Polly Hopkins Feels Love Break Through in Turbulent Night
In a grim chapter, Polly Hopkins tortures Evelyn MacKenzie to keep Marcus MacKenzie and his justice in mind. Polly gleefully contemplates killing Evelyn and the baby she carries, until a memory of Robert and Granny Hope shifts her heart toward forgiveness and love.
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Evelyn
Polly Hopkins
Marcus MacKenzie
Daddy
Jerry
Cayuga
Pollyop
Larry Bishop
Larry
Auburn
Plantin
Jeremiah
Ithaca
Robert
Silent City
Polly
Cunnin
Polly Dear
Marc
Evelyn MacKenzie
Daddy Hopkins
Mare
Granny Hope
Pollyop Brings Hope and Courage to Evelyn in the Silent City
In a tense moment Pollyop frees Evelyn from bonds and vows to fetch Larry, risking her own safety. Evelyn clings to Pollyop as Pollyop plans a dangerous escape, promising to hide Evelyn and return with Pollyop’s man while recalling Granny Hope’s teachings on love and faith. The scene ends with Evelyn praying for strength as Pollyop prepares to leave alone.
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Pollyop
Silent City
Evelyn
Larry An’ Lye Braeger
Mrs. MacKenzie
Polly
Granny Hope
Evading danger Evelyn MacKenzie is tended by Polly Hopkins
Evelyn fainted and rolled near a bed as the squatter girl freed the ropes binding her. Pollyop cradled the limp head and prayed aloud, quoting prayers learned from Granny Hope, while Polly Hopkins lifted Evelyn onto a cot and called upon God for aid.
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Evelyn
Larry
Lue Braeger
Pollyop
Evelyn MacKenzie
Granny Hope
Polly Hopkins
Looking Ahead in a Wealth of Wit and Witless Love
A humorous exchange explores gift giving between lovers with a cigarette case as a prop. One character notes his fiancée does not smoke but hints she may end the engagement, while the other jokes about reclaiming gifts for personal use.
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Wedmore
Ways of the Sex Quotation on matrimonial possibilities
A brief quotation from the Boston Transcript notes how a young man asking for a girl’s photograph prompts immediate classification as a matrimonial possibility. The remark frames dating behavior with a humorous social observation.
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Boston Transcript
Mrs Caranek Runs 48 Stores and Proudly Leads American Family
Mrs Jacob Caranek of New Orleans operates 48 small groceries selling butter eggs bread meats and canned corn among other goods. She is the mother of a 21 child family with two sons in the military during World War I and the praise of the American Legion Auxiliary. She came to America at 15 from Petravice Czechoslovakia and now, at 47, balances work from 5 am to 10 pm with no gray hair and rare illness. Her sons Joseph and Louis served overseas in battles near Camp Beauregard and in the Rainbow division.
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Jacob Caranek
New Orleans
American Legion Auxiliary
Joseph
Louis
Caranek
Rainbow Division
Camp Beauregard
America
Petravice
Czechoslovakia
Named for the Commander of the American Legion
The article notes a trend of babies named after famous generals and leaders, then highlights the first documented case of naming a child after the Legion national commander Hanford MacNider. It also mentions a Chicago veteran who legally adopted the name Legion as his middle name, inspired by Legion affinity.
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America
George Washington
Robert E. Lee
U.S. Grant
John J. Pershing Smiths
Joneses
Deweys
Teddy Roosevelts
American Legion
Legion
Hanford Morris
Atlanta
Hanford MacNider
Mason City
Albert R. Morris
Chicago
Legion Post Presents Weekly Model Movie Show
Hollywood California Legion post stages a model movie each week to spare nerves of Movieland residents and to give tourists a view of movie making. Real reel directors cameras and stars are used in the model exhibitions while the Legion handles the work.
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Legion Post
Hollywood
Cal
American Legion
The
Legion
Mayor Oles Renounces Saluting Order in Youngstown
In Youngstown Ohio Mayor Oles cancels a prior directive requiring all policemen to salute him claiming an arm would not stand it. The quick reversal follows a public reaction that mixed humor and mock exasperation at civil ceremony protocol.
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Oles
Youngstown
Ohio
Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Safer Calomel Substitute
An old advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a pleasant vegetable liquid that starts the liver without causing sickness or salivation. It warns calomel can cause swelling, tooth loosening, rheumatism, and weakness, urging readers to switch for a guaranteed refund if ineffective.
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Dodson
Boy tunes radio buggy to nap time concert
A Chicago schoolboy equips his sister's baby buggy with a radio receiver so he can listen to a concert while supervising the infant. He uses the device to lull the baby to sleep and then goes out to play ball.
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Chicago
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Ad Promotes Kidney Claim
A vintage advertisement extols Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a universal cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It includes sworn testimonials claims of universal success and offers a sample bottle via parcel post to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY with ten cents. Large and medium bottles are sold at drug stores.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Englishwoman Jemima Thompson Wrote Noted Hymn
A young English writer, Jemima Thompson, authored the enduring children's hymn I Think When I Read That Sweet Story of Old. The piece remains a staple in hymnody and reflects Thompson’s literary contribution.
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Jemima Thompson
One finds spirit in labor not philosophy, study not needed
A concise reflection argues that purpose comes from being busy and active rather than relying on philosophy to sustain one’s spirit through life, emphasizing practical engagement over abstract thought.
Master minds show patience only when it helps
A terse reflection notes that patient restraint is uncommon among brilliant planners when delay cannot improve outcomes and decisive action could be preferable. It frames patience as a rare courtesy in high intellect decision making.
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Grane Miller White
R H Livingstone
Little Brown and Company
Marcus
Eve
Granny
American Legion News Service
New Son
Denmark
Lenin
Trotzky
Wright
Nu-Way Street Suspender Co. Mds
Adrian, Mich
Sallen
Army
Navy
Ken
Allen
Lowndes Cotton Tus Co
Atlanta, Ga
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