Sidney Page Encounters a Bad Woman and Grows
In a strange, charming tale set at the Page home a new roomer K Le Moyne meets Sidney and her family. Sidney becomes a probationary nurse under Dr Max Wilson, while Aunt Harriet expands as a fashion designer. Sidney navigates affection from K Joe Drummond and Max as she confronts a troubled hospital patient Carlotta Harrison.
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K. le Moyne
Page
Sidney
Anna
Harriet
Max Wilson
Christine Lorenz
Palmer Howe
Pages
Joe Drummond
Max
Carlotta Harrison
Anna Page
le Moyne
Joe
Mexico
White Springs
Hospital social world unsettled by Sidney’s illness
Sidney returns to the city as Christine and Palmer plan a two room arrangement and a car. Le Moyne wrestles to give her hope while Joe grows wary of Max Wilson. K faces the threat of Sidney’s hospital romance with Carlotta Harrison and the looming Edwardes operation.
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le Moyne
Sidney
Christine
Katie
Young Wilson
Christine Lorenz
Young Howe
Palmer
Howe
Rosenfeld
Lorenz
Johnny Rosenfeld
Palmer Howe
Anna
Page House
Linburg’s
Linden & Hofburg
Max Wilson
Trousseau
Wilson House
Carlotta Harrison
Edwardes
S. Max
Night in the Ward Amid Hot August Restlessness
Miss Dana falls ill with fever as Sidney endures grueling duties and gains skill in patient care. Dr. Ed Wilson advises Sidney on the dangers of misconduct and recalls a life in Sidney’s world as Max’s brother sits with her. Carlotta Harrison returns and revamps routines, challenging Sidney's status while shaping her growing sense of service and independence.
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Miss Dana
Sidney
Miss Grange
Ed Wilson
Max
Europe
Carlotta Harrison
Eward
Harrison
Forgetful Waiter Jokes About Pork Chops Or Boiled End
A humorous exchange from the Boston Evening Transcript shows a waiter asking a diner to choose between pork chops or the boiled end. The joke hinges on a snappy misinterpretation of menu items.
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Boston Evening Transcript
Six Ton Building Carried by North Dakota Soldiers
Two hundred fifty soldiers on the Mexican border moved a 72 by 24 foot Y M C A structure in Mercedes Texas without machinery. They braced the frame and used wall runners so each man bore under 50 pounds as they lifted and carried the building 200 yards to a new site.
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North Dakota
Popular Mechanics
Army Y. M. C. A
Mercedes
Tex
Army Engineers
Cigar as Opium Substitute in China Trade Shifts
The cigar replaces opium in China as a popular comfort with increasing imports totaling about 350 000 dollars annually. Most shipments flow through Hongkong, with Dutch cigars rising in use while Philippine brands fade. A German factory in Hongkong once produced cheap cigars for China and Europe and remains under Chinese control.
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China
Hongkong
South China
Far East
Europe
Diamonds to Remain High After War Say Jewelers
The New York State Retail Jewelers association convened in New York and warned that diamond prices will stay elevated for years after the war. Diamond importer Benjamin Rees cited price increases of 30 to 40 percent, attributing them to Belgian cutters and polishers gone, African miners in munitions, and a possible English tax on rough stones.
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New York State Retail Jewelers’ Association
New York
Benjamin Rees
Belgium
England
Candles Versus Electricity A Lighting Cost Study
The Society for Electrical Development argues electricity is cheaper than candles. A test shows 1 cent yields 2.68 candle-power hours with candles, while 9 cents buys 50 hours of light from a 20-watt lamp. A 20-watt lamp gives about 17 candle power, equating to 850 candle-power hours for 9 cents. One cent buys 94.4 candle-power hours, about 35 times a candle for 1 cent.
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Society For Electrical Development
Salesmanship in Schools in Boston Public System
Isabel C. Bacon, Boston director of salesmanship in public schools, spoke at the National Retail Dry Goods association about cooperative high school and store courses. She reported rising class enrollments over four years with store executives aiding the program. Demonstrations include teachers acting as customers and salesgirls.
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Boston
Isabel C. Bacon
National Retail Dry Goods Association
Cost of Dyes Before the War
The dyes used on this side of the water cost consumers thirty to forty million dollars in normal times. The Engineering Magazine notes the figure excludes by products and drugs from the industry, which likely push the total to about fifty million dollars annually.
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Enginering Magazine
Nonpatriotic dialogue about family illness
Gladys tells her mother she refuses to speak to Jeanette. The mother asks the reason. Jeanette has been ill with German measles, explaining the strife between the girls.
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Gladys
Jeanette
Dearie
Brassica Campestri Turnips Prank In Urban Garden
A North Alabama street man recalls planting Brassica campestris seeds in a small backyard and confusing neighbors by calling it a rare yellow flower. A friend misnamed the plant as turnips, prompting humorous exchanges about urban gardening and independence from grocers.
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Tam
North Alabama
Indianapolis News
Mother's Joke About Judge Addams
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item depicts Judge Addams of the juvenile court joking about his bald head in front of his Quaker mother. The exchange includes a quip about gray matter inside the head and plenty of room for it.
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Addams
George
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Has to Have. An Aviatorfriend Ambition
A Baltimore American brief notes a witty exchange about a friend with high ambitions, describing him as an aviator and implying lofty career goals. The item captures a light social quip from the era.
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Baltimore
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