Confessions of a War Bride and a Shell Shocked Return
A wartime narrative follows Bob Lorimer an austere veteran whose shell shock reshapes his views on love and loyalty. His wife Jane recalls their past, the tension between duty and passion, and the pull of a vanished romance as Bob plans to rebuild a life amid postwar upheaval.
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Jane
Bob
Jim, Jr
Foreign Service
Mary Thomas
Bob Lorimer
M. T
Wight
Mary
State heirloom hat more than a century old visits Gton
Asa Bennett of Sussex, aged 125 years, visited Gton to view a hat attached to his heirloom. The Breen velour hat, bought by his great grandfather, is shaped like a present day hat and remains in good condition despite its age.
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Gton
Del
Asa Bennett
Sussex
Cof Billain
Troops Sail for France as War Department Reports
The 69th C. A. C. and the 54th unit, including many Californians, sail for France on February 4. The war department provides an update on troop movements and deployment status amid ongoing hostilities.
Dol lar Princess Margarets Engagement To Ensign Roswell Miller
New York reports the engagement of Miss Carnegie the wealthiest woman in the world to Roswell Miller an ensign in the U S Navy. Miller's rise from common seaman to commissioned officer follows service in France and in submarine chaser work based in New York with family homes at 969 Park Avenue and a Millbrook estate. The bride’s portion is rumored to include a two million dollar New York mansion.
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New York
Margaret Carnegie
Prince Charming
Miss Carnegie
Roswell Miller
Ensign
U. S. Navy
Papa Miller
Papa Carnegie
America
Carnegie
Miller
Mr. Carnegie
Chicago
Submarine Chaser Force
Park Ave
Millbrook
Dutchena County
N.Y
Mies Grey
Jos
Chapa
Charles A. Son
San Diego
California
Pearson
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Akron
Ohio
Little Pear
Broken-Hearted Girl finds hope in steadfast love
In a reader letter, a shy woman recounts a broken engagement and a later marriage to a patient friend. The story contrasts heartache with resilience as she urges the original writer to seek healing through work, friendship, and new love while avoiding a fraudulent relationship.
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Miss Grey
Christ
Reader Tells How to Remove Brands From Flour Sacks
A reader advises removing brands from flour sacks by soaking in coal oil for a few minutes, then washing as usual. Mrs. B. F. R. responds with thanks for the suggestion.
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Mies Grey
Miss Grey Answers Coupon Rules And A Young Mother's Plea
The column explains you may clip interest coupons at maturity or any time after. A reader asks about reuniting with her son placed in a children’s home, detailing hardship, parental estrangement, and desire for contact and care. The reply guides financial questions while offering empathy and possible steps.
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Miss Grey
Winter Snow Blankets Washington City
Washington reports the season's first snowfall of the winter with light flakes drifting over the area today marking the season's arrival.
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Washington
Limited Quantity Notices Highlight Scarcity
A brief notice notes a restricted supply with limited quantities available. The message calls attention to urgency for purchasers and lists a general deadline, stock status, and contact or location for securing items before depletion.
Curtain Marquisette Prices and Ribbon-Edge Fabrics
The ad lists Minch ribbon edge marquisette in white ivory and beige at yard 65. an 10 inch curtain marquisette in white ivory beige at yard 50 cents. S56e cents ant 60 cents for Fourth Floor.
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Abe
Dr J W Edmunds Earns Noted Optometry Reputation in Seattle
Dr J W Edmunds, graduate optometrist in charge of the optical section in Balcony, has fifteen years of practice in Seattle and earns an enviable reputation for satisfactory optical treatment.
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Seattle
Dr. Edmunds
New Neckwear Styles and Outing Robes Featured
Clever new neckwear with satin Georgette nets and corded silks offered in high neck Vestees and round neck styles with frills lace and satin trims priced from 1.75 to 5.75. Splendid outing robes in 60 inch length with bell shape and V collar displayed on first floor at Paterson Co.
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Georgette
Wallace
Paterson Co
Paris Fashion to Broadway Skirt Shake Ups Compared
A Paris fashion visit leaves the narrator astonished by New York’s long skirts and high shoes and contrasts with Parisian short hemlines and slim vamps. She notes Brooklyn street life, the war’s impact, and hints at cultural shifts as men return and styles collide.
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New York
Paree
Rue de la Paix
Boulevards Gay
Paris
France
Broadway
Manhattan
Serbia's Reconstruction Bill Cited At Two Billion
A Serbian reconstruction committee fixes wartime losses at 2 billion dollars excluding expenses. It also sets a single year harvest value at 200 million, noting the enemy seized three years of crops.
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N. FE
Belgrade
Serbia
Committee of Serbian Reconstruction
Chinese Labor Sent to France for War Work
French recruitment mission sent 37 000 Chinese to France to work behind the lines during three years of activity. Peace return halted more shipments as ship shortages limited departures.
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France
N. FE. A
Shanghai
Remarkable Grain Handling Speed Records Set
In Milwaukee a feat saw 450000 bushels of wheat produced from 30000 acres loaded in four hours from a Lake Superior elevator into a lake steamer. The wheat was shipped to Buffalo and milled into flour in four days, enough to supply about a million people for a month.
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Milwaukee
Lake Superior
Wis
Buffalo
Hamburg Breast Tea Remedy
A small package of Hamburg Breast Tea is sold at pharmacies. A tablespoonful brewed in boiling water, strained, and consumed as a tea cupful relieves congestion by opening pores and loosening bowels, claimed to break a cold quickly. Described as inexpensive, entirely vegetable, and harmless.
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Shock
Losem
Cal
Miss Margaret Carnegie Ensign
J. H. Duckworth
NAVY
Mas
Diana
Diod
Ian
Atock
Fortunatus
National Bank of Commerce
Madison
Fraser-Paterson Co
Store Bours
Wbpvics
J. W
Edmunds
REINO
Margaret Rohe
The
United Press
Pape
Liberty
Seattle Bond Company
Second and
State Bank
IER Asthma CO
Room Peet
Niagara and Hudson Sts
Buffalo, N. Y
Liberty Bonds
Lord John E. & Co
Hoge Bidg
Telephone
Nedlin Soles
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