. It recommended county board hire a cooperative successor and urged consolidation with state board funds. The panel also urged withholding local funds until state provision. An apple contains about 82.5 percent water.
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Edenton
N. C
Chowan County
Grand Jury
R. H. Bachman
State Board of Education
Paul Fritelle
Equalizing Board
Montreal Court Blocks Eviction Over Offspring’s Bellows
A Circuit Court ruling prevents eviction of a Montreal family after a neighbor complains about a child’s repeated loud bellows. The decision hinges on housing rights and tenant protections rather than nuisance alone, keeping the family housed despite local protests.
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Montreal
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Chowan Schools
Railway Express Agency
Sunbeam
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Lane
Wii
New Perfection of
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Rose Furniture CO
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