Island visit turns up old ties and new arrivals
Roberta learns her father Robert MacBeth hosts a sister Aggy and her stepson Sir Geordie Sandison at his remote island. Aggy reveals she is Lady Sandison returning with family, while Roberta heads toward a Philadelphia meeting as household tensions erupt and secrets surface.
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Joe
Miss MacBeth
Dad
Philadelphia
Aggy
Sir George
New York
Chicago
Sandisbrae
Rob
Elvis
Scotland
Sir Geordie
Roh MacBeth
George Sandison
Rob MacBeth
Steenie
Sandison
Sandisbrue
Geordie
Robert
Lady Sandison
MacBeth
Macfrrth
Mr. MacBeth
Tob Macbeth
Big Island
Agey
Sandishrae
Robert MacBeth
Indian Lodge
Roberta Macbeth
MacBeth Plans for Roberta on Island Home
Obert Macbeth contemplates using authority over his daughter Roberta to steer her choices while she stays on the island. He recalls youth, fears appearing overbearing, and spots Joe Ligort approaching in a moment of isolation as he weighs how to influence her before she returns.
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Robert MacBeth
Joe Ligori
Joe
Robert
Ray v
Obert Macbeth
Roberts
Roberta
MacBeth
Joe Ligort
The Dinner Date With Jack Navarro
Roberta, a sophisticated North American girl, meets Jack Navarro at Indian Lodge for a dessert after luncheon. He courts her with practiced ease while she resists, claiming she will not break her promise to her father as she nears twenty one.
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Juan
Jack” Navarro
Roberta
Jack
Jack Navarro
Jock
Thia
Father
Qeberta
Slim boost pills promise 3 lb gain in 7 days
An ad touts Vitalex tablets claiming to strengthen, pep up, and add weight with radioactive vitamins B C and D. It guarantees results or no pay, urging readers at Monticello drug stores to try the product.
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Monticello Drug Stores
Tanlac advertised for stomach troubles and fatigue
A classified style testimonial claims Tanlac cures indigestion and related symptoms and improves nerves and sleep. A Philadelphia reader reports no dizziness or headaches since taking Tanlac and urges others to try it with a money back guarantee.
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Taniac
Daniel Vinciguerra
Stiles St
Philadelphia
Tanlac
Redlich to Demonstrate Retention Shield Method in Maquoketa and Dubuque
C G Redlich of Minneapolis will demonstrate his throat rupture treatment devices in Maquoketa at the Hurst Hotel on April 16 and in Dubuque at the Cam field Hotel on April 17 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. He claims the Perfect Retention Shields seal ruptures instantly and permanently with no discomfort, offering relief from stomach troubles, backache, and constipation. He notes a 95 percent recovery rate and invites all treated in the past decade for a free inspection.
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C. F. Redlich
M. van Pelt
N. BE
First Avenue
Miami
Fla
Albert Freed Brooks
Chestnut Streets
Louisville
Konjolu
Meeting in the shadowed study sparks a wary romance
Navarro questions Roberta about their future meetings as Roberta cites rheumatism and a busy household with new servants. Their brief exchange hints at an unlikely reunion while Brice’s previous introduction looms as a price paid, leaving fate uncertain.
Governor Turner Faces Taxed Mindset and Budget Clash
The Eagle Grove Eagle reports Governor Turner thinly battles a recalcitrant legislature. He seeks taxation relief and reduced appropriations, while the budget director urges increases. The clash mirrors President Hoover's woes with Congress, leaving Turner lamenting his governorship.
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Eagle Grove
Turner
Hoover
Congress
Why Platitudes Survive
The Globe-Democrat notes the public prefers bright epigrams yet society runs on familiar platitudes. It cites the U S Post Office handling magazine and newspaper volume now about thirty times greater than half a century ago.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
United States Post Office Department
Hi-Bred Corn Yields Lead Iowa Test Plots
In south central Iowa Hi-Bred corn produced 69.7 bu per acre in state yield test plots, best open pollinated at 57.3 bu. per acre. Jasper county farmers saw Hi-Bred outperform their own varieties by 9.3 bu. per acre on their farms in 1930. Request circular and price. 356 Grimes, Iowa.
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Iowa
Jasper County
Russia and the Tourists
Boston Transcript notes Russia will take a long time to gain tourist revenue from travel to its capital and rejects liberal tourism as excessive in capitalist countries. It claims even anti communist regions favor foreign missions over visiting the Bolshevik realm.
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Boston Transcript
Russia
Europe
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Princeton
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Ike Brice
J. J. Newlin
Polk County
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George Albery
J. G. Schoon
Life and Fire
Monticello, Iowa
Semesan
Semesan JR
Fred J. Kay
Konjola
Mr. E. M. van Pelt
Albert Freed
Monticello, Towa
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