Inside the Jines Spoil of War and Espionage in Gibraltar
Jane Gerson, a New York buying agent for ildebrand's, navigates customs and war rumors on a European tour. Captain Woodhouse, a Wilhelmstrasse spy, battles danger and love as Alexandria, Gibraltar, and the Saxonia voyage loom. Jane and Woodhouse forge trust while Capper and Crandall probe loyalties amid a tense escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Gerson
Europe
Ildebrand’s
New -York
Calais
Woodhouse
Egypt
Paris
Jane
Poirét
Worth
Pacquin
Doeuillet
Berlin
Willelmstrasse
Maturin
Germany
Louisa
Billy Capper
Apper
Malta
Wilhelmstrasse
Alexandria
Gibralter
Doctor Koch
Princess Mary
Josepha
Gibraltar
Sherman Paper
Hotel Splendide
Captain Woodhouse
Willy Kimball
Lady Crandall
George Crandall
Lady
Jané
Joseph Almer
Crandall
Government House
Bishop
Jarmier
Wilhelmstrahse
Sherman
Winter Garden
Jaimihr
Major Bishop
Kidd Bishop
Jaimier
A New Year Prompt on Life as a Personal Business
The passage presents a reflective prompt likening life to a stock and asks whether one gained or lost in the past year, used talents to gain more, and if one has helped others as part of personal capital. It invites consideration of leadership over cities and the dividends of character.
New Year Resolve From The Home Circle
The column urges tying oneself to responsibilities and a partner to rise in life. It contrasts married, business-minded women earning money with bachelorhood and stresses prudence, while encouraging a fresh start for the New Year and keeping aims in view for happiness.
Remembering a Happy Home Encourages Better Work Ahead
The passage urges a cheerful home life as the best energy for future work. It advises praising and encouraging one's wife to brighten her outlook and strengthen family harmony, noting many women seek such acknowledgment today.
The Modern Woman and Neighborly Virtues
An editorial contrasts the modern woman with the past noting independence and signs of emancipation. It praises decent neighbors who avoid officiousness, value labor and home life, and urges men to build sturdy homes and invite worthy young women to share them.
The Unsympathetic Wife and the Song of the Shirt
A quotation discusses how men fail or endure life due to at home relationships. It argues that an unsympathetic wife defeats men, while a cheerful wife can help them through crises by sacrifice and support, even giving up luxury to work and sew.
Christmas Eve Reflection From a Humble Birth to New Year
The piece recalls the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem as a humble event watched by shepherds, contrasting royal pretensions with a message of peace and good will. It notes Christmas joy endures through ages, while New Year resolutions abound as clocks strike midnight.
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Bethlehem
Judea
The Past as Year Ends in Quiet Farewell
An elegiac meditation on the passing year as it slides into history. The piece likens the old year to a palsied man tottering toward life’s end and a vast value where dead dynasties and sheeted centuries rest beneath time’s remorseless sweep toward the graveyard of memory.
Blessed New Year Greeting Warmly Shared
A reflective New Year message urges heartfelt good will and forgiveness. It emphasizes letting past resentments go, expanding sympathies, and welcoming the coming year with generosity and gratitude, noting time’s passage and the value of memories and lessons learned.
Also Mentioned on This Page
the “Jines
Earl Derr Biggers ‘and
Robert
Welles Ritchie
Earl Derr Biggers
the Bobbs-Merrill Company
Saxonia
Henry Sherman
Lady Cr
Geome
Henry J
Soto Voce
General Crandall
Cricky
Kewanee
Illyney
Pearly Gates
Cran‘dall
Gerson
War
Cavedish
Cavendish
States
Hildebrand
Consul Reynolds
Prince Albert
Jimmy
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco CO
Winston-Salem, N.C
United States
Ole
Thackery and
Lickens
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