I Am Mary Andersonville Diary of a Young Girl
A fourteen year old narrator recounts her split family life with a divorced astronomy professor father and a mother left in Boston. She travels to Andersonville with mixed feelings about two homes and the looming question of a new parental figure while observing distant witnesses and characters.
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Mary Marie
Nuree
Sarah
Mother
Mesten
Rosten
Peter
Kandpe
Aunt Mattie
Father
Father’s
Mary
Nurve Sarah
Mary Andersonville
Boston
Anndersonville
Andersonville
Genteman
Girls' Coats for Fall Selection and Prices
With the new school season comes demand for well made coats. The article notes soft lined fabrics Silvertone Velour Zibe Bolivia and Chinchilla with fur collars offering versatile all season wear. Sizes 1 to 16 years priced 9.50 to 27.50 dollars.
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Silvertone
Velour
Zibeline
Bolivia
Chinchilla
Fashion Book and Garritys Hair Waver Feature In Style Sale
The item lists fall fashion patterns from The Fashion Book and Pictorial Review with designs for wraps blouses and suits. Garritys Silk Hair Waver and Permanent Waving Fluid are demonstrated in the notion section, offered in four colors with prices 35 to 50 cents and bottles. Large blankets including gray cotton and wool plaid blankets are on sale with discounts from regular prices, plus hemmed sheets priced at 1.50.
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Garrity
Notion
Silk and Wool Dress Skirts at 15 Dollars
A collection of dress skirts in Fan tisi Crepe de Chine Satin Georgette and Taffeta offers all occasion wear. Skirts are plaited trimmed or plain and priced lower than earlier. Colors include black white blue pink gold gray rose with sizes 24 to 30 waist.
Mary Returns Home to Aunt Jane in Andersonville
A young narrator travels alone by train to Andersonville and meets Aunt Jane and John. She notes the conductor’s kindness, items like her new seat, and wonders how six months will unfold. Aunt Jane’s stern, formal appearance unsettles her as she begins her stay. Frontier control as a new protectionist concept appears in Europe.
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Father
Mother
Aunt Jane
Hattie
Grandpa
Mary
Stoton
Abigail
Jane Anderson
Grandma Anderson
Mercy
Abigail Jane
Marie
Sarah
John
Andersonville
Debt per person rises from 11 dollars in 1913 to 225
The United States national debt has grown significantly since 1913, increasing from 11 dollars per person to 225 dollars per person today, reflecting mounting fiscal commitments and aging financial obligations across generations.
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United States
Silmerine hair product promises lasting curl and shine
The advertisement extols Silmerine liquid a ine as the proper hair solution for outdoor activities and sports. It claims wind and heat won’t remove curls and that waving tongs last longer. It promises bright lustrous hair that dries fluffy when combed and offers a harmless, non sticky formula available at drug or department stores.
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Quilta
IGE
Sapa
Bengue
Bowe
Leeming & Co
N. Yo
Washington
Bush & Lane
Knabe, Chickering, Crown
Weber, Stuyvesant, Kimball, Steger & Sons
Victor, Ludwig, Marshall & Wendell
Nrg
Pians
Third Avenue
Eleanor H Porter
The
Rhodes Co
Kodake
Europe
United Painless
Reliable Right Drug CO
First Ave
Spring St
Washington St
Capitol
Mason
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