Woes and Wealth Change in a San Francisco Family
Victoria Herrendeen, a lively girl, watches her father Keith Herrendeen lose his fortune and take a modest chemist job in San Francisco. His wife Magda pursues luxury and attention, accepting a diamond from Argentine suitor Ferdy Manners and planning divorce as Victoria is sent to Nevada and then boarding school before Magda and Manners wed and move to Argentina.
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Victoria Herrendeen
Keith Herrendeen
San Francisco
Magda
Victoria
Keith
Herrendeens
Ferdy Manners
Argentina
Manners
Herrendeen
Vic
Nevada
Catherine
Grace Peacock
Margery King
Europe
Joe Peacock
Margery
Vicky
Aed
Ferdy
Magdas
Biarritz
London
Paris
Rosarios
Buenos Aires
Vic Manners and family dramas unfold across continents
Victoria returns to California after Easter travels at eighteen, facing her mother Magda’s turmoil from Ferdy’s arrest and a strained marriage. A late confession reveals Ferdy’s kiss to Victoria, while Magda pursues South America. Victoria later shares hospital work and a quiet reunion with her mother amid evolving family tensions.
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Victoria
California
New York
Chalmers Place
Chalmers
Vic
Magda
Ictoria
Mother Dearest
May Finee
May
Ferdy
May Smith
Tony Feeney
Paris
Madame Finee
Vicky
Cali
Fairmont
Rosarios
South America
Catherine
Brock
Disillusion and Luxury Strain Magda and Victoria
In the chapter, Magda endures a brittle, lavish life while veiling disillusionment. Victoria probes a tumultuous marriage as Ferdy’s affairs pull at echoes of family harmony. The shore, cottages, and social scenes cloak a deeper loneliness and moral tension.
Victoria Woodhull the Woman Who Wanted the Presidency
A biographical sketch of Victoria Claflin Woodhull and her sister Tennie C. Woodhull. It covers their rise from poor origins in Ohio, their ventures in spiritualism and free love, Woodhull's presidential campaigns, Washington appearances, a stint in England, and eventual role as social reformers before Victoria’s death in 1927.
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United States
Victoria Clafin Woodhull
Ohio
Tennessee Clafin
Tennie C
America
Victoria
Canning Woodhull
Col
James H. Blood
Tennessee
New York
Commodore Vanderbilt
Woodhull
Clafin
Washington
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
Colonel Blood
England
Worcestershire
Vacation Toggery Sparks Sew-Your-Own Wardrobe Notes
Vera, Mom and Flo plan a relaxed seaside vacation with Sew-Your-Own outfits exactly right for travel. Vera boasts a Parisian flair yet rejects foreign frocks, while a sophomore- chic left model showcases new yoke, collar, and button details. Pattern notes list sizes 14 to 46, yardage needs, and order for Circle Pattern Dept. Chicago.
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Vera
Mom
Flo
Daughter
Paris
Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Quotations on courage and progress from notable figures
A collection of historically dated quotes about change, home life, perseverance, and happiness. Figures cited include Carrie Chapman Catt, Mrs. Roose velt, Will Hays, Bishop Francis J. McDonnell, Lady Reading, and Havelock Ellis. The remarks cover public mindset, domestic ingenuity, courage in fight, usefulness of effort, and happiness as a concept.
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Carrie Chapman Catt
Franklin .D. Roosevelt
Will H. Hays
Francis J. McDonell
Reading
Havelock Ellis
Shakespearean Quote on Helping Others and Self-Benefit
A brief reflective note cites a line from Shakespeare about the beauty of helping others. It emphasizes that sincere aid to others also benefits the helper, framing altruism as a mutual gain rather than a one sided act.
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Erastus F
Irwin P. Beadle
Buffalo
Robert Adams
Beadle and Company
Beadle and Adams
Shakespeare
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Beauty
Kathleen Norris
WNU Service
Panama
Hetas
Loughboroughs
Embarcadero
Havana
Ferdys
Anna
Clevelan
Kittsy
N. Y
The
Home Monthly
New York City
Irwin Beadle
William
David
Erastus Beadle
Young America
Mrs. Manners
Mr. Manners
Klamath
Vicace
Moroline
Snow White Petroleum
Horace
By Fred Neher
Fred Neher
May Brother
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