Substitute for Marriage and Women in the War Era
A male observer rails at women entering work and politics after the war and the vote, while a female narrator notes how men fear losing traditional homes. The Briton clings to home life as women claim new roles, and the dialogue probes whether life will revert to prewar patterns or shift permanently. Mildred Lester appears as a captain’s reference point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
London
Thare
Mildred Lester
Alry
When the menace ends women face choices like mothers did
The speaker urges Britons to endure the current threat and imagines that after victory women will select life and love as their foremothers did, rejecting any false substitutes for marriage while marriages will remain a personal path for those who choose it.
Castor Oil Price Offer For Southern Farmers
Castor oil beans are offered at a guaranteed price to farmers in the Southern States. The oil is sought for aeroplanes to sustain lubrication across extreme temperature and pressure changes. Castor oil is deemed the most satisfactory lubricant, with the United States likely the second largest world producer to meet growing demand.
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America
United States
The Incurable Habit Wash Tub Loaned To Burrowed Goods
A country town housewife faces daily appliance theft by the borrower’s son. He returns with further demands and a demand to write down items borrowed, including flour, potatoes, sugar, coffee, lard, onions, butter, spices, tools, thread, and needles. She tallies the list while he gradually negotiates the return of items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Rome
Left Behind and a World of Everyday Tales
Abridged vignettes reveal a preacher challenging Aunt Chloe over smoking and cleanliness, a proud mother advising her son Charley Binks after mischief, Bobby’s claimed innocence in a dog incident, and Mrs Wye noting her husband’s luck with an accident policy paying 60 shillings weekly.
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Chloe
Brudder
Kingdom of Heaven
Bobby
Campbell & Co Sale Big Midseason Bargains
Campbell & Co present a broad sale with hundreds of items in clothing departments. Men's tweed suits, ballarat serge suits, and Australian tweeds are offered at deep reductions. also boys clothing, trousers, overalls, aprons, and dress fabrics with strong savings across departments at the Ballarat store.
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the Workers’ Clothier
Swan Street
Richmond
E. E. Head
Isalwara
Metropolitan Gas Coy
Flinders Street
J.C. Will
Alf
Burnley
Burnley Street
Peveliase Lotr Easa Mad
E. J. Cotter & Co
J. Cotter
Globe Buildings
Church ST
Beaumaris
Nts
Federal Mutual Insurance Co
Telephone Central
Coffee Palace
R. Luttrell
Bridge Ra
CLARK
Church Street
East Richmond
IRS
C. H. Macgeorge
Stawell Street
Shipp
Richmond House
Zebra Furniture Mart
Harry Moss
Bridge Road
By Ruby M. Ayres
Campbell & Co
Big c
Sual
Ballarat
Forfar
Uout
Wincey
Crum
Manchester
Finlay
Australia
Duck
Worth
Gall
Wykes Hall
THE
Dental Board OF Victoria
Windsor
Land and General Commission
National New Zealand Insurance Co
J. McDonald
Tel
DR. Roe
J. Digby & Son
Swan
Advance Boot Agency
Central
Podmore Bros
Punt Road
Robinson
Woon
Colchin’s Cotte Cocoas
Bunbury’s
Bunbury’s Bridge Road
A. M. Johnston
Hutton
Western District
Gippsland
W. J. Smith
Bosisto Street
Ber
G. E. C. Inchley
the Pianoforte Tuners’ Association of Victoris
Lennox Street
Lennox Stree
T. Ad. Mackey
Khartoum
Orn
William Martin
F. Monk
Bear Bell and Co
H. Asher
Guardisa”chine Printing Offce
Leanorstrest
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