War Time Charity Play Ends Old Quarrels Peacefully
In a small town Handy Club members hubbub over a benefit show for sailors. Peggy, Peggy’s friends and Rob in, letters and a staged reunion resolve a quarrel. The April performance features Annie Laurie and Hail Columbia as the sailors perform for Uncle Sam and the audience, ending with Home Sweet Home.
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Handy Club
Kate
Peggy
Robin
Annie Laurie
Columbia
the Ocean
Uncle Sam
Marie
Jack
Acton Meets Betty Lawson In The Palance Scene
John Acton, entranced by Betty Lawson in Arbania, trails her after a theater misstep. A stage hand hurls danger aside as a horse runs loose, and Acton saves Lawson by flinging a bouquet at the horse. He carries her to safety, then hesitates to press his chance as emotions surge.
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John Acton
Arbania
Betty Leneon
Acton
Johnny
John
Betty Lawson
A. H- FE
Marie
Bouquet for Betty and a Benedictal Meeting at Yale
Joella Johnson encounters a strange man, thanks him, and rejects going home alone as he pursues a cautious introduction. He offers a streetcar ride and asks to meet her mother, promising proper judgement. Three months later a cryptic telegram about a bouquet arrives at the Yale Club.
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Yale Club
Betty
Benedictal
Elisa
John Acton
The Chickadee and Ward Preston Saga in a Town
Loretta Preston's illness pushes her toward a sanatorium and she entrusts Ward to the care of Cynthy Hovey, her father's cousin. Ward grows close to Cynthy while Loretta fears rivals and the presence of Elizabeth Baxter, a visiting cousin, complicates the household dynamics in a tale of watchful guardianship and yearning.
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Heeighbors
Loretta Preston
Ward
Loretta
Hovey
Cynthy
Cynthy Hovey
Sylvia Rines
Wardie
Sylvia Eines
Chickadee
Sylvia
Ward Preston
Mra
Elizabeth Baxter
Aunt Cynthy
Elizabeth Becomes Ward Preston's Wife in Quiet Courtship
Elizabeth earns Ward's heart by nursing Cynthy and proving herself a capable hostess. Loretta returns by train to find her rival already married, while Elizabeth and Loretta form an unexpected bond. Denver maintains a public Opportunity School offering flexible instruction.
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Denver
Love Letters From The Past Compiled Notes
A collection of intimate missives and fiancé reflections between lovers including Juan, John, Ellen, and Rex. The letters reveal longing, reconciliations, engagement sentiments, memories of shared moments, and hopes for future reunions across themes of love, forgiveness, and separation.
Soldier Boy and Dear John Letters From War Echoes
Wartime letters from contributors express pride and longing as loved ones in France await news. Helen and Dorothy send messages of forgiveness, support, and hope for a reunion, while a Laddie Mine reader laments unkept promises and a broken heart with love words and faith.
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France
Iims
Rex
Sam
Helen
M. C. FL
Laddie
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Vivarious Margy
Charity
Margy
Bonnie
Mazie
Entertainment Committee
Anybility
Robin Adair
Marke
Navy
Belive
Robie Adair
Py Abner Anthony
Hale
Miss Lawson
Prude
By Joella Johnson
Tani
Ward Wardie
Elsie Endicott
Elisabeth
Elizabeth
Cynthia
Mrs. Halsey
Elsie Travis
Webster
Mr. Dish
Mrs. Dish
Biren Brook
Juan
Jol
Son
Ellen
J. T
Colors
K. C
Dorothy
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