War letters reveal wives tempt fate and homesickness
Kathleen Norris recounts letters from Guadalcanal where soldiers long for home while husbands worry. One man writes of a wife Dor is who enjoys a luxurious social scene and an attractive admirer, followed by a remorseful note saying she played with fire and asks forgiveness. The husband ends in agony, unable to eat.
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Jerome Blank
Guadalcanal
Mom
Mrs. Norris
Doris
Goodby
Florida
Santa Barbara
Adirondacks
Margaret
Sally
Tony
Jerome
Courage in War Marital Strife Letter Advice
A soldier expresses torment over suspected wife infidelity and seeks guidance. The reply urges facing change after war, forgiving, and rebuilding a life together, advising to overlook past suspicions and resume marriage with a future-focused plan.
Emily Kent Says A Sage Adviser Hidden Behind Portrait
An exhausted Linda Jordan arrives at the newsroom, then slips into the Emily Kent persona, the beloved advice columnist whose gray haired image greets readers daily. The editor conceals the real identity with a long-dead aunt photo to preserve the column's trust.
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Linda Jordan
Emily Kent
Heavy Laden
Woman Writers Letters and Lamb Recipes Paint Domestic Life
A narrative follows a woman managing letters at her desk and planning a future with Robert, interwoven with a meat and home cooking feature. The piece details lamb and veal cooking methods, suggested seasonings, and recipes such as Lamb Loaf, Porcupine Balls, and Veal Stew, plus serving ideas and a request for a meat roasting chart.
Thorough Housecleaning Fights Carpet Beetles
Housekeeping advice states carpet beetles breed in lint built up in cold air registers and similar places. Thorough cleaning is essential to eradicate the infestation as larvae emerge and wander in search of new food.
Lynn Says Treats for Today Menu Tips
A dated list suggests cottage cheese with peaches or pineapple topped with orange rind for today. It includes frank furters on toast with hot chili, baked ham in buttered biscuits with creamed chicken mushroom sauce, acorn squash with pork sausage, onion juice in gravy, and a quick liver sausage sandwich under a broiler.
Aggravated Fellow Must Have Needed a Haircut
A long haired man chased a boy after the boy joked about the time and a haircut. The man, pursued by a policeman, explained the exchange saying the lad told him to get his hair cut at nine.
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Kathleen Norris
Bell Syndicate
WIN
By Kathleen Norris
Eleanor Walsh
Ters
Linda
Robert
Mr. Farwell
Jim
Lynn Chambers
Western Newspaper Union
South Desplaines Street
Chicago
Ill
Lynn
Bfgoodrich
Dodie E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Scott
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