Nora Mason Finds Stable Ground After Cape Town Fame
Nora Mason and Don Mason celebrate immigration success and a rising writing career as they settle back in Maine. A generous pay from an American weekly, a growing home life with Tom Littlefield and Leonora, and plans for a "Seeing America First" series brighten their outlook. Nora contemplates a safe new home and a growing family as Don eyeing a winter to hospital and a future furnace.
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Nora
Jim Perkins
Miss Mason
Hoffmann
Leonora
Don
Portland
Joe
Tom Littlefield
Cape Town
England
Mr. Littlefield
Mr. Mason
Constance Venable
Carl
Maine
Peter Rabbit
Santa Claus
Europe
West
America
Chicago
San Diego
Noma
Don is Drawn Into a Blizzard Rescue in Chicago
In a bleak November chapter the couple Del Don and Nora face a violent theater incident in Chicago. Don rushes to aid others as a crowd gathers, gets hurt, and endures a long, cold wait while Nora remains near the crime ropes awaiting news.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Constance Venable
Carl
Don
Nora
Around the House: Practical Laundry and Home Care Tips
A reader column offers simple household guidance from stain removal to curtain care. Tips cover washing, starching, blanket dye prevention, silver tarnish removal, nail hole filling with sawdust glue, vase color harmony, guest room comforts, and hemming curtains for even wear.
Smart Crow Calls for Help in Crowd Shooting Tactics
A Chicago Daily News writer explains how crows hunt in groups and how hunters can use decoys crow calls and roost tactics to shoot them. It notes crows are good eating and warns that they readily imitate a social flock to lure prey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Daily News
Early armor and knighthood in ancient warfare
The text traces armor evolution from primitive wolfskin and bearskin cloaks to leather and bronze, noting steel armor as the peak of ancient design. It describes its weight requiring lifts onto horses and the need for assistance if fallen, contrasting Greek and Roman practices with later steel fashion.
Cake Recipe Contest Winners Announced by New York Lab
The Experimental Kitchen Laboratory in New York, run by C. Houston Goudiss, named prize winners in a cake recipe contest. First prize went to Mrs. D. F. Kelly of Whitewater Wisconsin, with five second prizes and numerous third prize and honorable mentions awarded to homemakers across the country. Magnificent cakes and a strict judging method highlighted a strong entries turnout and Goudiss congratulated all participants.
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Experimental Kitchen Laboratory
New York City
C. Houston Goudiss
D. F. Kelly
Charles St
Whitewater
Wis
BH. Harshburgen
Fifth Ave
Altoona
R. A. Williams
Rosemary Ave
Detroit
Mich
C. A. Burns
Oakland
Miss
Sadie
Cunningmore
Laura Meyer
Pleasant St
Plymouth
T. H. Fjone
Flaxville
Mont
Lester Ralston
Judd St
Sioux City
Iowa
Harry A. Kramer
Marin Road
Manor
Calif
F. D. McDonald
Amherst
Texas
Vera Tygar
Commodore
George Ahlborn
Mt. Pleasant
B. A. Robinson
Emmett
Idaho
Jean Guthrie
Campbell St
Kansas City
Walter Richter
Bonduel
P. C
Blakely
Alden
Emogene Williams
Damon
Simon Moen
Norma
Dick Collins
Masonville
Yowa
Herman
Speey Eas
Paul Lorenz
Strathmore
S. Arentz
Simpson New
S. Vida Hilger
Rockland
Grace H. Peterson
Wist
Cecil Skinner
Bedford
Wyo
Joe Furnace
West Twentieth St
South
Neb
Houston Goudiss
How to Make Burlap Table Mats From Stockings
A seam guidance note explains making colorful table mats and chair cushions from burlap, dyed stocking strips, and yarns. It covers cutting strips, threading through burlap, spiral cutting for long pieces, and color schemes, plus ordering two sewing books and a free crazy quilts leaflet from Mrs. Spears in Chicago.
It Was Quite Natural for the Justice to Inquire
The article recounts a courtroom exchange with Mr. Justice Dunne of the New York State Supreme Court presiding over a damages case. The dialogue centers on whether the plaintiff was knocked down, ending with the judge’s quip about seeing justice done.
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Justice Dunne
New York State Supreme Court
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Salt Lake
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