Harold Bell Wright’s Rise From Drifter to Beloved Author
A brief wall card extols Harold Bell Wright, noting his early drifter years at age ten, sign painter at fifteen, and Missouri backwoods preacher at twenty five. It highlights his fame with two million readers and teases a Cosmopolitan serial featuring a mysterious woman, masked men, moonshiners, and a romance with the younger generation as the newer era of writing replaces crude standards.
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Missouri
Her Wedding Day The Story of a Girl Who Almost Married the Wrong Man
Margaret Kennedy presents a narrative about a young woman's near marriage to an unsuitable partner. The tale follows social pressures, personal doubt, and the path to self realization as she weighs commitment against true happiness.
February Cosmopolitan previews novels by Wright and Maugham
In the Ozarks Harold Bell Wright launches his new novel Ma Cinderella as Somerset Maugham’s The Temptation of Neil MacAdam unfolds in the Borneo jungles a novella of emotional conflict featured in this issue.
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10 Seconds That Still Rock the World
Grand Duchess Marie of Russia presents her account of the Romanoff massacre and critiques Bernard Shaw's defense of the Soviet regime. The Russian princess offers a personal view of Russia's revolutionary era and its vast human cost.
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Gandhi Saint or Charlatan in February Cosmopolitan
The February Cosmopolitan, by Katherine Mayo author of Mother India, asks if Gandhi is sincere. It notes divisions among Hindus who view him as a charlatan or troublemaker stirring race hatred and hindering India’s progress.
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Why Alice Roosevelt Longworth Never Entered Politics
The piece explains why Alice Roosevelt Longworth, famed wit and hostess, never pursued political power despite her lineage as daughter of a president and wife of a speaker. The February Cosmopolitan article by the authors reveals her career choices and personal philosophy shaping her stance.
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