Change in Rose Stanton Puzzles Husband in Social Life
Rose Stanton marries Rodney Aldrich and enters Chicago high society. She longs for purpose beyond being a social ornament, while Rodney wrestles with balancing work, friendship, and a new awareness of Rose. A dinner with old friends sparks debate on feminism and economic independence, revealing underlying tensions in their marriage.
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Rose Stanton
Rodney Aldrich
Chicago
Rose
Rodney
New York
Night Talk Sparks Rift in Roddy and Rose
Rose confronts Roddy about their strained marriage and hidden lovers as they argue late at night. She insists he cannot love her all the time and demands genuine treatment, not consolation or sex. Roddy retaliates, trying to dismiss her concerns while sensing her insight into his follies.
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Rodney
Craig
Ike
Rose
Portia
California
Frederica
Hermione Woodruff
Barry Lake
New York
Jane
Lakes
Roddy
Rogers Park
Barry
Randolph
Insomnia Care Question Raises Patient Wakefulness Issue
Doctor asks if patient received every hour insomnia medicine as ordered. Nurse confirms waking patient for each dose until he stayed awake to take it.
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Nurst
Coveted Hair Restored by La Creole Hair Dressing
An advertisement touts La Creole Hair Dressing as a solution for gray or harsh hair, promising restoration to beauty and luster at price one dollar. The clipping also includes a joking quote about a reckless orator from the Washington Star.
Lemon Lotion Promises Skin Brightening and Softening
An advertisement touts a cheap lemon lotion mixing juice from two fresh lemons with three ounces of orchard white to create a quarter pint of skin beautifier. Strain to remove pulp and apply daily to face neck arms and hands to whiten soften and freshen skin, with storage months.
Tonic Advice Teases Bold Health Claims
The note touts Renovine as a heart and nerve tonic with a price tag of sec and $1 Ady. It urges courtesy to undertakers, mocks physicians for overusing Latin, and suggests men need a spring tonic for the intellect.
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Brunawick
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Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
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Chillifuge
Malaria
Hunt
A.B. Richards Medicine Co
Sherman, Ter
Washington Star
Department of Agriculture
Marine Eye Remedy Co
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