The Real Adventure Chapter II Continued
Rose confronts ideas about women’s power and price of ambition as Madame Greville’s sermon on sacrifice unsettles her. She reflects on gifts versus costs, resists total surrender to societal roles, and plans a dinner with the Randolphs while awaiting Rodney’s abrupt late call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose
Europe
Portia
Madame Greville
Rodney
Florence McCrea
Bertie Willis
Simone. Greville
Rose Stanton
Randolphs
Roddy
Gabriel
Randolph
Eleanor
Industrial growth and new projects sweep the valley
The Dalles planners announce a $150000 fruit and vegetable plant employing 200, while Baker-Work starts a 150000 foot saw mill near Austin. Projects unfold across Oregon including mills, canneries, fish plants, rail work, and power lines as eyes turn to development and waterpower potential for future prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem — Winttenberg-King Co
The
Dalles
Baker
Austin
Pendleton
Athena
Gardiner—Reeds
Echo
Adaho-Oregon Power Co
Ox Bow
Copperfield
Coos County
Forest Grove
Gales Creek
Wilson River
Tillamook
Coos Bay
Oregon
Albany
East Gardiner—S. P. Co
Astoria
Eugene
North Bend
Standard Oil Co
Congress
Wilson Shipyard
Monmouth
Monmouth Grange
Spence
Portland
Dixie—Fox Farming
Bandon
Sixes River
la Grane
Brookings Mill
Amity
Vetch
St. Helens
Prineville
Geo. H. Mason
Pleasant Evening Reveries for Tired Mothers at Eventide
A Home Circle column invites mothers to an evening gathering named Eventide. The piece celebrates quiet moments of family life and offers gentle reflections aimed at exhausted parents seeking a shared pause and hopeful domestic cheer.
What Is a Woman's Weapon in Time of War
A wartime reflection ties a vaunted weapon to tears as women mourn soldiers. The poem recalls a century-old exchange where a girl cites a pout, a lover a smile, and a poet a tear as the true instrument of female power. The piece links tears to peace blooming from wounded hearts and bloodshed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isyodde
My Country and Duty Call for Honest Living
Excerpt extols love of country, unity, and duty. It references patriotic symbols like the flag and a call to speak and act openly. The passage urges addressing faults directly, living transparently, and pursuing peaceful progress in the nation.
Tribute to a mother and home making in a bygone era
The speaker recalls a working mother who balanced seamstress duties with culture and literacy. He quotes Carnegie praising earned wages and the impact of a true home. He reflects on domestic labor, wages, and the struggle of rising living costs that force frugal meals.
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Carnigie
New York City
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Henry Kitchell Webster
the Bobbs-Merrill Company
Industrial Review
al. G. Barnes
Nyanza
Tom, Dick and
Harry
Tom
Jerry
Louie
Danger
Holy Moses
Myrtle Point
the Family and Home Circle Department
Country
New Jerusalem
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