Love on the Wagon Wheel setting in Arizona
Mary Sutherland, lured east by Wagon Wheel ranch ads, meets Len Henley in Phoenix where the ranch is bankrupt. At a club meeting, a bet and a kiss seal a rapid romance as Len vows to ride Mad Hatter, while Ham Henley Sr. watches with mixed pride and misgivings.
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Mary Sutherland
Arizona
Wagon Wheel Dude Ranch
Pa Bordan
Len Henley
Len
Phoenix
Margaret Rare
Ham Henley Jr
Mad Hatter
West
Ham Henley
Wary
Mary
Miss Suther
MaXvel
Don Leonardo
Pappy
Sutherland
Springfield
Missouri
Sacramento
California
Dians
Spain
Hamilton Henley
Henley
Europe
British East Africa
Margaret Maxwell
Soconds
Kathleen Norris on a divorce wrecking a home
A Los Angeles woman recounts how a friend's urging led to divorce, money struggles, and years of unhappiness. She describes how Vera influenced decisions, the bitter fallout with Phil, and his remarriage while she longs for what could have been.
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Los Angeles
Phil
Harper
Vera
Navy
Work and Happiness Ahead in Wartime Advice
A speaker urges resilience after life mistakes, insisting work and service pave a hopeful path. She advises getting into war production, Red Cross, and youth service, building character for two sons and a better future, stressing marriage as a sacred bond and avoiding meddling interference.
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Marjorie
Red Cross
Divorce Follows Bad Advice From Busybody Friend
Miss Norris warned of harm from meddling relatives as a wife, influenced by her mother's friend, seeks divorce on grounds of cruelty after budget disputes and drinking troubles. She regrets the split, saying she harmed her children and lost happiness.
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Miss Norris
Women Improve Factories in War Plants
The National Metal Trades Association cites constructive by-products from women’s wartime work. Improved lighting, heating, sanitation, and housekeeping are expected to carry into post-war plants. Safer workspaces, better surroundings, and enhanced material handling are noted as key gains.
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National Metal Trades Association
Victorian Window Treatments Return To Popular Taste
A home feature notes a metal curtain rod shortage while detailing elaborate swags jabots and cascades suited to Victorian furniture. The guide explains separate cutting, bias ends, pleating, and tacking over the pole with diagrams for end jabots center and side swags.
States Use Party Symbols on Ballots Across 14 States
Collier's notes 14 states employ party symbols on ballots with symbols like the rooster and star for Democrats and the elephant and eagle for Republicans. Ballots vary as some voters cross out all other names rather than marking their chosen candidate.
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Collier's
Southern
Curtain fashions from period adaptations advertised in books
A modern series presents formal swag valances mounted on valance boards with step by step directions. Book 1 shows the Jess formal type draped in one piece. Books cost 15 cents each and may be ordered directly from the publisher.
Quiz questions on geography history and literature
The item lists a mixed set of trivia questions covering Alaska size Arlington National Shrine estate origin a famous windmill tilting character knights at a round table absentee voting for soldiers grand banks shores painted desert location and elevation between seas near Jerusalem.
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Alaska
Arlington National Shrine
United States
B. O
Grand Banks
Desert
Jerusalem
Palestine
Quiz on World Regions and Patriot Concepts
A concise quiz presents questions on subjects including voting rights for Union soldiers Newfoundland tropical ocean zones calms a patriot definition patri arch meaning and examples Arizona and the Mediterranean and Dead seas with brief answers.
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Newfoundland
Arizona
Mediterranean
Dead Seas
Alaska Is Twice as Large as Other States
The notes present three facts: Alaska’s vast size surpasses all other states, General Robert E. Lee is a renowned Civil War figure, and Don Quixote stands as a classic literary character.
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Alaska
Robert E. Lee
Don Quixote
Polite Storks Feasting Rules in Pond Huddle
The article describes American storks or wood ibises gathering on a shallow pond. When the flock descends they herd tadpoles and small fish to the surface and the top rising prey are eaten by nearby birds. Feeding begins only if ample surface food is available.
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Kathleen Norris
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Ruth Wyeth Spears
Bedford Hills
New York
Mel
Mare
Annie
Feischmann
Fleischmann
York 17
N.Y
Rem
Tceer City
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