Gilded Youth and a Farm Life Clash in a Family Study
Dirk, a successful architect, faces pressure from his mother about leaving the farm and pursuing dreams. Paula schemes to advance his career while clinging to him, using private calls and secret meetings. The mother warns Dirk of future regret as marriage and ambition collide with personal loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dirk
Pervus de- Jong
Society News
Sunday Tribune
Jeunesse Doree
Meena
Paula
Kennedy
Theodore Storm
Loretta
Selina
Ethelinda Quinn
Frosty
Miss Quinn
North Shore
Chicago
Mammag
North Shore Girls and Dirk in Chicago After World War I
Dirk DeJong navigates a world of North Shore socialites and office staff in 1920s Chicago. He remains aloof amid Paula Storm and a swarm of educated, glamorous women who blend charity pageants with postwar restlessness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elre
Farnham
Chicago
Paula
North Shore
Huyler’s
Dirk
Deeah
Susans
Junes
Kates
Bettys
Sallys
Paula Storm
DeJong
Miss Roach
Right Up to Date Shua party wranglings mix not in debate
A compact note echoes Benjamin Franklin on avoiding entanglements between religion and state while the Shua party debates internal wrangling and political strategy. The quotation stresses separation of church and state amid party maneuvering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shua
Benjamin Franklin
Clown Performs Feats Balancing Ladder on Nose
A Boston Transcript note describes a performer who balances a ladder on his nose, ascends to the top, and then pulls the ladder up behind him. The feat is presented as part of a wild act entertaining onlookers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ng Ney
Hi Wan Peaiiow
Boston Transcript
Burglar Returns to Shop. London Tobacconist Confronted
A late night burglar rifling showcases at a London tobacconist shop is surprised when the owner confronts him. The intruder calmly denies wrongdoing and offers to share a smoke, maintaining apparent self control as the scene unfolds.
Leveling Techniques Described As Most Accurate
A historic reference notes leveling by barometer or vertical angles and by the line of spirit level as the most accurate procedure. The method emphasizes precise measurements and careful alignment to ensure correct elevation data.
Actor Hare Declined Barrie Play as Lunatic Draft
British actor John Hare refused Sir James M. Barrie's The Professor's Love Story, noting the script was partly written on old envelope insides. He later said he misjudged Barrie, thinking him a fool before Barrie rose to fame.
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John Hare
James M. Barrie
Barrie
Hare
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Clark Agnew
Soontess
Strait
Storm
Doubleday, Page & Co
WNL
Professional Directory
C. D. Grassel
Optometrist
First Street
la Salle
Shirley Shop
Florence
Thompson
Lil’s Eat Shop
Hicks Junction
Edward Peters
Bell
Peru, Illinois
DR. Olmsted
Peru
C. A. Jensen
LA Salle Theatre
la Salle, Ill
Cassiday Bros
Spring Valley
P. B. Giachetto
U. S
Peoria St
H. W. Toranson
Over Spring Valley Drug Store
Spring Valley, Illinois
J. A. Shere
Woolworth
Illinois
Chinks Place
Dakota Street
Hicks Park
J. E. Carlson
la Salle National Bank
R. K. McColl & Son
Princeton, Illinois
Bertrand
Tion
East
St. Paul St
John Packup
Erie St
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